Happy Belated Halloween

Is Halloween already long past? I completely forgot to post pictures of the kids' costumes until Shanne reminded me. Thanks girl!

The costumes turned out fantastic. Here's a picture of the four kiddos together. Q-tip didn't dress up this year. I just couldn't wrap my mind around that one.

D is Ashoka from The Clone Wars, Z is Princess Leia, C is Luke and E is Hello Kitty. For this picture, I told them to act their part. I think that Luke has the fate of the empire on his mind with that serious look.



And now a close-up. I think that I should be a makeup artist. Just take a look at those eyes! D was really self-conscious with so much makeup on. Every time someone told her how beautiful she looked, I thought that she might melt into the floor. You can see her mom-just-take-the-picture look very clearly here.


Yep, Z's got sassy down. And Z was just the opposite of D. She relished wearing all that makeup. She even asked for her lips to be darker. I told her that fire-engine red was about as dark as she'd ever get. She couldn't get enough of herself. I had to pry her away from the mirror.


I'm not sure when Luke did this face in the movies, but it seems to fit.


And finally, Hello Kitty. She also wore some eyeshadow to match with those whiskers. How could I resist those sweet eyes?


Today is my first day alone with all of the kiddos and so far everything is going very well. I even cleaned the kitchen! Unfortunately, C is sick so I'm taking him to the Dr. this morning for a strep test. In the meantime, I'm washing my hands so much that I think the skin might fall off. I really don't want Q-tip to get sick. He's just so little. My biggest fear was realized a few years ago when E ended up in the hospital with RSV and I DO NOT want to repeat that experience. It wasn't as much fun as I thought. (giggle)

I'll keep you posted.