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| Trick-or-treating with Ako, Rana (and Skyla) |
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| Skyla and Kazuki |
The much anticipated Halloween festivities are over. After our long Saturday morning at undo-kai (sports day) and our Halloween party at the McKinney's, we looked forward to staying at home on Sunday. But, that afternoon, the neighborhood girls came over and we had our pumpkin carving party, with caramel apples (Reina and I made them Sunday morning and they were a big hit). Reina choose the smallest pumpkin with the happiest face. Reina is not much into scary things. I didn't know how many of the girls would want to carve pumpkins, so I got 5. Skyla and Kazuki came too, so with them and us, we had 3 left-over, one for Ako, one for Rana, and then one for the Goya sisters to share (Manaka, Miri, and Ichika). Kaiya was great, sitting next to me and Reina in the yard, taking everything in. All of the girls had a great time, not just carving pumpkins, but running around in the yard.
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| Reina with her pumpkin (Kaiya's is the little pink-haired one) |
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| All of the girls (plus a few I don't even know!) |
On Halloween, the girls' daycare went to Depot Island (Chatan Jusco area) to trick or treat. There was some kind of festival going on so Reina went as a Greek princess (the costume we got for her two years ago in Greece - so we got some extra wear out of that!). Kaiya and the littlest ones stayed for at school. Unfortunately, Reina and her classmates missed her nap, on such a crucial day too, as we were going to have a late night. Reina took a little cat-nap in the car home only to turn around and head out to meet Skyla, Ako, and Rana (and their mamas) at gate one. We headed to the food court for a quick bite to eat and then went off to trick-or-treat. We drove over to a housing area after dinner, and went trick-or-treating. They all loved it; Reina was the quickest I've ever seen her! Ako and Rana would run back to their mom every time they got candy only to tell her how they got more, and Rana even kept a running tab until adding them up got too complicated! Towards the end, Rana was getting tired. Megumi told me Rana said she was "tired, thirsty, itchy and cold." We decided that meant it was time to go.
All in all, it was a great Halloween. The holidays are so much more fun now with little ones to experience it with.
The much anticipated Halloween festivities are over. After our long Saturday morning at undo-kai (sports day) and our Halloween party at the McKinney's, we looked forward to staying at home on Sunday. But, that afternoon, the neighborhood girls came over and we had our pumpkin carving party, with caramel apples (Reina and I made them Sunday morning and they were a big hit). Reina choose the smallest pumpkin with the happiest face. Reina is not much into scary things. I didn't know how many of the girls would want to carve pumpkins, so I got 5. Skyla and Kazuki came too, so with them and us, we had 3 left-over, one for Ako, one for Rana, and then one for the Goya sisters to share (Manaka, Miri, and Ichika). Kaiya was great, sitting next to me and Reina in the yard, taking everything in. All of the girls had a great time, not just carving pumpkins, but running around in the yard. 
On Halloween, the girls' daycare went to Depot Island (Chatan Jusco area) to trick or treat. There was some kind of festival going on so Reina went as a Greek princess (the costume we got for her two years ago in Greece - so we got some extra wear out of that!). Kaiya and the littlest ones stayed for at school. Unfortunately, Reina and her classmates missed her nap, on such a crucial day too, as we were going to have a late night. Reina took a little cat-nap in the car home only to turn around and head out to meet Skyla, Ako, and Rana (and their mamas) at gate one. We headed to the food court for a quick bite to eat and then went off to trick-or-treat. We drove over to a housing area after dinner, and went trick-or-treating. They all loved it; Reina was the quickest I've ever seen her! Ako and Rana would run back to their mom every time they got candy only to tell her how they got more, and Rana even kept a running tab until adding them up got too complicated! Towards the end, Rana was getting tired. Megumi told me Rana said she was "tired, thirsty, itchy and cold." We decided that meant it was time to go. 
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