Halloween

Anastasia used the pumpkin as a bowling ball


Carving the pumpkin


Playing with the pumpkin innards


Anastasia dressed as a flower for Halloween


Anastasia's drawing

Anastasia had a nice Halloween. The festivities started Thursday night when we carved a pumpkin at Leanne's flat. Anastasia enjoyed playing with the insides of the pumpkin. The next day, after a dinner of Lowcountry boil, we went to the Corniche for a free concert, part of their Beats on the Beach series associated with Formula One's latest track--right here on nearby Yas Island in Abu Dhabi! We saw Timbaland, but his "concert" was more of a trick than a treat. He sang--intermittently--to some of the songs that he had helped produce, and periodically the dj would stop the music altogether to let the crowd sing along. The overall effect was like singing along to a radio and going through a series of tunnels. This morning, Anastasia went trick-or-treating. A teacher at school set it up with a few volunteer teachers to provide candy. So, Anastasia along with four other little children went door to door (just to fellow teachers' places since Halloween isn't actually celebrated here in the UAE) and collected her goods. Everyone liked her costume--she went as a flower.