Annie

We have our Halloween Pictures now :) Nathaniel was a dragon and
Madeleine was a unicorn. You can see pictures of their costumes at
www.naturallynhkids.com/pb/wp_6a878265.html. This was the first year
that Nathaniel seemed to have a sense of what was happening. After a
few houses, he would call out as he turned to leave, "Bye ... Happy
Halloween." Madeleine would then call cheerfully as we walked
away, "Bye ... bye ... bye ... bye ... bye ... bye ..."

The earlier part of the day was rather exhausting! My in-laws
insisted on having us drive to their house so they could see the kids
in their costumes. Of course, they only had limited times available
in their schedules. So, we ended up going over in the early
afternoon and then waiting for the city's events to start. The kids
enjoyed the hay ride, story time, and face painting. The pictures
with Big Bird and Cookie Monster were too overwhelming. We also
ended up waiting in line for 20 minutes at the fire station. That
would have been fine if there had been fire engines inside to explore
but it was just a food line for pizza, which my kids couldn't eat
anyway. So, that was a bit frustrating. Also, we had just spent 10
minutes waiting in line for the hay ride. This was compounded by the
fact that the family waiting behind us were not very understanding
with their 2-year-old who was having a hard time waiting in line,
especially since his dad insisted that he was not to be held.

It was fun seeing a lot of families we know all dressed up in
costumes :)

Annie
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