Leaving the Malibu RV Park.
Yes, that's me...doing MORE washing!
The next morning we left Malibu and travelled towards Los Angeles and in particular, Anaheim RV Park (which was situated close to Disneyland). We saw some cool cars on the way, but made it through the LA freeway without any scrapes and bruises.
Love the expensive......
....sports cars!
At last we had reached the RV park and enjoyed the rest and relaxation whilst we prepared ourselves for the big American celebration of Halloween.
Arriving at Anaheim RV Park, near Disneyland.
Hot tub was a great way to relax.
The kids were quite keen to celebrate Halloween “USA” style. We don’t really worry about it in Australia and the only other place that we’ve lived in that celebrated Halloween with a vengeance, was Cocos Island. The kids had bought some small pumpkins to decorate and I think they did a pretty good job. They looked really good at night with a candle glowing inside.
Carving the pumpkins was lots of fun......
....but seeing them lit up was pretty cool too!
We had picked up costumes as we travelled around the US at Thrift shops, so managed to get them super cheap. The kids had a blast dressing up and it wasn’t long before we were set to go out to trick or treat at some houses.
Dressed up at the RV Park.
Ready for "Trick or Treating".
Who's that man in the mask!?
I was interested to learn that many people do “Trunk and Treating” instead because it is safer and is more in line with their faith. We decided to go to a Mall party in Brea where the city council had closed off the mall and set up games and treats for the families as they wandered along.
Reaching the "Street" or Mall Party.
Festivities everywhere.
The street was jammed packed with people.
Even dogs got in on the act
Many of the shops remained open (and Kaitlin and I even managed to buy a dress each on Halloween!)
We shopped at the "Kaitlyn" store and bought two dresses!
Community groups ran the stalls and provided fun for all ages.
We did visit a few houses on the way. Apparently if a porch light is left on, then it’s OK to go up and knock on the door. That was quite good fun because we’ve never done that before.
Door knocking for a treat. We'd never done that before!
A Tiger cub!
Fishing for treats!
The street was alive with people and the kids enjoyed playing some games and earning their sweets.
Every stall was different......
....but prizes were always candy!
Chayse having fun at all the games.
Amber and Flynn getting quite a collection!
Jai looking spooky without trying!
We had a late dinner at a Bar and grill place at the end of the street. Kids by this time were so full of lollies, so they didn’t eat much of their dinner!
Kaitlin enjoying her meal.
Akaisha chillin' in the Bar and grill.
Trev spent hours on his costume!!
Great service with drinks refilled about three times!
Time to go home.
We headed back to our RV, where all the festivities of the day finally caught up with some!
Some party......
....Whilst others sleep!
If ya can't beat 'em, join 'em!
It was a fun, but exhausting night and we had to get up early to visit Disneyland the next morning.
More fun awaits!……………….
Hi you intrepid travellers!
What a fabulous time you are having. The photos of your experiences are excellent and reading the adventures makes me feel I’m there with you all.
Had lunch with Mum and Dad and the other “Supers” yesterday and they told me to have a look at your travels.
It’s going to be hard to come home!
Cheers
Love to you all
John
Hi John,
Lovely to have you join us on our travels. We are having a good time, but crave our own space at times (imagine 9 of us in a 31 foot RV……you get the picture :))
We have so little time left, but still so much of this lovely country to see. Hope you enjoyed your lunch with all of the “Supers”. I’ll have to ask Mum and Dad how they enjoyed it. I think they love catching up with everyone.
Hope all is well with you.
Thanks for following us on our blog.
Cheers Cathy, Trevor and kids xx
Hey Kaitlin!
I can see you put a lot of thought into your costume, as it reflects your personality perfectly!!! Hahaha just jokng, you are an angel!
Looked like heaps of fun, and I’m just about to read the Disneyland part 1.
Love Georgie
Looks like Halloween was great fun! The pumpkins and costumes were fantastic! I had a couple of kids door knocking here for trick or treats…but i hadn’t thought about it….so they got 50c pieces!!
I thought that the waste pipe issue was hilarious…and would have paid to see Trev deal with that…from a distance of course! …lucky he is so versatile Cath!
Malibu looks interesting…there is so much talent out there isn’t there?
Counting down the term here…it is flying past and work is spinning out of control…but it keeps me on my toes!
Love and Sunshine to you all
Aunty Trace XXXXXXXXX
Hi Trace,
Our kids would have come knocking on your door for 50c pieces! They’re just about out of spending money here!
I know you’ve seen the movie with Robyn Williams, so you would have appreciated the waste pipe issue indeed.
Oh yes, there was some talent in Malibu. Trev didn’t seem to notice as much as I did! 🙂
I can just imagine work being busy. But I know you can handle it. When the term ends, take a breath and give yourself a pat on the back. All over for another year.
Thinking of you.
Love Cath, Trev and kids
Hey George 😀
Yeah I had nothing to wear aha
Haloween was so different and fun!
Hope you’re having fun on Roo land
Xx