Harry Potter-mania!!

Can I just say that I LOVE the fall! Especially here in the East, everything seems so much more vibrant. Even just taking a walk down our street brings feelings of awe and wonder. This last weekend we drove to Philadelphia on the back roads to avoid tolls. It seemed like every five minutes I was exclaiming, "Oh my goodness, this place is just sooo pretty!!"  Chris was in just as much awe as I was so it wasn't annoying. :)

What were we doing in Philly, you may ask? Why, enjoying the annual Harry Potter festival of course! Yes, for two days the city of Chestnut Hill devotes all their man power to hosting thousands of muggles dressed up as witches and wizards, and transforming their town into famous places from J.K. Rawlings' magical world. They had all kinds of activities available, including psychic readings, wand shops, face painting, defense against the dark arts classes, and of course, Honeydukes Candy Shop. (We just had to indulge in that last one.)

We are one cute wizarding family!

Snape and Hermione walking down the street.

Chris had a great time creating a costume for Liv. She is Dobby the house elf! We tried to make her look "authentic" by making a skull cap out of my old nylons, but I thought that made her look creepy. So we just went with the headband.  She illicited many ohhs and ahhs from all the passers-by.

We all had a great time, but I think Chris enjoyed it the most. He was able to let his true kid come out as he enjoyed Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans (and yes, this did include vomit and earwax flavors), drank butter beer, and exchanged spells with a Harry Potter who looked eerily like the real thing.

Who's ready for a Harry Potter movie marathon?!