The boys thought mohawks in the tub were hilarious this morning. It was like a was a genius for even coming up with the idea. I love earning cool mom points for random stuff like that.
My little bookworm.
I tried to post this last week on my mom's birthday, but blogger wouldn't let me. So, a week late, Happy Birthday Mom! She turned 21 for the 29th time (as we explained to the waitress). We all went to Red Robin to celebrate and Evan complained that we weren't having cake. He did manage to find a pepperoni pizza to order, so he decided her party was okay.
My cute parents.
I gave my mom her birthday present a day early. I sucked up this huge spider with the vacuum. I don't think the pictures do it justice. It looked more like a small tarantula than a spider. It was up above the door so I had to get up on a ladder and pray he couldn't jump. There was a lot of screaming, but in the end, no more spider.
Occasionally Evan swallows his gum. Usually he spits it out, so I figured a piece of gum consumed now and then was no big deal. That was until today. He climbed up and got himself a fresh pack of gum while we were at my parents today. I thought nothing of it as he took a piece for himself and shared with me. He was so excited about his pack of gum that he was carrying it around the house. As we prepared to leave we noticed gum wrappers everywhere and after some questioning discovered that he had swallowed 7 or 8 pieces of gum. I'm sure his stomach is really happy right now. We called the doctor (as we contemplated his obstructed bowel and what they might need to do to fix that) and for now it is lots of fluids and check back if he seems constipated. We have had a very long talk about not swallowing gum. Here's to hoping it all comes out okay....literally.
The couple of hours Brandon was awake on Halloween (he worked the night before and that night) the boys had a little guitar session.
Apparently the guitar wore Kyle out because he passed out on the couch just before my parents arrived to help with passing out candy and trick-or-treating. I had to wake him up and he was a very grouchy tiger...which is why there are no pictures of him.
Evan decided to be a pirate and had a fabulous time going to all the doors. He made my mom be his helper at most of the doors. She would walk up to where she could see the door with him and he took it from there. We did our entire development plus a few other random houses, and he managed to fill his bag to overflowing. It got too heavy for him at the end so I had to carry it.
Kyle did a few houses with us then came home to pass out candy with Pimpa. He perked right up when Evan came home with the loot, and amazingly enough shared it with Kyle. They have both enjoyed all the candy in the house, and it is working as good incentive to finish their meals. We'll see how long it lasts.
The boys are starting to play together better and it is so fun to watch. This was a few mornings ago. First they enjoy breakfast together. Kyle always wants whatever Evan is having, this morning Honey Nut Cheerios. Frequently Evan talks to him about things too and they laugh and laugh. After breakfast it is off to Evan's room to play. I hope this keeps up.
The boys were a little unsure at first, but eventually they helped hollow them out (a little).
Evan picked out the design for his and was very impressed with Brandon's work when it was done.
Here are the four finished projects. A bat, pirate ship, weird monster, and the pumpkin of fire (as Evan has named it). For your information, I actually carved two of them this year, the bat and the pumpkin of fire (although Brandon designed it).
Here are the boys just before the trunk-or-treat/ carnival at the church. It was the only time I had them both sitting still all night.
Batman and his princess. Evan had fun showing Camryn around (we got there before them) and demonstrating how to do all of the different games before giving her a turn. He even walked with his hand behind her back guiding her to their next adventure.
When the trunk-or-treating finally started Kyle didn't get it at first. He did a few trunks then decided to eat a lollipop while I carried him to the rest. After watching Evan clean up on candy (he didn't get any while being carried) he took off on his own. He went over to the car next to us and hit them up for 6 or 7 pieces I think. This is him dragging back his loot.