Halloween

The kids stayed home from school Wednesday and we did crafts and decorated pumpkins. We ended the day with trick or treating in our neighborhood with Ethan and Tobi. 

 This is Levi's pumpkin below and while cutting David's I sliced my palm and had to stop until Tim came home. He got home just in time to finish the job. The pumpkins were 3,54 at Carrefour! The employees were all dressed for the occasion- witches and skeletons. Trinity didn't like it.

Sweet David and his pumpkin

 Daddy made it home and I took advantage of the perfect time of day for pictures. Levi did NOT like the smell of the pumpkins.

David pushed Trinity and she stepped in the pumpkin seeds and it made her quite upset!

We had tacos for dinner - one of our favorite meals!

 We spent lots of time getting our faces painted and costumes together. Levi was a vampire, Trinity a unicorn and David was an army man. Our good friends Brian and Cassie surprised us with a visit and I took them trick or treating. Tim stayed with Hadassa at home to give out the candy and keep her warm. It was an interesting time. Since the kids go to a bilingual school they are really trying to incorporate some of the American festivities. One thing I am trying to let people know is Halloween costumes can be any costume not just scary ones. Not everyone is on the bandwagon with Halloween. Among the 240 chalets only about 30 gave out candy. It was cool to meet the kids in the neighborhood and tell them where we live.

 Trinity had a bad throat infection with high fevers on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thanks to a doctor's visit and antibiotics she was well enough to go trick or treating. This is a nice warm costume we got from Patricia.

 Here is the loot! The candy was not as great as the American candy but it was suffice for the occasion. The kids loved it and we hope to do something fun next year for the kids that come to our house for candy.

I am finally reunited with my man! It was a very memorable day!

36 for Mommy!

 Happy 36th birthday to Mommy! My man got me an Apple TV!! I am sad I had to celebrate it without him because he just makes my day. We enjoyed having Wanda over, going to our Friend's Club, eating cupcakes, and dancing to "Footloose".

 Saturday Nancy and Jason came over and we went to a fall festival...we enjoyed a bonfire, s'mores, popcorn and a outdoor movie. It was bitter cold and it made it more challenging to really enjoy the time...you know how that goes! Samuel's birthday was Oct 28th so celebrating with him was very special. Our kids get along so well and it is such a blessing that they are here with us!

 Wanda and Trini

 watching "Despicable Me".

 Preparing his S'more

 The next day at church we all had a blast with friends. These are some of Levi's friends below and above are the girls that love on Trini and David. Their dads are in the military. I am sorry Tim missed the fellowship. I actually made it to church on time.

Baby Naming Party

Here is the sweet little boy whose party Trinity and I went to with our friends Salma and Mariam. He is 3 weeks old. The bought a goat, slit its throat on the 14 day and said the child's name as they killed the animal. Then they spend all week preparing for the party where they serve all the meat, along with many other dishes, to the guests. 

 There were about 32 women including us. They played Arab music really loudly the whole time. My friend and I ended up leaving at 22:15, before the food was served, because she got a bad headache from it! It was an interesting cultural experience.

 This was one of the gifts to the guests.

 Sadly, Trinity fell off the toilet at the party (the whole lid was detached and she sat on the edge and the whole thing fell off. She hit her eye on the bathtub). I felt so bad for her.

Cervantes Fair

The Cervantes Fair (Cervantes was the author of Don Quijote) and he lived in this town. This is our 2 year going to this festival and we just love it. It is very medieval and has a unique ambiance. There was  a blacksmith, artesian bread, tea houses, spice vendors, and many others selling very original things. 

 About an hour after this shot there were so many people just shoulder to shoulder.

 David and Trinity's favorite swings.

 Wanda and Levi in front of a little vendor spinning wool into thread.

 This would have been our last picture of David if we had not found him. He wandered away in a split second of time and he was lost for 10 minutes. he wandered about 200 yards from us, got disoriented and finally ended up stopping at a bar. The waiters came out and called the police and Tim was able to be reunited with him. It was one of the most terrifying days as a mother. He could have been scooped up, thrown into a car and no one would have even noticed. We learned to now have a meeting spot once we arrive to any public area like that with so many people.