Rainy Day Reflections

Today it really does look and feel like Fall. It's in the low to mid sixties, rainy, and the leaves are swirling madly.
I love it.
Today Lucy found her feet and worked pretty hard to get them. She's been after her knees for some time now, but no luck. Maybe this foot thing will work out for her.

Here's the email I sent to friends and family with Halloween pictures of the children.

Hey guys-

Here are some Halloween pictures of the kids. We went as characters from Star Wars. Skylar was Princess Leia, Bart was Anakin Skywalker, Drake was Darth Vader, and I was Queen Amidala. Lucy was going to be an Ewok, but we didn't get any further than the furry little hat - she kind of looks like a Russian mail-order bride, though.
And George managed to escape the whole costume thing this year due to a meeting which caused him to arrive JUST in time for our church Trunk or Treat. I made the costumes, except for the Darth Vader costume. I think it was a good choice of costume for Drake since he's already on the "Dark Side" - aka the Terrible Twos.

Anyway, Happy Halloween, everyone!

Love,

Wendy

P.S. Sorry there are so many picture attachments, but I can't get everyone to stay still long enough for a group shot!

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These next two pictures were taken a couple of weekends before Halloween. We had just gotten back from the River Bend Country Club Halloween Hayride. Members' children and grandchildren and the Girl Scouts (whose leader owns the CC) loaded onto trailers full of hay and rode up and down the golf course, trick or treating at various houses. It was a perfect night to be out. In the twilight, it was magical as we passed beneath the trees along the more wooded areas of the golf course. At one point, there was even a "real" witch waiting for us beneath the shadows of this enormous old oak tree that commanded an entire portion of the green.
Bart had to wear his knight costume from last year since I was not quite finished with his new one. He never missed an opportunity to tell someone, "I'm dressed up as a knight, but I'm really going to be Anakin Skywalker. My mom hasn't finished making my costume yet."

























These pictures below were taken at the Preschool Parade the day before. The Preschool Parade is an annual event where parents bring their preschoolers, toddlers, and babies downtown in costume. Then everyone parades en masse through the streets to Union Point Park by the Rivers. Here, sponsors have set up tables with games, crafts, info, and snacks for the children. It's a lot of fun and quaint and the children really get excited. It gets you into the spirit of Halloween. Two years ago, I brought Bart and Drake, who was about Lucy's age at the time. This year we met up with some church friends. It was quite chilly out and it just FELT like Halloween!