Happy Halloween!

Today was scary...scary boring. We had to stay around the flat because someone was coming to take a look at the washing machine/dryer and our housekeeper was also due to swing by. By the time they were all done, most of the day was gone. 

Since we have yet to get any of our stuff delivered (our air shipment is here, but we're keeping it in storage until we move to our permanent house), the kids have been on iPods, iPads, and computers way more than I'd like. I'm hoping to wean them once we get all our toys delivered and we have more space to play meaningful games of hide and seek. For today, Audrey kept busy on Starfall and Dorian kept busy...keeping busy.

Other than our pumpkin carving yesterday, it doesn't seem like Halloween is a big deal around here--which is just fine with me! I definitely don't need piles of delicious chocolate anywhere near me. Since we didn't have a costume for Dorian (surprisingly, I remembered to pack Audrey's costume during the move!), we decided to make it a family bowling night. We walked over to a nice bowling alley right across from Stegen's office and had a nice evening.

Bundled up Ariel

 Don't fret, we didn't let the kids go totally treat-less for Halloween--we popped in to Sainsbury's and let them pick out a piece of candy each.

Tonight also marks the first night we will be receiving our home delivery of groceries from Sainsbury's. I know that Safeway also delivers back home, but I'd never met anyone who actually used the service. Out here, it seems most families are set up for home-delivered groceries as well as organic veg and fruit weekly delivered box schemes. Several families we've met also have weekly milk and egg deliveries fresh from the farm. We'll see how this first delivery goes and then decide if we'll continue with it. I'm happy with the £15 discount I got for using the system for the first time though!

We also got a special celebrity video log submitted to our blog today--Audrey has some lessons on how to properly say her name!

 We hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween!