Two of my son’s best buddies are a pair of identical twins named Ned and Evan. For a good six months after meeting them, he (and I) were unable to tell them apart. (I’m a twin myself, but look nothing like my sister). So Parker was always telling me stories about his adventures with his pals that went something like this: “Today, at recess, Nedorevan and I were playing knights, and then His Brother came over and….”
So, in honor of Nedorevan and His Brother’s sixth birthday, I put together another book-and-homemade gift combo: freezer-paper stenciled shirst and a copy of The Enormous Egg. It is a very sweet story about a boy raising a baby triceratops that’s all the more special to us because it takes place in New Hampshire, where we live.
Their party is Saturday, in the middle of a very hectic few days that will include a Halloween parade, trick-or-treating at Main Street businesses in our hometown, a bonfire, fireworks and MORE trick-or-treating with Parker’s cousins. Oh, and the election on Tuesday which will mean a very long night of work for me!