Our local zoo hosted a night of Halloween fun with costumed characters, pumpkin bowling, crafts, haunted houses, and candy stations. The kids got to trick or treat around Lake Victoria (situated at the center of the zoo grounds), to meander through the zoo with other children and to pick up even MORE candy for their Halloween stash. Mike and I enjoyed the locale of the zoo because it was truly a family-friendly event, plus something a little different than the door-to-door neighborhood trick or treat experience.
Trick or treating at one of the many candy stations in the zoo.
Taylor showing off her trick or treat bag.
Checking out a friendly ghost and pumpkin.
What a moment. They're both looking in the same direction, just not at the camera. Sometimes, this is as good as it gets...at least you can see both of their faces at the same time. A truly rare photographic moment here.
Meandering through the candy stations.
A passerby stops to admire the mermaid princesses.
Inside the haunted house. It was a children's haunt (a mild version of a haunted house). You'd never know it though by the reactions of Paige who could hardly bear to look at anything in the haunted house.
Paige practically crawling her way out of her seat to get out of the haunted house.
While Taylor remained curious about the sights and sounds of the haunted house, Paige was petrified and we couldn't get out of the haunted house fast enough...
Bedazzled Paige.
Paige people watching at the zoo.
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There's so much to see....we're just taking it all in.
Which direction do we go next?
Waiting in line at another candy station.
Trick or treat, please.
Meeting some costumed characters.
Enjoying a moment with her lollipop.
Isn't this Halloween awesome?
Still enjoying her lollipop.
Paige still sucking on her lollipop.
Bedazzled Taylor.
