Dance Party with Avery

Alivia went to a cute fundraiser for some middle school girls who are raising money for their dance program. The party was at Dancer's Workshop from 5-10 pm last Saturday night. Alivia and Avery were bursting with excitement. I was a little worried that Alivia might not make it until 10 pm, but she did fine. The face painting was a little much b/c it meant we had to come home and take a full bath! Alivia loved being with her cousin and going around to all the stations that included: face painting, t-shirt design, mani/pedi, hip hop dance class, games and a movie while their nails dried. Cute!

Halloween Preview 2012

Because I am never really sure who is going to want to get their picture taken, I thought I would get some shots in a low-stress situation. John has been particularly tricky lately.

As you can see, Will is Luke Skywalker (in an Obe Juan Kanobe outfit) and John is Spidey. The boys are thrilled with their costumes and have danced around and played in them the last few days.

For $19.99 they are just what we need - comfy, easy to get on and off with few pieces and parts. I really tried to talk John out of Spiderman because there is no way he is putting on the facemask that goes with it, but he was undeterred. . . .

John is digging for gold and Will is growling like a dog

Ahh, now there is my sweet boy again

My Girl Scout Daisy

Alivia is officially a Daisy in Troop 1512. A Daisy is before Brownies which is before Girl Scouts. The troop meets at Davis Elementary and all the girls are students there, but I thought it would be a great way to meet some other kids and moms in the neighborhood and thankfully, the troop leader was willing to let a Veritas gal join the crew.

So far it has been such a sweet experience. The troop leader, Anaise, is so kind and is really into it. Alivia couldn't wait to get her uniform and go back again this past Friday. She talks about selling cookies a lot. And Will does, too. He started crying the other day when he thought he was missing out on the Girl Scout cookie sale. (We gotta get that kid into some sort of entrepreneurial venture soon).

This week she learned the Girl Scout promise and it brought back fun memories of when I was a Girl Scout!