2007 11 20 Halloween

Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch - I love to go there, and we always get such vibrant photos. This year I took the little ones and their mom and my mother-in-law, Grandma Molly. We met my nephew, Bryan, his wife, Felicia, and their kids Ryan and Sarah there. I was hoping it would be a time when the kids could bond we never could be them all in the same place at the same time, it was just such a big place and each of the kids had their own idea of what was the most fun. we did manage to ride the hayride together, but there was so much to see on it that they kids were busy watching the scenery and didn't visit, but all in all I think everyone had a great day.

For Hallowen, we took the little ones to the mall and they were a huge hit. All the store employees made such a fuss over them, and they were both so well behaved and always said "trick or treat" and "thank you". I was so proud of them. I thought it was so funny when we were leaving. They had their treat bags filled with so much candy, but they couldn't resist the wall of candy machines near the exit door. It was too colorful not to take the shot. The kids were also very polite about their candy at home. I was afraid I'd have to hide it after the first day to keep them from trying to get into it, but everyday when they asked I'd let them have a few pieces, then tell them it was time to put it up. They always handed me their bags and never asked for it again til the next day. I never did have to hide it from them. They never cease to make me so proud of them.

2007 11 13 Shoes

I haven't posted about Halloween because I've been ill again and haven't downloaded the photos. I hope to accomplish that this weekend, but I did want to post something Haydan did yesterday.

He started to take his shoes off near me and I teased him saying "no, no, not here, take them off in the hallway!" He has very stinky feet and I really didn't want to smell them. He knew that's why I didn't want him to take his shoes off near me and I could see him thinking of a solution. Well, he found one. I had an airwick room freshener on a table nearby. He said "how about I put my shoes on there?" and he took his shoes off and set them near the air freshener. He came back and forth about every 4 or 5 minutes to see if his shoes had soaked up the good air yet. I was so impressed at his problem-solving process. He knew the purpose of the air freshener and applied it to the problem his shoes presented and put two and two together! He is only 4!

The other night he came in to tell me something funny from Spongebob. He said Plankton was wearing Spongebob's pants. He was laughing so hard, he thought it was just hilarious. I started laughing, too, saying how funny he would look if he were wearing Spongebob's pants. He thought about that for about a second and said "yeah, but I don't have any holes" and he pointed to his head. I laughed so hard because he had such a great comeback so fast, it was almost as if he had been thinking the same thing himself.

Well, when I feel better we are off to a sports store to find some kind of odor eater for his shoes. This old dog is smart enough to know that if a 4 year old is trying to figure out a solution to his foot odor problem, it's time to help him out.