First off I must say sorry for not posting for so long. That phase of life is now in the past and I promise to post at least once per week. Now, onto this weeks entry! In the interest of Halloween, we are getting costumes ready
and there is an increased excitement in our home.
After discovering, again, that store bought costumes are way
out of our budget ($30 times 6 kids is $180) we spent a day being
frustrated. My sweet Brenden put his arm
around me and said, “It’s okay Mom. We
can just wear last year’s costumes until you get some made for us.”
We made the dash to the closet and dumped every box of dress
up on the floor trying to find something that would still fit my growing
kids. (by the way, when did you get so
tall?)
Last year’s things were
good enough for last Saturday’s event.
We went to a fundraiser trick or treat day for a local historical
museum. There were games set up in an
area at the park. At the last game the
boys lined up and waited their turn.
The person running the game said, “Oh! Are you twins?” The smile on her face made me wonder if she
never saw twins.
Her spirits deflated and she looked confused when Evan
responded, very matter of factly ,
“No.”
She stood there for a moment looking between the boys and
thinking really hard before Marek said, “We’re quads.”
I love watching people’s reactions to that. I don’t know what they expect, but I’m sure
it’s not that!
So, back to the costume story, although it was heartfelt, my
heart pounded harder in my chest at the thought of making so many
costumes! Alas, we searched the fabric
stores, borrowed from my sister and Grandma, and made a witch outfit for less
than $6. It looks great, is
personalized, and much warmer than a store bought anything would be. I feel so accomplished! But my favorite thing was the boy’s reaction.
Two of them wanted to be Harry Potter. They put their outfits on, including the
scarf made by wrapping duct tape around a piece of fleece, and danced through
the house chanting, “Now we’re twins!
Look! We’re twins!” I’ll get a picture up before the week is
over.
