Trick or Treat in the Heat

In 2005 an Anchorage neighborhood came together to hold a block event for a terminally ill boy to experience one last Trick or Treat.  It was such a success that it has continued each year with exponential growth, expanding to five neighborhoods throughout the Anchorage area.  The proceeds all go to charities dealing with childhood illnesses and diseases.

We haven't experienced our first Trick or Treat in Alaska, yet.  However, we have been told that it is often snowy and quite cold.  So we jumped at the chance to participate in this great fundraiser and TOT before it got cold.

For those of you that know us, we have been making "Jack" themed costumes for our oldest son.  He is getting to the age where he is starting to protest not being able to pick out his own costume.  Well, this provided the perfect opportunity for Jack to pick his own costume.  Any ideas on what it was?

Don't worry.  Come October he will be flaunting a traditional homemade Jack costume.

Our sweet Nolan was a dinosaur.  And truth be told, he hasn't taken the costume off since.  This was the best purchase his Aunt Wendy ever made.

Miss Claire was a snowgirl.  However, she wasn't a fan of her top hat, we are pretty sure it was tossed from the wagon on the TOT route.

It was a gorgeous evening and we had a wonderful time Trick or Treating with the mountains surrounding us in the nearby town of Eagle River.