Rather than start back in September and move forward, I'm going to start with the latest, Halloween, and then work from there. (otherwise I'll be sharing Halloween pictures in December...)
Norah - as proud as can be in her witchy costume! This is our last Halloween in Dublin - We have had three here already.
The loot for a 2 year old (2012).
And here we are, in 2014, with our big 4 year old:
At school with her good friend Peaches (far right) and her little sister Edie.
On Halloween, we had a bit of a long day as we had to be in the city centre (20 minute train ride) by 6:45 am. This made for a very early start. This was for our annual trek to the immigration office to renew our Irish immigration cards. And arriving at 6:45 am is quite late by their standards - by then, the line stretched 1/2 a mile and the people near the front of the line had been waiting since 11 pm the night before (for the 7:30 am opening of the doors). People do this every single day in Dublin. There are no appointments, you just arrive and wait. Well, thank goodness someone took notice of the incredible wait and let anyone with children inside to get a number. In years before we have arrived by 8 a.m. and have waited until 3 pm to get our cards. This year, despite the line being quadruple the length, we were out of there by 9 am. It felt like an actual miracle. (the day before we arrived and waited in line for 45 minutes before being told there were no more available numbers). Good news: We never have to do this again!
I made the broomstick out of some dried grasses and twigs we found outside (and a stick from Norah's large 'stick collection' on our balcony).
At Sebastian & Arlo's house (where their parents also live) :)
Aisling got a Halloween Barn Brack (also known as tea brack). For Halloween, in Ireland (for thousands of years now but definitely for as long as anyone can remember in modern times as well) - these cakes have been eaten on Halloween. The cool thing is there are hidden items baked into the barn brack. It used to be four things: A ring (to predict marriage), a rag (meaning you'd end up poor), a coin (riches) and a bone (death). Nowadays though, (with store bought cakes), they only include the ring Well, here is Arlo who found the ring this year! (Arlo says he's going to marry Peaches in their class)
Then Sebastian went running into the living room to grab the two rings from LAST year's Barn brack that he has been saving......to marry Norah. They talk about this all the time - that they're getting married - but to know he's kept these rings for a year was just beyond heart-melting. We're starting to think they really might get married. :)
Three little witches!
First house - Sebastian and Arlo's granny's house - right next door!
Halloween this year was oddly and unseasonably warm. It hasn't been this warm on Oct. 31st in over 20 years, in fact. It was 18 degrees. The entire day was mild and beautiful but the moment we stepped out for trick-or-treating, a downpour started. We made it to 3 separate houses (all huddled under a few umbrellas) but then we decided to head back. It's just as well though, as this is a manageable amount of candy for a four year old (and her parents.....) :)
You might be able to see some people hand out mandarin oranges, peanuts in shells (called monkey nuts here) and bags of crisps (potato chips). The three of them had an absolute ball eating sampling their candy that night.
1 comment:
LOVE the witch costume Norah!! You always look so good at Hallowe'en...good job Mommy!!
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