It was a Happy Halloween!

October 31st, 2013

Late night.  Early morning.  Thank the Good Lord for coffee!  The lack of sleep was well worth it.  We had {another} fun filled day.  I'm hopeful we will all sleep well tonight {Christian, please}.  

We got out of bed, had a quick breakfast, and got in our Halloween attire.  We were heading to the {world's only} Curious George store for their Halloween program.  We were on the T headed to Harvard Square with all the commuters   Of course, my kids were the only children.  It can be a tough crowd, but the kids in costume did a good job of making just about everyone smile.

Getting ready for a morning of Halloween fun!

Shopping seahorse

Christian was very excited to get a scary ghost painted on his face!

Lindalee "picking out" the color for her face painting.

I was surprised she let the woman paint her face.  I guess it was a good idea to have big brother go first.

Getting ready for some spooky story-time

Waiting to see who was outside.....

Curious George!  

Christian refused to wear his costume for the Halloween event.  I swear I don't usually dress him in girl leggings.  

I had to hold Lindalee because she was absolutely terrified of George.

After a morning of fun at the Curious George store, we picked up a snack and headed to "Hava-daad" {Christian throws a fit if you say Harvard Yard, it's Hava-daad} .  I have such fond memories of Christian and me playing for hours in the beautiful gardens on the UVA lawn.  The Harvard Yard is nice, but no UVA {snob!}.  The kids had a blast.  All the Asian tourists were snapping pictures of them {Asian tourists love my kids for some reason.  We've had numerous awkward encounters of them trying to snap photos of the kids.}.  

An actual hug.  I was surprised there was no tackle involved.

Brother-sister cuddles

There was a Trick-or-Treating event at our building.  We took the kids to a couple apartments to meet our neighbors {all very interesting families}.  Christian indulged in some sweet treats, and went a little crazy.  We walked into the courtyard to meet another little Trick-or-Treater and Christian ran full speed into a small tree.  He has a nice bump on his head.  Sugar and CJ do not mix. The kids enjoyed gathering a bucket of sugar, but enjoyed handing out candy at our apartment even more.  

Poor Zoe made a very cute Octopus.  

One of the many reason we are enjoying city life is the diversity here.  Sorting through the kids candy, this was our favorite: Ume & Soda Pure Gummy: "Popping ume-soda flavor full of taste and smell that is great for joyful moment".  At $3.99+ tax for a couple gummies, it should provide a joyful moment.  It did.  

Today, we missed some of our Charlotte and Charlottesville buddies {we have some fun Halloween memories in both places}.  Though I wish they were here with us, today I'm especially thankful for this fun time with my kids.  They are pretty awesome.