Halloween this year is on a Sunday. Jim has been making crepes for breakfast on the weekends. Today, he made Halloween pancakes. Terri had given the girls pancake molds for Halloween one year. Halloween is Aunt Terri’s favorite holiday.
The girls have Chinese lessons on Sunday. After Chinese, Elle has a Sunday play date with Ana Paola. Jim and I have known her father from the gym for a couple years. Just this summer, the two girls met at the pool. After lunch, it was time to try on the costumes to get photos and have everything packed to take to Jinqiao.
Emmy had said this summer she wanted to be Medusa. She read the Percy Jackson series of five books. The series have Greek mythology woven into the stories. She knows all about the Greek Gods. Emersyn had designed her dress. She drew it on paper to take to the fabric market. The dress cost more than I wanted to spend for Halloween, 250rmb ($35), but how do you say no to an original Emersyn design.
Elle had decided to be a panda bear for Halloween on our trip to Chengdu to see the pandas. She got a panda hat, panda gloves and a panda purse for candy in Chengdu. We just needed the panda body. Elle’s panda bear suit cost more than I wanted to spend for Halloween, 250rmb ($35), but how do you say no! It is well made with a lining to keep it from being itchy.
When she puts her head down, she looks just like a panda. Jim put the SF hat on our panda. The Giants are in the World Series this year (must have been the good luck from Eleri’s birthday at the game this summer). They have a player they refer to as The Panda – Pablo Sandoval.
Our friends, Mary and John, host a fabulous Halloween party. The fun began early at 3pm since it was a school night. The Humes invite us, the Jenkins (Scott, Jennifer, Sean & Sophie) and the Bishops (Dan, Faith, Avery & Riley). It is fun to spend this holiday with our friends. Everyone bought a yummy dish to add to the meal. John was the master chef on the BBQ with chicken and lamb skewers. Mary makes the best pumpkin cookies of which I ate too many. My tummy hurt at bed time from one (or more) too many cookies.
