We had a great time trick or treating this year! It was Ethan’s first time going out to get candy and he did great! I wasn’t exactly sure how he would do cuz he can get a bit apprehensive of new things at times but he held out better than the older kids we went with! Toward the end of our loop around the neighborhood he was really getting the hang of walking up to a house and getting something in return. He was energized and ready to go for a second round just as all the other kids were tired and worn out. What a fun night! Check out the pictures in our latest album:
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Samuel has a new room!! Well, it’s a shared room, but at least he has a corner now!
I’m not sure our youngest, Samuel, is going to make it to his first birthday. I think our daughter is trying to get rid of him. I think she loves him, she talks to him and about him often. But she has also done things to make us think otherwise. When he is in his swing she likes to push it beyond what it was meant to go. She likes to poke his eyes. She threw his favorite pacifier into the garbage disposal (unknown to Erin until she ran it). She has picked him up and dropped him repeatedly (and tried to pick him up many other times). She has taken his blanket, covered his face with it and laid on him. She has put a marble, a pretzel, a piece of pizza, and other things into his mouth. I’m just not sure if Samuel is going to make it because his older sister is out to get him.
This is Ethan’s way of saying this room is off limits for Alayna. Now every door in our house, even Alayna’s own room, has this sign. Even the outside doors. It’s Alayna’s catch 22 - can’t go in, can’t go out.
We went to the Midwest Homeschool Convention in Cincinnati a couple weeks ago. It was crowded!! Besides the fact that they scheduled the conference to begin at the exact same time as opening day for the Cincinnati Reds (~10,000 convention goers + ~40,000 baseball fans = no available parking + lots of frustration!) it was a nice trip. Samuel enjoyed the big bed, Erin and I took the floor. ;)
When your Daring Child is also your Clumsy Child that child will invariably be your Injury-Prone Child.
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That is the cutiest dragon i have EVER seen! :O) He is growing up way too fast, i can’t believe it. Sounds like you had lots of fun too.
Looks like he kept up with the others just fine too, but hey when you have a good incentive like candy, why not!
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