Photo By Samantha Harms | Valeria Pagan, 3, puts a piece of candy into the bag of Freja Moreland, 3, Oct. 31,...... read more read more
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FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — Despite the impending cold weather here in Central Texas, the streets were filled with children and adults alike dressed to the nines in their best costumes to celebrate Halloween Oct. 31 here.
Decorated with giant skeletons and a plethora of inflatables, homes were ready to accept everyone, giving away candy, toys, books and even a few alcoholic drinks for adults.
Leslie Cromer, president of the Cavalry Family Housing Resident Advisory Board, took the opportunity to celebrate the holiday with friends and even with a little friendly competition between a neighbor.
"So, it started off with one inflatable, then it turned into two," Cromer shared. "But she one up'ed me and then ended up putting up spider webs, and then we started texting and I actually built her skeleton throwing up so now, we're great friends. I talk to her every day, we're hanging out. (We) built a pretty good community and our story will always start with Halloween brought us together."
As 6 p.m. hit the clock, Cromer and her friends gathered in front of her home to put the final touches on costumes, put the smaller children into wagons and designate one person to stay back and hand out candy.
It was also the ideal moment to reflect on the upcoming evening.
"I definitely think it's important (to have Halloween on the installation) because it brings the community together, where it's one night we all come together for the exact same thing and that's for the kids to have fun, have candy," Kiera McArdle shared prior to trick-or-treating. "It brings the community together by people decorating. ... It's the night once a year that everyone really comes together and it's solely a community."
Alexis Taken agreed, sharing that living on post has had a noticeable impact on her life.
"We moved here last year and prior to living on base, I had no friends," she shared, "and now, I have all of these friends. I used to be super against living on base and (now) I love it. I wish I would have done it sooner."
Moments before heading off to trick-or-treat, all the children in the group were asked if they were excited. When asked if she was looking forward to trick-or-treating, Freja Moreland, 3, enthusiastically nodded her head. She was dressed as a princess and shared that she was hoping to find, "unicorn candy."
| Date Taken: | 11.09.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 12.07.2023 16:52 |
| Story ID: | 459088 |
| Location: | FORT CAVAZOS, TEXAS, US |
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