Growing Snowflowers

"I have a little sister Lola, she's small and very funny"



On Saturday we were very extremely busy! We were up bright and early for swimming lessons...this was Piper's 'testing' day to see if she can move up to the next level. She is now going to be a 'little' which means Daddy doesn't have to be in the pool with her...Daddy is ecstatic!
After swimming lessons, we got Daddy & Piper into costumes for a Halloween party at Fuller Park in Minneapolis. It was fun, but we didn't stay too long.



just long enough to join in the parade! Daddy hadn't had his coffee yet..can you tell?



from there we headed over to Java Jacks for a cuppa joe...Jack's is great, and we met up with our urban dwellin' friend 'unkle Matt' and his dog Saully.



After we were all caffeined up we headed home via Edina...a happening little spot. We noticed that there were hundreds of kids in costume trick or treating at all the local stores, so we stopped and joined in the fun! We ate nacho's and blue corn bread at a little Mexican restaurant and on the way back to the car we stopped at Lund's, the local grocery chain..which was having an all out Halloween bonanza! Good thing it was a nice sunny day and 50 degrees!





Piper got to meet a fireman and sit inside the truck (and get candy), then inside the store she got to meet a magic fairy and the balloon clown, who kindly made her an orange ladybug! On the way out Snow White filled Piper's goodie bag with chocolate milk boxes, pretzels and candy...talk about cleaning up!





She was very impressed with the balloon clown and all the wonderful animals he could make.






She chatted in the car all the way home and had a nice long nap (praise the Lord)

but it's not over!!!

After dinner we headed over to the Chanhassen Rec center for another Halloween party! This one was much larger and more elaborate than the first party!



They had set up some of the rooms as a haunted house...Piper was a bit freaked out but endured because she knew there was CANDY at the end of each corridor! She didn't seem to mind Darth Vader too much which was funny!



there were games too!



After the party we went outdoors for our last activity of the night, the hayride! It was getting dark and a wee bit chilly but we snuggled up close and had a wonderful ride around the park. I think this was Piper's favorite and best part of the day..snuggling up with Daddy..the moon in the sky and the wind in her wig! Kudos to our little chickadee, she kept her costume on almost all day, no complaints, no worries! In fact when it was time to take it off she was "very absolutely sad" ...no kidding...thats what she said!



the wind in her wig



snuggling with Charlie