Happy Parade Day!

As I said yesterday, we have a fantastic parade in our little town for Halloween.  All the kids get dressed up, parade down the main street for all to see, go to the judging area, then get a big bag of goodies.  This is the beauty of living in a small town...tradition.
Our whole family had a fantastic time dressing up as the characters from the Wizard of Oz and hopefully (fingers crossed) we'll win a prize!  Here's a picture from the festivities...

*You may notice the the Cowardly Lion is missing.  The dog had a wardrobe malfunction.  He just didn't want to keep his costume on so we were fine with letting him sit out the parade.

Our main entree is a Trader Joe's Pimento Cheese Sandwich.  Molly requested this and we were so pleased because it was nice and easy for us.  We used Trader Joe's pimento cheese spread on a Trader Joe's middle eastern flat bread and cut it into triangles.  This is always a hit!

Our fruit side is a Granny Smith apple.  We sliced most of these up and then cut out a jack o'lantern face on a quarter of it just to keep with the Halloween theme.

Our vegetable side is mini peppers.  Again, we sliced up most of these.  We used a yellow and an orange pepper.  Then, we cut out a jack o'lantern face in half of one of the orange ones.

Our dairy side is strawberry yogurt.  Molly lights up every time we tell her that this is in her lunch.

Finally, we added a little something from the goody bag.  Yes, we usually wait until Friday for a fun treat, but we decided that since she was a real trooper for the long parade, she deserved a mini Kit Kat. ☺

Post Parade Lunch

The Halloween Parade was so much fun tonight.  Molly was a kitchen fairy.  We painted some wooden spoons and sewed them on to fairy wings.  We had her wear an apron and put a big fluffy tutu on top of it.  Finally we glitzed out a whisk with some ribbons for her wand and then adorned a chef's hat with a tiara to add some sparkle.  She looked adorable and loved being part of the annual parade.  After cleaning up and a snack, we put the kids to bed and now its time to make tomorrow's lunch.

Our main entrée is a Castlewood Honey Ham roll up.  We spread some whipped cream cheese on a soft flour tortilla, layered some ham and spinach on top, rolled it up and sliced it.  It's not your ordinary sandwich and has some great flavors.

Our vegetable side is steamed green beans.  These fresh green beans are still crunchy after being steamed and are loaded with great vitamins and minerals.

Our fruit side is a few apple chunks.  This Granny Smith apple is sweet and tart with a great firm and crunchy texture.

Our dessert is Tastefully Simple Twisty Grahams.  Sweet, crunchy and a great finish to our meal.