Halloween parade 2013

Every year on the Sunday before Halloween, our town has a huge Halloween parade. And it's always freezing. This year was no exception! It's a good 2, 2 and half hour parade. Standing out there that long gets COLD! But it's always fun, and we wouldn't miss it. This year, we met up with Misty and Paden and some of their friends. E had a great time and scored lots of candy:)

 

 

 

 

 

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School Halloween party

 

 

Last night was E's school Halloween party. She had fun seeing her friends, but was disappointed they did not have music and dancing like they did at last year's party. Instead, this year, instead of a DJ, they had a magician. Even though she said afterwards that the magic show was "boring", she watched it for quite a while and seemed like she was in to it. Still, she was very sad to realize that after the magic show, the party was over, and there was not going to be any music. She was really, really wanting a "disco party." Maybe next year, sweetie...

 

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Trick or treating at the zoo

On Saturay, after soccer, we met up with some friends at the zoo, where they were having trick or treating for the kids. Fun!

 

 

 

 

 

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A few final Halloween pictures

So I know it's way after the fact now, but I just wanted to share a few pics from Halloween morning at E's school that I didn't post before. The Kindergarteners and First graders had a little parade in their costumes. This top picture is E with her class. So cute :)

The "mummy wrap-up"

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Trick or treating was fun until this happened...

 

So, it's taken me a few days to write this post. Still not sure if I'll actually publish it.  But I want to write about our Halloween night. If you're on my personal Facebook page, you already know about it.

As we've done for the past 3 years, we went trick-or-treating in Maria's neighborhood. She lives in a nice residential area, and a lot of the houses go all out for Halloween, so it's always lots of fun. To be honest, since E & I had pretty much been celebrating Halloween since the previous Friday, by this time, I was feeling sort of done with it. But once I started taking E around the neighborhood, I began enjoying myself and really getting into it.  My little Dorothy was raking in the sweet stuff and having a great time.  Then, toward the end of the evening, something really ugly, and totally unexpected happened. E and I were finishing up trick-or-treating and were headed back to Maria's. We were about a block from her house, and E was skipping ahead of me, when a car drove past us and a guy yelled out the window, "Look out for the n---!" and sped off. Aside from being shocked, I was instantly filled with rage. Luckily, E didn't really pick up on any of it. My eyes were filled with tears and I was fuming inside as I took E back to M's house, where our car was. Three days later, I still can't quite believe it happened. Did someone really shout the n-word out their car window to my daughter??? I find myself questioning if it really actually happened. Did I misunderstand what the guy said? It all happened so fast. But that incident (which I know in my heart really did happen), that only lasted about 5 seconds, infuriated me, and broke my heart. And I'm not sure what to do with it. As my sister said, this person is obviously damaged, angry, and ignorant. I know that it has nothing to do with my sweet, beautiful, strong little girl. But to be confronted with such raw hate and stupidity was just shocking and revolting. After it happened, I just felt sick, as I started wondering, how much more of this %$*# will she have to face in her lifetime? How many more times will someone call her that word? How long until she understands that there are people in this world who will not like her just because of the color of her skin? She lives in a world where she is loved, encouraged, and adored by all those around her. Halloween night was a stark reminder that there is an ugly side of life out there. I believe it's rare, and that this was an isolated (bizarre) incident, but that ugly side is out there. I want E to never be hurt. I want her to only be around people who treat her with love and kindness. I know I can't keep her in a bubble, I know that. But a big part of me would sure like to.

Happy Halloween!

Hope everyone has a fun, safe Halloween!
xoxoxox

More Halloween fun, and Sandy

So, Miss E and I have an extra "home day" today, because of Hurricane Sandy. E's school and my work have both been called off. Here in the Boston area, the heavy rain and winds are supposed to hit around mid day. Right now, at about 7:45am, it's rainy, but doesn't look especially windy out yet. I'm just hoping that everyone stays safe, and also that we don't lose power. But if we do, we can always rely on E's handy dandy Hello Kitty battery operated lantern. I am sooo ready for this storm...;)

 

Yesterday, our town had it's annual big Halloween parade. They hold it rain or shine, and yesterday was definitely rain and no shine.  It was cold and drizzly the whole time, but we had fun. E scored lots of candy, and hugs from Pooh Bear, Tigger, Minnie and Mickey Mouse :)

 

 

 

We went to a Halloween party on Saturday (thanks, Misty and Paden!), where E got to wear her Dorothy costume again. This costume has already gotten dirty and washed once and it's not even Halloween yet!

Everyone stay safe if you live in the path of Hurricane Sandy...xoxoxoxo

Halloween Party # 1

Tonight was the first of several fun Halloween events my little Dorothy and I will be participating in over the next several days. E's school held a Halloween party/dance. And wow, did she dance! I didn't get any great pictures (I have to stop being lazy and start using my actual camera, instead of just always relying on my phone camera). Anyway, E had a great time, and was so excited to see her friends and dance to the loud music that was playing. Watching her rock out to "Call Me Maybe" with her friends was priceless. I couldn't help but fast forward in my mind to when she's a teenager and partying with her BFFs...Yikes!!

I loved watching her and seeing how much she seems to love her school, and her classmates.  :)

 

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She would live on Fried Rice if I let her...

One of E's favorite things to do is go to the mall and have Fried Rice from the food court. We don't do this too often, so it's a special treat for her when we do. My girl loves Fried Rice...I'm sure people thought it was weird that I was taking pictures of my kid while she's just trying to eat some dinner in the middle of the food court. What can I say? I'm such a slave to this blog:)

In other news: I'm so excited- my friend Heidi has made a Dorothy costume for E for Halloween, it should be arriving in the mail shortly! Thank you Heidi, we love you! Can't wait to see her in it!! Her school will be having a parade on Halloween morning, and the kids are allowed to wear their costumes all day. Fun!

Speaking of school...I was not prepared for the vast quantities of papers that E brings home everyday! This includes worksheets that she has done during the day, plus notices sent home for the parents (usually related to some fundraising event).  I love looking through all the papers, but then what do I do with all of them?? There is only so much wall and refrigerator space to hang her work up on! What do other people do? Help!!

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Happy Halloween!

My little skeleton with our friend Maria. We went trick or treating in Maria's neighborhood, then stopped by Grandma and Grandpa's. :)

Halloween Parade

We went to the Halloween Parade in our town on Sunday 10/30. It was fun, but cold! Yes, that's snow in the background...