For Halloween, we had a purple witch and an “almost” puppy.  The puppy hat was as close as Elle was going to get to her wearing her dog outfit.  When Elle and I went to buy the costumes, she tried on a dog outfit that was “scratchy”. I purchased the other softer one, but she didn’t believe me and would not put in on.

Emmy had a blast being a purple witch. 

Eleri thought my witch hat was a better deal.

Yanlord Gardens, our complex, hosted a Halloween event.  The poster was very funny.  I did manage to “acquire” one after the Halloween event.  It reads as follow:
 
Yanlord Gardens & Fascination Dark
 
On Halloween, put on bizarre dress, feel festival atmosphere together!
Wonderful programm, Funny games, Personal show, bizarre dress, all of them in the clubhouse!
Pretty gift waiting for you!  You will be high to the end!

Date/Oct 31th

18:30-20:30 Venue Clubhouse
6:30-7:30 Ask for Candy action
7:30-7:40 relative companionship dance
7:40-8:30 Time for games
 
Please register on the clubhouse concierge before 26^th Oct if you want to join in the sweets search activity, there will be some funny games waiting for you!
Please register on the clubhouse concierge before 26^th Oct if you want to join in the “ask candy”, prepared for the candy that night, in order to drop in for child and show the sign “welcome” on the door.
 
Yanlord Clubhouse have the rights to explain everything.

My favorite line is that last line. 

We experienced our first Halloween in China living in a high rise. We met at the clubhouse, as the poster stated. Everyone was put into “groups” to visit the apartments that signed up to give out candy. This group would squeeze into the elevator in good Chinese style (too many people) to go to the designated apartment. With the security system, a guard would accompanying the group with a card key to get into the building and up the elevators. Each child was given a small piece of candy. After visiting only a few apartments in the half hour of “ask for candy” time, the girls left with mostly empty candy bags. A little different than Johnson Avenue in California and Headlands in DB. We went back to the club house to check out the fun and games. It was a bit busy with too many people, but the girls did enjoy the cotton candy.