Thanksgiving Treasures

I was a boring, boring person for Halloween. I didn't get any decorations out because I knew exactly what was going to happen when the boys were around. I don't know what got into me today but I thought that I would decorate a little bit for Thanksgiving. (Maybe it has a little to do with going to JoAnn's last night and seeing all the fall decor 70% off!) The boys thought that it was Christmas around our house as I was pulling out the pumpkins and other fall paraphernalia. I keep on finding stuff put here and there throughout the house. They found some old cameras today (yes, I wasn't paying close attention to them as I was getting out the fall decorations). I would find that they would cluster a bunch of stuff together and take pictures of it. The stuffed turkey is the prized possession for the both of them. They both already have bite marks on their backs over good ol' Tom turkey. I have to keep reminding myself though that kids are what makes the holidays fun. As long as Tom still has a head by Thanksgiving I will be a happy mom. I can't even imagine what is going to happen around here when the Christmas stuff comes out of the boxes. :)

(In the 1st video Jayden is saying "wahoo" to the turkey to get its attention for its portrait. . . just thought that I would clarify.)

My 2 little helpers. What would I do without them?

The Day After

When I found that the boys had escaped from the house Saturday morning with nothing on but their pajama shirts and their diapers I decided that the damage was done and I should let them run around and get some of the sugar from the previous night out of their systems. The sprinklers had just barely gone off so they were a little wet and muddy and A LOT HAPPY! Jocelyn was having fun doing acrobatics on the play-yard, Jayden was running all over the yard enjoying the freedom of no clothes, and Jacob thought that he would "help" dad with some irrigation problems.

Halloween Fun

Halloween night was spent with some of our friends in their cul-de-sac. We all brought pots of soup to share (even though it was plenty warm without the soup). Coming prepared this year I even went to the extent of making hot chocolate so that the kids could get warmed up when they got back from their trick-or-treating. The night was gorgeous where we didn't have to even pull out the jackets. The dads took all the kiddos out and the moms stayed behind to pass out goodies to all the other spooks that came by. Jessica was a witch (she wants me to make sure that I mention her purple socks that match her black and purple hat!), Jocelyn was Lucy from The Chronicles of Narnia, Jacob was Thing 1 and Jayden was Thing 2 from The Cat in the Hat. Jared was a mountain man and I was the cat in the hat (sorry everyone this cat was the picture taker that evening!). The boys were all about instant gratification. After the first house they just wanted to sit in the stroller and eat candy ALL NIGHT LONG! The night ended with going home and looking through all the loot. It was a good year for candy, lots of good things in the buckets (it was mostly yummy chocolate). The kids couldn't wait to dive into all the candy. The last picture is of the boys enjoying their loot. After having the candy around for a couple days I think that we are about ready to put the candy up for awhile.

Halloween Parties

Both girls could hardly wait until they got to go to school on Friday, October 31st. They thought that it was going to be the best day EVER! It was a pretty fun day for the both of them. 3rd through 6th grades don't get to dress up at school so Jessica didn't get to wear her costume, but they had a special "BOO"berry Breakfast for the 4th graders and their parents out on the playground when school started. This will be Jocelyn's last year to wear her costume to school and particpate in the parade that they do around the school campus. I took some of the 4th grade girls down to watch the parade. Jocelyn is 5th from the left on the back row, next to Indiana Jones and a sumo wrestler). Jocelyn's class then had a party with fun activities to do in the afternoon and Jessica got to bring in her pillow, blanket and flashlight and read books in the dark.