Stew Leonard's Trick Or Treating Event In Norwalk

I try to take the kids to this event every year. This year they had you get tickets in advance. They gave out 500 "free" tickets which definitely helped prevent a over flow of people and crowd like last year.

We arrived 20 minutes before it begin and there was already a line. It was a chilly afternoon and kids were a little restless. It's fun looking at all the creative costumes and helps the time pass by. We finally walk in and the kids get to take a picture with the cow. Then there are 5 stations with two people at each station some dressed up a lot some a little, handing out candy/snacks/juice etc. We stop at each point and the kids take pictures. 

Now the problem with these events aren't the kids. It's the parents. There was this one little girl ahead of us who came with four adults and four adults telling her to look at them while she took a photo and each took a turn taking the picture. 

Then there's that one parent who cuts the line and sneaks passed everyone thinks no one is watching and well we are but just don't find a need to cause a fight because well you look ridiculous  as is. 

But back to the event. The staff is super sweet and the kids all happy. The kids totally get a nice amount of stuff about 8 items. We were out of there by 5:20. When we got in the car my 3 year old said "I am happy, I had a lot of fun, thanks Mommy, Nonna and Zia" this then causes all the other kids to say thank you and makes the whole process worth it. 

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It's Only Tuesday...

It's been a long week and it's only Tuesday night. The "pre" halloween week is taking a toll. With three more Halloween events this week I may need to take a day off to rest. Although it's a lot of fun its a lot of juggling tasks. 

I took a week off from Blue Apron due to the run around and I miss it. Why? Because it plans meals for me. All

I have to do cook and not think about it. 

Instead I ran to Costco and found myself looking for meals to cook this week. I roasted a ton of vegetables for a side dish and picked up a Rotisserie chicken, amazing Asiana chicken wraps that I highly recommend and Panko crusted tilapia to bake. That should cover dinner and lunch with leftovers. 

I still am torn about to bake or pick up something to support our school's PTO bake sale at the harvest dance for Friday. It's always nice to just get something already made to avoid we figuring out where to fit in baking- all so silly I know but all time consuming. 

How's your week been?

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