Halloween 2010

I just realized I never blogged about Halloween, so it will be a little out of order, but here it goes . . . Several months ago, Will decided that he wanted to be Evil Emperor Zurg from Toy Story 2 for Halloween.  Because Disney made Zurg costumes once upon a time but now they are VERY expensive on ebay, we put Nana on notice.  She made a fabulous Zurg costume to go with the headpiece I ordered and the Zurg blaster a resourceful friend found for us at the Disney Store.  Christopher's costume was much simpler, since we have had Buzz Lightyear in our costume box for awhile now.  :)

The boys had a great time Halloween weekend . . . they got dressed up to go to the library Halloween storytime with their grandparents, and then we went trick-or-treating with their cousin Caroline on Halloween.  They also loved handing out candy to "customers" like they did last year.  Sarah Kate rode along for the fun but wasn't a big fan of having her hood up for the full bee-utiful effect.  (Sorry, couldn't resist!)  And of course, scroll down for the next day when Sarah Kate found her brothers' treat bags unattended--she was a happy girl!

Boys Will Be Boys

A couple of weeks ago, I took the boys with me to buy some flowers for their aunt's birthday.  As we walked from the floral department to the front of Sam's Club, I silently admired how Christopher was carrying the wrapped bouquet so carefully, like such a big kid.

About two seconds later, he had lifted the bouquet on his shoulder and announced, "It's a flower gun!"  Without missing a beat, Will chimed in, "Fire!"  They spent the rest of the time in Sam's with Will pointing out targets, and Christopher taking them down.  Oh, well.

Sarah Kate--19 months

A slightly belated post, but I need to acknowledge another month has passed in the life of Sarah Kate!  She is becoming a toddler with a mind of her own.  She loves to play with her baby dolls and push them around the house in the stroller.  She needs a double-stroller--she sometimes has three babies piled on one little stroller!  She also is using more words like Grandma, Grandpa, Will, and Bubby (brother) more regularly.  She jabbers all day long, we just can't understand most of it!

In November, Sarah Kate joined us for a trip to Silver Dollar City and actually rode a ride!  I hadn't realized when we were there just a few weeks earlier that she could ride one of the kiddie rides.  She wasn't so sure at first, but once we started moving, she loved it!  In fact, she threw a fit when it was time to get off!  We rode it twice while we were there, and she had a great time.  She also got in on a little of the Frosty the Snowman show with Daddy after a nap in her stroller.  And of course, she got a front-row seat during the lights parade, complete with funnel cake for dinner.  It was a big day!