PAGES OF US: Halloween in Italy

Happy late Halloween! This was our first here in Italy, and we learned that Italians don't celebrate like Americans. Very few pass out candy and dress up like we do back home. Although, I have heard it is becoming more popular in some areas where Americans live. Of course we wanted to dress up, so this year we chose to be gondoliers... we DO live in Italy, so we though it would be the perfect costume!

{Photo Cred: Kelsey}

We went to a couple of our friends houses so Connor could get the experience of going trick or treating. He was a little confused at first, but knew exactly what to do once he got the candy... eat it! Our first stop was to see Matt, Kelsey, and Holden. Their costumes were adorable. Holden was an astronaut, Kelsey was the sun, and Matt was the moon and stars.

Trick or treat?

"You're giving me candy?!?"

This is yummy.

Sneaking one more.

Our next stop was at Levi and Morgan's house. Some of our other friends were there, so Connor's only interest was to play with their little girl.

Grabbing his candy and playing with Lily.

Thanks for the candy Morgan and Levi!

After visiting with them, we went to a trunk or treat at Aaron's work. When we got there, Aaron attached Connor's gondola to his stroller. The gondola and paddle completed our costume.

The gondola and paddle were a team effort that took 2 days to complete!

We ate sandwiches, sides, and chili.

Trying a Sour Patch Kid for the first time.

So many people complimented us and told us we had the best costumes :)

There were a lot of people giving out candy from their cars. Some were decorated really scary, and others less scary for the little kids. Aaron's favorite car was the "parental advisory car" that was handing out jello shots and beer to the parents. Go figure!

This was my favorite car.

Creepy!

We only stayed for a couple hours before we were ready to leave. It was already dark when we got there so the temperature dropped fast and it was really cold by the time we left. Thankfully Connor stayed pretty warm in his covered stroller with blanket over his legs. We had a lot of fun, and Connor ate more candy then he has ever had in his entire life {it really wasn't that much, but way more then we ever let him eat}! He loved it though, and he kept his hat on most of the night without even fussing.