I made it another year! I don’t think my posts were as interesting as other years, but at least I was able to complete my third year of NaBloPoMo. Here’s to another great year!

For Halloween this year, my kids dressed up as Star Wars characters. Emma was Queen Amidala. Her costume looked OK on the hanger, but it was AWESOME on her. It came with a plastic mask that didn’t look like much. But when I painted her face and dressed her up, she looked great. She was the star of the show at Disneyland. Everywhere we went people commented on her great costume.

After I did Emma’s make-up, I wished that I had some green to paint Nora’s face for her Yoda costume. How convenient that there was a Sephora right at the entrance to our hotel! I went there on our way out to the park and picked up some great green make up. It was the perfect color and very pigmented. A little went a long way. Nora loved it! She loves make up and any kind of cream she can rub on herself.

I know I should have been more careful, knowing Nora’s history, but I wasn’t. When we got home Sunday night I started unpacking the suitcase, but I didn’t get it all done. I left it open on my bedroom floor and went to bed. The next morning was the usual mad Monday morning dash, compounded by the fact that we just returned home late the night before from a trip. As I was getting ready for the day and making lunches Nora and Ian were playing with the green make up in the bedroom. I yelled out to the kids that it was time to leave for school, but they didn’t answer. I walked into my bedroom to find two kids with the green make up all over their faces and all over my carpet. The nice heavily pigmented make up was great when I put it on for Halloween, but not so great on my carpet or on my kids faces on a school day.

I madly cleaned them up, but I know there was some left. I’m sure their teachers thought I was a negligent mom and that they hadn’t been bathed since Halloween. Oh well, I am sure it isn’t the last time Nora will get into make up or lotion!

Scott and I went out on an unexpected date tonight!

I had a photo shoot earlier in the evening. My mom came over to watch the kids. Now that daylight savings has ended it gets dark so early! By 5:00pm the sun is down and the light is totally gone. I knew we would be done early and since my mom and dad had the kids I figured it was a perfect opportunity for Scott and I to get a little alone time.

We went out for sushi and then saw Couples Retreat. It started out funny, but went quickly downhill. We really didn’t mind, though, it was just fun to go out. I love those unexpected nights out!

Our weekend at Disneyland!

I decided to leave my big camera at home this weekend. I just brought the point and shoot so I didn’t have to worry about my camera and so I could just enjoy being with my kiddos. We had a great time.

Here are a few snap shots from our weekend.

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Anyone who has been following my blog for a while will know what this is. Everyone else can read about it here. I have decided to participate again this year. It might be a bigger challenge this year! I am really out of the habit of posting daily. I usually just post photos and photography stuff. I thought this might be a good time to get back to why I started this blog in the first place–to write about my family. (Yori, I know you are jumping up and down right now! )

Bring on the daily blogging!