Last year, we had quite the group for Trick-or-Treat in the Street in downtown, but this year it was just Thomas and I. But he didn't seem to mind me being his only companion - maybe he thought he would get more candy that way??

Both boys took it super easy on me with their costumes and wanted to dress up in outfits that we already owned. I personally love this astronaut outfit and was super excited that was what he wanted to be. :)

He was most excited about this giant SWAT truck parked on the sidewalk and I can't really blame him - it looked pretty intimidating!

But he didn't hesitate to just jump right in and explore it.

We weren't making a ton of progress on candy gathering - it seemed like there were fewer businesses participating this year. Or maybe it just seems less exciting without the crowd of friends. But I promised Thomas that once we were done that we would go to my favorite ice cream shop when we passed it on the way back.

Apparently Thomas wasn't feeling the trick-or-treating either because he decided he was done before we made to the turn-around point. "Can we just go get ice cream?" Ummm heck yes, we can!

They had such a fun assortment of Halloween themed flavors, including a Vampire Slayer that was made with garlic... I had been pretty excited to try the Toasty Ghosty made from toasted marshmallows. (And it was as tasty as I had imagined!)

Thomas was only interested in the plain vanilla, but he was just as happy as could be with it. Wild Scoops does so awesome on their flavor combinations, but apparently they can nail a plain vanilla too. :)

We headed back to the car through town square because the event map showed there were some fun activities there. Thomas was super excited about the bounce house and could only be convinced to leave by promising him one last treat for the day...

Hot Chocolate at the coffee shop! It occurred to me that I *might* be spoiling him just a bit, but in my defense the hot chocolate was free to kids in costume and I needed to buy a bag of coffee anyhow... Plus look at that smile!

Worth it! :)