I think we may live in a utopia. Well, not the entire world we exist within, but our little neighborhood. Where else would ice cream trucks stop outside my door 2 times in one day? Where else would Romanians be my neighbors? Where else would Germans be my neighbors, where else would my children run and play for endless hours with these children despite age differences or opposite gender? Where else would Claire fall in love with climbing a tree? Where else would my kids be able to run freely on the quiet street? Where else would we spend the night roasting marshmallows in our yard with eager neighbor children eagerly waiting their turn? Yep, that's right. A utopia. I thought this place only existed in North Dakota. Looks like we've struck gold. We are definitely looking forward to our summer in our new house. This move may have cost us some money, but it was so worth every single penny.
The Halloween festivities are in full swing here. We attended a "Fall Festival" at my school on Thursday evening and today we enjoyed a "fall festival" at the girls' school. We've managed to keep their costumes a secret until Wednesday when Claire spilled the beans. She was doing so well at keeping the secret, I almost thought she wasn't our child for awhile ;) Claire dressed as "Pinkalicious" and Mya was a cupcake. My Mom and Dad bought Claire the book, "Pinkalicious" for her first birthday. It has been an on-going hit with our girls. They both have the entire book memorized. It is such a cute book where this girl named "Pinkalicious" loves pink. She eats too many pink cupcakes and turns pink, which she is thinks is simply beautiful then red, which is less than favorable. She eats her vegetables to turn alleviate her pain. In the meantime, her little brother is envious and devours the last one, then turns pink too. It is a ...
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