Happy Halloween!

No, it really wasn't 7 months between posts - it just seems like it. If your children are anything like ours, Halloween in a subject that comes up quite regularly. We decided to take advantage of that and get a head start on the planning. Yes, we know full-well that there is a good chance opinions will change between now and then but it never hurts to try. Last year was a first for me in that I let everyone pick their own costumes and didn't make them follow a theme. It was no surprise that Benjamin followed in his big brother's foot steps at the last minute and gave up his ghost idea to be a Transformer. Now Noah already has his next three or four years of costume ideas picked out. It is no surprise to us that he can remember these ideas and lists them in exactly the same order every time he talks about it. (One little problem, he really thinks his vampire costume should come with green teeth. So, should you ever see any while you are out, please pick them up for him. We will all be eternally grateful.) This year, he hopes to be a Ninja. Lucky for us, Santa brought him a ninja costume last year. Again, no surprise, Benjamin has decided he would also like to be a 'Minja'. Only problem? He wants to be a "Grey Minja." Santa brought him the same RED costume. Halloween happens at night, right? I can tell him he looks grey in the dark, right? I'll keep working on it... Now Abby is going to be a little bit more difficult. There really is not much she doesn't love. Except for the weed whacker. She doesn't love that, so we will toss out that idea. She could easily be any animal. She can make every animal sound, although my favorite would probably be a cow. Or a wolf - she does a great howl. She also really likes Elmo right now. She calls every Sesame Street friend Elmo. Even Abby Cadabby! So, we still have her to work on. But, really, it is the last one that is throwing us for a loop. We just can't decide. A wee 'Casper'? Or a mini 'Jack'? Which do you think is better?


PS. Special thanks to BIG SISTER Abby for allowing us to use her sonogram picture. "IV" (read Ivy) hasn't had any pictures yet. :)