This will be a two part post – books and Halloween costumes – because the two are somewhat related in our house. I had this grand idea when E was little that we would base our Halloween costume ideas on her favorite storybooks. I wanted her to be able to pick out her own…
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I steel myself for September each year, readying myself for the busyness of the season. It’s a welcome change of pace, at first, after the summer. There are very few lazy days of summer for us anyway – it’s the same workdays after all, and far more summer camp and childcare juggling than the school…
(story)time: The Dark
It’s October, and so we’re shifting into more fall and Halloween related books. We have not one, but two different Berenstain Bear Halloween adventures, and a couple of Curious George’s as well. I’m not going to lie – those are not my favorite reads, but the girls love them and so we read. (I’ve been…