Matt, Emily, Joshua, and Noah: Happy Halloween/ Happy Birthday Daddy!

Halloween 2011

Happy Halloween! Happy Birthday Daddy! This is always an exciting time of year because two things happen - first, it's Halloween which brings all the fun and cuteness of dressing up and handing out candy, secondly, it's Daddy's birthday which marks the start of the 20 days in which he is 2 years older than me and I get to call him an 'old man'! Happy Birthday bebe!

We had a great time for Halloween this year. First of all I must take a moment to brag that I made the Woody (Matt) and Jessie (Emily) costumes using glue and safety pins. Not bad, eh? I was super happy with the way they turned out. Joshua had been saying for weeks that Daddy was going to be Woody and Mommy was going to be Jessie, and Joshua was going to be Buzz Lightyear, and Noah would be Slinky Dog. Well he almost had it right, except Noah was actually a pumpkin, which is an adorable costume that Grandottie made for Joshua for his first Halloween. Joshua was so excited to be Buzz Lightyear. We surprised him and gave him "rocket shoes" before we left - they are actually Buzz Lightyear slippers. I think this made up for him not having a "bubble helmet." When I was dressing Joshua I left his hood off because it was pretty hot and I knew he'd be sweaty if he wore it for a long time. I told him before we left the house I'd put on his hood on so he wouldn't get hot. He spent the rest of the time following me around the house saying "I'm not hot. I'm so cold mommy. Look how cold I am. I need my Buzz hood. Brrr!" What an actor!

Fun at the festival

This year we went to a festival at a neighboring church. Joshua was fearless and loved playing on an inflatable slide and jumping in a bounce house. I was particularly proud of him because just a week ago he was afraid to do this. We had a great time and even Noah got into playing some games. Joshua's theme for the night was orange - he had to have an orange balloon sword, an orange sucker, and orange balloon, etc. Afterwards we went to the house and Matt and I took turns taking the boys trick-or-treating while the other handed out candy. Noah seemed to really like the costumes. In fact he plopped himself down on the threshold of the front door so he could watch everything and I handed out candy over his head. It was the best seat in the house. Joshua would hold our hands but run to the houses and say "Twrick or Twreat!" then comment "Oh I like candy! Thank you!" He was cute at the end of the night and turned to me and said "I think I have enough candy. Let's go home so we can eat some before bed." It was a memorable and fun evening. I'm already looking forward to next year!