Halloween and other scary stuff

I realize that some of you are itching to see photos of the girls in their Halloween costumes.

First, let me tell you that this was almost "the Halloween that wasn't" since Amelia had a slight fever on October 30th. But on the 31st, she seemed to be feeling much better and was eager to get out and play.

We started the day by bringing Amelia to her gymnastics class in the IU cheerleading outfit uncle Mike bought her in Bloomington. This was perfect for class and Amelia looked great as a cheerleader, even though I don't think she knows what a cheerleader is.

We had a couple of choices for costumes for Diana as well. Here she is wearing one of her sister's tiaras and dressed as, well, princess Diana.

(Or princess "Minnie Pearl" based on the price tag on her head.)
Though both of the girls would look beautiful in anything, they finally settled on dressing as a witch and a cat. In fact, Amelia likes her witch costume so much that she asked tonight if she could wear it for Christmas. I explained to her that we don't normally wear costumes on Christmas - we'll see if she remembers that when the holidays roll around.

We only took the girls to about half a dozen homes on Halloween night. Neither of the girls ever managed to say, "Trick or Treat" with any degree of clarity or conviction, but they still got candy every where they went. As a bonus treat, almost every house seemed to have at least one big, friendly dog.

So I have to say that all of us had a good time. Grandma seemed to really enjoy knocking on doors and calling out, "Trick or Treat." The weather was cold, but I had a good time, too.

Neither of the girls completely understood what was going on, but they knew a good deal when they saw it.
Diana knew exactly what was in the little packages she was given at the door. She couldn't figure out how to open the treats, but she seemed very eager to get at them.

The following weekend, mommy had to go to work. Saturday was a little rough for me, but Sunday was awful and I came down with some kind of terrible cold.

The next thing you know, Amelia has the same cold, only hers is accompanied by a fever. This cold (or whatever virus it is that is floating around) zaps every bit of your strength for days if you catch it. As proof, check out this photograph of Amelia sleeping "on" the couch. I assure you that not only did the girl fall asleep in this position, but she was also snoring when I took this shot.

Daddy got the virus next. Diana had a fever today. I am finally getting better: Well enough to type away on the blog while everyone else in the house sleeps. Still, I don't want to relapse, so I'll be off to bed myself. Hopefully, I'll have the energy and mental clarity to write again soon.

Lisa