Mulan & The Little Emperor

Happy Halloween 2007! What a busy day!!
Lin-Ley had Farm Day at her school today. They are not allowed to wear Halloween costumes so instead they have a theme day. All of the students and teachers were dressed as cowboys and cowgirls. There was so much going on and I was trying to help out so no photos of Farm Day but we still have a way to remember the day. Lin-Ley came home wearing most of the paint that she was supposed to use when painting her pumpkin. That is about the 15th shirt she has ruined this school year!
Tru also had his first Halloween. At his school they had a Halloween parade and they went trick-or-treating at some of the local stores and restaurants.

In this photo Tru takes a break from his first trick-or-treat outing. Good thing - Mom's arm needed a break as well!




After the parade it was back to the classroom, back into their clothes, and then it was party time. Tru was the first one to be seated and he tore into his cupcake.



After the first bite of the cupcake icing Tru gave a huge smile and then shivered with excitement.
When he was done there was not a single morsel left of that cupcake!








Lin-Ley was so excited to be Mulan! Before Dallas left he and Lin-Ley spent a whole day together (just the two of them) and they came home with this costume and every available accessory.


Many people told Lin-Ley that she looked very beautiful tonight. Most of the time she just said "Thank you." But... I heard her say "I know" a few times!








The Little Emperor on the move.







After trick-or-treating we loaded up and went to the Fall Festival at our church. There were many games to play and each time Lin-Ley completed a game she won a prize. There were also door prizes. We received tickets upon entering the church and we wrote our names on the backs of the tickets that went into the drawing bowl. Near the end of the drawing there was a ticket pulled and the guy could not read the name. I thought to myself that it was probably Lin-Ley's ticket because she wrote her name herself. Sure enough, he read the letters on the ticket as "Lin Her". Who knew Lin-Ley knew how to abbreviate?! Her prize was a pack of small decorative notebooks. She was so excited I think she would have traded in all of her candy for those notebooks.

Tru had his first M&M's and Sprite tonight. He loved both!!

They are now both sound asleep - oh the quiet!