Words to live by
If it is to be, it is up to me.
At the Coterie we are deep into performances of Shrek. The company was fortunate enough to meet David Lindsay-Abaire on opening day. This is the gentleman who wrote the book and lyrics for Shrek. (Some days my job is really cool.)
Here is the cast and much of the design team posing for posterity!
John and I took the boys with us to the polls before school the morning of Nov 6. Wyatt went to the voting station with John and Jack went with me. We talked about how important it is to participate in your government by voting and we placed our votes. I'm not sure why little Wy is so cross here. He was excited about going in to vote with us.
Uh - am I not the cutest voter you ever did see?
I always try to catch a snapshot when I see these boys connect. We were heading in to the Coterie one afternoon and as we approached the escalators they just reached out and held hands. Sometimes they fill my heart with so much joy that it trickles out of my eyes - then when I get to work folks think I'm upset and I have to explain that I'm just in love with my children.
Jack
Wyatt
The seven 7 year olds and two 5 year olds that John Owen was in charge of at the bowling Alley. Notice the dads at the table in the back? Yeah, they let John Owen have all the fun. Luckily I was there with another mom. We stepped in a few times to keep things from going up in flames a time or two. The boys had a good time, but John Owen was ready for some Tylenol and a long winter's nap by the time we got home!
The boys love my cat costume and asked me for weeks if I was going to wear my cat tail.
Ready for some trick-or-treating! I was quite surprised that Wyatt wanted to be Luigi again this year. I have no idea who Jack is. A ninja? A GI Joe? Both? I never understood his explanation. He was just so excited over the costume - and I was so excited that Wyatt didn't want a new costume that I just bought Jack the costume he was waving around as he jumped all over the aisle.
The school hosts a Trunk or Treat the weekend before Halloween. It always falls on a day that I am in tech (working at minimum from noon to midnight) so I have to scurry over on my dinner break. I honestly think they like Trunk or Treat more than Halloween night. They are excited to see their friends and their teachers. And, it goes so fast - you don't have to walk all the way to the next house, you just hoof it over to the next parking spot. On Halloween evening I was sure we were going to be out for a good while but after about 30/40 minutes the boys asked "Can we go home?" and "Are we DONE yet?" It made me wonder if I am raising commies. What kid doesn't go after getting -more- candy?
