A Rock Star, an Indian, a Mad Professor and . . . Elvis, Again!

Halloween brought some interesting characters to our house. I learned a long time ago that if the kids know that "I'm not buying any costumes" then they tend to get very creative just in time for the fall festival, trunk or treating, and the Halloween dance.

Here are Bryant, Lissie and Christian right after we got home from the ward party:


(The Rock Star, the Indian and the Mad Professor)

Bryant and Lissie made the guitar out of cardboard; Lissie made her own Indian costume; and Christian was definitely on his own for this one!

Christian changed up his costume for the stake Halloween dance a few days later . . . he went as Elvis, but we forgot to take a picture :( I hope someone out there took one at the dance. Then I can add it to this post :)

But here he is in elementary school dressed up as Elvis, again! (This time it was for Fasching.)



Christian is definitely the coolest kid in the class!

Homecoming Dance

Christian decided to take Lissie to the HHS Homecoming Dance last weekend. So we shortened one of Emily's former prom dresses, then added a silver bow and made a mad shopping dash downtown to find silver shoes for Lissie. Christian looked simply dapper with his matching silver tie. Their plan was to salsa, cha-cha and swing dance the night away . . . but they ended up coming home early :( The music and setting just weren't right, and they would have felt too conspicuous. When they came home and walked through the door, Lissie exclaimed . . . "The best part of Homecoming was COMING HOME!" Oh well, at least they looked stunning together.

The Changing of the Seasons

To all of my multitudinous blog followers -- for some reason I'm still stuck at the end of summer. The storks started disappearing sometime in September, the leaves started changing colors soon thereafter, and this week we had frost in the morning as we stepped outside on our way to seminary -- I am nonetheless still in denial. Obviously, I am a step behind the changing of the seasons. But, of course, that also explains why I am behind in my "monthly" blog posts. That and the fact that all of the pictures I want to post are on other computers which are almost always occupied by "other people" (aka C, L & B). Now I have decided that I should do blog posts without the accompanying photos -- aka "Fotos to Follow!" Maybe.

Anyway, here is what I might have written about in September and October:

1. Brace Yourselves for the Unexpected -- You guessed it -- Bryant AND Lissie both need braces . . . Bryant is completely missing a permanent tooth, and Lissie has a permanent tooth that wants to permanently stay up in her gums! And seriously, their teeth DO NOT look crooked! So now we are thinking of creative ways to pay for the unexpected.

2. Paris Here We Come! -- Actually, we backed out of this Paris trip. There was simply too much unrest (strikes/terrorist threats) in the "City of Love" this week and we decided not to be stupid about it. Lissie and I went to the movie and had a limited shopping spree as consolation. Yes, we love each other!

3. A Two Bathroom Home and Family -- Well, we got the upstairs bathroom tiled, but we are still waiting (and waiting) to have the sink and faucets, etc. installed. It's nonfunctional (which is better than dysfunctional) and gorgeous!

FOTOS TO FOLLOW . . . Maybe!