Fear and Candy

It's been a very Halloweenie time here at the Bonnem/Friedman household. These are the highlights:

La Mariposa
On Thursday, I pulled up to Ava's school only to discover that she was the only one NOT in costume (I am a model parent). I promptly drove to the Bartell's down the street and bought some wings and a wand/crown combo—50% off...bad parenting has its perks. She loved her wings so much, we had to pry them off of her body so she could go to sleep that night.

The cutest princess butterfly ever

Noodle Grave
On Friday I made carbonara for dinner but with insect-shaped kid noodles instead of spaghetti. Ava ate none of it. Sophie at about half and then asked if she'd eaten enough to qualify for dessert.

Me: You need to eat a little bit more.

Sophie: I ate half!

Me: Well if you're hungry for dessert, you must be hungry enough to eat more dinner.

Sophie stuffs a series of bites down her gullet.

Sophie: (Showing us her bowl. She's eaten a trough down the center of her pasta.) There. I made a little grave in my noodles.

So creative!


Fear and Candy
We started the night of Halloween at a neighbor's house up the road and trick or treated our way down the hill back to our house. About half way there we got to one of those houses that was completely decked out—crazy Halloween people. As we were walking up the driveway, a life-sized, plastic skeleton popped up from the ground and made a creepy sound. Sophie screamed bloody murder.

Me: Don't worry.  It's just pretend.

Sophie is frozen in place. I pick up Ava who is getting ready to cry.

Me: Some people like to make their houses all spooky, but they still give you candy.

Sophie and Ava consider this, then...

Sophie: I'm not scared!

Ava: (clinging to me like a cartoon jelly fish) I nah scare!

We go get the candy.