Monster Bash

Fort Bliss holds a Monster Bash every year on the weekend before Halloween. They have haunted houses, crafts, and games for the kids. Flat Lucy came along with us and got to see all of the fancy costumes that the soldiers were wearing. We got to have a dress rehearsal for Halloween and got to put our costumes on, too! I was dressed as Aphrodite, a greek goddess, and Caitlin was Minnie Mouse.

Even though we saw two 10-year old boys come out of the haunted house crying, I still wanted to try it... my mom says it's because I'm so brave. I thought it was silly, but still fun... even though I accidentally stepped in fake blood! Eew.

Flat Lucy thought it was too scary, so she stayed outside and waited with Caitlin and my mom. We got to make ghost magnets after the haunted house. Flat Lucy's looked silly :) There was also lots of candy being handed out... you gotta love that!!

Pumpkin Carving

Flat Lucy was very happy to help us carve our pumpkins. She helped us clean out the pumpkin guts and everything!! Caitlin didn't really like the way the guts felt, so she didn't get very messy. She sat with Flat Lucy for most of the time. I got to carve the biggest pumpkin and decided to make it look like a vampire. My dad decided to make his fancy with stars and hearts all over. Flat Lucy helped my mom cut a moon out of the smallest pumpkin. We saved all of the seeds to make a yummy snack for later :)

Chuck E. Cheese

I was invited to a birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese's today. We thought Flat Lucy would have a lot of fun there, too! She spent most of the time riding the rides with Caitlin. I think their favorite ride was driving in the car with Chuck and getting their picture taken :) Flat Lucy also liked watching all of the birthday kids dancing on the stage with Chuck while we sang "Happy Birthday."

First Day

Our family was so excited when Flat Lucy arrived. We picked her up in our mailbox on our nightly walk after dinner. We met Lucy while we were stationed together at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. We are really good friends and we're so happy she picked us to send Flat Lucy to. My name is Anna and I'm 7-years old. My little sister is 1 and a 1/2, her name is Caitlin. My mom's name is Lauren and she is also my teacher because I'm homeschooled. My dad's name is Juan and is a soldier in the US Army.

There is a lot to do in El Paso, Texas, which is the city we live in. Actually, we live on Fort Bliss which is an Army post and home of the 4th Armor Division which is where my dad works. Fort Bliss is one of the biggest military installations in the United States and is combined with Biggs Airfield where President Obama flew in to for a visit not too long ago.

El Paso has a sister city, too! Juarez, Mexico is just across the border about 10 minutes from our house. But, we would never take Flat Lucy there because it is the most dangerous city in the whole world!! Luckily, El Paso is very safe and is actually the third safest city in the United States. Since Fort Bliss is so big, there are a lot of Army soldiers around to keep us safe, including our dad :)

We started talking about what things we might do while she was visiting... birthday parties, cheerleading and tennis practices, doctor's appointments, trick-or-treating! She is going to have a great time at the Torres House :-D