Happy Halloween!

Veronica's preschool had a Halloween party and they went trick-or-treating to the various rooms. Her teacher dressed her up in her kitty cat costume; I had included some little makeup sticks and asked that she just put two whiskers on each cheek, but she just couldn't resist doing a full make-up job on Veronica. I showed up at the daycare center to see a little kitty cat with a black nose and a red tip, three black whiskers on each cheek, and white "fur" on her forehead. She looked so cute!

As soon as we got home, where Jason was already waiting, I threw on my witch costume and we took her trick-or-treating. We were out for almost an hour and hit several houses. Veronica didn't always say "trick or treat" but she did always say "thank you," most of the time without prodding to do so. One of the funniest moments involved a man handing out candy from a doorway. He was pretty tall, and the doorway had a step up to it, so Veronica looked up and said "Dat a giant!" He and his wife laughed so hard.

Right now she is playing with her crayons. Not coloring or drawing with them, PLAYING with them. She makes them "talk" to each other and "walk" and puts them in scenarios, just like little dolls. She does the same with Jason's polished rock collection from childhood, to the point where she names the rocks. This has us scratching our heads. But even more confusing is how we're ever going to get her out of this costume. It's 8:15 p.m. already, she's had this thing on for hours now and the kitty makeup is almost gone. But she still won't let us remove it. I'd better get going, because bathtime is soon and I think it's going to be a fight. Just a hunch. ;-)