Halloween is a prolonged affair here in Ireland. Students typically get the last week of October off from school. They are allowed to wear their costumes on the last day of class before the break.
As the picture below indicates, FABJ decided to dress up as a witch again this year. So LBJ went to work on the homemade broomstick
Alas, FABJ left her broomstick at school, which did not please her (as you might imagine). She has been a bit agitated since then. Not due to the broomstick, but likely due in part to the break from school. She likes her routines, and she was out of routine.
Still, she went to UCD sports camp, which she likes. She was in the same group as the daughter of two of my colleagues, and she got to go swimming in camp (normally, you need to be 7 to do that!).
But she wasn't quite happy about her costume. So, by the time Halloween came around, the costume had been re-purposed as a witch pirate. ORBJ stuck with her original costume - princess. She's pretty easy going on that front (and many, but not all, others). But the girls quite enjoyed a quick tour of the neighborhood for some sweets:
However, the next morning, FABJ did not want to be a witch or a pirate witch. But somehow LBJ talked her into being a fairy witch (or something like that). So one costume, with a few accessory changes, provided 3 different outfits. Good practice for the working world, I suspect.
FABJ has been a bit cranky, even though school started back up. She's had a couple of meltdowns for the usual minor reasons, such as ORBJ going to a birthday party (without her). So we'll see - hopefully she'll settle down again soon.
A parting shot of the first two pumpkins, which the girls quite enjoyed carving. However, the weather was not so kind to them, so we got a replacement pumpkin (shown above).
As the picture below indicates, FABJ decided to dress up as a witch again this year. So LBJ went to work on the homemade broomstick
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| Flight FABJ123 ready for take off |
Still, she went to UCD sports camp, which she likes. She was in the same group as the daughter of two of my colleagues, and she got to go swimming in camp (normally, you need to be 7 to do that!).
But she wasn't quite happy about her costume. So, by the time Halloween came around, the costume had been re-purposed as a witch pirate. ORBJ stuck with her original costume - princess. She's pretty easy going on that front (and many, but not all, others). But the girls quite enjoyed a quick tour of the neighborhood for some sweets:
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| The girls and pumpkin #3 (1st two destroyed by rain) |
FABJ has been a bit cranky, even though school started back up. She's had a couple of meltdowns for the usual minor reasons, such as ORBJ going to a birthday party (without her). So we'll see - hopefully she'll settle down again soon.
A parting shot of the first two pumpkins, which the girls quite enjoyed carving. However, the weather was not so kind to them, so we got a replacement pumpkin (shown above).
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| Fine craftswomanship from LBJ and the girls |
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