Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween Everyone! I hope that you have a wonderful night filled with chocolate, laughter and fun. We have a very full day planned. Mr Moonie has a library class, Toodles has a party, Sweetpea has wacky hair day and Snukie is going along for the ride. This evening we're going to a Trunk or Treat. Should be a lot of fun! As of right now, Sweetpea will be a hair stylist; Toodles a girl doctor; Mr Moonie a policeman; and Snukie will be a strawberry. All of this subject to change, however.

Yesterday, we had one of those very busy mornings full of mischief and roaring. So I decided that we needed to go on a grand adventure. We walked (actually I walked and the 3 youngers rode in the wagon) to the canal. We spent the next hour throwing rocks into the water and collecting seashells. It was the most wonderful thing. Mr Moonie was in little boy heaven. He carried enormous boulders and heaved them into the water. He threw handfuls of dirt and pebbles and watched the splashes. He ran along the bridge. He climbed up the mountain. He conquered the world. Toodles collected all the shells she could find, broken or otherwise, placed them in an old water bottle (shame on me for not bringing buckets!) and climbed around getting rocks in her sandals. She was a girl on a mission looking for interesting colors, finding two golf balls and other various treasures. Snukie sat in the wagon guarding the remaining water bottle and enjoying the happy chatter. It was a wonderful end to a tough morning. It was one of those times that I was so fully present in the moment that I felt only joy and love. I like those times.