Halloween

So Halloween has come and gone and I wonder who decided it would be a great idea to dress up the kids and go ask the neighbors for candy. Rush had to be Batman. It was not my first choice, but I am allowing him to make some choices at very specific times and this was one of those times. He told us weeks ago that he wanted to be a referee and all the sudden at the end of last week he wanted to be Batman who he knows nothing about. I figured that Batman was a good guy though not as cute and original as a referee, but I could live with that. I didn't get a whole lot of pics of him but everybody else did. I was answering the door during picture time. Hopefully that fam will send some over. Cousin Zachary was a pirate, argh! They went down all of our street and the next one and can I say we didn't really get any of my favorite candy! Oh yeah and we know every person on these two streets that has a dog and of course they had to ask to pet them. If you really want to be entertained for a time you should hang out with Rush and Zachary for any length of time. I am almost scared of what they will do when they are older!

Sweet Mason didn't really have a costume until late. He doesn't know about it yet so why make a big deal? He did have to have a costume though which is a problem in itself. The costumes you buy in the store are made for Halloween in places where it is cold and I have seen the day when little guys were sweating in their costumes but moms put them on anyway because she had already bought it and there had to be a costume. I thought about something like a scarecrow, or Bob the Builder or a fireman with the stuff that we already had, but no matter what I did I couldn't complete the outfit. So I got to thinking about Mason's favorite thing to do and decided that it was to eat and then I recalled that he loves to bang on my pots and pans and thus the cook was born. I made his apron in about five minutes and gave him a spoon and he loved it! The thing on his head was actually his bag for candy, but somebody put it on his head and he loved it, he didn't need candy anyway. THe bags were another story all together. We couldn't find our pumpkin buckets and of course I waited until the last minute and they were napping and that is too good to mess with. I called daddy for help and he said "can't you just make them something?" therefore the bags.

Mason's First Haircut

I finally took Mason to get his first haircut. In my opinion we have needed it for several weeks, but my mother completely disagreed. We all know that he was sporting a serious mullet! Unfortunately, the poor boy has my hair that is really fine with no texture or even the slightest wave. When he was in the bathtub the morning of his haircut, his wet hair reached below his shoulders. Just a week before a friend that I teach preschool with asked when he was getting a haircut because he looked like Terry Bradshaw. We were finally able to coordinate our first haircut with Mr. Thom who had been unable to work due to a broken leg. Please notice the wonderful posture that Mason has during this process. He didn't make a single complaint about it but was very happy to receive his sucker for being so good. The whole process took maybe 5 minutes!

From Mason v. Terry Bradshaw

From Mason v. Terry Bradshaw

The Bible according to Rush

Apparently Rush has come across a kids friendly Bible translation. We have been working on learning a few key verses. We really concentrate on the monthly Bible verse from preschool. Last month we talked about obedience in chapel at school so our verse was Ephesians 6:1, Children obey your parents in the Lord for this is right. I cannot think of a better verse for him to commit to memory at this time! Well, I am always asking him what the Bible says and this week I got my favorite answer yet. Rush told me, "The Bible says children obey your parents and tell somebody when you need to poop." He was as serious as he could be and it was all I could do to keep a straight face. I will be sure to remind him on this when he is older.

I was looking at my pics on the computer when I noticed several pics of the boys in the same outfits just two years apart. I thought it was kind of funny to see how different they look. Mason is about 4 months younger than Rush was when each of these outfits were worn. Mason is so much bigger and Rush looks so much older. Rush had probably had 3 or 4 haircuts by 16 months and Mason can't grow anything but the mullet!

The Cutest Thing!

From The Lachina Family

So, Rush's class went to the pumpkin patch on Thursday. We decided to ride with my friend Chrissy who is the Kindergarten teacher and her daughter Caroline who is Rush's friend and his teacher Mrs. Jo. Rush and Caroline are buddies and sometimes I find it scary how much their personalities are alike. Chrissy and I seem to have the same struggles with our very strong willed children! Anyway, Chrissy and I were walking behind them and I don't know how it happened or who initiated this, but it was such a photo op!

Mason

I have decided that Mason doesn't get enough face time. So just enjoy his sweet face, enough said.

Tents

Our favorite new thing is to build a tent. Ours might not be as cool as Aunt Susie's 20 year old tent, but it definitely proves to be fun! Of course it is better when you can play in your tent with no pants!

From The Lachina Family