Halloween 2011

This Halloween we were invited over to the Reeves' house up in the Woodlands- the center of Trick-or-Treating in Singapore. Here are the girls (aka ballerina and Sleeping Beauty) before we headed off for the party:

At the party there were about 50 people- half of those were kids. Here are some eating and watching The Great Pumpkin:

After dinner, the trick-or-treating began. In this neighborhood, they closed off the street and hoards of kids came to gather candy.

 This box was full of candy to give out to trick-or-treaters. I'm not sure if all of it was given out, but it was almost empty by the time we left.

Elyse with the Mario Brothers:

and Spider-Girl

Toby was able to get off work early to join the festivities

Anastasia had fun going up to people and holding out her pumpkin,

After the trick-or-treating we headed back to the party for some dessert and more Charlie Brown.

Look who we picked up while trick-or-treating:

Happy Halloween!!!!

Pumpkin Carving

Although we got our pumpkins awhile ago, we waited for Toby to get back to carve them.
We tried to get the girls involved in the actual cleaning out process, but this is about as involved as they got:

Elyse scooped things out for a few seconds with a spoon and Anastasia touched the insides once, made a face, and went to read books.

Elyse did do some supervising and described how she wanted the pumpkins to look (scary like this:)

She also said she wanted Anastasia's pumpkin to look scary too because she wanted them to look like them (Anastasia and herself) when they are fighting over the same toy.

Silly faces:

The finished product :)

Dear Houston

Dear Houston,

As you might have heard, we are planning on moving back to your area next spring. I was hoping you could make the following improvements to make our transition easier.

Please have...
*a mass transit subway system in place
*affordable taxis
*tree lined highways
*on call affordable maids that will also babysit at a moments notice
*a grocery delivery system
*safe streets to walk on at any time of day
* doctors offices that have little to no wait 

Thank you,

Jenn Harkless

Toby's Home

Toby's home! 

Cozy

The other day all Anastasia wanted to do was get cover by a blanket. Over and over and over again. She looks so cozy :)

Random Pictures

Here are some random pictures I have been meaning to post.

Look at Anastasia's new kicks- I got them at the exchange table at MOPS about a year ago and she can now wear them!

Daddy and his girls. Safety Starts with Me!

Elyse doing a painting project.

One day Elyse asked me to turn on the aircon so she could get under the blanket and be cozy. Anastasia decided to join her.

Playing dress up

The girls reading together

Like I said...random but worth sharing :)

Pumpkin Patch

 Today the girls and I went to the SAS (Singapore American School) Pumpkin Patch. I wanted to get the typical pumpkin patch pictures, but Anastasia was not liking the hay at all. So, we tried some other things. Although I'm not really liking these pictures, this is what I got:

 The Singapore "pumpkin patch" has basketball hoops and palm trees. What does yours have?

 Elyse picked out a little pumpkin to paint. It wasn't until after she was done I began to wonder how I was going to get in home (in a taxi with 2 kids) without getting paint everywhere. What I wound up doing was getting a plastic bag form the bake sale and wrapping it in that. I think Elyse has forgotten about it and I'm glad because it is really ugly now :( That's ok. I wasn't really about the pumpkin, but the experience.

Although A wasn't a fan of hay, she did like the cookie we bought :)

 At home the girls changed outfits and I got some more shots that I like a little more :)

 For reference I included pictures from the past 2 years. The girls have changed so much!