The second best holiday of kiddom was here! Halloween was a HUGE success this year. Bella was Princess Aurora(Sleeping Beauty) and Sophie was a cute kitty cat. The girls had a pretty fun packed week. It started with Valerie's school carnival on Wednesday. Bella had a good time and hit every booth. Sophie participated in the cake walk with Emma Daniels, unfortunately they didn'twin.
Friday, Bella was able to participate in her preschool's parade. They walked around the block and ended at the library where they were read several Halloween stories. Bella has made quite a few friends this year and enjoyed the day immensely.
On Saturday, the BIG day, when Bella woke the first words she said was "is it Halloween, can I put my dress on?" The day was a little cloudy, and the weather report called for rain. We kept our fingers crossed the weather would hold. As night fell, the lightning lit up the sky. We had dinner with the Recksiek's. As the first trick-or-treaters knocked on the door the rain started to fall. When dinner was finished , Bella, Sophie, and Emily, bundled up in their jackets, got the umbrellas, and headed out into the storm. What a storm it was! It rained, and rained, and rained. We went
around the neighborhood and had to call it quits. The people were so generous. In the short time we were out the girls were able to fill a grocery bag about a quarter of the way. All in all it was a good day. The rain put a damper on things but we still had fun as a family.The older I get, and I do realize I'm getting old(er), the more I grow to love the simple times spent with my family. We have so much fun doing the simplest of things.
