Kids look adorable

So today the kids got dressed up in their costumes without a hitch.  Luckily we did that dry run last night and it all went very smoothly this morning and they were all excited.   When I went to Talia’s costume parade she came running over to me to tell me that her microphone broke!  She was very upset but I told her that it would be no problem to fix it at all and she shouldn’t be upset.  I kind of think that that’s what pulls the entire outfit together because otherwise she just looks like she’s wearing a big purple hat and some necklaces and a black outfit but she thinks just looks just like a rock star and that’s what’s important.  I would never tell her otherwise.

Here are the pictures that I took this morning and some of the ones we took making the hamentaschen:

I also took video of the parade but it’s kind of hard to see her. They were busy picking up candy that the parents were throwing (myself included).

Of course while I was throwing taffies, other parents were throwing lollipops?!?!  Talk about poking some one’s eye out. 

I followed the parade down the block for a bit and then Keren and I came home and I put her in for her morning nap and folded some laundry and relaxed  I figured that I only had one thing to make for tonight since we are invited out for lunch tomorrow and so I would relax while no one was home and it was nice and quiet and then just make the chicken later and Ben could help me if he wants.

Since both kids got out of school at the same time today, I told Talia to meet me at the corner of her school so she could jump right in the car after I picked up Ben and we could pick Eric up at the airport.  So we picked Eric up right on time just as he was coming out. 

The rest of the day kind of flew by.  We came home and Eric changed and the kids changed out of their costumes and we went for a walk and Ben stayed at Robin’s house, which was one of the houses that we stopped at to pick up my cookies that we made together the other day.  Talia stayed at the playground of her school when we went to pick up the mail and came home after a little while. 

When we got home I nursed Keren and then I put her to sleep and started to cook the chicken I was making for Shabbat. Unfortunately, or fortunately, I discovered that the chicken soup that I made and that I had for dinner last night was made in my dairy pot!!!  ARGH!!!  So I washed it all out and put it on top of the fridge for kashering and made a new soup.  I was especially upset b/c I had bought a turkey leg for that soup and put it in for Keren so she could have the turkey from the soup.  They push it here like crazy, saying it’s high in iron.

Anyway, it is now almost Shabbat and I have to clean up the kitchen and get things in order. 

Shabbat Shalom!