Two months after I decided you didn't need any new things for school, you outgrew your shorts and your shoes. So I think from now on, I'm going to just buy you the next size of school clothes during the back-to-school sales, whether you need them yet or not. That will save me from trying to find them at odd times during the school year.
I had the day off from work one Monday, which was great. I went to school with you in the morning, for the Moms and Muffins breakfast. We ran into Elliot, who is in your class, and I had a nice chat with his mom, Jennifer. We had actually met Jennifer and Lee at Back to School night, so it was nice to see her again. Then I went to the dentist to have a filling replaced. Such fun.
You had fall picture day at school. We have a funny book about a kid who tries to make sure that his school pictures are horrible, but ends up taking really nice ones on accident. It's always something of a gamble--you pay the money first and then you see the pictures. We ordered a few prints, so hopefully they'll turn out well.
It was Dad's birthday this month. We had the Epsteins over for some play time and birthday cake. Dad went to King's Hawaiian again, for a lovely fruity cake thing. We bought Dad some new music, which he always likes. Grandma and Grandpa Thorne sent some money for his new fish tank.
Speaking of which, you're excited to have a fish tank again. We spent one Saturday afternoon visiting different fish stores to find a new tank, and to see what kinds of fish we can get. Dad unpacked all of the aquarium supplies that we brought with us and cleaned them up. He built a new stand for the new tank, and we ordered the new light. It will still be several weeks before we can put fish in it, though, so we all have to keep being patient.
It was Halloween, of course, at the end of the month. You had said that you wanted to be a goblin, but I found a ninja costume on sale, and you thought it was cool, so we went with that. We went to the school for their Halloween party, Trunk or Treat. They open up the playground and people park their cars on it. They decorate the trunks of the cars, and then all the kids trick or treat to all the cars. It's actually kind of fun. We arranged to do a kind of pot-luck picnic dinner with the Epsteins and the Jorgensons and the Aguilars. It was fun to see how people decorated their cars, and also all the kids in costume. Then on Halloween night, the Jorgensons came over for dinner, and we all went trick or treating. I made you wear your light up shoes, since your costume was all black and dark green. When we left you told me, "We're going to have adventures and make new friends!" Yes, let's do that.
Love,
Mom
At Trunk or Treat:
Trick or Treating with Celia:
