Once upon a time there was a little girl named Cinderella who got to wear her pretty dress to school for "Character Day." Not surprisingly, there were several other Cinderellas (she had to bring in a book about her character as well which ruled out several other costumes). She got to have a party and of course bring home some candy. Her Nana had come for a visit the day before and she, Eli, and the cousins got to carve pumpkins for the porch.
While Cinderella was at school Mama, Nana, and Grandma took a Chicken, a BumbleBee, and Woody the cowboy to the preschool Fall Festival. Once the chicken found the basketball goals Mama couldn't get him to do any other games. He's a bit of a sports fanatic. Thankfully, there was a goal he could reach (if not he simply goes up to the nearest adult and reaches up so they will lift him up to shoot). He's a strong-willed little Chicken.
The Bumble-bee was just as sweet as ever, he enjoyed all the games and especially the candy. He didn't sting too many people but he does still have his face-touching obsession with the Chicken. The Chicken will soon fight back, I feel sure.
On Halloween Cinderella had a Teacher Workday (now she is expecting to always be out of school on Halloween) so they enjoyed their lazy day with Mama and Nana, including a trip to the library and Walmart (it gets pretty crazy around here). Papa came up for a short visit, too, so they decided to show him their costumes. Cinderella turned into Little Red Riding Hood, a costume her Grandma had made for her aunt when she was a little girl. Precious!
Since it sometimes proves to be a little tricky, the kids decided to practice their trick or treating with Nana before actually going out.
Was that a chicken in the house? A little while later the cousins came home and everybody ate a quick dinner so they could head out trick or treating. They went a little early, interrupting at least one family's dinner (oops!), the kids had a blast and the Chicken quickly figured out the deal and was crawling up the steps as fast as he could, then holding out his hands for candy. Instead of "Thank you" the Bumblebee just said "Trick or Treat" but the kind neighbors seemed to understand. It was so fun for the Mama to watch kids in this stage, when getting candy is about as exciting as it gets. They went out early so the kids could still go to AWANA, Mama didn't want to set a precedent of skipping church on Halloween, and the kids were happy to go. Mama seemed to be the only tired one that night, maybe she should have eaten as much candy as they did!
Peace out! (aka...The End)
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