Halloween, 2012

Last year, we discovered PBS’s Word Girl! a great girl-hero cartoon. Every time we’d put it on for the girls, they couldn’t help but sing the opening song: “Word up, it’s Word Girl…” and Maggie couldn’t help be dance/move to the depictions. SO CUTE.
So, I took what actually ended up being a fairly easy route (aside from the fabric adhesive debacle) and suggested Zoe reconsider her rabbit costume to be Word Girl. She did. Maggie was going to be a cat, I think, and followed suit with the idea and went as Word Girl’s sidekick, Captain Huggyface (so appropriate). Cuteness ensued:


They each had at least one opportunity to wear their outfits at school and we of course hit the Central Market party on the big night. It wasn’t a common costume but we did get one call out that prompted Dave to sing (much to Zoe’s chagrin) “Word Up! It’s Word Girl”. Her face alone was worth the cost of admission. And, we couldn’t miss seeing what get-up Cooking Man would come up with:



Love that guy.

October 2012

I remember this being a pretty fun month. School was in full swing and fall, well, I love fall. And our social life began to pick up again. I remember declaring sometime in September that I could see clear through to the end of February with all of our plans on the calendar. It was both overwhelming and exhilarating, but really great, too.
Post O’Reilley-Stewart “debate” party, Chez Olivier
 
Next day, pumpkin farm with Nana & Pepere!







(yeah, a great time = pooped Maggie)
Apparently, the weather was great, worthy at least of a jaunt to the playground

Oh! and I went to NOLA (to present at the iNACOL Virtual School Symposium)



YUM.

9.8.12 trip to Victoria–a little Mommy-Daddy time

Thanks to his gig with the Clipper, Dave scored us some much-needed and wanted time for two up in gorgeous B.C. Nana & Pepere took the girls and we took the early ferry up for a blue-skied sunny day of touring. AWESOME.
First, the butterfly museum where we couldn’t help but think of the girls (not sure why there aren’t butterfly shots…)

Then to the Buchardt Gardens – we’d just seen them in April, but it was a nearly completely different experience…dahlias!!

A break for High Tea at the Queen’s Victoria residence, The Empress where we had a deceptive amount of food! nearly ruined my appetite for dinner at JJ’s – though not really…

Amazing topiary near The Empress, Walking Dude with a ‘tude


Our room, with a view

Strange street signs, cool street art
What a fantastic way to celebrate 11 years.