Giving Thanks

We celebrated at Adam's preschool with a Thanksgiving snack.  The kids all had a nice prayer memorized and Adam showed off the pilgrim hat he made that morning. Adam picked out a sweater for me to wear that day and asked me to wear my earrings.  He hasn't ever shown an interest in what I wear, but I figured he wasn't asking too much.  It must have been important to him because even his teacher commented about it.  Grandma and Grandpa joined us before leaving for their travels and Adam gave them a nice tour of his school.  When Adam's teacher asked Adam what he was thankful for, he replied "my mommy".  I thought that was pretty sweet:)

Worker Guy

I have brought Adam to the office a couple times.  Grandpa usually puts him to work while I get a few things done.  Here is he driving the forklift.

Poison Control

We took this picture of Adam AFTER we had contacted Poison Control, had rinsed his mouth out and were kind of giggling over what he had done.  When I first discovered it, he tongue was the brightest shade of blue.  He had taken a gel pen out of the drawer and colored his tongue.  I guess we never specifically told him not to do that?!  It was our first (and hopefully last) call to them.

Evan - 14 months

Here's what Evan is up to at 14 months.  He can be quite the stinker, but he sure is cute!

• Evan communicates primarily by pointing and grunting/whining.  He has, hower, started nodding yes and no (no more than yes) and saying "this" and "that" while pointing.
• He is really starting to show that he understands us by following instructions, such as "Go pick out a book" or "Get your shoes".  When we tell him to say "Night, night", he gives hugs and kisses to each of us including Chase.  It's my favorite.
• He loves to help me around the house with things such as cooking, sweeping, emptying the dishwasher, and especially feeding the dog. And he loves to throw things in the garbage regardless of whether or not we want it there.
• Evan and Adam are both silly, but it multiplies when they are together!
• He goes crazy at the sight of his pacifier.  I'm already dreading the day we will have to take it away. I keep trying to get him to attach to something else.
• He is such a good eater and he is using the fork/spoon all by himself, which makes mealtime much easier. He has also developed a real fondness for yogurt covered raisins!
• He is a champ at sliding down the stairs on his tummy now.
• Evan is starting to throw mini tantrums when we tell him "no" or take things away from him. He can really assert himself with Adam too. And so begin the many years of fighting amongst siblings.

A few pictures...

So Long for Now

Thanks Jenn and Bubba for being such gracious hosts to our family.  We had so much fun!

Cruising with the top down

Pool time

Adam swimming with Daddy

Jump!

Evan wasn't interested in getting wet on this particular day

Lots of laughs in the pool

After a round of Pirate mini golf - Evan had a GRIP on that club

Halloween Hoopla

Jenn and Bubba had told us about the Halloween hoopla in their neighborhood, but you can't truly understand it until you see it in person.  Jenn and Bubba's neighbors all joined together in a pirate theme and renamed their street Pirates Way.  When we arrived on Thursday, we were sitting out on their front porch.  We were amazed at all of the traffic, both on foot and in car, getting a glimpse of their decorations.  I felt famous. The evening was pretty chaotic.  They estimated somewhere around 900 trick-or-treaters. It was really fun to be a part of it and it was so refreshing to trick or treat in warm weather!

The outside of Jenn and Bubba's house (so many details you can't see)

Jenn and Bubba with some of their neighbors

We had to particpate in the pirate theme

Trick or treating - no jackets required

Adam liked this house with a spider theme

Crowds of people were in front of their house all night

San Diego Zoo

We had another fun outing to the San Diego Zoo.  Some of the highlights were feeding the giraffes, watching the pandas get fed, and seeing a rhinoceros up close.

Adam taking a turn to feed the giraffe

Outside of the Elephant Odyssey

On the sky tram

No hands

We all rode the Balboa Park train.  Evan is next to me and I had to pry him off.