Happy Halloween 2010

Happy Halloween!  I really enjoy this holiday as it is so stress free and easy.  Well sort of.  There is nothing Adrian likes more in the world right now than candy so he was very hyper to get going.  Vivian has her first ear infection and is feeling rather grumpy about it so she was not in the mood.  I let them 'do' their own makeup which they both found quite funny and I guess it got Vivian in the mood because she voluntarily put on the top of her costume (unicorn) although still refused to put the hood up.

Vivian made it to about 10 houses and then Jamie took her home in the wagon.  A good first attempt at Halloween I must say.  Adrian was so excited he could barely contain himself.  After running full tilt about 1km in our subdivision he was exhausted and we ended up just walking straight home.  He actually said "Mommy, I have enough candy... let's not stop at any more houses."   

"Trick or treat"

All Adrian wanted to be this year was a Construction worker.  It didn't really even look like a costume once he lost the helmet and put on a coat... lol.

A moment of excitement.  FYI... don't try to come between Vivian and her bag of candy.  It is not pretty.

Sorting some Halloween party (we went to 2) candy.  They love to play with it.

Examining his loot.  Boy he loves candy. (And mostly the gross sugary stuff, he doesn't care much for chocolate!)

So much candy... so little time.

I think this picture accurately sums up her mood this Halloween.  We had a war of wills trying to get her to say 'Thank-you".  Sadly, she won this round.

Country Pumpking 2010

All I really wanted was a cute picture of the two of them in the pumpkins.... is it too much to ask?  While the pictures below are funny they aren't quite what I had in mind.  Adrian couldn't sit still and Vivian refused to look at the camera.  Little monkeys.

Vivian gets an A+ at hiding.

When Adrian was a toddler he would hide on me all of the time but he couldn't contain his giggling nor could he last more than 30 seconds without moving.  So it was pretty easy to find him.  Vivian, as usual, is a different creature.  She can stay in the same spot indefinitely without moving or making a noise.  This is not good for me because I will loose her and be frantically calling her name and she doesn't budge.  This weekend I found her in the pantry... good hiding spot Vivian!  Luckily she tends to pick the same spots over and over again. I am pretty sure she was in and out of the pantry 100 times that day.  Funny girl.

Sleeping arrangements

Do you think it might be time to move Vivian to a big girl bed?  *SIGH*  Look how much she fills out her little crib.  Of course it would help if she would sleep horizontally but of course she does not go with the flow.

 

Check out Adrian's little habit that has yet to fade away... he still sucks his thumb.  One of the only pieces of baby Adrian I have left so I won't rush it away... even if it does cost me thousands of dollars in braces some day.  (Also check out his orange wall that was a labour of love for me.)

Two peas in a pod

Something funny is happening at our house... every time I lose track of the kids and go to find them they seem to be together.  I am not sure if Vivian is drawn to Adrian or vice versa... probably both... but usually where one is so is the other.  It is funny (and sometimes a bit unnerving for me) to hear them giggling together from another room.  They are definitely buddies.  But believe me, it is not all rainbows and butterflies with these two... the fighting has begun in a big way.  Oh I hate the fighting over petty things but I guess it is just how kids are.  I am sure my mother could tell a few stories about the spats Brian and I had back in the day.

One Mommy lesson I have learned recently is that if I am bringing something home for them to always have two of the item and to make sure they are identical so that there can be no fighting over who gets which.