If you need labels for clothing, lunchboxes, bookbags, towels — pretty much anything, I strongly recommend these: Lovable Labels. They’re based in Canada and may seem expensive, but they’re durable and pretty and absolutely worth it. Of the many that are on Lillian’s clothes and personal belongings, a grand total of zero have fallen off in the last year. I just ordered a batch of new ones with a fire truck, for Reuven.
We carved two jack-o-lanterns. The lumpy reddish one had very thick flesh, so we also made a tasty pumpkin pie!
I’m shamelessly proud of the job I did on both these home-made costumes.
Lillian got enough candy to last another whole year, at least. Wow!
This year, I asked Lillian what her brother should be for Halloween. She thought for a moment, then declared, “A pickle!”
So I made him a pickle. Green fleece, green buttons, and a bit of batting stuffed in the back to round out the pickle shape. Everybody loved it, and only a few people thought he was a peapod.
Plus, they both won the costume contest — Witch got first place, Pickle got second. I was totally stoked.
Taking your family on a trip through a graveyard looking for relatives results in rather morbid vacation pics!
Thankfully, that’s not all we did.
Note the crying face — he’s upset because while it was easy to get up, he had no idea how to get down. And he managed the climb in about 20 seconds. This kid is FAST.
Today was loads of fun. We went to an Easter Egg Hunt in Sesquicentennial State Park, which was a lot more games and entertainment than just an egg hunt. The Southern Pride Rabbit and Cavy Club had a table with a lot of rabbits on display — both kids loved petting them.
It was hilarious to compare Reuven, a nine months old baby, to a Flemish Giant.
A Flemish Giant’s weight should be anywhere from 14-22 pounds. Or even more!
The one at the park definitely looked like it was on the high side of that range.
There were also assorted games available, at which everybody won something at (even if it was just a small piece of candy). We even did some hula-hooping (is that a verb?)… and this picture just begged to be turned into an animated gif!
Fleece hats are warm, and easy to make. Cute fleece hats aren’t much harder.
My next attempt will be a polar bear (same but in white fleece) with a little nose and two eyes…
