October -what else could be more important than Halloween to a child?  Halloween was my favourite holiday as a kid.  My family usually had a Halloween Party, the school had a festival, there was trick-or-treating, pumpkin picking….the list went on and on.  When we first moved to Australia not a decoration could be found in the shops.  So sad!  The Canadians were the only group throwing a Halloween Party – thank goodness for them.  Fast forward four years and now there are decorations in the grocery stores, trick-or-treating in most neighbourhoods, and this year we had four parties to go to!  We celebrated everywhere – in Pyrmont, the Botanic Gardens, Darling Harbour and Balmain. That made this American expat very very happy.  It is still not as big as in America and I am not sure I will ever be accustomed to it being a Spring holiday but we had a great time.  So for this month’s 5 on 5, here are a few snaps from our Halloween fun – from Halloween dance class to my little Ariel waiting on her trick-or-treating friends.  Such fun Down Under 🙂

I’d love to capture your family’s special events.  Let’s make a date to get together soon.