Escondido Halloween Parade

This morning we went to the Escondido Elementary Halloween Parade in Palo Alto. It was fun to wave at my old students while they paraded around in their costumes. The 3rd grade team picked a great theme as usual, The Wizard of Oz. Their costumes turned out awesome.


You can see our costumes from last year, here. I enjoyed watching this year and not having to get dressed up! (Previous years included being pattern blocks, Star Wars characters, and a Royal Flush)

We met up with my friend Lorna and her daughter and watched the parade and festivities together. Andrew & Aila loved checking out each other's costumes.

Andrew tried to eat Aila :)

and spent some quality time chugging his milk

We bumped into a few celebrities who were campaigning...
These two (mom & dad of one of my former students) always come up with the best costumes. Check them out last year, here.

Here's another shot of Aila & Lorna. We were so glad the rain held off during the parade.

We loved watching as the principal passed out the winning Halloween contest prizes...
one of my students' won a HUGE container of candy!
We even got to do the Monster Mash with the other crazy parents!

Hanging out with Aila

By the end of the morning, little guy was exhausted...

and passed out on the drive home... so we ended our fun adventure

with some drive-thru Starbucks hot cocoa while little man snoozed

What a fun morning! I love Halloween at Elementary Schools.
Happy Halloween!