Halloween

The consummate Halloween post.  That's right.  It was a fairly low key affair with the hurricane blowing through the days before, it kind of took all momentum out.  Truthfully, Heb and I have been pretty blah since the storm blew through. 

As you have read, Halloween has never really been my favorite holiday.  I'm confused as to why we would want to have children go door to door.  And the decor...skulls, tombstones, spiderwebs...not my fav.  Also, it's one of those that is not nearly as fun as an adult.  But I have to say that this year I may have enjoyed it a little more. 

Dressing up Leo this year, it reminded me of being a little girl.  Mom L would sew up costumes for us and we could be whoever we wanted to be...Minnie Mouse, an Astronaut, the Tooth Fairy, Rupunzel...then there was my Scarlet O'hara costume in second grade.  I was even a Pink Bunny one year.  Talk about awesome, I loved pretending to be a pink bunny.  I remember what it was like to put on my costume as a child.  It felt different and fun. 

I wanted to create a costume for Leo that would live up to that long line of creativity.  I dreamed up this little owl costume for Leo and am so happy with how it turned out.   I love when my projects turn out better than expected (it doesn't happen that often). 

Out at lunch in Occoquan (a historic fishing village).

Lately, I've been thinking about one year ago (you know that it's something I do quite frequently).  I can't get over how different our life is from a year ago.  A year ago, we were still in the new phase of being in DC.   Moving is hard.  There's no other way to say it.  It's hard to not know anyone and to make new friends.  One thing Halloween made me very thankful for was friends. (And yes, I do know this is not a thanksgiving post).  So there, enough mush for one post. 

With the moms from my mom group.

Our cousins and their friend on Halloween.