Halloween

My princess
Preschool party
Kindergarten party

Making a treat bag

Scared? Not me!

Trick or treat!

Come on Daisy!

Halloween turned out great this year. There was actually a chill in the air so it seemed just right to us East Coast natives. Daisy was a "princess" from the dress-up trunk because she really didn't care and Helen wanted to be a wooly worm again this year. It saved me having to buy or invent another costume, but no one in Texas knew what a wooly worm was this year any more than they did last year. True to form, Helen was mostly oblivious and otherwise thought everyone else had the problem- not her. She did mention that everyone thought she was a bee and her teacher told everyone she was a bug, but there was no peer-led fiasco of not-fitting in or conforming to the ubiquitous TinkerBell.

The preschool party I helped to put on although it was only 6 two year olds and I'm not sure they knew what was going on. Daisy and I attended Helen's class party of 23 five year olds who were wild with getting to wear their costumes to school and then finished off with cookies, cupcakes and a ridiculous amount of icing.

Trick or treating went well. There were actually a couple of scary houses where they were somewhat scared, but mostly just curious. Towards the end Daisy just wanted to go home and start eating her candy (of which I cannot describe how much there is). Even though we gave Daisy a tiny pumpkin to carry and Helen decided to carry her homemade paper sack from school, it did not prevent people from loading them down with 3 and 4 pieces at a time.

So another Halloween down and we are on to my favorite time of year- November, Thanksgiving and of course, my birthday. (I'm turning 26 in case anyone asks.)