trick or tree?

I had a VERY rough start to my Halloween morning—SO rough that I’m still attempting to recover from it.  Thankfully we had some fun plans for the rest of the day to help me take my mind off of things for a while!

First, we had two soccer games, and even though it was very overcast, the rain held off for both!

 

We came home to regroup and then went to our favorite local pizza joint with some friends for a few Halloween festivities and, of course, a fabulous dinner.

Then it was time for the main event—trick or treating!  Emery just couldn’t decide what to wear.

Would she be the sly little witch?

Or maybe the curious fish?

Finally, she settled on the perky little skunk—                                          and I couldn’t have been happier with her choice!

She was joined by a frog,

while a tree gave the two of them some shelter. 

And you know me—once a tree-hugger, always a tree-hugger!

The rain held off for soccer, but we weren’t so lucky for the candy-begging part of the day.  It was pouring for the entire time we were out.  We sent the skunk home with her dad (skunks are very particular about their fur getting soggy), but amphibians and trees LOVE water, so Kendall & Berkeley were not deterred.  The temperature in the 70’s made the rain bearable for me!

After finishing up our street, the girls came home with quite a haul.  And for those of you who are wondering what we do with all the sweets. . . we have a deal where the girls pick out a couple of their favorites and then we save the rest to decorate our gingerbread houses in a few weeks!  They think it’s a great plan and don’t even complain!