{An Illini in a Desert State}

Halloween 2009

We played dress-up on Friday:

 

And the frog costume:

 

Then on Saturday morning, I tried my best to get the boys in their matching skeleton jammies.

This is it. :)

 

ANd the best of the costume pictures:

And my Jimmie Johnson:

 

Here is my husband, who asked for black construction paper, and after searching for some for 20 minutes, I announced that all i had was cardstock. He said ''Great!" Silly me, I never asked what it was for.

After awhile, he came around the corner and yelled, "Boo!"

 

He made himself into a Jack-o-lantern. LOL

Here is me and my pumpkin:

 

(that shirt says witchy...which, well, I can be. LOL And hey! My head is just cut off enough where you can't see my roots! I look completely blond! LOL)

Trick-or-Treating was uneventful.  We went out at 6, right when it got dark-apparently too early.  Not a soul on the street.  After promising this year he would say 'Trick-or-Treat!', and not be hiding behind me, pulling on my pants...he reverted to hiding.  We went to one house, then decided to go home and wait a bit before going back out.  CK then decided that it would be more fun to hand out candy, so we sat on the porch and did that.  BUT, then he decided about 8 that he would like to trick or treat after all.  A lot of houses were dark by then, but we managed to catch a few.  And he ACTUALLY said, Trick or Treat!  I was so proud! He decided it was fun after all, and we hit about 15 houses.  Came home< answered the door some more, then went to bed.  I have a feeling we'll have no problem next year. :)

Then there was today.

Giang took CK to get his hair cut.  Giang said CK got a new girl, and there was a miscommuntication. He was telling her how much he wanted taken off, and she took that to mean it was the length that he wanted it. yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaah. he said she made the first pass over his head, and his mouth dropped open, and Giang's stylist gasped. Apparently SHE understood what Giang meant. LOL  but then it was too late. and the head stylist had to come over and fix the sides, b/c CK has such bad cowlicks. the stylist said, 'man, he sure has some cowlicks!' and giang responded-'Yeah. that's why we keep his hair long.' LOL  it's just hair, and ck says he likes it. but you should have seen my face when he walked in the door. LOL It's what you do at the beginning of the summer, NOT at the end! LOL

Have a great week!

chilly

it was unseasonably cool today. low of 41 this morning, and only a high of 69. Tomorrow is in the lower 70's-it's to be back in the 90's next week. But it was a nice change of pace. And Ethan could get some use out of this sleeper before he grows out of it (he's reeeeeeeeeeeeeally close). LOL

 

My mom got it for him last time she was here...i LOVE the frog feet. :)

and then I put on the outfit Doris sent before E was born-it is so soft!

And I love this face...

The 'there's that damn camera AGAIN'. :)

And I love his little chubby fist and fat wrist rolls.

I know they will be gone all too soon. :)

Art

There, on the back of a worksheet that came home this week in CK's backpack, was this masterpiece:

 

I promptly hung it on the fridge. :)

The next morning, I hear, "Mommy, did you see your beautiful apple dress?"

(they were studying apples in school this month. I don't actually own an apple dress. LOL And the last time I actually wore any dress was probably a year ago. But in all pictures he's drawn lately...I'm in a dress. LOL)

Giang is quite the artist. And has been working with Christopher on shapes for clothes. See the half-triangles for my sleeves, and Christopher's rectangle sleeves? :)

And CK's in orange and blue, our favorite color. Love my orange hair and lopsided black smile.

Here's an entire family picture:

He drew 4 family pictures this weekend...and in EVERY ONE I am the tallest. Which is actually the case (about 2 inches taller than Giang) but it's funny to see in this form. Although I am not sure if it's just CK's scaling ability (look at my long legs!) or if he really does notice it. LOL But then again, I could be reading too much into it. My hair is a different color in each of the pictures too. LOL

Quite the difference from just 2 months ago, when he drew us all without any clothing:

(this picture includes the 2 frogs we had at the time. We're now down to 1. And look-Giang's the tallest!)

And back in the spring of this year, he drew me, himself, and Ethan (not even born yet) with only heads and legs. :)

It's AMAZING how much he's grown in just the 3 months of Kindergarten. :)

the look

This is the look I see most often from Ethan during the day. Furrowed brow. Quizzical eyes.

The 'What is that crazy lady doing now?' look.

The 'She's got the camera out, AGAIN' look.

The 'This big kid is kind of interesting, but i don't know why he's making faces at me' look.

The 'I'm used to the crazy lady being here, why is this man the big kid calls Daddy holding me?' look.

If I only knew what he was REALLY thinking. :)

Sewing

I've seemed to start a bunch of projects around the house this week, but haven't finished any of them. Except these.

Front:

Back:

Tooth Fairy pillows from this site. No, CK hasn't lost a tooth yet, but when he does, we're ready. And no, not all 3 are for us. LOL

I wanted something small and easily finished, just to give me a sense that I accomplished SOMETHING this week. :)

And then I went to work on hottest item this holiday season, the Snuggie. I know. Cheesy. But also brilliant. Will I wear them to a football game, like they do on the commercials? No. But it will be cozy to curl up on the couch with one. LOL

Fleece was on sale at Joann's this week, so I went a few times with Ethan. He flirted and charmed all the ladies we saw there, of course. I thought I would practice by making a snuggie for CK. He picked out his own fabric. I was pretty sure it was going to be Spongebob, but I was pleasantly surprised when it was Jimmie Johnson. :) 

Here I am, taking over the kitchen table:

And the finished product:

:) 

He loves it. And I will have you know, I made the smallest size included in the pattern. But it will last a few years, right? :)

And here is a pic today of the little. In a 6-9 month onesie. Yeah, he doesn't seem to be slowing down in the growing department. :)

I had a flu shot today, and have a sore throat that won't go away, so I am off to bed. wish me luck that the sore throat stuff I am throwing at it works and it won't get too bad or last too long. :)