Halloween

The plan was to go as Hermione this year. I found what I thought was a Hermione costume but turned out to only be a robe. A very expensive robe. I almost returned it, but Rebekah was adamant. So we found an old pre-pregnancy skirt and shirt of mine which fit Rebekah, then we found a Gryffindor tie on Amazon that Rebekah volunteered to pay for. Add that to the wand she got for Christmas last year and we were good. But the hair... what to do with the hair? Well, she's been wanting wavy hair for a while now, so I talked to Don's daughter for suggestion of what direction to go. We settled on a waver. 

It's a work in progress. These pictures were from my first attempt for the ward trunk or treat. 

At the ward trunk or treat a friend was commenting on all the families that theme dressed up. We had a princess Leia and her children as Ewoks. We had a care bear family (think the dad deserves extra points for that one). Then it hit me - Don and I could be Hermione's muggle parents. Our undressedup-attitude finally paid off.  

Halloween was planned well in advance. Rebekah has a friend named Carson. He's probably her first true friend made here in Pendleton. He's also an outsider; moved from South Carolina - or was it North? - in September. They live off a back round without a lot of neighbors so she invited them to come and trick or treat our neighborhood. He said he would go as Harry.  

It was so fun to see them have fun together. Just be kids. 

No drama, no worry, just fun. 

Rebekah's stash. And they didn't even do the whole neighborhood.

The need to organize the candy is real.