Happy Halloween!

Today was the first of four (yes four) Halloween events for this little one! Imagine the happiness, the mayhem, the stickiness. I'd really like to suggest that we move Thanksgiving closer to Halloween because the tryptofan in the turkey is needed after the sugar highs of a toddler with a trick or treat bag. Luckily, Amiya scored mostly granola bars and she doesn't have the enthusiasm for those that she does for the newly discovered Nestle Crunch. I've got several pictures of the little Clifford in her costume, but we'll have to wait a bit on those as they've all got other kids in them and I don't like to put up pics without the Moms' permission first.


I will, however, share this picture of our Sunday morning. This is not a toddler in the throes of a tantrum nor a paper maché project on our living room floor. This is Amiya clipping coupons for the families. We're still talking about the families who lost everything in Hurricane Katrina. She clips coupons for them every Sunday which means she tears up the Target ad. And, rather coincidentally, she always remarks on how the family must not have something she really wants. While waiting in line at Kinko's the other day, she spotted a package of very bright highlighters. When I told her that we had markers at home she very resolutely told me that they weren't for her but rather for the families who don't have markers because of the storm. (And if you look closely enough, you can see Baby Katie doing naked push-ups behind Amiya. I'm not sure if Amiya had her training for something or if it was a punishment but sometimes we don't ask questions.)

And finally, not really about Amiya, but I'm
pretty proud: the cake I had to make for our final week of class. I went into tonight thinking I was going to hate the basketweave thing, but I actually like it a lot when it's brown. The cake took forever but I'm pleased. And mostly I'm happy to have learned some of the techniques as I feel pretty confident that I could now make a really cool Clifford birthday cake should the need arise!