Halloween

Once again, Halloween proves itself the best day ever.  Something about traipsing around your neighborhood at twilight with costumed children and friendly neighbors makes me all starry-eyed.  The pumpkin carving pictures are pre-Halloween, and so is the skeleton attire.  Our costumes for the big day were Maui and a wrestler.  Silas wanted to be Peter Pan again and we barely came in under the wire to agree on Maui.  We both love Moana and he sings it all the time testifying to our overexposure to television.  (He does call it Awana, and I don't correct him so some may be led to think we are doing churchy type things instead.) The magic fish hook and getting to wear his Peter Pan pants were the true selling points.  Daron thought it would be a nice touch to have him say "You're Welcome" after receiving candy, but we had enough trouble getting him to remember a simple thank you. Rory wouldn't stop begging to be Jake the Snake Roberts so I gave in to that.  Dorothy and the pineapple joined us as is tradition.  I cannot even tell you the cuteness that was Silas and Pepper handing out candy to trick-or-treaters.  They would get so excited pointing at the approachers, run to grab handfuls from the bag (which only lasted for about ten lucky kids), and divvy out the goods while making adultesque comments about costumes.  They would then camp by the door peeking out on hands and knees until another group made the rounds.  Adorable.

 

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1. Trying to take more pictures of me and my boys...because I'm not getting any younger or skinnier.

2. New car seat.  I am taking a certain martyrdom pride in this as I now have to load Rory in my two door Civic by crawling into the back seat, sitting in the crumb laden chair of his brother, buckling and unbuckling him everywhere we go, and thwarting the continuation of any naps occurring in transit.

3. I took this the morning of Louise's doctor appointment.  I was sure her puking was either a death sentence or she would be removed from our home due to mistreatment in the form of overfeeding and lack of exercise.  I was expecting more judgement that I actually received and the vet gave her a surprisingly clean bill of health.  So it turns out she will happily remain a fixture on our couch with only slightly less kibble and slightly more attention after the scare.

4. Ms. April strikes again.  Silas isn't even in her class anymore.  I feel bad for the other kids at preschool.  We are still debating the true story as to whether he asked for this treasure or if she just gave it to him (as he tells it).  She also came over to babysit just because he wanted her to watch a movie with him. Spoiled.  Ms. Jackie is giving him more of a real-world experience in Farm Friends.  It is probably for the best.

5. Celebrating the ample September birthdays with Daron's family at Urban Cookhouse.

Music

Saw two concerts in one day!  It's a toss up which was better.  It's hard to compete with little voices proclaiming "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands", but then again, it's hard to compete with Jack Johnson in the moonlight.

Giggles

Its getting fun around here.  We have started spending a little time at daycare.  Thumb sucking is a new thing.  We are also batting, grabbing, and this!

This is Terrifying

Silas is still loving No Noggin from Curious George's Boofest.  We got an early start watching this year.  Silas wanted us to make our own scarecrow. This creepy guy makes me jump at least three times a day.  The homeowners association may need to get involved before Halloween. 

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