Happy Halloween!

Mercy!  The last time I posted was the 1st of October.  And now it is the 31st!  That's pretty indicative of how the month progressed...gone in the blink of an eye!  What a fun month, though: a visit from Nana and Papa Franc, soccer games every Saturday, practices for both girls during the week,  a fun day in San Francisco, a fun day in Tilden Regional Park, choir practice at church (Natalie has her first performance this Sunday and Audrey's is in a few weeks), and a carnival at school.  Add in birthday parties, Brownie meetings and play dates and it's no wonder I'm ready for a November nap! Not likely.

I'll post about all those fun things that packed our October but today it's all about Halloween.

Our pumpkins...

Our project...

We decided to participate in the Teal Pumpkin Project this year.  It's an idea sponsored by Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) to spread awareness about Halloween challenges for kids with food allergies.  Most of what Natalie collects in her Trick or Treat bag contains nuts or the risk of nuts so she ends up being able to eat a small fraction of what she gets.  FARE is encouraging families not only to give out toys instead of edible treats, but to do so alongside a teal pumpkin and a sign explaining why to hopefully spread the message that Halloween candy is indeed scary for many kids with food allergies.  It was fun to paint a pumpkin and no more expensive to buy cheap toys instead of candy.  In fact, probably less.  And any leftovers will keep until next year.  We're hoping that the idea catches on and more of our neighbors choose to hand out toys next year instead.


And finally, our Princess and our Pixie....

Audrey as Princess Sofia the First

And Natalie as Tinkerbell

Such a fun Halloween!

Soccer Season!

Both girls are playing soccer this season and it's been so fun.  Natalie has taken a while to get into it but she scored her first goal last Saturday (yeah!!) so I think she'll be more and more excited moving forward.  Audrey has completely embraced soccer as she embraces most things...at full speed and with a smile.  She wears her cleats to Natalie's practices and dribbles the ball up and down the field almost the entire time.  When her soccer class finally started this past week, she ran onto that field and never looked back.  They both love  having pink stripes on their soccer cleats!  So cute!