Major Fans of Trick-or-Treating

The boys LOVED trick-or-treating this year. They really got into it and did some major pounding of the pavement in the neighborhood and were able to visit lots of houses before calling it a night. When they got home they surrendered their buckets in exchange for a lollipop, some M&Ms and a Twix bar and they were very happy campers. Then bath to clean up all the sticky mess and off to bed.

Thankfully they said thank you to everyone for the candy and most of the time they said trick-or-treat, but I heard Ethan say "I need treats!" on more than one occasion. And whenever they got to choose the candy from the bowl they would search frantically for lollipops - and were always disappointed when they couldn't find some. But once they had the twix and M&Ms I think they were happy they didn't only have a bucket full of lollipops!

All in all it was a GREAT night for all of us!

Back Yard Fun!

Our new play set (after about 20 hours of labor on the part of Mama and Dada) is up and functional and the boys are loving every minute of playing on it!

And....back to diapers we go

After essentially 2 months of being potty-trained, Mason has regressed big time. Telling people he has to go potty is not cool anymore, nor is taking the time out to use the bathroom. I am not surprised because he was so young, and I really didn't want to attempt this before they turned 3 because I figured it would be an exercise in frustration. But 2 months is a long time to be doing it so I thought maybe I lucked out. Hahaha - that was funny. So I'm not letting him doing it halfway - it's all the way or nothing, so we are going back to diapers tomorrow. No potty allowed. He will not be happy about that because he loves to use the potty in public restrooms, but after several days of (intentional) "accidents" - and even at school, we are backing it up and he's being demoted from his big boy status. Check back in 6 months for more on this topic... :)

School Costume Parade

The boys had a school costume parade and pumpkin patch (i.e. they got to choose a pumpkin from outside and decorate it). I stayed for a little bit that morning to snap some photos before heading home.

YMCA Fall Fest 2011

Bouncy fun at the Y Fall Festival

18 mo (& Christmas Card) Pics

1st Dentist Appointment

1st dentist appointment very great for Mason, and not quite so great for Ethan. Ethan LOVED that he got to watch cars in the dentist chair, but did not love when the dentist actually had the nerve to try to look in his mouth. The dentist got to do just about everything he wanted to with Mason's exam, but Ethan was a tough cookie and squeaked by with the bare minimum. We of course learned (no surprise) that Ethan has teeth that are very close together and will require lots of flossing and will likely be more prone to decay - so of course that would happen for the child who will be the more difficult dental patient. While Mason has teeth that are so separated in the back that the dentist said he didn't even need to floss back there yet, just the front teeth. And of course he's the one who is more cooperative when it comes to teeth brushing...

Unfortunately I do not have any pictures from this first visit because it was a little too chaotic, but I am hoping to get some next time.