"The best part of waking up"

"Is Folders Starbucks in your cup!"

Max thinks it's fun to drink coffee. Really he's drinking water in an espresso cup. Gotta love him!

Halloween

It's with great pride that I was able to keep up my tradition and (somewhat) make the boys costumes. To say I "made" everything is only partially true. I guess I try to steer away from the store-bought costumes and just piece together inexpensive items.

Sam's was easy. He isn't too fond of wearing hats, so he wore Max's hand-me-down Chargers jersey with matching sweats. Not too terribly exciting, but he still looked cute. Maybe next year we'll be more adventurous. We were happy Heather came trick-or-treating with us.

Max was a pirate.

Here is a rundown of his costume

White shirt--Max's closet

Red Vest--Dollar Tree t-shirt that I cut. Black felt for button holes and yarn for ties

Hat (not pictured) and eye patch-- Dollar Tree

Socks--Gift from Aunt Liz last year

Bandanna--Michael's

Dreadlocks--I made them from yarn and attached them to an elastic headband

Pants--thrift store find that I tattered up

Black Bird on his shoulder--Borrowed from my fall decor

It was a fun night hanging with long-time friends and watching Max going door-to-door to get "andy."

Things I don't want to forget

• Sammy's hysterical giggles as he walks throughout the house.
• Max stealing bottle nipples from the kitchen, plugging the hole with his finger, and using it as a "ju ju." Clever, but seriously, will we ever break him of this?
• Sam looking out the blinds and saying, "outside."
• Max yelling "tryin" whenever I ask him to eat or take a nap.
• Sam running to daddy with open arms as soon as he walks in the door from work.
• Max asking to read the same dinosaur book before bedtime for the last month.
• Sam's gappy smile.
• And last but not least, fluffy hair.

Lack of Blogging...

is due to long days of picking up the aftermath of Hurricane Buscaglia.