It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year....

No I don't have my holidays mixed up! This is our family's FAVORITE holiday. The mood is building and this year the girls are really pitching in with the preparations. I am pretty much 24/7 in the sewing room pumping out costumes...that is, when I'm not at my 'real' job! As much as the dismal weather has me down it was a relief when soccer was canceled this Saturday due to flooded fields. I gained three hours back in the sewing room that would have been spent shivering on the sidelines otherwise. For a very BRIEF few hours the sun did come out on Saturday and Auntie Peggy offered to take the girls to our Chamber of Commerce's Downtown Trick or Treat. Mari has some 'issues' with spontaneity and finds it very hard to make on the spot choices so since her 2009 costume was not yet available she declined!! Julia, on the other hand, is all about living in the moment and going with the flow!! She dove into the dress up box and whipped out a costume with only 10 minutes notice! Then she embraced the character with gusto! Stop thief!!!! Someone call the police quick before she slips away! The temperature wasn't half bad on Saturday either. Here she is leaving our house......yeah, RIGHT!!!! Notice there is actually a view of the BLUE sky over the mansion. She enjoyed meeting a bunch of friends and even one of her teachers and NOT ONE recognized her! A sure sign of a successful disguise. Now you'd think with soccer canceled on Saturday due to flooded fields that I would be spared sideline action.....but no!! Julia's coach soooooo didn't want to use the November 7th rain date that she arranged with the opposing coach to run the game this afternoon. As much as I would have liked a whole weekend off, at this rate a November 7th game could mean snow suits!!!! So off we went with Mari in charge of the camera... where she caught me all bundled up and clearly engrossed in the game. Julia played hard but spent an awful lot of the game like this.... this would be shot of the FOURTH time she stopped to tie her shoes!! I'm so trying to let them grow up and take responsibility for their needs but this is one time I should have tied her shoes...and double knotted them!!! Still, I had time to make some good progress on the costume front. Did a couple of fittings today... my little Disney Fairy just needs a few tweaks and a flesh colored sweatshirt...no clue where I'm going to find that! Then ladies and gentlemen there was an Elvis sighting!!!!!! Elvis was indeed in the house! Just need to get some funky sunglasses and side burn adhesive...and a skull cap since the wig was voted "WAAAAAY TOO ITCHY"! That's the reason we do fittings (: