Pumpkin Carving

Note to self: If you want a large pumpkin, you must get it sooner than the day before Halloween.

Foiled Again By The 2 Year Old's Agenda

If I had a blog back when AJ was 2, I would have this exact same picture. Except, AJ would be sitting next to a bear costume and scowling at me. I have a very distinct memory of going door to door on Halloween that year, holding up AJ's costume and saying to everyone who opened the door, "He's a bear, see?"

But, luckily, this time I have a secret weapon- The Big Brother. I am hoping that Charlie will want to put on his costume once he sees AJ in his. It worked with broccoli.

Ok, Now I'm Just Feeling Stalked

Charlie The Enforcer

As I mentioned before, Charlie's teacher is expecting. Charlie L-O-V-E-S his teacher. He thinks she hung the moon. And therefore, in true Charlie fashion, he is a bit protective.

The other day his teacher was talking to Charlie about the baby, and was telling him how the baby was kicking her. This information did not go over well with Charlie. I guess Charlie got right up to her stomach and gave that baby a talking to about not kicking. His teacher told us that he didn't even look at her face. He just stood in front of her stomach and gave the baby a piece of his mind.

She says that from now on, she is more careful about what she says.

How To Wash An Elephant

Is It Wrong To Buy Slippers . .

because they make you laugh?


I bought these slippers yesterday. They are basically Birkenstocks that are wearing cable-knit sweaters. I don't know why, but that cracks me up.

Buddies

I took this picture because I realized that these two will probably spend a lot of time eating spaghetti together in the next 20 years. I looked across the table and had a vision of them eating spaghetti in high school, the night before a track meet.