fairy made...

So here is the completed Sugar Fairy gift, a little bit worn and played with. Last year Owen was really too little to care about the Sugar Fairy.  He loved trick or treating and the candy but he was 2 1/2 years old and not as aware as he is now.  This year I told him the story of the Sugar Fairy and he loved the story but as we got closer to Halloween he made comments like, "I am not giving my candy to the fairies!" Michael told him he had no compassion!  As we started off trick or treating in our neighborhood, Owen told one of the first people we saw, "This is supposed to go to the fairies but I am not giving them one bit!" lol.  So I figured I would maybe set their tree stump and owls aside and give it to them for Christmas. The problem is Michael still really wanted the Sugar Fairy to come! What would happen if Michael found a gift and Owen didn't?  I wasn't sure what to do. When we got home they ate plenty of candy.  Then we picked out 10 pieces and put them back in their bags.  The rest was to go to the fairy. I waited for arguments from Owen and none came. He was very happy to have his 10 pieces.  How much more does a child need, really?  So, we put the candy outside and I waited for their reaction in the morning.  They were both very excited to see their gift and played with it all morning.

I think Michael suspects this year.  He is almost 8 but really still wants to believe.  He said, "Mommy, the fairies stole your wool again!"  I said, 'Honey there is plenty of wool in the world".  Later when we were talking about what to make or buy for their cousins for Christmas, Michael said maybe you could make them a tree stump like ours?  I said, "I wouldn't know how Michael, that's fairy made! "  That seemed to satisfy him.  Oh, but that day is coming.  I have told him sincerely that Santa is the spirit of giving.  & that gnomes & fairies are something I've never really seen but choose to believe in & I have no evidence to say they don't exist. Don't we all love to play at these games?  It seems parents are having just as much fun as their children playing Santa, hiding gifts and keeping the magic alive.  What's more real than the love behind that?

Anyway, I digress. Halloween was a fabulous time. I put no effort into their costumes.  Owen was a bee, Michael a vampire.  We wanted to draw a vampire face with our Lyra face pencils but Michael refused. We had friends over, a Ninja & Star wars character.  I took horrible dark, blurry pictures all night and no pictures of the food!  We had pumpkin stew, bone bread, warm cider & cream cheese pumpkin muffins.  It was too much fun.  How was your Halloween? 

Until next time...