Bedazzled!

Cinderella looks fantastic, doesn't she? Daddy got home to see this sight: Mommy and Madison had painted and decorated our Cinderella pumpkin very nicely, and all over! They did such a nice job, and Daddy was quite impressed!

Tomorrow is the big day, and coming home today, Daddy found Mommy and Madison busy at work to get things ready. One thing that Mommy was creating: candied apples!

We used to make these a few years ago, but it's been some time since we've last tried. These were wrapped in red cellophane and readied for tomorrow night. No cheating or early eating: these will be delicious tomorrow!

Tonight before bed, we watched the Heffalump Halloween movie together, which was delightful of course. Madison was quite into the movie, calling things out here or there. Mommy made a big tub of popcorn, and together we enjoyed a movie together before bed. It was so nice to snuggle with Madison before bed!

Afterwards, Mommy and Daddy went back to Sleepy Hollow. If anything, this is the theme of the month: our genealogy research has taken us there frequently lately, as Daddy's ancestors were a big part of the community there. The cemetery is filled with stones that feature our last name, and as mentioned earlier, the name Van Tassel is connected to our lineage - yes, even a Katrina Van Tassel, who lived in Sleepy Hollow during the time of Washington Irving's famous story.

Tonight, we listened to the unabridged story being read, having never read it before. The church in the story is a Dutch church that Daddy's great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather was a deacon at, of course during the time of the controversy and story of ...the Headless Horseman.

"In the dark shadow of the grove, on the margin of the brook, he beheld something huge, misshapen, black and towering..."

- From "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"