Apparently, my French husband loves Halloween. Earlier in the month, he found all of our Halloween decorations and put them in a pile for eventual hanging on the doors and in the windows. And became extremely frustrated when two of the decorations he set out disappeared. I confessed to throwing one of the them in the garbage, but I had no idea what happened to the other decoration. The goblins must have eaten it.
Channeling Eminem
Chloe is turning her poetic talents to rap, and Sophie has mastered the tough “shake your booty” look. For those of you who are wondering, ‘mama hoohoo’ is the Mandarin transliteration of “I’m doing ok.” The girls are both taking Mandarin this year in school.
Alice in Wonderland
Chloe, aka Alice, is currently attending her school’s Halloween party with a friend. The wig definitely makes the costume. Chloe just loves her blond wig.
Running for Their Lives
The girls got their daily exercise, and my husband got his weekly exercise, a little while ago. Their new idea of fun is to have their Papa chase after them all over the house. And of course, Sophie and Chloe compete to see who can scream the loudest. I try to hide in a quiet corner somewhere. Doesn’t really work. But between the screams there’s a lot of laughter. And a ton of smiles.
Costumes
Sophie can’t decide which costume to wear for Halloween. Will she be a mermaid or will she be Belle (from “Beauty and the Beast”)? She’s in a quandary. She may just have to celebrate Halloween twice this year, and she just might have the chance, since her school is having a costume parade on the 29th.
Chloe initially wanted to be Captain Hook, but only if Sophie was willing to be Tinker Bell and someone else agreed to be Peter Pan. But she couldn’t get anyone to go with her plan. God knows, I never would have offered myself up to wear a green bodysuit, tights and cap. Once that plan was foiled, she turned to characters from “Alice in Wonderland.” Choice #1: the Mad Hatter. Choice #2: Queen of Hearts. But too bad, so sad. The costumes were disappointing. She then realized that the costumes for Alice were pretty good. And she found one she liked. With a wig.
Belle and Alice will make quite the pair.
A Couple of Extra Hours with the Girls
I had to come home early today to meet the girls at the bus. It was nice to play a little hooky on a Monday. Chloe spent some time performing mother’s helper duties next door and I spent some time hanging with my Sophie – in between answering emails and phone calls for work – and giving her a much-needed bath.
Ghouls Rule!
Chloe and Sophie spent some time this afternoon making ghosts and witches to hang from our holly tree. By cutting up an old t-shirt into little pieces and using acorns for heads (Chloe’s idea), the girls painted the fabric and drew faces to make some homemade Halloween fun.
Spaghetti and Slingshots
I had the pleasure tonight of observing Chloe, Sophie and my husband eat pasta. The girls really are their father’s daughters. At one point during the meal the three them had mouthfuls of the pasta hanging from their mouths. Simultaneously.
Sisterly Love
Look at this touching portrait of sisterly love. It warms the cockles of my heart. This is going to be my new “happy” photo. I am committing it to memory so that the next time the girls find themselves on a path to mutual destruction, I will remember that they sometimes love each other.
An Apple a Day
A day of apple picking makes Chloe and Sophie very happy. They brought home lots of apples today, along with apple cider donuts. As soon as I had a taste of the latter, I was transported back to my childhood and autumn visits to the local orchard. Absolutely yummy.