Life with a Right Brainer

Gracie is probably our most creative child.  She is constantly thinking outside of the box, building things, making up games and plays, and creating art projects.

Here's a good example.  All the kids made Thanksgiving cards for my brother who is a solider and cannot come home for the holiday.  This was Gracie's card.  The turkey is on a platter amongst a Thanksgiving dinner.  He is exclaiming in a shocked voice "What!!!" and the fox and other animals are ready to have some turkey dinner.  The fox is saying "yum".

Life with a right brainer also comes with some different ways of communication.  Meet George.  Gracie found this cardboard roll somewhere, I have no idea where.  But my guess is church or school.  I had noticed she had been dragging it around and had created a face on it using Bendaroos (If you don't have this & have a creative child get them!  They are wonderful for their artsy minds and do not make a mess.)  I didn't pay much attention because Gracie is constantly making little projects.

Until one night she was upset with me for some reason.  I probably did something drastic like tell her to pick up her shoes or do her homework.  When I tucked her into bed that night the cardboard roll face was on her night stand... and he was not looking too happy.  It was then I realized that George, as I would later find out was his name, was a reflection of Gracie's current feelings.

When Gracie's worried, George is worried.

Here's George scared.

And happy.

Here George is telling Gracie a secret.

And goofy George.  Here's to my little right brainer.  Thanks for keeping us on our toes and making life fun and interesting!

Happy Halloween

Sorry, I'm a bit behind on my Halloween posting.  But I know everyone wanted to see the kids in their cute costumes, so, better late than never.

This year we had a penguin

Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz

the Blue Power Ranger

and a snow queen

It was an extraordinarily busy Halloween this year.  We did our normal trick-or-treating with our friends the Barnes'.

We only do about 1 1/2 blocks total, it's the perfect amount of houses.

Yet, every year I'm amazed at how that little block and a half provides SO much candy!

This year Halloween fell on Wednesday, which also happens to be the day we have our children's program at our church.  We always have a big party.  

So after a rushed trick or treating episode we zoomed over to church for yet more sugar and activities.

They have a lot of different activities and games for the kiddos.  They had a ball!  My baby was the only one who stuck by my side, therefore, she is the only one I got pictures of at the party.

I'd say the highlight of the festivities was when Josh got pied.  They pie a few of the leaders if enough kids attend the party.  It seems that it is always women pieing the men.  I just try to stay out of it, looks like a messy business.

Hope you all had a great Halloween!