Chris forwarded this to our home email from his work. Have fun:
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Trick Or Treat 2008
We all met over at Miles' friend's house for Trick or Treating. We had 2 pirates, a pink leopard, a frog, and a fire fighter. We planned on doing as many streets as the kids could hold up for, but we only made to about 3-4 before the mosquitoes came out to bite. The weather was perfect and the skies were clear.
We headed back to Andrew's house at the end of the night for pizza and drinks. Chris stayed out extra late to party it up with the big kids while Miles and I went home to snuggle and eventually fall asleep in Mommy's bed while the sugar rush wore off.
Miles did a great job this year and had a blast. He was the first to every house, even leaving his friends behind at times with one goal in mind, Candy! At the end of the night his other two friends ended up in the double stroller being rolled to the doors, and had it not been for the bugs, Miles would have run to many more houses. He was an absolute natural, not wanting to miss a single piece of candy and protesting loudly when we would empty his basket in to the bigger bag to keep it light for him......."Don't Touch the Candy!!"
This morning when Miles woke up, our first conversation went like this:
"Mama?"
"Yes, Miles?"
"I want my candy!"
Spoken like a true Trick or Treater.
We headed back to Andrew's house at the end of the night for pizza and drinks. Chris stayed out extra late to party it up with the big kids while Miles and I went home to snuggle and eventually fall asleep in Mommy's bed while the sugar rush wore off.
Miles did a great job this year and had a blast. He was the first to every house, even leaving his friends behind at times with one goal in mind, Candy! At the end of the night his other two friends ended up in the double stroller being rolled to the doors, and had it not been for the bugs, Miles would have run to many more houses. He was an absolute natural, not wanting to miss a single piece of candy and protesting loudly when we would empty his basket in to the bigger bag to keep it light for him......."Don't Touch the Candy!!"
This morning when Miles woke up, our first conversation went like this:
"Mama?"
"Yes, Miles?"
"I want my candy!"
Spoken like a true Trick or Treater.
Tyler, Miles, Emily, Bryce, and Andrew ready to go!
The Three Musketeers
Whatcha got?
Miles and Hannah Montana
Even though he looks scary, moments before he took off his mask because the kids froze in his driveway. The second Miles saw it was just one of our neighbors, he was all about the candy.
Oooooo, a lollipop.....score!
We're done already?
Playin' at Andrew's house
Pizza time at the kids' table
Grown-up gamesFriday, October 31, 2008
Costumes For 3 Years
For fun I wanted to post Miles costumes for the last three years. The most recent photo of the "pirate" costume is from this year. It was taken several weeks prior to Halloween right after we bought his costume. So there will be a lot more actual Halloween pictures coming after tonight. He is soooo excited to get "CANDY". It's funny how well he can articulate that word!!
Duck - 2006:
Giraffe - 2007:
Pirate - 2008:
Monday, October 27, 2008
Toy Boy
Occasionally, in the mail, we will get catalog circulars. They are usually because of internet orders we have made in the past and now we are unfortunate enough to be on some mailing list. Recently we received the Fisher Price toy catalog for this season. I remembered how much Miles liked looking at the pictures last year, so I set it aside for him this year as well.
I guess liking it has been an understatement. It has become an extension of his arm. He sits for 30-40 minutes at a time just looking at the pictures. He talks about them to himself and us, points to them and of course references favorite pages often. Last night, my mom brought over the Toys R Us catalog and Miles insisted on taking it to bed with him. If I hadn't snuck it away from him when he was sleeping, he would have woken up with it. It is almost safe to say that it is a decent substitute for having the actual toys........pretty much!!
Here are a few pictures from bedtime and a short video clip. The video came out very dark because his room is dimly lit and at one point it goes to black because he heads out into the dark family room looking for his Dora cash register. Unfortunately it was the best I could get.
I guess liking it has been an understatement. It has become an extension of his arm. He sits for 30-40 minutes at a time just looking at the pictures. He talks about them to himself and us, points to them and of course references favorite pages often. Last night, my mom brought over the Toys R Us catalog and Miles insisted on taking it to bed with him. If I hadn't snuck it away from him when he was sleeping, he would have woken up with it. It is almost safe to say that it is a decent substitute for having the actual toys........pretty much!!
Here are a few pictures from bedtime and a short video clip. The video came out very dark because his room is dimly lit and at one point it goes to black because he heads out into the dark family room looking for his Dora cash register. Unfortunately it was the best I could get.
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