How many people can say that they got to trick-or-treat at Abraham Lincoln’s home? I don’t even remember how I discovered this event, but I’m so glad that I did. One of the benefits of living in Central IL is that you are close to a lot of Abraham Lincoln history.
When Addi saw Abraham Lincoln, she froze. He is her favorite president, and she didn’t even know what to do.
He shook their hands and was so kind. When I told him that Addi was star struck, he removed his hat and said “you know I am just a regular fella”.
Mary Todd Lincoln was also really kind. She also made a comment about Chloe’s astronaut costume. She said “it looks like they finally got enough of those space suits to include the women!” Friday was the historic space walk that included an all women crew. We got to watch a live stream of part of the space walk. You can watch it here if you are interested in that.
Have you seen the movie Hocus Pocus? I’ve always loved how excited everyone is to go out trick-or-treating for Halloween in that movie. You could feel that same excitement in the air at this event. Seeing all of these historic homes decorated for Halloween was so much fun. The women in period costumes were so cute.
They also did some sort of reenactment, but we missed seeing it. We didn’t eat before going, and knew they wouldn’t make it until 7:30 without dinner. Next year we are going to plan better.
It was so much fun for everyone. If you live anywhere near Springfield, IL, I highly recommend going next year!
