. . . a couple days late. We hadn't checked the post in a long time so it was a pleasant surprise to see all these great pictures! We have got some amazingly cute nieces and nephews and some amazingly talented siblings. I think Jackson is so stinkin cute and I love the Mitt Romney pumpkin.
We have been called to repentance and so shall post some Halloween pictures of Carol. She was a black cat. I also took some pictures of her in her church clothes with her hair actually combed. It's tough keeping an almost two-year old looking tidy. Usually on Sundays Dave showers while I get Carol ready. Then I shower and Dave tries to keep her from messing up her hair. I suppose we should switch things around. She is sure to get a hold of a doll brush or something and decide to touch things up. Most often she looks like a poor, neglected ragamuffin.
Top Right: Hard work pays off with the spoils of a trick-less but treat-ful evening. Far left: one cute black cat. Middle: Going to Church with a spiffy pink "ba pa" (backpack). Right: rubbing a nice soft fuzzy "ba-ut" (aka "soft one" in other families or "blanket" in a more universal dialect) under her nose. Ahhhhhh.....
Above: Daddy and Carol gut a pumpkin. Daddy discovered that a melon-baller works MUCH better than a spoon. Carol and Daddy both attempt to be clean by using latex gloves while doing the dirty work.
Below: The finished product. This was actually Carol's idea. David said "Carol what do you want to put on this pumpkin?" Carol's answer, "Um.... bug." Well, OK--that's a pretty good Halloween thing to do! Laurie drew the shape and David carved it out... at 1 AM when everyone was in bed. Hey, tomorrow was Sunday and David wanted to get it done :) The favorite feature: the bright, glowing eyes.
We get Dad this week! He is coming out for business so we'll have a birthday party while he's here with Aunt Kathleen and Grandma. We got Carol some toy food and dishes and an eensie weensie oven and a little table. She is getting into dolls- feeding them, changing their diapers, telling us to make them talk. She just figured out that she can put her toys in time out. She puts her little turkey into the napkin holder for timeout at the table. And our favorite new trick is that she says, "I love you." (I yuh you!) It just melts your heart! She also tells her blanket and tiger that she loves them.
Hey! Do you guys remember when Mom made bulgur for us as kids? We called it 'vulgar'. Well, believe it or not, I made lentils and bulgur this evening and I LIKED IT! It's amazing. I'm looking for more vegetarian meals. Especially lower fat. If you guys have any let me know.
Love you! Laurie
PS from David... hey, K & G--nice pumpkin! Check out
http://www.zombiepumpkins.com/ for other character pumpkins.
