I still half believe in fairies, and mermaids, and unicorns, and pegasi, or whatever the plural of Pegasus is. Sometimes when my mind and heart are quiet, my attention fully fixed on my children I can almost see these magical beings out of the corner of my eye. So when Hans, our elf, shows up in early December every year, I am as excited as the kids. He rarely shows up on December 1, he seems to get lost/distracted on the way to our house every year.Continue Reading
Archives for December 2015
Halloween
This year we had a zombie, Raven Queen (from Ever After High) and, “American Hulk”. It took me awhile to determine if Max wanted to be Captain America or the Incredible Hulk, but we finally got it figured out.
When people asked Anna what she was she would say, “Raven,” They would continue to look at her, she would continue to stare at them, until I would finally jump in with, “from Ever After High.” If they continued to stare blankly, I would add, “it’s a TV show”. It never occurred to this sweet chica that not everyone loved this show as much as she did.Continue Reading