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Saturday Afternoon Dance Party

Dear Peep and Hazelly, 
We had an AWESOME Saturday afternoon.  The rain was really pouring this morning so we decided to pick some sticks from our

rainy day jar we made 6 months ago and had never used.  It was great!  You chose the, "To Have a Dance Party with Outfits," popsicle stick.  I grabbed up what little (really old) make up I had and then some dollar select eye shadow from the grocery and you both intensely got to work dressin' up.  

Hen, you really messed up my crappy jewelery boxes dragging out bracelets, rings and necklaces, but I don't mind.  It was great watching you both but then Henny decided that it was Daddy and Mommy's turn.  Hen and Daddy went with a Adam Ant inspired look and Mommy and Hazel more of the Boca Raton bronzed up blue eyed thing.  We made it to the dance floor in full style and shaked it, spun it and flipped out heads for a good hour.  

 

With all of us pooped you two took a bath to wash up.  What a great Saturday surprise.  My lil' dance machines...

Love, Mama 

Crazy day at school.

Dear Henry, Today is crazy day at school. You are so excited and here are the choices you made.  You ran around collecting things for your crazy look, including darting out to the car to get some chain you stashed away for your scorpion necklace.  You have yellow and white make up around your eyes (disappointed that I didn't have giant eyelashes to put on your lids), snake tats with flowers on your arms and two bracelets.  You are really excited about crazy day!  As you spoke about your friends in class you were amping up thinking about the things they may have done...and yet when I dropped you off at school a couple of hours ago you were the only one in the class who had done ANYTHING, besides one of the teachers who had put her hair in pig tails.  You didn't seem to mind but had a little bit of a shocked look.  It makes sense.  Yesterday you were the only one to not wear PJ's to school ("Pajamas are for bed not for school").  You don't even go to school on Wednesday normally but you wanted to be there for crazy day.  I'm glad you're the kind of kid that wasn't/isn't normally swayed by the fact that everyone was or wasn't, but were happy with you doing you.  A solid lesson and reality to carry through life.  I know I had so much fun getting you ready today and taking a few pictures of you.  The poses were also your doing.  
Love, Mama

Scary Tarantula, Sweetie Kitty

Dear Henny and Hazel Pants, 
I'll keep this short because the pictures far out weight the text I could clack away.  Halloween! this year was a collaborative effort between me and you Henny and it was awesome.  The past three years we gave you choices of what you wanted to be... year 1 you were a hot dog, year 2 you were Chewbacca, and year 3 you were an impressive Yoda with a hand made light saber replica thanks to your dad and last year you were a lit up Robot.  Well, this year you wanted to be a tarantula.  You and I sat down in the kitchen with your notebook.  While I listened to your description I sketched and you made adjustments as needed.  We made a list of materials needed and upon review you wrote in "cursive" the parts we had forgotten.  We selected our fabric easily but the search for eyeballs proved more of a problem.  At the last minute, just after settling on google eyes you were searching through some discount Halloween bins and found some Styrofoam eyes on sticks and a bag of eyes and asked if I thought they would work. UH! Yeah!  They were perfect!  

I worked a couple of days cutting and sewing the parts and then we constructed the hat together.  It all turned out so spooky and hairy!  

You impressed your friends at school.  They gathered around you to poke and ask questions.  

The children's museum gave you lots of attention too.  You and Hazel did your first haunted house with us, Bahboo and cousin Tony.  

We were able to trick or treat with our buddies again this year, a fun tradition.  

Bahboo, Krispie and Currie joined us.  The weather was beautiful and Hazel looked cuddly sweet in the kitty cat outfit that Henry picked out. 
 
 Hazelita, you sat with Daddy and shook candy in both hands, got all yellow from a baggie of cheese balls and waved and said hi to random trick or treaters.  

I can't wait to see what you choose to be next year.  And...here are the pictures.

I love my little ghoulies!   Love, Mama

P.S.  I always have standards for the Halloween outfits. They must keep you warm, not cover your face and be comfortable and flexible...after this year, I have to add it must light weight.  The weight of all of those legs and the big back slowed you down and wore you out early.  haha

Trick or Tweet, Trick or Beep Depends on Who You Ask

Dear Kids, 
I was so looking forward to this Halloween! Henry you were a robot, we made your costume mostly out of recycled materials.  The front hatch opens for you to put candy in. 
Hazel you were a sweet duckling and slept the entire time.  We were not surprised, when I took your costume off at home you did not approve.  Love you babies and spending Halloween with ya.  More later.

Love, Mama

 So sorry that the yellow paint on your face made you look like you needed your Billy Rubens checked. 

For past Halloweens click these links.
2009 http://www.thethompsonbaby.blogspot.com/2009/11/twick-or-peep.html
2010 http://www.thethompsonbaby.blogspot.com/2010/11/twick-or-tweet-fank-ewe.html
2011 http://www.thethompsonbaby.blogspot.com/2011/11/trick-or-treat-it-is.html