Louise wants so much to be a big sister. Whenever I ask Daniel to put on his coat or shoes, she runs over to grab it, and holds the coat open for him, or bends down to help him put on his shoes. It's so sweet to see. Daniel doesn't have any choice but to listen!

Daniel these days is the big scholar. He's got it in his mind that if he learns everything they're going to teach him in school now, particularly addition, then the teacher, after calling home to confirm that indeed we taught it, will send him back home to play. Where did he get the idea that school isn't good? Ahh well, we shouldn't disillusion him now if it motivates him to learn!

Hallowe'en

The kids were so cute on Hallowe'en. Louise was dressed as a cat, Daniel as the cat in the hat. I dressed in a bright animal print with a crown - maybe queen of the jungle? At least that's how it feels most days.

Louise had to be the most enthusiastic trick-or-treater out there. Once she discovered that she could hold her own bag (swinging it wildly with candy flying out), and that people would put stuff in it - she was off and running. Or at least running as well as she could - which is barely without the costume, and even more limited with it. The moment the door closed, she was toddling quickly off down the next driveway. Since we were only visiting friends, we had to run to keep up with her for frequent redirection. Fortunately she would get stuck at every set of stairs, (she needs a hand) so we could catch her.

Daniel, had somewhere learned "trick-or-treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat" and wouldn't be persuaded that it was ok to stop at "trick-or-treat". We compromised by teaching him to add an enthusiastic PLEASE at the end of the poem. Of course he could only manage to squeek it out, in a tiny high-pitched voice if I held his tail so he could be brave. So sweet.

Now, 7 houses - how are we going to get through the candy?