Big shoes to fill

The boys love putting Dave's shoes on. Here they are after a LONG day, right before being whisked off to bed.

Aidan turns 2!

Theo's little buddy Aidan had his 2nd birthday party today. He had a Spongebob theme and all of the kids took turns hitting the Spongebob pinata until I noticed the strings at the bottom! That's the newest thing with pinatas now.... just pull the strings and the candy dumps out :) Theo devoured his cupcake and was actually eating the crumbs from the ground before I stopped him. The weather was nice and clear here but it sure did heat up in all that sun. Jack had a blast playing with Bradley from school and his best bud Alyssa. Happy birthday, Aidan!!!

Saying thanks

One of Jack's classmate's father is actively serving in the military. He's home until Saturday and will be returning to Iraq. He's offered to take back needed items with him and one thing that is always appreciated is home made cards! So, Jack and Theo got to work tonight saying thanks on paper. Theo mostly scribbled and applied stickers. Jack wowed me by drawing a flag, complete with stars, and wrote short notes to the soldiers. Awwww. It's really the least we could do for the soldiers serving our country.

Theo drives!

Jack had a playdate with his friend Shaffer today. Shaffer got a big haircut and looks completely different without his cascading curls :( The boys were driving around in the truck and inspired Theo to get behind the wheel. He does not steer AT ALL but he got the hang of pushing the pedal. One step at a time! The big boys got into costume after dinner and were just happy as larks all night, which made for a happy mommy!

Babycakes

The boys and I met up with some Mom group friends this week for cupcakes. The boys were in heaven! Jack ate just the icing and actually said "ewww" after taking a bite of the cake part of his cupcake. Theo devoured the entire thing and was saying "yum in the tum" and "I'm hungry for more". Gotta love it!

Making a plate

Theo and I went yesterday to a Mom's club activity to decorate a plate for Christmas. Theo went to town scribbling and seemed to enjoy himself. I brought home the paper for Jack to decorate. He drew a Christmas tree and some presents and then decorated the tree. Now we have to mail off the papers to be turned into a plate! The whole process takes 4 weeks, but the price is only $7 a plate. Check into it if you need a gift for your child or grandparents. Here's the link:Makit

Last bit of Halloween

Mimi helped Theo and Jack carve their pumpkins. Jack had a big pumpkin that Dave carved and Theo's big pumpkin rotted before we got to carve it. He had to settle for a little one instead. He didn't seem to care! We got Elliott a new costume this year. He was thrilled ;) Lastly, here's a picture of our Halloween celebration mantle. Our boys are so loved!! Thanks to everyone who sent them a card. They loved them!