One astronaut and one ninja. In front of a spider web! Spoooooky! Stuart’s costume was “fussy child clinging to mom.” Real sorry we didn’t get a photo of that!
Halloween 2014
Tableau
The kids put this charming fellow in our bed last night.
But there wasn’t enough room for three, so we had to give him the boot. Poor guy! Next morning we found his remains in the formal storage baby playroom.
Grisly business! Super spooky!
Speaking of bodies, this fellow has cut his two top teeth.
You can’t see them in photos but you can feel them when he chomps on your finger!
In the swing
We are in the swing of the new school year. These boys are growing like crazy and getting smarter every day. Stuart is teething something fierce and loves to climb up on everything. Getting down is not so easy. He likes to play a game where he climbs to the second floor of the house and then calls me from the top of the stairs. HIGH-larious!
I love how Trav calls the tree in our back yard a “forever-green” tree. He drew a picture of our house at school and the tree in the backyard was as tall and big as the house. (Also, whenever he sees me taking a picture of Stuart, he runs to get in it. Would someone please give this boy some attention?)
Elliot told me that he didn’t yet know all the rules at his new school but he was fairly certain that they want you to stay home if you have hiccups.
On our anniversary earlier this month, I tried to show Trav photos from our wedding album. He said, “Skip to the end.”
You know how kid nature shows try to be subtle about … nature? Nothing gets past our boys. Elliot said, “The hen lays the egg and then the rooster does his part. I don’t know what his part is.” Something to think about for sure.
Trav let me in on a secret. “When I’m a spy, I’ll visit every continent in the world. Even Texas.”
Peek-a-boo!
I see you!
Just can’t get enough of this little darling boy. He has the best smile and never met a stranger.
If you are friends with Fletch on Facebook, you may have seen that Elliot made an “L” on wheels out of legos. We got a kick out of that even though Elliot just thought he was being smart.
Elliot said, “How do you create a zipper? And how do you attach it to two pieces of cloth?”
Trav’s equally perplexing question: “And how did God make China?”
Watching an outdoor movie of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, one kid said, “I’ve seen this movie before!” Elliot said, “I read the book.”
Trav loves butter. “Whenever I see butter on something, I eat it!” (This is not true when it comes to corn on the cob.)
Fashion.
Trav chose an ensemble of glowing skeleton bones with a bow tie and his mine craft shorts. I’m not entirely sure if the shorts are pajamas or not. This is his first day of pre-k at a new school.
First day, first grade
Our boy is riding the bus this year!
Goodbye Summer
Trying to keep kids busy and retain my sanity these last few days of summer. I let the kids find projects online that they wanted to make. We’ve got a pencil crossbow,
Marshmallow and toothpick sculptures,
And a cork boat.
We went to the park,
Played together,
Wrestled,
And ate new foods.
Right now Stuart is in a box watching the big brothers play in the driveway.
We are working on having dinner as a family five nights a week. Tonight we have zucchini fritters.
Tomorrow Elliot starts first grade!
Countdown
My life is over in THREE…
TWO…
ONE!
The boy is climbing. I guess that fall from the bed onto the hard wood floor at Cama Beach wasn’t enough of a lesson/concussion. He is taking off!
Goggles
Our resident goggle expert says that goggles are useful for four activities:
1. Swimming
2. Chemistry-ing
3. Jet-packing
4. Driving a bi-plane
Cama Beach
Here are the photos I took from our week of cabin camping. We left a day early because we didn’t get good sleep. Also you really can’t put a baby down at the beach. So we were just exhausted, but the kids had a super awesome time and met some new friends. Interestingly, the friends Elliot clicked the most with also have ADHD. Here are photos of the kids making wooden boats.
Here is Trav with a baby bear.
Stuart had an orange slice. Yum!
Between the hours of pre-dawn to when most people wake up, Stuart woke up and crawled around in the cabin.
Trav is also an early riser and likes to do gymnastics before dawn. Here is a front support.
With ninja face.
Elliot holding Stuart. Yes it was a little chilly. We needed more than one fleece.
Finally on the last morning, the boys played on this big driftwood club house. Super fun!
Yes, the beach is made out of rocks. Also there was a burn ban most of the time we were there even though it rained three days. So instead of making s’mores over a fire, some moms made s’more quesadillas and the kids watched outdoor movies.
Overheard
Here are some random things the kids have said… I may or may not have posted them here already.
Trav: Playing is freedom in not having to follow rules.
Elliot: Was it a movie or on the stage?
Trav: A brother is a friend who lives in your house.
Trav: If you believe in yourself, you can do anything. And that includes holding up a snake axe.
Trav: Mom, will the baby be born on the hard surface or on the carpet?
Elliot: Mom, this Christmas tree is splendid!
Elliot: I didn’t wear a jacket and I wasn’t cold, not even a tink! I was zero legs cold.
Elliot: When a balloon hits a thorn on Jupiter, it will pop and fall back down to Earth.
Elliot: My dad makes computer games.
Anthony: My dad makes money.
Elliot: I don’t need a dance class. I already know some wacky moves.
Elliot: God has the whole world in his hands. And all the trees and all the cars and all the steering wheels!
Georgia: Well, we have the steering wheels in *our* hands.
Elliot: That’s why me and Trav have friendship.
Trav: I pume’d you. Now ya dead!
Elliot: I’m going to be a train conductor when I grow up.
Trav: And I’ll be the freight!
Elliot: I’m going to sing Old McDonald Had a Farm.
Trav: I’m going to spit!
(Handing me a feather) Elliot: Mom, can you hold this piece of nature for me?
Elliot: Trav, we’re best friends, right?
Trav: yes
Elliot: okay!
Elliot: I didn’t know these juice boxes were shaped like rectangular prisms!
Elliot: Monster trucks are always funny, especially when they slip on banana peels.
Elliot: I’ve never seen a sculpture before, and I’ve never said the word “sculpture.”
Trav: You get what you get and you don’t get umsep.
Elliot: That pizza is the shape of a full moon!
Elliot: Mom, you made me the wrong thing for dinner. I know why Trav doesn’t want to eat his dinner. Because it’s yocky!
Elliot: Look at this beautiful view from Earth!