Trick or Treat!

The Fischer's came and joined us for Halloween again this year. Last year we went trick or treating in Tigard which was nice because the road is flat and the houses are one after another. You can hit up a bunch of places and only go a few blocks. Since we moved we decided to stick around our new neighborhood. I knew it was hilly I just forgot how much so. We all got a lot of exercise trudging up and down hills of spaced out homes. While it was a lot of work the girls were rewarded with a TON of candy since they seemed to have been the only three little trick or treaters out. We're talking the good stuff and big stuff. So to a parent it was worth it (says the one who ate most of their candy) but to a kid I think our old neighborhood would have been a little better.

The girls had been planning their costumes for months and by August Emily had settled on pink super girl and Ellery was going to be a fancy princess. We were expecting the Fischer's at 5:30 and at about 5:29 Ellery was crying her eyes out because her princess costume wasn't as fancy as Emily's. Emily had special boot and gloves. Wahhhhhh. Clearly we had limited options but I did happen to have a spare set of cat ears and tail that I bought years ago as my "back up" costume in case I ever needed to dress up. I asked Ellery if she wanted to be a cat and her tears dried up. Off she went to find a cat clothes and within minutes we were back in business. I think this was the better option than the white princess dress because that would have been covered up by some sort of a jacket...and I had yet to break the news to her yet. Crisis Averted!











Earlier in the day the Girls dressed up in their best Oregon gear. Part 1 of their costumes..