Punishment

"Addison did it."

Mcayden has really been into drawing dragons lately. To me, they look like large cactus clusters, but Mcayden can explain what each part of his drawing is and the detail he goes through is pretty amazing.
Sunday morning started off like normal, the kids were running up and down the hall way, laughing and growling like dragons. But after a while, it got quiet. Yes, we know quiet is never a good thing, but we couldn't help but snuggle in a little deeper below our quilts and enjoy the silence.
Soon enough Mcayden came bouncing into the room to tell us Addison had drawn on the wall. There were little marks along the wall by the stair case, but the kicker was the huge MURAL on the guest room wall.
Mcayden insisted that Addison did it, but he soon learned telling that lie was worse than the marker on the wall. After spending four minutes in time out, he was handed a rag and told to wash off the marker.
Mcayden has always been dramatic and we listened from the other room as he whaled and whaled about washing the wall. Rick and I looked at each other and laughed. The whole thing was pretty funny. We just hope the marker comes off the wall, or Mcayden's punishment may end up including paint.

You'd Think I'd Learn

The house was quiet which could only mean one thing. Trouble. Addison has a nack for finding (and reaching) things she shouldn't be. She found the one small container of black eyeliner I have and, well, you can see what she did. You'd think I would have learned my lesson from the last time, wouldn't you?

This eyeliner and brush are what I had left out to paint on Mcayden's cat and whiskers, for Halloween. They were tucked snugly against the mirror, on the far side of the counter, where little hands could not reach. Well, that was a joke. These little hands know how to reach and get into anything they want. I swear, she has built-in-Inspector-Gadget-extenda-arms.

Lesson learned? Well, I hope so. My make up (or what's left of it) is securly locked in my bathroom cabinet,on the top shelf, high enough that hopefully even little extenda-arm girl can't reach.

Smartie Pants

Dinner at Chick-fil-a turned out to be even more fun then anticipated. While we were eating our chicken nuggets and fruit, an employee came over to let us know they were going to be playing a game for "family Fun Night". After finishing our dinner and playing on the playground for a few minutes, we went to play the game.

We were divided into teams and played Cranium. Mcayden was "Team Dragon" and Addison and I were "Team Bats". We competed against "Team Tiger" and "Team Caleb". Addison spent most of the game decorating my face with Cranium stickers, while Mcayden threw his hand in the air, enthusiastically yelling out his answers.

And the winner was....Team Dragon (Mcayden)! He was so excited and proud of himself. He won the board game "Scribbish". What a little smartie!

A (very) Happy Halloween

We are a "thing"!

Our playful black cat and Carebear. "Trick-or-Treat!"

There are a lot of people who don't enjoy Halloween. Infact a couple of people I know posted on Facebook they wished it would be taken off the calendar. Insanity, I say! Insanity! Infact, I wish there were more days in the year when you could dress up totally crazy, and color your hair blue and it would be totally welcomed.

Mcayden and Addison really enjoyed wearing their costumes and trick-or-treating. Mcayden would run ahead of us and crouch down on the ground meowing. He was in full character all night ("black cat"). Addison was a CareBear (Love-a-lot bear). She "got it" this year and would run from house to house with her brother, carrying her bag of candy on her arm, like a purse. When people would offer the kids more candy, Mcayden would say, "No thanks, I already got one. I am going to more houses" and Addison would hold her bag open.

I thought it was fun as a kid, but it's even more fun as a parent!

Rick and I decided to be "Thing 1 and Thing 2" from Dr. Seuss. It was so much fun having crazy, blue hair (plus it was e a s y).

We went to our friend's annual Halloween Party and trick-or-treated in her neighborhood. It is a great neighborhood There is one house that gives out full size candy bars AND a can of pop! (It's my favorite house.)

Addison kept opening Pixie stix by biting them in half and then dumping the candy in her mouth. Those are definately her favorite!

Needless to say, the kids CRASHED when we put them to bed and they both slept soundly in their sugar comas ...while Rick and I washed the blue out of our hair.

Dragons

Since seeing the movie "How to Train Your Dragon", Mcayden's little dragon toy has enjoyed a second life. He is really creative in his play and used his "go fish" fish to feed the dragon. Yum. Yum. Yum.

(I don't know why the pic of M wouldn't get bigger--they are pics from my phone)

Primary Program

Mcayden insited on wearing a tie today for the annual primary program at church. He had his first speaking part in the program this year. "I follow Jesus Christ by loving my family."
You probably saw me, the mom beaming with pride, as he recited his line from memory. Because I'm a teacher, I was sitting with the kids, a few rows behind Mcayden.

The primary program is always so much fun to watch. The little kids waving to their families, goofing off and reciting their lines. We had our own little John Moschitta, Jr. (The Micro Machines Man) recite an Article of Faith. You could hear the chuckles across the congregation.
Overall it was a very nice program of singing and kids swaying, twisting and moving to the music, dressed in their sunday best. And best of all (for me), seeing my little boy sitting up front in his white shirt and tie making hand puppets and looking back at me with a big smile.

Trick-or-treating at Treatsylvania

We hadn't decided if we were going to take the kids to Treatsylvania this year or not. Infact, this month has gone by so fast, I didn't even realize there was no more time to think about going or not. Lucky for us, our friends invited us to go with their family, so the decision was made.
Mcayden wanted to be a black cat this year and Addison is "Love-a-lot" Care bear. It was fun to make their costumes. They were simple and easy--my kind of crafting.