I don’t want adult-sized people in creepy costumes asking me for candy! When my kids were little, I got tired of trying to come up with new costumes each and every year. I don’t like creepy, scary, gorey, evil… stuff. I do like seeing the little toddlers dressed up going door to door but please…. There are several reasons for this, I suppose. Okay… say what you want… but I really don’t like “That October Holiday… Halloween. Take a look, and then please let me know if you find it helpful. To help me dream of wonderful summer evenings, I used simple shapes and Inkscape’s gradient function to create these scenes. I’ve posted an Inkscape tutorial to show you how I created the background. Thinking of summer makes me long for those peaceful sunsets on the lake. It is an almost yearly event for their young family to travel to “Papa’s house” for a little summer vacation time, and I am happy that she is forming fond memories of the times we spend together there. While thinking of this precious child crying gives me no pleasure, I am happy that she wants to come to our house for a visit. The best part of our conversation was when the eldest informed us that, “I have been crying about wanting to go to your house”. Her conversation is filled with important aspects of her life, interrupted by the giggles brought on by viewing the silly antics of her sisters and her on camera. She is growing up so fast and is now sporting an age-appropriate missing tooth in her smile, which she displays with pride.

Princess number one is counting down the last half of her kindergarten year.

I can’t say that I blame them because they are immeasurably more fun to look at than Grandma and Papa! In fact, they spent a large portion of the time amusing themselves by making faces into the camera. I am pretty sure they feel the same way…. Today we Skyped with the princesses and their mommy and daddy! We miss them so much and what a joy it is to see those sweet princess faces.

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