Let The Festivities Begin

We've got some fun stuff coming up soon. Of course, we've got Halloween right around the corner. We're really looking forward to getting the girls dressed up and taking them Trick or Treating to our neighbors. Maya is going to be a fairy. We tried it on her and you should have seen her eyes light up at not just the wings but the wand! What is it with kids and objects that can actually cause damage? Little Julia is going to be a kitty cat, with no ears most likely. Her costume has a matching headband with cat ears that Julia just hates. I'm hoping we can keep it on just long enough to snap a few pictures. I'll be sure to post them if I manage to get lucky.

Just a couple of weeks away from now is the Thai festival of Loy Krathong. Loy Krathong is an homage to the Goddess of water where floats are set adrift into the river to symbolize washing away your troubles. As a child living in Bangkok, I have fond memories of making floats and setting them into the river. It has been over 30 years since I've last celebrated Loy Krathong and I am so looking forward to making it our new family tradition. Plus, you guys know how we always love a good excuse to chow down on some Thai food! My Mom found some cardboard circles to make the floats out of but I haven't completely ruled out trying to come up with a bread option. We're going to be setting these things into our local river so I'd like to be as eco-friendly as possible. I know the cardboard would biodegrade after awhile but perhaps bread would be a better option as it would turn into fish food in no time. I've got a couple of weeks to come up with something and a menu! Would you believe that I just trialed Julia on fish & fish sauce? There are just too many Thai dishes with fish sauce as an ingredient that I couldn't avoid it. She's got to be able to join in the feast, especially considering how much she likes to eat. Fortunately, she passed that one. Woohoo!

With that, I am going to leave you guys with a few recent pictures of the little ladies. I use the term "ladies" loosley right now because a. they both have colds & coughs b. Julia is sprouting some molars and c. Maya has gone full force into contrary mode. So yes, "lady", may not be quite the right term for these guys right now :)