Bath Time

How could anyone not love this face?!!

Go! Go!

The boys spent a sizeable chunk of time jumping off the cedar chest and onto the futon mattress last night. Lewis would climb up and say "Go Go" and they'd all jump. It was very cute!!

More Peas Please!!

If you look closely at this photo, you will see green blotches in Lewis' hair. He wasn't very interested in eating supper tonight. He even flipped his plate over once, which was lovely. But if we let him down before the rest of us are done he tends to be more troublesome, so he sat, while the rest of us ate. To entertain himself, he decided to pick up his peas one by one and smoosh them in his hair. As you can tell from the picture, he was pretty proud of himself.

Seeking: New Voice

I lost my voice today. I can't make a sound above a whisper. Except for the coughing. That's pretty loud. It is a very strange sort of feeling. I can't remember the last time it happened or if it has ever happened to me before. It is very difficult to scold a toddler in with a voice he can barely hear, and yelling down the cul-de-sac for the boys to come home for supper wasn't happening either. Owen kept asking me why I was whispering, and our little neighbor boy, Logan, looked at me really funny when I started trying to talk to him. Maybe tomorrow I'll be able to sound convincingly stern when Lewis dumps coffee grounds all over the floor -tonight he just looked at me with a "Is that all ya got? I'm not scared of that." look.

Let the Tooth Rotting Begin

Oh my goodness - we have soooo much candy!! The big boys are loving it, and Lewis has figured out that it is very yummy. He stands by the kitchen counter saying "ease, ease, ease" over and over. He has also discovered that some candies are better than others and threw his smarties on the floor this morning. He is a Harms boy - he wanted chocolate!

Trick-Or-Treat

Thanks to Grandma Nelson for making the super-cool costumes!

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Boys in the Hood

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Human Woopie Cushion
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Ninja Warrior

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The Cutest Tootsie Roll ever!!

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Long Sleeves and Changing Leaves

I am not ready for winter. I don't want to dig out my long underwear. I'm not ready for boots and hats and mittens and big bulky coats to be strewn about my entryway. I don't want to freeze my bum off every time I fill up my car or go check the mail. I'm not ready for that. But I sure am enjoying the fall. I love the changing leaves. I love Indian summer days like today, when I can comfortably be outside in a long-sleeved shirt and jeans. I love burning my pumpkin and cinnamon candles. I love the smell of cool fall evenings. And I love watching my boys enjoy the season - thanks to my friend Carol for the picture of the boys and their buddies.