treat or treat

The Rowdy Girls went trick or treating for the first time. Roo stuck with her pirate costume. Em switched it up and went as Belle from Beauty & the Beast. Aunt Kaki is Audrey .

Em was pretty shy and stuck to me like a burr. She poked her head around and would quickly whisper "trick or treat" and then hide again.

Roo shocked us all and embraced her inner pirate. She stomped down the sidewalk bellowing, "Arg!" and marched right up to doors shouting "Trick or Treat!"

She likes candy.

That would be three lollies in her hand.

Em's exhibitionist side reemerged once we were home and the sugar kicked in. Glow stick rave!

glue bones

Em and Roo have new favorite pajamas. Their glowing skeleton jammas. They ask to wear their bone pjs. And in case I'm confused, they clarify that they want the ones that glue.

I think they mean glow.

the doctor is OUT

The doctor costume is kaput. Roo refused it for the next dress up opportunity... playgroup Halloween party.

Well then, what do you want to be?

A pirate.

Okey dokey. We'll just pull that costume out of thin air 20 minutes before the party.

Fortunately, we already had an eye patch, sword and pirate hat. Hello Kitty rain boots with chopped up black hosiery pulled over sufficed for pirate footwear. A pink bandanna from a cowboy birthday party went on her head. And we found a billowy white tunic right after I took the pictures in their room.

The host of the party taught Roo a pirate joke.

"How much will a pirate pay for corn?"

A buccaneer! Arg!!

Roo loved it.

The dwead piwate Roo in her tricked out ride at the party.

on parade

The girls got all dressed up for the costume parade at school the Thursday before Halloween.

Em kept us guessing on her outfit. She changed her mind every day of October, sometimes twice. But Cinderella won out.

Roo was even tougher. She said she'd only wear a hat as a costume. I finally heard her say she'd be a doctor, so I grabbed a doctor outfit quickly. Which she then refused to wear.

The day of the parade, she agreed to the coat only.

They were so excited to be on parade. But, forgot to factor in that a parade has an audience. Once they stepped out the doors and saw the masses, freak outs ensued.

Still mad and freaking out after the parade during the photo ops. Awesome.

Things got lots better as the fall festival kicked into gear. Also, everyone changed out of their costumes. Except Em.

On the way out the door, Em stopped at her friend's princess lunchbox and gasped, "Mama! It's all my family!"

pretty flowers

Our trip out to Sweetberry Farm wasn't quite as idyllic as last year's.

It was super windy and the girls were just grouchy. It took some lunch, an ice cream bribe and a little time before they found their happy.

We ended the trip by picking flowers.

$2 for all the flowers you can fit into a plastic cup. Em was charmed and Roo was intrigued. And I was surprised by how much their scissor skills have improved since school began.

(because we do not keep scissors at kid level nor do we practice with them at home. two kids + scissors = unauthorized hair cut)

The girls proudly presented them to J when we returned home.

"Jessa for you, Daddy. We pick dese flowers jessa for you."

Two

Em read a book all by herself tonight!

The only word she really got stuck on was 'thought', which, admittedly, is a toughy.

She was SO proud, saying, "I did it!" when she finished. Then, she asked how I felt. Like the beaming pride on my face wasn't apparent for miles. I was busting buttons, I was so proud!

We have two readers in the Rowdy Girl household.

won't let a moment slip away

A smattering of the over 1000 photos on my phone's camera roll.

I'm so blessed to have all these little vignettes of our days, good and bad. Tomorrow, a friend will bury her son. And today, the parents of a friend of the girls are separating.

There are good things, lots and lots of good things going on, as well.

But, I'm feeling the push to not let the little things pass me by.

Won't let another moment slip away...