What a Halloween night – rain, rain, rain. All the neighbors got together for pizza and a picture beforehand. The pizza part went great. The group picture part did not.
Month: October 2013
Happy Halloween!
We had a quick outing to the zoo with the Strouds today. The zoo was almost completely empty of people so the boys got to run and play to their hearts’ content.
“I’m cool.”
The boys were so excited to get a treasure map in the mail.
(Thanks Granny. They loved finding the cookies at the “X”)
I turned around from cooking dinner to find a photographer catching my every move.
Working on his car.
Deep thoughts.
Alex ate a whole apple so Teague needed one too.
Fighting over the candy bowl while waiting for trick or treaters.
Pumpkin carving party 2013.
Today we had our ninth annual pumpkin carving party. This is the first year I had the house clean and 75% of the food done by Friday evening. It made prepping on Saturday much more relaxed! I switched the food up this year and went with less sweets, but more meat items and treats. We definitely had fewer left overs – of course the kids are also a year older and theoretically eating more..
Most of the kids were too busy playing to carve pumpkins, but the adults enjoyed the carving! We also and games this year – Wade built a few and a neighbor gave us a ghost piñata. We turned on Bobby to welcome everyone and the kids stayed outside playing with him for quite a while.
We tried for several group photos this year – a kids only, an everyone, and a silly group shot.
The boys always loved the Halloween Extravaganza put on by Wade’s work.
Last minute costume tweaks.
Last minute costume tweaks.
Wade has wanted to take Alex rock climbing for almost a year. There is an indoor facility near his work and he asked for passes last year for Christmas – which he got. Then a friend from work heard about it and wanted to go. Wade and his friend have been going during lunch a few times a week for months. At some point Wade mentioned the adventure to Alex and we’ve heard nothing else since. Tonight we finally went and Alex loved it. By the end of the evening he was almost climbing to the top. This definitely makes me want to get my gear out of the basement and join them. Maybe next time!
Alex’s first attempt at rock climbing. He loved it!
Teague was so excited to help Daddy with the rope. He even tried to mimic the movements of letting rope out.
Alex was so excited to explore the toy store and pick out a toy.
(Thanks to Gram for the Halloween gift card.)
Teague was quick to pick the little green race car and then took a while to choose a second toy.
(Thanks to Gram for the Halloween gift card.)
I am fairly organized and usually very good with what activities (especially kid-related) are happening on which day. I messed up big time when it came to Alex’s school picture day. I had it on my calendar but didn’t even look at the calendar before we left for school. We get to the playground and I saw a few kids in ties and the girls in dresses. Then it dawned on me that it was picture day. So here is my son in his Pirate Alex t-shrit – all dressed up for picture day. I was that Mom that forgot.
A family portrait by Alex (our first).
Alex, Daddy, Mommy, Teague (being held by Mom), Tabit, and Madison
Iris came to visit and Teague couldn’t wait to hold her.
My boys.
Gram is taking a trip to Kohler with some friends and stopped in Tosa to have lunch with us.
Teague is quickly becoming a pro with power tools.
Halloween Party at the YMCA.
Halloween party at the YMCA.
Alex wrote a book at school today (see here) and wanted to read it to Teague at bedtime.
Alex came home from school today with a book. He chose “drawing center” for his activity and decided to create a book. (This is all on his own – no assignment, no adult direction.) He brought home four drawn pages glued together and a story in his head. He asked me to put the words on the page. The description of the story is, “A kangaroo who doesn’t want to go to school.”
Walking home from school in the rain.
Walking in the rain.
The majority of Alex’s swim lessons are held in the “big” pool, which he doesn’t like. He has to work really hard to stay happy and earn a star. Today he asked his teacher if they could stay in the little pool because he really wanted a star (he was only one away from a tv show). She agreed and swim lessons were great.
Snuggles with Daddy.
Alex was pretty adamant on his Halloween costume from the start – a robot. (Picked very soon after seeing pictures from previous years.) I tried to convince Teague to be an astronaut (since we had all the items and Alex had never been one for Halloween), but he was insistent that he be the same as Alex. Wade has been hard at work on two robot costumes and is almost done.
Alex sharing a cantaloupe (which he won’t eat for me) grown in Steve’s garden. Steve loves to sit outside in the driveway and Alex loves to talk to him. It works out nicely.
Our neighbor, Steve, cut a cantaloupe from his garden and shared it with the boys.
Alex snuggled up with his favorite loveys – blue blankie, horsey, and moose.