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Trunk or Treat

This year for Halloween Zoe wanted us to dress up like characters from Wreck-It Ralph. If you don't know what that is you can check out the official site. With our costumes picked out we put everything together and made our way into New Jersey for our first Trunk or Treat. This is an event where parents get together before Halloween to allow their children to trick or treat knowing that the treats they are getting will not clash with any allergies. This helps prevent unnecessary crying when a child is told they cannot have something because they're not allowed to eat it.

So this is what we looked like when we arrived on the scene.



Along with that we had to decorate our trunk with the theme of our costumes. I made a scoreboard, that Zoe would sit in front of a recite the names of the racers, and Cheryl made all of the grandstands for the candy.



We didn't know this, but apparently you can vote on your favorite set up. Some people were actually asking for our number so they could vote for us, but sadly we did not win. Even though there was a little rain, it was still a great day and we all had a good time making the rounds from trunk to trunk.



Can't wait until next year!

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