Grandma Comes to Town

My mom came in town for a long weekend visit on Halloween weekend. We had a lot of fun, even though we didn't get a chance to go many places. We played all over with the boys, turned our living room into their own padded playground and decorated the heck out of the box.

Matt finally got me to agree to let Jonathan have a turn inside the box. I just had to convince Matt not to jump in with him!

Me and my little guy!

Jonathan is the king of funny faces these days! His laugh is so contagious and I just love it!

The poor guy just started crawling, and now his therapist mother is trying to help him cruise around the table. Never a break for the poor guy!

Now that Jonathan is a bit more mobile and more balanced when he encounters obstacles (like his brother), they boys are starting to play together more. It is so much fun to see them make each other laugh!

A little Halloween mayhem started after Jonathan's bath. Grandma had just arrived that morning, the boys were done being pirates for the night, and they just let loose!

Matt loves to make Jonathan laugh and then run away. Jonathan has now started to chase him!

This is when parental intervention is still necessary. Matt loves to just push Jonathan away while laughing. Unfortunately, it usually means he pushes Jonathan's face, and makes Jonathan fall down on the floor.

We got one picture of Grandma while she was here. Jonathan enjoyed Goodnight Moon read by Grandma that night.

HALLOWEEN!!!

Halloween was so much fun this year! The boys tolerated, and even loved their costumes. The night was our first Halloween in our new neighborhood, and there were SO many people out. It was great!

Nick and Jonathan pose for a pic. Unfortunately, there was so much other than the camera to look at that this was as close as Jonathan's eyes got to the camera.

Who knows what the boys were looking at here, but don't they all look excited?

Matt was a perfect little Trick or Treater. He needed some encouragement at some houses, but for the most part he said his thank yous and his Happy Halloweens at each house.

The littlest pirate gives his best pirate look. Arrr!

Pumpkin Carving Time!

I took the boys out back with Matt's pumpkins and we just got silly! The pumpkins were a bit sad when we finished, but we had fun in the process and that's all that counts!

I figured the boys wouldn't be much help actually cleaning out the pumpkin, so they got some spoons to use to help me. Notice Matt's painted pumpkin in the foreground. The paint job was less than attractive, so we added that pumpkin to the carving party!

Matt would scoop out one or two seeds at a time and then flick them across the yard!

Jonathan dives into the fun!

He touched the pumpkin, but wasn't too sure about what I was handing him.

The pumpkin parts were flying, and between dinner and the pumpkin, the boys needed some major baths!

Notice the pumpkin on Jonathan's face!

Matt had fun, but only when he was in control of where the pumpkin parts were going!

I don't know if we really improved the look of the pumpkin, but we had a good time.

Preschool Halloween

Matt's preschool class got dressed up the week of Halloween and went out to Trick or Treat through the building. It was great to see all of them dressed up and going from room to room gathering all of their treats. Here are a few pics of Matt and all his friends!

Here he is trying to squeeze out of the way after he got his treat.

They are off to the next room! Peter Pan and Speed Racer are along for the fun!

Every little pirate needs a pink poodle for a friend! Here's Jonathan posing with Emma, a friend from the daycare at work.

Lean, baby, lean! Matt's getting costume adjustments in the background.

Here's the daycare gang that afternoon.

Another shot of the gang! My little pirates were so tolerant of their costumes!

Field Trip!

Matt's preschool had a field trip to a local pumpkin patch so we all jumped in the car and headed to Irvine to meet up with the class. Although it was extremely HOT, we had a great morning with the kids. They got to go on a tractor ride, pick some veggies on the farm, go to the petting zoo, and pick a pumpkin.

Here we are on the tractor ride. Jonathan actually fell asleep and took about an hour nap in the carrier. I couldn't have been happier about it.

The sheep came over to see Nick and Matt, but then he started trying to eat Matt's bag!

Not too sure what this look was for, but he and Nick were in the corn maze at the time.

So Happy Together!

The boys hang out in our room a lot these days. It's how we are able to get the morning going and how I am able to get the night time routine started when I am alone with them. They are really starting to play with each other and since Jonathan started crawling (yes, he's FINALLY crawling as of this week!!!) they are together even more. Matt isn't always happy about it, but they both light up when they see each other in the mornings and that's enough for me right now!

Here they are watching some Backyardigans and playing at the foot of our bed.

Jonathan can't keep his hands to himself these days and reaches out to touch Matt whenever he gets the chance. Can't you just see the love as Matt ignores him!

This one is a bit blurry, but I couldn't resist posting it. They just crack me up!