Beauty Shop

Lily and I had the day off today. First, we went for some hair styling, then to see Madagascar 2. Lily really likes her bangs. I think they're a little crooked, but don't tell her.

Did you know leg warmers are back in style??

Yes, We Can

Halloween

Halloween was a huge day for Lily. First, a parade at school, then a party, then a pumpkin patch. Then, when she got home, Grandma Joann and Papa had arrived. Then, trick or treating. Despite the trauma of having to wear a sweater over her costume, she pronounced the day "so fun I want every day to be Halloween."

School parade.

Puzzles with Grandma Joann.

Very cool screaming straw (it's now hidden).

Ellie and Lily, contemplating treats.

Halloween Parade

Sunday we had our annual neighborhood Halloween parade and party. Best part, Grandma Fran was here for it!

Lily and the other bride, who happened to be named Lilia.

Go Obama!

Mmmm.

Lily had to be right up front, behind the "stinky" horses.

Neighbor Frannie.

Looking at the horses. That's a flu shot band-aid.

In the role.

Dead Animal Zoo

Lily seems to have lost interest in her "Dead Animal Zoo," which, from a parenting perspective, is kind of a relief. It also gives me some very cooperative photography subjects.

Petrified alligator claw purchased at a gas station on I-95 in Florida.

The Sick Apple

We went to visit Lee in NYC a couple of weekends ago. Unfortunately, Michael got sick as soon as we arrived and didn't leave Lee's apartment from Friday night to Monday morning. Our plans for Coney Island and surprising relatives out east got derailed, so we enjoyed a "girls' weekend" in the city. We went to Times Square and rode the ferris wheel at Toys R Us, went to FAO Schwartz (or FAO Shorts, as Lily called it), had lunch at a real counter luncheonette, and went perfume shopping. Lily's favorite part? The subway rides.

The patient.

Wiped out from a day on the town.

But not too wiped out to have fun with the PlayFoam we got at FAO Shorts.