Halloween is Over

It's over but we had, quite possibly, the best Halloween ever. 

We passed out all 180 treat bags.  We had trick-or-treaters for 2-1/2 hours.

Four people from England were visiting our city and decided to choose a neighborhood to walk the streets so they could experience a true American Halloween.  When they saw our house, I got to see the cutest reaction ever!  They asked if they could take pics and they sure did.  They had never seen a real scarecrow before and were so excited to meet Jake.  One of the women said that it is now her goal to show everyone in Birmingham the pics and try to get people to celebrate Halloween like we do.    

When she mentioned Birmingham, I about screamed and we instantly bonded over Peaky Blinders and  Small Heath.   It was so much fun and they left with pumpkin cutout cookies and treat bags.  You would have thought I gave them money.  I think they had their ultimate American Halloween experience.  As you can see in the above pic, I had some very sleepy participants.  The W's were so excited and greeted every single person that stopped by our house.  At one point, Winnie took to the stoop to observe but she quickly feel asleep.


Willie collapsed in the middle of the sidewalk and everyone had to walk around him all evening.  They had endless pets from many children.  In fact, one little child dropped her bag full of candy to run full speed ahead to pet Wils.  I was very impressed by how many families were dressed in themes along with their children.  We had a zoo keeper with all of her animals, a 5 year old Jimi Hendrix with his band and at least one family of vampires.  There was a 3 year old Barbie driving her car which she parked in front of our gate then got out to get a treat bag.  The local police drove up and down the streets playing the theme song from Ghostbusters.  I am a very happy witch today.





 

Comments

You're a true Halloween ambassador! What wonderful memories you provided for the people from Birmingham!
Mary V said…
I agree the perfect Halloween house. Reminds me of my days as a kid…here we had 4 visitors only! The neighborhood has changed.
Laura said…
wow! i need to live in your neighborhood. i had zero trick or treaters. same as last year. :(
love & magicks
~*~

ps...hugs to the puppers!
Linda said…
What a great experience for the Birmingham folk. Of course, we don't all get those great experiences with the decor. You have set the bar for them. I love the zookeeper idea.
Leanna said…
I'm so glad you showed the British out-of-towners a great time. The stories they will tell.
Teacats said…
Hi All!!

Here on Lot 13 Block 13 Cemetery Hill - we had 712 trick-or-treaters! Last year was 814! This is our 30th year of celebrating!
Our big block here on Cemetery Hill really does Halloween BIG!
We had cars lining the streets -- but every single child and adult was happy, polite - and full of magical fun!! Lots of great costumes -- the trendiest costume was Wednesday Addams!!

Plus lots of folks brought along their dogs too!! In costumes!!

The British visitors sound wonderful!! How fun -- and now have lots of stories to tell! LOVE the adorable puppies!!

Cheers! Jan at Rosemary Cottage (Hemlock Cottage for the Halloween Season!)

Guillaume said…
This is such a sweet and lovely story! Here in the UK Halloween is getting bigger and bigger. And I am happy for it.
Unknown said…
So glad your Halloween went well, and especially how you showed the folks from England how it's done. It sounds like you made them very happy. The pups cracked me up. Just too exhausted from all the festivities I guess. Our neighborhood doesn't get trick-or-treaters, so we spent Halloween in the neighboring town, just like last year.
Leanne said…
Ahh what a dream to visit your place on Halloween.
Kay said…
I'll bet all the kids head straight for your house at Halloween. We didn't get a single trick or treater for Halloween. I think the kids were down the street at a town sponsored party.
Rain said…
I love the photos, your pumpkin looks great!