Trick or Treating Part 1

We went to Shelby's house tonight for Trick of Treating in Hollidaysburg. David and Kelsey walked all over the neighborhood saying "Aaarrgghhhh" and swinging their swords. They were very good pirates. Kaitlyn was a quiet Elmo, very focused on her candy bag. Ryan hung out in the stroller observing everyone and trying to figure out how he could get his hands on the candy.

Here's David examining his loot. He wanted to open everything and eat it right away. He settled down after eating a Reese's cup and some gummy fruit. And when I say settle down, that means stopped eating the candy and moved on to dancing to Mary Poppin's Step in Time with Kelsey in the living room. (Jumping from couch to couch and running around like a typical 3 year old.)

Ryan dreams of munching on the candy. There really wasn't anything in the bag he could eat. He had to settle for an evening snack of Cheerios when we got home.

Preschool Homework

David was assigned homework from preschool on Monday. Decorate two feathers, one with paint, markers, crayons, stickers, glitter, etc. and one with a list of all the things David is thankful. David was very excited to use the glitter paint he got for his birthday.

Here he is with his masterpiece! His Thankful list included: Baby Brother Ryan, Mommy & Daddy, Nana Sharon, Grammy Jill, Poppy, Pappy, Aunt Shelby, Cousins, Teachers, Twix & Henry, Balloons, Goldfish, Toys, and Dinosaurs. He came up with them all on his own. We sat at the table tonight and talked about being thankful.

Pumpking Carving

We carved our pumpkins tonight. David was very excited to help. . . until he saw the inside of the pumpkin. Once he saw all the yuck stuff inside he was done.





















He started out trying to help scoop the insides out, but he wasn't thrilled about getting it on his hands.

Ryan got to take David's seat and get a better view of the carving. He really wanted to taste the pumpkin seeds. But really, what doesn't this kid want to eat!

Oooooooooo! Are you scared?!

The Browns

We were lucky enough to have all of Paul's family at our house for David's birthday party this weekend. We don't get to see Paul's brother and his family that often so it was a special treat for everyone to to be together. It was a sports centered weekend with the Flyers, Phillies, Eagles and Penn State all playing. David LOVED having Heather and Amanda here to shower him with attention.

Spiderman Birthday

We celebrated David's 3rd birthday on Saturday with a Spiderman birthday party. We decorated his door with red and blue streamers while he was sleeping. When he woke up he was very VERY scared, and then after we explained to him that Spiderman decorated his door he thought it was "Wow" (aka - very cool).

The kids all loved the spiderman pinata. This is Kelsey, Riley and David listening very attentively to the pinata instructions. Look at their big eyes! Too cute.

At the end of the night Kelsey and David put on their spiderman costumes and attached cousin's Heather and Amanda.

Chewing Gum

We were at the mall yesterday and David got chewing gum out of one of the candy machines. It was his first taste of chewing gum. He wasn't so sure of it when I told him "don't swallow it". Here he is chomping away. He was so careful not to swallow it.

This is him right before he swalled all 5 pieces! No more chewing gum.

Halloween Card Making

Riley came over for a little while this evening after choir practice. Both kids were full of energy and ready to play. I put out the paper, stickers and crayons and somehow they were able to sit down and make cards. It's amazing how much energy these little ones can put out. After 5 minutes of sitting they were running around again!