Here she is for trick or treating, round one. She was so cute and fuzzy in that monkey costume, I kind of wanted to eat her right up!
A promptly stripped off the pirate costume and pulled on the Tinkerbell dress from last week (which, if you recall, replaced the bumble bee costume we'd originally agreed on). Here she is freezing her tushie off with her BFF Stella.
Z unzipped her furry, warm monkey costume because she was self-conscious about the big belly (really? does this need to start now?) and put on the 2T pirate costume previously modeled by her little sister.
Two pirates together. Arrrr!
After an hour of trick or treating through the neighborhood, we had the kids come in for mac and cheese and candy snarfing. They each ate a few pieces, put aside a couple more, and sacrificed the rest to the "Halloween Fairy," who rewarded them with toys from Melissa & Doug. A got a toy birthday cake set and Z a world map puzzle.
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The Halloween fairy??? I need more explaining on this one!
The Halloween Fairy is much like the tooth fairy, only instead of teeth, she accepts offerings of candy. And instead of cash, she brings a present.
When I realized Julian's birthday loot was excessive, I held back one of the items I had bought for him and let the Halloween Fairy give it. It was a set of robot magnets, which made him conclude "The Halloween Fairy knows I am a boy!" WTF?
After three houses, Scarlett said "I don't want to go up the steps. I don't want to knock on the door, and I don't want to say Trick or Treat." And so, she did not have enough to offer the Halloween Fairy. Luckily she was busy undressing her dolly when the whole gift discovery took place, and I think the birthday week pretty much got her used to the idea of Julian getting presents and her just watching. Poor #2!
Anyway, our rule of thumb is that they can keep as many pieces of candy as old they are and the rest goes to the fairy. I figure Julian will not believe next year anyway.
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