Boo

Despite the fact that I was feeling a bit "humbuggy" this Halloween, I managed to spend one weekend sewing the kids' costumes. They turned out pretty cute, if I do say so myself.

Over the years I have loved having a boy and a girl so that I could match their costumes. You know, Harry Potter and Hermione, Aladdin and Jasmine, Beauty and the Beast, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell, etc. But this year - the last year they would go trick-or-treating door to door - I decided to let them be what they wanted.

Jonathan got a kick out of dressing up as a hippie and Sammy loved her pointy witch's hat. My personal favorites were the green flip flops and the purple and black striped tights. Sometimes it's the little details that really make the costumes great!

to blog or not to blog...

That is the question!
And also:
Does every photo I take deserve a blog post?
And does every blog post require a photo?

I've determined that the answer to the first is yes.
I want to blog.
I want to share my life and photos with others.
I want to be able to remember the fun things we've done.
I want to continue because I enjoy it.
I want to keep blogging because I want to create another blog book.
I want to post again because I am so behind in scrapbooking and this makes me feel better.

The answer to the second and third questions is no.
If I start forcing myself to blog about every silly snapshot I take, I will get overwhelmed. (Hmmm, that never happens to me, right?)
If I only post when I have a picture, I will limit myself. Or I will force myself to take even more pictures of absolutely everything so that I can write blog posts.

So, I have decided to continue blogging and to do it however the mood strikes me.

One last question...
Is it "legal" to stop blogging for several months and then return and write a bunch of posts and backdate them so it looks like I've kept up on things all along?
If not, then send me to jail. Sometimes it's the only way I can get things done.

Modesty Fashion Show

Sammy's activity day leaders came up with another really cute idea. A modesty fashion show. I was asked to be the official photographer. I loved watching them giggle as they put on make-up and got their hair done together in the bathroom.

Sammy modeled a cute brown top with rainbow embroidered jeans. Hse was too shy to come out on stage at first, but quickly warmed up to the idea and turned into quite the performer.

With so many negative influences out there these days, I am so grateful that she has these ladies and her church friends as positive role models.