Halloween thus far

Today's Trunk or Treat at Highland was full of classic costumes. It warmed my heart to see Lucy choose to be Wonder Woman (she calls it Wonder Human). Owen had an amazing Astronaut costume but wasn't nearly as thrilled about it as us. We made it through the candy portion of the evening and managed a few pictures. Owen and Casen (aka Officer Awesome) are priceless and Lucy was ready to save the world (as long as nothing too scary got in the way).

Simple Play

I, like many moms, have gotten caught up in all the toys for my kids. I'm sure that we've all been frustrated after spending more than we wanted on a toy for our kids, nieces or nephews just to watch it be kicked to the side while they play with an old spice container. As much as kids want those toys, they don't need them and they don't always prefer them. Owen has two Batman capes but insists on using blankets. Lucy has a hundred dolls and still can be found in my bedroom lining up lotion bottles and putting hair bows on them. I found a book called Unplugged Play . It has a lot of ideas of things to do with kids that don't involve anything that requires batteries or an outlet. There have been a lot of great ideas that I never really thought of because I haven't had to use my own creativity for a long time (which is kind of sad). I might put a few of the ideas on our class blog.

Better Mood

Owen quickly recovered and decided to sing a different song.

Jesus Loves Me

I love how Lucy doesn't even miss a beat when Owen loses his cape and his cool.