Home Sweet Home

I love this comic



Especially the part about pants being optional.



The best part was that she came down the stairs wearing only one white shoe. On the wrong foot.

Scrooged

This is how we roll on Friday nights around here.





We took the kids (yes, all of them) to see "A Christmas Carol" this weekend. It was the first family movie-in-an-actual-theater we've done in a really long time because:

a)Luke is afraid of movies he's never seen before.
*Any new movie (he may have cried during "Bolt"). We think it's because he's such a creature of habit he doesn't like things where he doesn't know the ending. After we're done making him watch the movie, he will admit he loved it and it will become a new favorite. And he was excited about the 3D glasses, popcorn, Sprite and wanted to give it a try.

b) Evie can't sit still for more than 3.5 seconds without talking, moving, jumping on someone or yelling something

c) We're not (completely) crazy

My take?
Honestly, it was pretty darn scary. Way scarier than I thought it was going to be. I felt like a horrible parent half way through as Luke is hiding under his blanket asking if "it was all just a dream."m Evie (who wasn't afraid at all and was completely content to be huddled up on Daddy's lap) kept pointing at the screen yelling "it's a scawy ghost! a scawy ghost." But at the end, when Scrooge "becomes a good guy" Luke admitted it was a great movie and was happy he watched the whole thing. But the animation was amazing (You must see it in 3D). And I was grateful there were approximately 2 other people in the theater because my kids are not quiet. Especially when they are supposed to be. We didn't get any dirty looks and the other couple kept laughing at Evie. So I don't feel too badly about it.

We'll have to do it again.

Candy and Crunchy Things

Evie insisted that I play a game with her this evening.

And by "insisting" I mean that she walked over to where I was lying on the floor and plopped the Halloween pumpkin plastic bucket that she's been carrying around for 3 weeks on my abdomen and instructed me to not knock it over because "it feel you better." This is similar to when she "insists" that you read her a book, where she basically plops herself right next to you and turns your face to hers with both hands until she has your undivided attention. Mid-conversation, mid-meal, or mid-using-the-bathroom. It doesn't matter.

She then proceeded to instruct me to lie face first on the ground ("wie down! wight hewe!), covered my head with a blanket, placed the pumpkin on my upper back, and pounced on me.

When I asked what we were playing, she replied "Candy! And cwunchy fings!" (She has a little trouble saying her Ls and Rs if you are having trouble deciphering this. It's pretty darn cute.)

We proceeded to play this for about 1/2 hour until I couldn't take it any more. Then Luke obliged her.

He's a great big brother.

FYI

This is what 3 pounds of chub looks like.

(Yep, she gained 3 lbs in the last 4 weeks)

Don't you just want to eat her up?

I do.

Rough Day

My baby looks miserable, absolutely miserable. (And Lily doesn't seem to mind too much either).

One month

My little lady is one month (well, yesterday).

Frankly, it makes me a little sad. She's getting all kinds of big on me.



She really is the sweetest little baby.

She eats. A ton. 5 ounces without so much as a little spit up, then ready to go again 3 hours later. That explains the double chin and fat little thighs.

She sleeps. She'll go 4 hours at night (usually). I feel lucky.

She squeaks. Lots of little baby squeaks and squawks. I love it.

She cuddles. I think she'd sleep forever as long as she's being held. We take naps cuddled up on the big green rocker in her room - I sleep as well as she does.

I think she smiled today. I was the only one home, so I think that means I get to count it.

Halloween Part 1 - Requisit Halloween Stuff

I've been a little behind posting stuff and I have about a gazillion pictures.

We have had a great last few weeks - this is my favorite time of year and my favorite holiday. I love it (and it's been nice to be home so much).

Here are the pumpkin carving pictures:

Luke designed his own little pumpkin. He planned it out on paper then traced on the pumpkin.


Ken looks like he's concentrating really, really hard. We tried to carve the warty pumpkin (I wanted a witch). Note: they look cool but they are really, really hard to carve. Like, you need to use a saw to take the top off. Then you'll probably give up and just draw a face on (like we did).


We tried a few Halloween meals. The kids loved the mummy pizzas.

Ken liked the ghost-y shephard's pie.
Frankly, I'm just happy I can eat again. No more pregnancy, hooray!