Halloween is Over, Turkey Day Approaches

For Halloween this year we did things a little different.

Jeanette is usually a princess or a fairy. This year she wore the dress her grandparents brought back from China, and carried the parasol they sent for Christmas two years ago. I also put her hair up in a bun. She was a little beauty! We even got complements from several neighbors who are of Asian descent.

We were going to put Blake in his lederhosen, but at the last minute (practically) he became fascinated with Superman. Going so far as to 'correct' us if we didn't call him Superman. "No, I'm Superman!" So, I quickly pulled things together and 'created' a Superman costume. Blue pants, a blue Superman tee-shirt, red underwear pulled over the pants, red socks, and a hand made red cape. He was handsome though, especially when he put his hands in the air and said "Superman Away!"

Olea, of course, was a fairy. Pink onesie, pink tights, pink wings. Only she didn't like the wings and kept trying to pull them off. But she was as cute as can be, crawling around on the floor with wings sprouting from her back.

Bill and I usually ware our 'Pioneer' costumes. But Bill has been in a phase lately. Watching Kwai Chang Caine episodes and walking around trying to 'not brake the rice paper'. So for Halloween, he put on his 'Pioneer' costume, but drew a tiger on one arm and a dragon on the other. Very few people got it.

I wore my 'Pioneer' costume as usual, partly because I was too busy figuring out everyone else's costume to make a new one for myself, and partly because it still matched Bill's costume. Maybe next year, I'll do something new...

Now, it's time start making Thanksgiving plans. We'll probably stay home this year. Enjoy a day for just our little family. Buy a small turkey, or even a chicken, and make it a simple day. A day to really think about what we're grateful for, instead of worrying about cooking tons of food. It's been a long time since we enjoyed Thanksgiving with just our family.