Halloween and Thanksgiving Updates

Brenda is NOT a fan of Halloween! She does not appreciate all the zombies, monsters, blood, and general evilness that abounds in October in the USA. Going to stores was upsetting for her, and she avoided the holiday as much as possible. She just doesn't get it and I don't blame her. It's weird.

Becky however is not so anti-halloween. She was excited to be a princess and the Clements family set her up well! She looked lovely. I added a couple of finishing touches to her princess outfit because she looked through our dress-up box and wanted to add the wings from Brooklyn's first Halloween and a shiny necklace turned crown on top of her head. She was a beauty! We took her out with our kids for trick or treating and they all made a huge haul! Lucas and Becky turned in a little sooner than the bigger kids since their little hands were frozen. We enjoyed a few groups of trick-or-treaters at home while we sorted through their candy.

Brenda and Becky went on their first road trip for Thanksgiving. They traveled with the Clements family to rural Idaho (Burley, I think) and enjoyed a huge family gathering. The big news Brenda shared when I talked to her last night on the phone was that there was, "SO MUCH FOOD!" and she liked the "biiiig chicken" they enjoyed going to the movie Frozen.  Becky has gone to the movie theater before with Grandma Susie and my kids, but this was Brenda's first movie theater experience.

Now that Christmas decorations are going up all over town Brenda is ecstatic! She loves Christmas lights and the different decorations popping up in yards. She said, "They put dead people in the yards but now that is gone and it is all lights. I don't like the bodies but I like this. It is good."
That sums up her impression of our holiday decor. It's so fun for me to see it all through her eyes.

Today I'll head over to their place after school and make sure everything is in line for December. Brenda is really responsible about making sure bills are paid on time and the first of the month is always when she gets everything paid. I hope to see if she has any extra in her account this month for her to buy Becky a Christmas present. I know she would enjoy having something for Becky on Christmas morning. It will be an exciting month, as this rings in the one year mark of their arrival to the United States.

It's been a wonderful year!