Happy Halloween from the Middle East

Happy halloween from Aladdin, Princess Jasmine and the Genie!

Don't forget Abu the monkey!

You can see the trunk is decorated like a market from Agrabah, the fictional town in the Aladdin movie.

Will and Sebastian. Just like in the movie, Aladdin and his sidekick monkey Abu!

The multiples club had their annual trunk or treat on Sunday. Luckily it was a gorgeous day, in the 70's, so we headed out to participate. The kids were so excited to decorate the trunk and win first prize, like we did last year. And....we DID win! The kids helped me draw and paint the palace that we put inside the trunk. They also helped me gather anything we could think of to make a "marketplace" and we made our trunk. We even added the lamp (where the genie lives) and a "magic" carpet. We had a great time! Our prize was a gift certificate to the movie theater, so maybe we'll have to go see a matinee one of these weekends.

In our other news, Will lost a second tooth. He actually couldn't find it when it fell out (during dinner). He found it on his chair, which we're still not quite sure how it got there! They had dentist appointments last week and Will has a cavity, but the others were fine. They all got these "appliance" things, they're really orthodontic trainers. My dad thinks this will open up their bite and they may not need braces as long when they get older. They are supposed to wear them at night, and it will also help with Will's mouth breathing, because it makes you breathe through your nose when you have it in. That would be great for Will if he could breathe correctly at night, and maybe help with his asthma!

Things with Jessica, the new babysitter, are going well. She picked them up twice last week, while I was subbing at Maxey. We're very pleased with her. I also appreciate how she is flexible, because I never know when I am going to get a call to sub!

That's about all our news for now. We'll post more from Halloween and other things later this week! Happy fall everyone!