Halloween in Alaska

This was a first for us...Halloween with over 8 inches of snow on the ground. Dharma wanted to go as a witch and actually hid under her bed when I told her she had to wear her snow bib and boots and borrow her brothers black jacket to go outside to Trick-o-treat. She said "witches wear skirts and stockings and pretty shoes NOT snow gear!!" After almost a half an hour of her refusing to come out of her room, I told her that our neighbor's daughter was ready to go and if she didn't come out she would miss going around with her friend. That convinced her. I made the cape that afternoon so that it was sparkley and long and blended in nicely with her snow gear. I still think she looked awefully cute, and she had a great time going around with her dad. Barb, on the other hand, went in a mini skirt, stockings, a light jacket, and heels (she bought her costume with another neighbor's daughter and dressed at their house), and almost died of the cold...Not literally...but she was freezing!! Sullivan dressed somewhere between the two extremes. But, only Dharma was warm and dry when she came home.