Halloween Pictures

The boys went trick or treating in our neighborhood on Monday.  I couldn't really get a good picture of the two of them together, but I got a few individually.  Although I bought a football for Samuel and a milk carton for Joseph, neither one of them wanted to wear it.  Samuel wore the same costume he wore last year (gorilla) and Joseph wore an old costume of Samuel's (dinosaur).  

They had lots of fun and we got some good candy.  I think I am going to have to freeze a bunch of candy though.  We have so much around here.  

Simone has had a little bit of a cold lately.  She has a runny nose and is sneezing all the time.  I think Joseph may have given her the cold he had last week.  Although she hasn't been feeling the greatest, she is really becoming more aware of her surroundings.  She is able to follow us when we walk past her, she is starting to focus on things and best of all she is starting to smile.  I can talk to her and she gets a big smile on her face.  I tired to get her smiling today, but I got a few cute smirks.

Sometimes she looks exactly like Samuel and then other times she looks just like Joseph.  Her eyes are not turning blue yet, but they aren't brown like Joseph's either.  They are dark, but I think they have green coming through.  That would be crazy if each of our kids had a different eye color.  I can't wait to see what her eyes turn out to be.

I am loving dressing her up in different clothes.  Samuel loves it too.  Today we were at Nordstroms and he picked out the pinkest most girly outfit and said he wanted to buy it for Simone.  It is so cute.  Everyday Samuel gives her a hug and tells her how much he loves her.  It is the sweetest thing ever.

Anyway, here are some pictures of my princess:

I think we are officially potty trained (knocking on wood right now). Samuel has gone several days, including a full day at mother's day out and school today without any accidents. He wakes up almost everyday from his nap with a dry diaper. He is still pretty wet when he wakes up from a full night sleep (even though we did have one night that he woke up completely dry). I think for the first time in all my parenting of Samuel, potty training the easiest. He pretty much did it himself. I removed the little potty from all the bathrooms and he stands to pee and sits on the toilet to poop. Aaaah a sigh of relief.

I threw a baby shower for Jonathan and Laura this past weekend. I can't believe I didn't take any pictures of all the cakes and food. We had a great time and I think Jonathan and Laura got some great gifts for their new baby girl. My parents were in town to help celebrate as well and I got a great picture of them with the boys.

My dad carved a pumpkin with Samuel on Sunday. He loved it once again this year. He wasn't as scared of the guts on the inside. I think my Dad was pretty excited about helping Samuel carve the pumpkin too. It was such a beautiful day to be outside and carve.

We went to Trunk or Treat at the MAC for the first time this year. It was actually a ton of fun and I can't wait for next year when Joseph will be able to participate as well. People decorated the trunks of their cars, there was a DJ that played great music, there was food including smores and then the kids went car to car to trick or treat. Samuel was a gorilla and Joseph was a spider.

Long weekend and Halloween (Long Post)

We had a really long great weekend. So Samuel and I got to Tulsa on Wednesday. I am so happy with left on Wednesday because Thursday both Tulsa and St. Louis got so much rain. I would have been miserable driving by myself with Samuel and George for 6 hours. On our way up to Tulsa, Samuel and I stopped at Subway for lunch. He loves cheddar Sun Chips, but he will no long be getting those until he is much older. We were eating lunch enjoying our sandwiches and a few chips. Samuel took a small chip and started eating it and then he started gaging. His grabbed on to me and his face started turning red and he was grasping for air. I started banging on his back and it wasn't working, so I threw him over my legs and banged really hard on his back and then he started crying and the chip came out. I basically had a heart attack. When I looked up the restaurant (which was full) was all looking at us and I guess we was a nurse or doctor (she had a stethoscope around her neck) was right behind me. She asked if I was okay and I was fine at that point. Thank goodness there was a medical professional around just in case.

So I thought we needed to pack up and leave, but even though Samuel almost chocked to death, he wouldn't let me throw away his food. He proceeded to eat the rest of his sandwich and wanted to eat some of mine too. By the time we got back on the road, I was exhausted.

We finally got to Tulsa and relaxed on Wednesday night. On Thursday we didn't do too much because of the torrential downpour of rain.

On Friday, my dad took off work and he and Samuel carved a pumpkin. Samuel had no idea what was going on at first and was so scared to put his hand in the pumpkin, but once he did, we couldn't get his hands out of it. Once we got all the stuff out of the pumpkin, Samuel put it back in so he could take it out again. Over all he did a great job and loved it. Now he won't stop saying pumpkin.

On Saturday, my Dad and I did the 5K Tulsa Run (my mom did the 15K). I had initially wanted to do the 15K, but I am so happy I didn't. I was tired after the 5K, plus there was a really big hill at the end which wore me out.

After the Tulsa Run we went to Boohaha which is an event on Cherry Street in Tulsa where all the businesses give out candy to kids in the early to late afternoon and then they have a big Halloween parade. We missed the candy part, but we hit up the parade. Once Samuel woke up from his nap he really enjoyed watching all the crazy people during the parade.

Halloween night was a blast. Samuel loved his costume and did not want to take it off. Plus he loved holding his basket. He carried it around the whole neighborhood. After the first house, he knew exactly what to do to get candy. He was doing a pretty good job of saying trick or treat. It was really cute and I can't wait for next year already. It is going to be even more fun.

Yesterday we headed home, which was sad because we had a great time in Tulsa.

Oh one last thing. We are pretty sure Samuel said his first curse word this weekend. Samuel had been eating in the kitchen and my mom gave him his cup. I asked her if it was his juice or milk. She said it was his juice. I said "Well, you should have given him the milk." Samuel looked at her with a look like, yeah what were you thinking. Then he looked at his cup with juice and threw it on the floor and said "Fuck".

Now, we all think we heard him say exactly that. He used it in the proper context and everything. I know that I now need to really start watching my language.

Here are a lot of pictures below:

He preferred to eat the pumpkin at first:
What is inside?

Checking to make sure it is okay for him to put his hand in:

Finished product:

Getting ready for the Tulsa Run:

Running...
Shaving with his Papa:

He feel asleep on the way to the parade:
Up and enjoying and the parade:

Getting ready to go Trick or Treat:

Heading out the door:

Walking to the first house:

Heading home:

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone.  It is supposed to be a really nice day today.  Even though Dave took the day off today, he still went into work this morning to do a few things.  I guess since he wore jeans and a sweatshirt he feels like he is taking the day off even though he is going in anyway.  He should be home in a few hours.  I think we will take a nice walk today since it is supposed to be around 71 degrees.

I am not dressing Samuel up in a costume this year, but I did get him a cute Halloween outfit (including socks!).  I posted some pictures below.  Today he was in no mood for me to be taking pictures.  

I hope everyone has a nice weekend.  I will post if I have time.