Big Boy Bed

Today we assembled Noah's new big boy bed and put away the crib....well, no, we didn't put away the crib- we just moved it to the "new" nursery. But anyway, Noah was beside himself with excitement jumping around and playing on his new bed- but any parent who has taken a child out of the crib wonders how it will all go down......when the child is no longer confined at bedtime. Well...Noah was breeze! He went right to bed, no fuss, crawled in and put his head on his pillow. Fell asleep without a peep! I had to sneak in and take a photo because the boys are so cute together! Paul and I can't wait for morning when the boys can get up and play- Noah no longer confined. What big boys they are!

Halloween

....has come and gone, but we still have buckets of sweets for the kids (and Daddy!) to plow through! We celebrated Halloween week (yes...it's not just a day around here)....beginning last Sunday, with Heather and Dave's annual Halloween bash. They truly outdid themselves. Not only did they have the moonbounce, but Dave made 2 "ghostly" bowling lanes, and they had several other games for the kids to play, and even a craft table! It was the best ever, and the boys had a great time. The only downside was when Jake cleared out the moonbounce after throwing up in it (!)...poor kid.....

So for Halloween, Jake dressed up as a member of Lightening McQueen's pit crew, and Noah was a monkey. Some how, Noah's daycare teacher worked a miracle and actually got him into the costume (which he had refused to wear prior), and he wore it all evening! I even left it on through dinner because I was sure that if I took it off, it would never go back on.

Finally, the kids trick-or-treated with their cousins (also becoming tradition). Noah tried his best to keep up with the big kids, and managed to say "Treat" when he was able to toddle up to a door in time. He was continually confused because he kept wanted to actually enter the houses, and would get frustrated when I carried him away. He did get his own little stash of candy, which was very cute. Jake was beside himself with excitement and had no trouble hanging with his cousins- they didn't require any urging to go to houses this year as they did last year!

Now it's time to think about Thanksgiving....only 3 weeks away (how is that possible?)- thankfully, Thanksgiving is Paul's gig- I just make dessert. The holidays are upon us. Hard to believe!