Belated Halloween

Due to Paul's unfortunate accident (broken ribs, lacerated liver) on October 30, the photos we took of Selah for Halloween didn't make it into the computer for errrr... a couple months... Selah was NOT happy about that.

"What about my BLOG?" She emplored. "You must post these photos at once!"

This year she had a myriad of ideas about her halloween costume. It had to be home-made. Not "Store-Made" as she calls the plastic ones you can get from any local drug store. "Store-made is for not-creative people," she explained. I asked her if she expected me to make her costume, she replied with a look I could only describe as "Duh, Mom."

For months prior the costume ideas ranged from Ewok-Princess-With-Wolf-Jacket-Cape to Frog-Goddess-With-Feather-Helmet. I wish so much I could have peered into her brain to see what her image of these costumes were. I wish even more I had the sewing skills to pull them off.

We took Selah to see the new animated Star Wars film "Clone Wars" and it was in the theatre that day that Selah found her ultimate costume idea: Ahsoka Tano, the new young girl initiate to join the Jedi's on their fight to preserve the good of the universe.

I made her costume and we're all proud to report that she WON her costume contest at school for "best home-made costume" and I must say, it was the best one there, hands down! (Hooray!) I've never seen quite a pleased, proud, confident, surprised look on Selah's face, all at once. I broke into tears for her posture as a Winner. It feels pretty good to see your child so fulfilled during what has been a very difficult and challenging period for us.

Love!

(P.S. Paul is doing much better, and recovering quite well !! )