Post Halloween Post
It's been so long since I updated and a lot has happened that I'm not sure where to start and what to include here.
Grandma B and Aunt Marta were both here over Halloween. I actually have no pictures of Aunt Marta with Sydney. Ack! I have several with Grandma B. I even have a video.
Every time I see this video it makes me smile so it seems like a good place to start.
Grandma and Sydney were talking into plastic cup pieces (Grandma's is the big bucket the LEGO Quatros are kept in) to make their voices sound echo-ey.
The week before Halloween Sydney got a card in the mail. It was a Halloween card from Great-Aunt Carrie (Grandma B's sister). There were stickers in it. Sydney LOVES stickers.
On Halloween I worked during the day so I could go trick-or-treating with Sydney. All day we kept mentioning to Sydney about putting on her costume and going out after dinner. All day Sydney rebuffed our comments with general disinterest and sometimes flat out refusal. After dinner the time came. When it was suggested we put on her costume Sydney got quite upset.
She cried and clung to Mommy. She did not want to do this. She was finally calmed down and talked into it. It was a matter of convincing her that we were going to go outside. She likes going outside, so didn't she want to go outside. Yes, she did. But to go outside we have to put the costume on. Didn't she want to put the costume on? Well, yes she did.
So we finally got Sydney into her costume and away we went.
With the four of us someone had to stay home to hand out candy. That was Aunt Marta. The plan was to go down the street and then come back. We would relieve Aunt Marta and she would get to go trick or treating with Sydney the other way around the block.
It started out well and fine. Sydney had fun. She was a little shy, but she's well enough known that the neighbors who were home knew her and were friendly. The first house we went to across the street let her grab her own candy and take second grab, too. That led us to reining in her enthusiasm a little bit at the rest of the houses.
Down at the end of the block and just around the corner is the "Halloween house". The people there go all-out for Halloween. They have costumed dummies and decorations all over the front yard and front of the house. There was a front-page story about them in the paper the day before Halloween (small town news). Apparently the inside of the house is decked out for Halloween in the same manner.
Whenever we go somewhere we have to drive by that house even is we don't drive directly in front of it. That is a constant, "Look. Halloween!" comment from Sydney. So we got to the end of the block and worked our way to that house.
Mistake.
While the Halloween-crazy lady was very nice she was dressed up for Halloween. She was all in black and had her face painted in black and white skull fashion. Sydney didn't like that. She called an almost immediate end to trick or treating. Home we went. Once we got home she didn't even want to go to the door to help hand out candy because she was getting upset with the costumes.
Thursdays Sydney has two classes she goes to. In the morning I take her to Romp and Roll. It's really just a play date held by the city's Parks & Recreation department. But they have some arts and crafts there, it gets us out of the house, and she really enjoys it.
In the afternoons Anne takes her to a swim class. The day after Halloween was one of the few times I've had a chance to attend swim class.
Over the weekends we get to go outside and actually get some things accomplished in the yard. Lately this has involved raking leaves. And playing in the piles of leaves.
While Grandma B was here she got to play in the leaves, too.
And Sydney jumped in to play with Grandma B in the leaves.
There's a short version of the highlights of the last several weeks. I'll leave you with one last video. This is Sydney doing her broccoli song and dance. At least up to the point where she realizes I'm recording her and she wants to see it.
(And, yes, she does really like broccoli.)
Grandma B and Aunt Marta were both here over Halloween. I actually have no pictures of Aunt Marta with Sydney. Ack! I have several with Grandma B. I even have a video.
Every time I see this video it makes me smile so it seems like a good place to start.
Grandma and Sydney were talking into plastic cup pieces (Grandma's is the big bucket the LEGO Quatros are kept in) to make their voices sound echo-ey.
The week before Halloween Sydney got a card in the mail. It was a Halloween card from Great-Aunt Carrie (Grandma B's sister). There were stickers in it. Sydney LOVES stickers.
On Halloween I worked during the day so I could go trick-or-treating with Sydney. All day we kept mentioning to Sydney about putting on her costume and going out after dinner. All day Sydney rebuffed our comments with general disinterest and sometimes flat out refusal. After dinner the time came. When it was suggested we put on her costume Sydney got quite upset.
She cried and clung to Mommy. She did not want to do this. She was finally calmed down and talked into it. It was a matter of convincing her that we were going to go outside. She likes going outside, so didn't she want to go outside. Yes, she did. But to go outside we have to put the costume on. Didn't she want to put the costume on? Well, yes she did.
So we finally got Sydney into her costume and away we went.
With the four of us someone had to stay home to hand out candy. That was Aunt Marta. The plan was to go down the street and then come back. We would relieve Aunt Marta and she would get to go trick or treating with Sydney the other way around the block.
It started out well and fine. Sydney had fun. She was a little shy, but she's well enough known that the neighbors who were home knew her and were friendly. The first house we went to across the street let her grab her own candy and take second grab, too. That led us to reining in her enthusiasm a little bit at the rest of the houses.
Down at the end of the block and just around the corner is the "Halloween house". The people there go all-out for Halloween. They have costumed dummies and decorations all over the front yard and front of the house. There was a front-page story about them in the paper the day before Halloween (small town news). Apparently the inside of the house is decked out for Halloween in the same manner.
Whenever we go somewhere we have to drive by that house even is we don't drive directly in front of it. That is a constant, "Look. Halloween!" comment from Sydney. So we got to the end of the block and worked our way to that house.
Mistake.
While the Halloween-crazy lady was very nice she was dressed up for Halloween. She was all in black and had her face painted in black and white skull fashion. Sydney didn't like that. She called an almost immediate end to trick or treating. Home we went. Once we got home she didn't even want to go to the door to help hand out candy because she was getting upset with the costumes.
Thursdays Sydney has two classes she goes to. In the morning I take her to Romp and Roll. It's really just a play date held by the city's Parks & Recreation department. But they have some arts and crafts there, it gets us out of the house, and she really enjoys it.
In the afternoons Anne takes her to a swim class. The day after Halloween was one of the few times I've had a chance to attend swim class.
Over the weekends we get to go outside and actually get some things accomplished in the yard. Lately this has involved raking leaves. And playing in the piles of leaves.
While Grandma B was here she got to play in the leaves, too.
And Sydney jumped in to play with Grandma B in the leaves.
There's a short version of the highlights of the last several weeks. I'll leave you with one last video. This is Sydney doing her broccoli song and dance. At least up to the point where she realizes I'm recording her and she wants to see it.
(And, yes, she does really like broccoli.)
posted by Tah at 8:14 PM
4 Comments:
I've said it before and I'll say it again - she's just so darned cute!!!
Great videos Tah, thanks!
Where's the airport? I need to come back and play some more.
Awww... She's so cute in those videos! I'm guessing she'll enjoy trick-or-treating more next year when she has a better understanding of what's real and what's just pretend.
Yay... costume fun!!!
Thanks for sharing Tah
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