Well, things have just been a chuggin' along here. And as I sit here 
typing, I'm chowing down on those cursed Mini Snickers. I love them. They were one of the only things that got me through morning/afternoon/evening sickness when I was preggers with James and Jonah. And now I have a soft spot for them...actually, I have several soft spots because of them. Curse you Mini Snickers!
Last night was Halloween. We juggled with the idea of taking the kiddos to a Fall Festivals at one of the local churches. But when the time actually came to go, we decided to just trick or treat around the neighborhood like we've done for the last three years.
Last night was Halloween. We juggled with the idea of taking the kiddos to a Fall Festivals at one of the local churches. But when the time actually came to go, we decided to just trick or treat around the neighborhood like we've done for the last three years.
And we weren't disappointed. 
As many of you know, Kenneth is one of those people who just likes to meet and talk to people. So we know just about every one who's house we trick or treated at. Makes for a nice safe trip anyway. So we made the rounds...two blocks up, one block across, two blocks down and up our street to head home. We started out right at sundown and there was hardly anyone out. But as soon as it got really dark, prople just started coming out of no-where. It was nice to see. There were groups of 10-20 people sometimes. All together we hit about fifteen houses and got enough candy to last a year. As for costumes...I know you were waiting...Noah went as a ghost. Not some fancy store bought ghost he actually asked me (about a month ago) if I could make him a ghost costume out of a sheet. And since we just happened to have an old white sheet sitting around...snip snip snip...ghost costume. He looked so cute. And, he was the only ghost out there last night. I couldn't believe it! Nile went as a pirate. We didn't know he was going to be a pirate till a few days earlier. He had changed his mind several times...pirate...diver...policeman...pirate...something else...pirate. So, he finally decided on pirate. He was so cute. Even with the little fake scar on his face. James and Jonah went as skeletons. Nile's Physical Therapist has twin boys and she let us use her costumes from last year. They are just black sweat suits with white bones one them. So cute! And it was perfect for the cool weather we've been having. J/J didn't actually trick or treat, they pretty much just chewed on the flashlight and people watched while N/N did the trick or treating. We had a good time. And got to visit our neighbors.
The boys are doing quite well in school these days. They actually look forward to going...most of the time. A few weeks ago they had Show-N-Tell. Noah wanted to take his Beanie Baby snake and Nile wanted to take a real snake. I couldn't find one. I think it's getting too cool out for them now. But I did find two little baby frogs. I think they were tree frogs because of the shape of their feet. So, I got and old plastic container, drilled some holes in the lid, added dirt and sticks and stuff and wha-la!...frog habitat. We found two Beanie Baby frogs and a little book on frogs and headed off to school. Nile and Noah were so excited. When we got to school, all the kiddos wanted to know what was in the container. The teacher said they were a big hit. And I have since learned that every Thursday is Show-n-Tell day. So last week, again, we needed something to take. Luckily, I founda little baby gecko. So cute. Add one little mini habitat, a lizard beanie baby (yes I collected beanie babies), a print out on geckos and it's show-n-tell time. This poor little gecko didn't make it through the day though. Poor thing. Oh, it made it through school, all the way home and was miliseconds away from being released. I took the top off of the container, and after explaining to Nile that the little gecko had to be let go so he could catch some bugs for supper and we could catch him again tomorrow (wink wink), I told him to dump the container over and let him go. About ten minutes later I went back outside to check on the release and there is Nile holding the little thing between his fingers. Nile has big hands and is really strong (upperbody) for his age. The poor little thing was squashed to death. But, I didn't tell Nile that and just took him from Nile and "let him go" under the house. Poor thing. Nile has a huge heart and would have been devastated. Anyway, every day now they ask me if it's SNT day. I have no idea what we'll do this week.
As many of you know, Kenneth is one of those people who just likes to meet and talk to people. So we know just about every one who's house we trick or treated at. Makes for a nice safe trip anyway. So we made the rounds...two blocks up, one block across, two blocks down and up our street to head home. We started out right at sundown and there was hardly anyone out. But as soon as it got really dark, prople just started coming out of no-where. It was nice to see. There were groups of 10-20 people sometimes. All together we hit about fifteen houses and got enough candy to last a year. As for costumes...I know you were waiting...Noah went as a ghost. Not some fancy store bought ghost he actually asked me (about a month ago) if I could make him a ghost costume out of a sheet. And since we just happened to have an old white sheet sitting around...snip snip snip...ghost costume. He looked so cute. And, he was the only ghost out there last night. I couldn't believe it! Nile went as a pirate. We didn't know he was going to be a pirate till a few days earlier. He had changed his mind several times...pirate...diver...policeman...pirate...something else...pirate. So, he finally decided on pirate. He was so cute. Even with the little fake scar on his face. James and Jonah went as skeletons. Nile's Physical Therapist has twin boys and she let us use her costumes from last year. They are just black sweat suits with white bones one them. So cute! And it was perfect for the cool weather we've been having. J/J didn't actually trick or treat, they pretty much just chewed on the flashlight and people watched while N/N did the trick or treating. We had a good time. And got to visit our neighbors.
The boys are doing quite well in school these days. They actually look forward to going...most of the time. A few weeks ago they had Show-N-Tell. Noah wanted to take his Beanie Baby snake and Nile wanted to take a real snake. I couldn't find one. I think it's getting too cool out for them now. But I did find two little baby frogs. I think they were tree frogs because of the shape of their feet. So, I got and old plastic container, drilled some holes in the lid, added dirt and sticks and stuff and wha-la!...frog habitat. We found two Beanie Baby frogs and a little book on frogs and headed off to school. Nile and Noah were so excited. When we got to school, all the kiddos wanted to know what was in the container. The teacher said they were a big hit. And I have since learned that every Thursday is Show-n-Tell day. So last week, again, we needed something to take. Luckily, I founda little baby gecko. So cute. Add one little mini habitat, a lizard beanie baby (yes I collected beanie babies), a print out on geckos and it's show-n-tell time. This poor little gecko didn't make it through the day though. Poor thing. Oh, it made it through school, all the way home and was miliseconds away from being released. I took the top off of the container, and after explaining to Nile that the little gecko had to be let go so he could catch some bugs for supper and we could catch him again tomorrow (wink wink), I told him to dump the container over and let him go. About ten minutes later I went back outside to check on the release and there is Nile holding the little thing between his fingers. Nile has big hands and is really strong (upperbody) for his age. The poor little thing was squashed to death. But, I didn't tell Nile that and just took him from Nile and "let him go" under the house. Poor thing. Nile has a huge heart and would have been devastated. Anyway, every day now they ask me if it's SNT day. I have no idea what we'll do this week.
