Happy Thanksgiving!

Bike Day!

Colin has had a fun-filled school year. They have had lots of special activities and events. One such event was bike day. The kids all got to bring in their bikes, tricycles, or scooters (and helmets, of course) and practiced bike and street-safety. At the end of the day, families were invited to join their student in the parking lot where the kids got to show off their new-learned skills.

Of course, the fun had to continue at home and Eli, not to be outdone by his older brother, decided that he was ready to graduate from a tricycle (which he barely pedaled on his own in the first place) to a big boy bike. Way to go buddy!

Logan is 1 Month Old

At 1-month, Logan is a very snuggly baby. He loves to be held and that's his preferred way of sleeping. Once we get him to sleep, however, he'll stay that way for awhile if he's well swaddled. He hates his swing and his carseat (how did I get so lucky to have 2 babies who hate their carseats?!?!) but loves the Baby Bjorn and his binkie. He's a great eater and is already up to 9 lbs., 10 oz. (almost 3 lbs. above his birth weight). He's in size 1 diapers and is just starting to fit into 0-3 month clothes. His brothers are still enamored by him and love to look at his eyes when he's awake and pat his head and give him kisses.

 

Happy Belated Halloween

Last week we enjoyed Halloween just like everybody else and we have a disgustingly large stash of candy to prove it. I'm just a little behind on, well, just about everything right now due to our newest little man.

We carved pumpkins the day before. I wasn't sure where we'd find the time to get all 5 carved since none of the children can really help, but I should have known that Chris would come up with a solution. Because that's how he rolls -

I wasn't sure that our pumpkins would stay intact, but his technique worked remarkably well! And, of course, the boys got a kick out of watching daddy use power tools. They thought it was much more fun than sticking their hands into the icky pumpkin goop.

Mama & Daddy's pumpkins

The kids' pumpkins

The morning of Halloween, Colin had school and they had a dress-up party and a costume parade. Colin got to be the line-leader again this year for the costume parade. I was so proud of him because this year he actually sang along to the songs in addition to doing the hand-motions.

That night my little Obi Wan Kenobi and Diego had a great time trick-or-treating and stayed out for almost 2 hours. Logan stayed home with Grammy and I and looked cute in his Halloween outfit.

The boys had so much fun trick-or-treating they're still talking about it and playing "Halloween" a week later. I think next year I might have to leave a bowl on the porch and head out with my boys so I can witness the fun first-hand.