Halloween

It rained all night.  Audrey was so scared she ended up in our bedroom.  Let's just say there wasn't much sleeping going on between Paul's insomnia and Audrey's screaming.  

I was surprised to see that it continued to rain through the morning and into the afternoon.  In the morning our street looked like this (below).  It was even higher, but we didn't go out until the rain let up a little.  The kids in the neighborhood were having a blast.  I was wishing that we were cool enough to own a knee board.  

Audrey wanted to be in her costume first thing in the morning.  She wasn't going to waste any time.  She was supposed to be Rapunzel, but she changed her mind last minute an opted for her go to princess.  I couldn't argue.  She was so excited to get Cinderella hair.   She enjoyed splashing in puddles despite the dress.  How could I say no, it's not very often that you have a lake in your street.  

 After the water disappeared and Paul had worked on his car we decided to break out the bikes.  I'm determined to get Audrey to ride a bike.  I've seen kids zooming down the street on those strider bikes. We already had two bikes Audrey's size (long story) and I didn't want a third.  So I asked Paul to take the peddles and chain off of one of them so that Audrey could have a try at a strider bike.  She wasn't super comfortable at first but she gets better every day.  Paul got out on his BMX bike and was doing tricks.  Audrey saw all the excitement, so now she pretends to do tricks more than she tries to ride her bike.  She loves her Dad and wants to do everything he does.  Maybe someday she too will be riding BMX bikes.  I wouldn't put it past her.     

 In the evening we got her re-dressed and got the house ready for trick-or-treaters.  Next year I have big plans.  I love Halloween and I think the best part is scaring kids. Next year I'm going to be scary, this year I felt like I was so busy that I didn't have time to get everything I wanted.   

This year we had a strobe light and scary music and a Mr. Paul to answer the door.  I took Audrey around to the houses on our street.  She literally got a handful at every door.  Her bucket was full after one street.  I had to carry it home for her.  This Halloween was really one of the best ones.  We had such a good day.  The only down side was the mix of the time change and all the candy.  It should be illegal to have both exist in the same night.