flashback friday

little michelle (age 3)

okay, now cover up my hair and my mouth with your fingers

don't I look alot like matthew?

now wipe the fingerprints off your monitor (sorry about that)

have you noticed?

Have you noticed that alot of the women's Halloween costumes out there are quite revealing? Dare I say, risqué? Not alot of selection for a Kindergarten teacher looking for a Halloween costume.

The other day, a flyer with photos of Halloween costumes came in the mail. We were looking through it and I mentioned that I didn't think any of the costumes would be appropriate for me to wear to school. Rick was joking around and pointed to one of the costumes and asked Matthew if Mommy should get this costume.

Matthew said "No way. Then everyone will be in love with her!"

:) Hee hee.

Spooky Sleepover

by Matthew (age 4)

(inspired by the characters from Monsters Inc)

George had more fingers.

At home, Sully and Mike were feeling bored.

Sully and Mike needed to think because they were still bored. Then they heard their phone ring.Mike answered the phone.It was George. He was inviting them to sleepover.

(this page required a fold out page for the words)

Boo! It was an 8 finger monster with horns and eyes between the horns. He turned Mike pink.

Then there was a small monster that didn't have any eyes. He made Sully's face a bunch of different colours.

Then Sully and Mike looked at each other and said "Aaa!"

Then they woke up and said "Aaa!"

Then George woke up too.

And then they never wanted to go for a sleepover again.

ten on tuesday

1. I have a headache tonight :(

2. I bought Caleb some new pirate bedding but I'm not sure if I'm going to keep it.

3. I also got a bit of Christmas shopping done today.

4. It's Education Week. We are having parents come in as guest readers and also having a book swap. It's busy, but fun.

5. The boys are going crazy over Mr. Potato Head lately. And thanks to Grandma, they now quite an extensive collection of accessories.

6. You should hear Caleb say "accessories". It's so cute!

7. Caleb helped feed the bunnies outside of Matthew's preschool and almost got a lesson on "the birds and the bunnies". If you know what I mean...

8. I still have a headache. :(

9. I was sure had more stuff to say and now I can't think of anything else.

10. I'm off to bed. Have a great week!

thankful

I'm so thankful for

all of them:

and them:

and us:

and you too :)
{insert your own photo here, or just look in a mirror}

Happy Thanksgiving!

playing with legos - 1980

flashback friday


Just because my boys are doing the exact same thing right now (probably with the exact same legos)...

And also because I love the fact that we're wearing pants under our dresses.

speaking of fall

It's definitely fall around here. We are enjoying some nice weather for this time of year and hoping it will last a bit longer (we are always happy if the snow stays away until after Halloween)

Speaking of Halloween, the boys have their costumes already.

Please note, these are not my children. I just found them on the internet. But the costumes, we found at Superstore. Caleb was a bit disappointed that his Woody costume didn't come with real cowboy boots. Whenever we go to the store, he looks at the Woody costumes to see if perhaps the Walmart Woody comes with real cowboy boots.

Speaking of Caleb, we are potty training him right now! It's going well. We were stuck last week, when he started to refuse to sit on the potty. But a trip to dollarama with my potty training assistant (Matthew) helped solve the potty training problems. Now when I ask if he has to go potty, he says "great idea" and starts pulling down his pants before he even gets there. And then, he gets to open a present. Yay Caleb! Now if we could just get him to wear underwear...

Speaking of potty training assistants, Rick and I think that Matthew will be able to put potty training on his resume. He's being so helpful and supportive for Caleb, not jealous at all of the extra attention that he is getting. We're so proud of them both.

Speaking of the both of them, they both started swimming lessons on Sunday. Matthew is in the Floaters class and goes by himself. Caleb is a Bubbler and he gets to take his mommy with him. Caleb had a blast. He kept saying "This is fun!" and "I'm swimming!" and he had the biggest smile I've ever seen. And Matthew was such a big boy on his own.

And that's what's going on around here this fall - lots of growing up :)