Halloween 2014

I love Halloween. Candy, costumes, and gaudy decorations--what's not to love?

This year, we hired a baby sitter for the first time so we could attend a grown ups (and Ben) only party. It was fun and we looked awesome. Thanks, Goodwill, Amazon Prime, and my sewing machine!

Yabba dabba doo!

The girls wanted to be butterflies, so we got cheap wings and dressed them in their favorite colors. I've discovered you get the same amount of candy no matter how much effort you put in to your costume. 

And we finally got to see Christian for the first time since school started. He (and his mom) went all the way up and down our street with us, and everyone had a grand time and got tons of candy. 

My parents were able to come down to visit again this year, which is always fun. The girls love having Nana and Papa put them to bed, since they can sucker them into multiple stories and other small childhood victories. 

What a great way to spend a weekend. 

Anda Says/Lilah Says

Lilah [pumping her fists in the air]: Who out the dogs? Who out the dogs? 

Me: "Who out the dogs?" Who let the dogs out?

Lilah: Yeah.

[Anda "swims" to Lilah in the bathtub] Lilah: I'm so proud of you! 

Lilah: I sad. 

Me: Why are you sad?

Lilah: STOP TALKIN.

Lilah [holding Ziggy under her shirt]: I feedin Ziggy. He milkin my boob. 

Lilah [farts loudly in the other room then comes running in grinning]: Who was that? Lilah!

Anda [looking at a KFC sign]: Why does that look like my school backwards? [she attends Center For Knowledge]

Lilah: Wait, I got a idea!

Me: What's your idea?

Lilah: I don't know!

Lilah: What's this song called?

Me: "Little Talks."

Lilah: No, it's "Big Talks."

Lilah: I want to just stay in the car. 

Me: No, you would be so sad by yourself. 

Lilah: I will be happy!

Lilah [on her play phone]: Hello?

Me: Who is it?

Lilah: It's Grandma. 

Me: Oh, what does she say?

Lilah: She says, "Poo poo diaper."

Lilah: Why do you need medicine? 

Me: So I can be healthy. 

Lilah: You don't need to be healthy. 

Me: Oh, okay. You want me to die? 

Lilah: Yes. [pause] Die, Mama!

Lilah: I say,"Yub you, Dada!"

Me: Aw, that's nice. Do you love Mama too?"

Lilah: No! Only Dada!

Lilah [watching Gaston's demise on Beauty and the Beast]: Mama, he fall down! 

Anda: Lilah, he's a mean guy. It's okay if he falls down. 

Anda: Lilah, look out your window!

Lilah: What my see, Anda?

Anda (exasperated): Lilah, look at all the trees and bushes and things God made for us!

Dan: Anda, what would you do if you went to New York City? I would eat a pizza. 

Anda: They have a pizza place there?

Anda [explaining what "the hairy eye" (cocked eyebrow) is]: Grandpa gives me the hairy eye when I am telling him the truth and he's not understanding me.

Lilah: Close it!

Anda: No!

Lilah: You want me to count to three?! Two, three, four, FIVE CLOSE IT!

Lilah: Mama ate my toast, Anda! Ever eat my toast, Mama! Ever ever! Say, "Ok Lilah!"

Anda: What does "bees" mean? Why does it say "apple BEES"?

Me: That's the name of the restaurant. "Appleby" is a last name so maybe the person who started that restaurant was named Appleby. 

Anda: That's how you make a restaurant? I would call it "Orange Carter."

Lilah: My tummy hurts. 

Me: Oh no, why?

Lilah: I got so much pizza in there. [She was eating macaroni]

Anda: I was not alone in the house because I had Sallymenders and Jesus. 

Anda: Awh, nuts! My plan has failed!

Me: [laughs]

Anda: What does that mean anyway?