I peeked in on Rian to see if she was sleeping and this is what I found......her stuffed animals were all wearing UNDERWEAR and her grey kitty cat was in a top and skirt! I couldn't help but laugh until tears were pouring out of my eyes at which point Rian said "mom don't cry they didn't have any "accidents" in my bed!".....this sent me into an even harder fit of laughter!! I love this little creative girl!
Once again the kids had an absolute blast on Halloween! Kami dressed up as Minnie Mouse, Rian was a princess and Drew was a lion. The evening was filled with screams, howls and giggles in an ear drum shattering volume as our girls were joined by Snow White (aka Reese), a Witch (aka Lauryn) and a Fairy (aka Kate). The kids even got to spend some time with Papa Evans, Nana Evans, Maima (O'Brien) and Papa O'Brien (aka the Captain). The trick-or-treating started around 6:30 as we ventured across the street to the neighborhood houses. It was cold and windy but the kids didn't seem to notice -go figure! As the goody bags got heavier and the parents got colder we knew it was time to call it a night. We were all pretty worn out after this party - thank goodness for the time change! Too bad Drew didn't understand what it meant to "gain an hour".
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Looking for a quick last minute Halloween decoration? How about a homemade skeleton. The girls and I put these together during Drew's nap the other day - don't they look cute!
First cut out the skull shape from the white paper and glue it to the top of your black piece of paper. Then cut the cotton ends off of 4 of the q-tips. Glue these horizontally below the skull head to form the "ribs". Next cut off one end of the cotton on 6 of the q-tips. Glue two protruding out from the rib cage to look like arms. The remaining 4 will be for the legs. The legs have two q-tips glued side by side below the rib cage. Once you finish the legs take the cut-off cotton ends and glue them on as hands and feet. Decorate the skull face and add any other embellishments you want to get your skeleton ready for Halloween. The girls had a blast with glitter glue and markers.
Kami started Kindergarten this year! She goes to Zinser Elementary School and gets to ride the school bus. The school is only a few blocks from our house so she has had plenty of opportunities throughout the summer to play on the playground. On her first day she came home super excited because the whole school has a "Disassembly"! She is struggling with a little separation anxiety in the mornings but after she gets to school she seems to really enjoy it and comes home excited to tell us about her day. Fortunately she goes part time (2 full days and 1 half day) per week so she is able to ease into this new experience.
