Halloween

Emily decided to stick with being a possessed doll for Halloween. She had a vision for it and we were able to get her the stuff that she needed. She wanted to look like she was sewn together like an actual doll would be and Abbie was kind enough to help her with some yarn and liquid latex. I was worried about getting all of the makeup, etc. done before school on Wednesday, but the girls got up early, worked together, and got it done. In fact, they actually had time to play with the camera and get some creepy photos before leaving the house. She wanted to take the knife to school with her, but obviously that didn't happen.

Frankly, I was pretty amazed at how much she looked like something from a horror movie. She has always liked scary stuff and she seems to do a good job with it. A couple of the parents at school commented to me that they were surprised how much she stayed in character and was really able to pull of the possessed doll act. Of course, by the time I picked her up at the end of the day, the liquid latex had come off and she looked a little less scary. Even the photo below shows that she wasn't completely creepy all day. Meanwhile, you may wonder how she came up with this idea. I really have no clue what she is referring to, but she claims that she heard a story once, a story that she thinks has been around since the beginning of time, about a possessed doll that slowly kills her family, chanting "one step closer, two steps closer, etc." as each family member slowly disappears. And, yes, Chad and I are now sleeping with one eye open! LOL.

On a lighter note, Emily continues to enjoy school. We had Emily's parent-teacher conference last week and she is doing great. We had received her report card prior to the conference and her grades are excellent. Her teacher commented,

"Emily is a child who seems to have an understanding of "make a plan, work a plan, experience the benefits from the plan." She works diligently on all tasks presented and participates in all academic tasks. She is comfortable with interactions with both the boys and the girls. Recess or brain breaks often finds her gathering all together as she runs and plays energetically or sits and spins stories for all to enjoy."

Really, her teacher had nothing negative to report at the conference, which bothered Emily because she really wanted some constructive criticism. She was actually annoyed when I came out of the conference without anything for her to work on. Poor kid. :)