nodded her head.
"What are you dressed as?" Victoria tried to see the whole costume.
"Dorothy," Nessa whispered out.
"OH...like the Wizard of Oz!" She smiled and looked up to me happily. "I love the shoes!" We all looked down at the shiny glitter red shoes Nessa was wearing.
"Me too," I knelt down, "Can I borrow those some time?" I winked at her.
"Your feet are too big," Victoria laughed.
"Hey," I laughed back at her. I stood up.
"So, everyone ready?" There were mumbles and screams of yes from the kids.
"Let's go Trick or Treat ourselves into candy comas," I shouted and we all headed out the door.
I was waiting for everyone to walk out before I closed the door, but Lucas had waited with me and held the door for me.
We walked the streets of the upscale neighborhood, half of the kids being driven around on golf carts instead of walking. I really didn't know what to think about that. My evening was spent laughing with the adults and watching over the kids. By the end of the evening there had to be over a ton of candy in all of the bags, a million pictures taken, as well as some very exhausted kids.
Miranda and Benji left with a very tired Nessa as soon as we got back to the house. Ella and William came inside to go through the candy, and Amber had left a little over halfway through trick or treating when Ryan fell asleep in his stroller.
Arriving back to the house we found Mrs. Baker sitting on the doorstep passing out Halloween treats.
"Oh my, look at you all!" She giggled, stood, and moved quickly to grab Victoria into her arms, "Hey there mermaid girl."
"I'm Ariel," Victoria corrected with a giggle.
"I'm so sorry princess Ariel." Mrs. Baker kissed her head and set her back on her feet. Then she turned and looked at the rest of us. "You guys look amazing." She focused on me. "Can I just say 'wow' Sophia? This costume is amazing on you!" She pulled me into a hug.
"It's Princess Sophia to you," I teased. She swatted me lightly on my butt as I walked passed and into the house with Victoria.
I learned the Bishop family was attending a charity even that evening, hence the tuxedos and gowns. Since it seemed pretty clear it would be a late night for the Bishops, we all huddled around the living room floor and dumped out the candy. Going through it all I was overwhelmed with the things that they had gotten.
"Jeesh, when I was a kid I got apples, some candy bars, gum..." I drifted off.
"It's crazy right?" Ella looked at me with a smirk.
"I mean who the heck gives out Toys R Us gift cards?" I held up the card.
"That would be the Vandermeyer's." I looked at William. "They do it every year."
"Well...heck...can I tell them when my birthday is?" I laughed.
"They send me birthday presents." Victoria looked up at me with a smile.
I ruffled her hair and smiled at her.
After everyone left, I gave Victoria a bath and got her into bed. Then it was my turn to finally wash out the hairspray and scrub off the make-up and glitter. Stepping out of the hot shower I felt completely refreshed. When I climbed into bed around midnight my body collapsed into the large bed and down comforter.
The weekend was quiet. Victoria was oddly less energetic. Sunday afternoon I spent with my father before I met Miranda, Benji, and Lucas for dinner. It was a nice evening and went till about eleven at night. Before I went to bed that night I checked on Victoria.
Monday morning she was a lot more tired than usual and when I tried to help her get dressed I could feel the heat pouring off of her in waves. Quickly I had her back on her bed and the thermometer in her ear. With the sound of the beep I looked and saw it was almost one hundred and three degrees, so I called the doctor number in the binder.
Around eleven in the morning I had her in a comfortable outfit and in the car heading to the doctor. On arrival she was taken back and seen. After some tests he determined it was strep. He gave her a shot and sent home prescription for cough. I also
"What are you dressed as?" Victoria tried to see the whole costume.
"Dorothy," Nessa whispered out.
"OH...like the Wizard of Oz!" She smiled and looked up to me happily. "I love the shoes!" We all looked down at the shiny glitter red shoes Nessa was wearing.
"Me too," I knelt down, "Can I borrow those some time?" I winked at her.
"Your feet are too big," Victoria laughed.
"Hey," I laughed back at her. I stood up.
"So, everyone ready?" There were mumbles and screams of yes from the kids.
"Let's go Trick or Treat ourselves into candy comas," I shouted and we all headed out the door.
I was waiting for everyone to walk out before I closed the door, but Lucas had waited with me and held the door for me.
We walked the streets of the upscale neighborhood, half of the kids being driven around on golf carts instead of walking. I really didn't know what to think about that. My evening was spent laughing with the adults and watching over the kids. By the end of the evening there had to be over a ton of candy in all of the bags, a million pictures taken, as well as some very exhausted kids.
Miranda and Benji left with a very tired Nessa as soon as we got back to the house. Ella and William came inside to go through the candy, and Amber had left a little over halfway through trick or treating when Ryan fell asleep in his stroller.
Arriving back to the house we found Mrs. Baker sitting on the doorstep passing out Halloween treats.
"Oh my, look at you all!" She giggled, stood, and moved quickly to grab Victoria into her arms, "Hey there mermaid girl."
"I'm Ariel," Victoria corrected with a giggle.
"I'm so sorry princess Ariel." Mrs. Baker kissed her head and set her back on her feet. Then she turned and looked at the rest of us. "You guys look amazing." She focused on me. "Can I just say 'wow' Sophia? This costume is amazing on you!" She pulled me into a hug.
"It's Princess Sophia to you," I teased. She swatted me lightly on my butt as I walked passed and into the house with Victoria.
I learned the Bishop family was attending a charity even that evening, hence the tuxedos and gowns. Since it seemed pretty clear it would be a late night for the Bishops, we all huddled around the living room floor and dumped out the candy. Going through it all I was overwhelmed with the things that they had gotten.
"Jeesh, when I was a kid I got apples, some candy bars, gum..." I drifted off.
"It's crazy right?" Ella looked at me with a smirk.
"I mean who the heck gives out Toys R Us gift cards?" I held up the card.
"That would be the Vandermeyer's." I looked at William. "They do it every year."
"Well...heck...can I tell them when my birthday is?" I laughed.
"They send me birthday presents." Victoria looked up at me with a smile.
I ruffled her hair and smiled at her.
After everyone left, I gave Victoria a bath and got her into bed. Then it was my turn to finally wash out the hairspray and scrub off the make-up and glitter. Stepping out of the hot shower I felt completely refreshed. When I climbed into bed around midnight my body collapsed into the large bed and down comforter.
The weekend was quiet. Victoria was oddly less energetic. Sunday afternoon I spent with my father before I met Miranda, Benji, and Lucas for dinner. It was a nice evening and went till about eleven at night. Before I went to bed that night I checked on Victoria.
Monday morning she was a lot more tired than usual and when I tried to help her get dressed I could feel the heat pouring off of her in waves. Quickly I had her back on her bed and the thermometer in her ear. With the sound of the beep I looked and saw it was almost one hundred and three degrees, so I called the doctor number in the binder.
Around eleven in the morning I had her in a comfortable outfit and in the car heading to the doctor. On arrival she was taken back and seen. After some tests he determined it was strep. He gave her a shot and sent home prescription for cough. I also
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