Thursday, October 31, 2019

The Year It Snowed on Halloween

Charlie kicked Halloween week off at dance class. Her class wore their costumes and performed a special Halloween dance for the parents. 

It snowed 5 inches overnight and until about 10 a.m. on October 31. What?!?

Will and his classmates performed two songs for parents. Here, Will is one of 5 little pumpkins sitting on a gate. 


After Will's school parade and performance, we sped over to the girl's school for their costume parade. 

Didn't get the best shot of Evy and her friend Laela. 

After school, the kids had the great idea of shoveling a path through the grass so kids wouldn't have to walk through the snow to get to our front door for trick or treat. 

Evy was a Pink Lady and she picked out a T-bird costume for Bo. It was too small and he hated it. 

Pink Lady.

Thanos in his snow boots. 


Uma's snow boots just happen to match her costume perfectly.
It was about 35 degrees at 5:30 when we met up with a crew to go trick or treating.
L to R Claire, Georgie, Charlie, Julia, Josie and Elsie. 

Charlie, Will, Grandma Joan and I made it until 6:30 before we were frozen and went back to the house. The kids took a brief break and then went back out with Papa Jake and Scott. They were determined to get the full-size candy bars from our neighbor!

This is the first year Evy and her friends were given the freedom to trick or treat on their own. I may have tracked her on her Gizmo watch multiple times. 
L to R: Eliza, Sophia, Sophie, Elsie, Kathryn, Lila, Addie and Evy

The girls made their way back to our house around 7:00. It was dark and freezing and everyone was done. They all managed to get tons of candy!


Monday, October 28, 2019

Evy Turns 11


Evy gave me specific instructions for her cake this year. Two-layer white cake with blue and pink fondant bows. She crafted the bows herself.


After pizza and cake at our house, we took a bunch of her friends to Planet 3 to jump. After that, they ALL spent the night at our house and watched The Hunger Games. 
L to R: Hadley, Lila, Kathryn, Sophia, Sophie, Edie, Evy, Laela, Addison



She requested a blueberry coffee cake for her birthday breakfast. 

And tacos were requested for dinner. She always tells us she does not want the staff to sing happy birthday but this year they did it anyway and she handled it like a champ! 


THE BIRTHDAY INTERVIEW
Q: What is your favorite color?
A: Any shade of blue.

Q: What is your favorite food?
A: Coffee Cake and Tacos.

 Q: Who is your best friend?
A: Laela

Q: What is your favorite thing to do?
A: Play with Gibby. 
Gibby is the nickname that Evy has given to Bo.

Q: What is your favorite song?
A:  Shotgun by George Ezra and The Git Up by Blanco Brown

Q: What is your favorite treat?
A: Coffee Cake and Sour Patch Kids.

Q: What is your favorite drink?
A: Lemonade

Q: What is your favorite show or movie?
A: Hunger Games and YouTube

Q: What is your favorite toy?
A: Gibby

Q: What is your favorite thing to do with your family?
A: Eat out at a restaurant.

Q: Where is your favorite place to go?
A: Any vacation that’s warm like the beach or Disney.

Q: What is your favorite book?
A: Dork Diary Series

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
A: I don’t know. Maybe an Interior Designer or a person who hugs dogs.  

Q: Are there any other things you want to tell me about being 11?
A: I’m old and I’m almost going to be in Jr. High.

Q: What’s your favorite thing about school?
A: Hanging out with my friends and talking when we’re not supposed to.