Hello Everyone,Happy Halloween! It has been a while since I've sent pictures. The fall has been busy for us. Elsa finished soccer season two weeks ago. Elsa was so excited to start the season, but quickly gave up because it was either too hot for her to run and she didn't get the ball enough. (There were some really good boys on her team.) As a result, every Thursday evening was a challenge to get Elsa dressed in her uniform and out the door. I was able to encourage her to go to her last game so that she could get her trophy. It was a perfect fall evening with temperatures in the 70's. This change in weather and the fact that Elsa scored a goal made it a successful season. Now she surely wants to play again in the spring. How fickle can a five year-old be? We were excited for her to end in a positive way.
Brian has been around for the last month, which has been so nice to have his help. I've especially needed it lately. We are getting packed and ready to head out to Utah tomorrow. The girls are so excited. Both Elsa and Ava were more excited for Halloween to come and GO since we've been telling them that we'll leave right after Halloween. The girls both woke up this morning and asked if today was the day. Tomorrow! They can't wait to have a sleep-over at Grandma and Grandpa's house. They are also excited to see and play with their cousins. The sat down at the table last night and started naming them off. I am glad that they remember them.
Both girls thoroughly loved Halloween. Both girls knew early on what they wanted to be, Elsa and pirate and Ava a witch. It helped that Elsa was a witch last year, so we recycled that costume. They had costume parties at school on Tuesday and then Tuesday evening was their special persons night at school. Brian and I went with the girls to see all their fall crafts and carve pumpkins. Elsa (being consistent) wanted a pirate jack-o-lantern. Ava wanted a pumkin with tears and hands. Whatever. For the actual Halloween/trick-or-treating festivities, Ava insisted on having a green face, so I complied. It was so fun to see their excitement. Our neighborhood gathers at the end of the cul-de-sac for a pre-trick-or-treat party and parade. The girls loved meeting up with their friends and eating pizza. They danced and ran around while giggling. I love that they have so many friends in our neighborhood. Then a police officer led the parade in his partrol car with the sirens on. It was so fun to watch all the kids line up and march through the neighborhood to show off their costumes. Halloween is such a fun holiday. Elsa came home early and helped me pass out candy. She was very generous and gave big handfuls to each child. I think she had more fun doing that than actual trick-or-treating. Ava was the powerhouse and hit all the houses in the neighborhood with Brian beside her. All the sugar made bedtime a little more frazzled, but Brian handled all of it (even getting all the green paint off of Ava's face). He is a
trooper.
I hope you all enjoyed your Halloween! We are excited to see those of you in Utah in a couple of days.
Love,
Natalie
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