Sunday, November 2, 2008
Halloween
Well, in contrast to the last two years when I spent hours coming up with (and sewing!) clever family costumes, this 6-weeks-away-from-delivering-a-new-baby mom had no mental (or physical!) energy to do anything creative for Halloween this year. Instead, the Halloween mantra was: "Whatever costumes we have on hand, those are your choices, boys." (Our neighbors who have hosted a big costume party the last two years did not do so this year, eliminating the need to outfit myself and Cody. Whew!)
Anyhow, Cameron was going to be a pirate on the front the Batman on the back. I am not exactly sure how this was going to work, but I never found out because he changed his mind and decided to be Luke Skywalker. He wore his karate gee with a belt from another costume and carried his blue light sabor. Pretty clever, I thought! Although he was in desperate need of a haircut, he wouldn't allow me to cut his hair until after Halloween because, apparently, Luke Skywalker's hair is shaggy too. Gordon chose the lion costume that Cameron wore two years ago.
I've also included a few photos from the kindergarten "Fall Carnival" held on Halloween at Cameron's school. Gordon and I stopped by, and Gordon got in on the face painting. HIlarious!
And back when I had some creative juices . . . . Two years ago, the Lee Family headed off to Oz, and last year Neverland.
Anyhow, Cameron was going to be a pirate on the front the Batman on the back. I am not exactly sure how this was going to work, but I never found out because he changed his mind and decided to be Luke Skywalker. He wore his karate gee with a belt from another costume and carried his blue light sabor. Pretty clever, I thought! Although he was in desperate need of a haircut, he wouldn't allow me to cut his hair until after Halloween because, apparently, Luke Skywalker's hair is shaggy too. Gordon chose the lion costume that Cameron wore two years ago.
I've also included a few photos from the kindergarten "Fall Carnival" held on Halloween at Cameron's school. Gordon and I stopped by, and Gordon got in on the face painting. HIlarious!
And back when I had some creative juices . . . . Two years ago, the Lee Family headed off to Oz, and last year Neverland.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
31 Weeks
For those of you who have been asking, here are a couple "belly shots." I'm 31 weeks today, due December 14 - two months and two days away! (Cameron recently informed us, "You said that our baby sister would be here before we knew it, but this is taking a REALLY long time!")
A Wooden Pop Gun + A Broken Section of a Tent Pole =
A Violin, of course!
On Friday night, Cody played a YouTube video of some cool, funky violin music. The boys were having a blast dancing to the music, and then improvised with their own little violin. As you can see by the pictures of Gordon, we had some pretty intense violin playing going on! There's also a short video clip of Cameron dancing to the music while Gordon takes a little magazine break. (Listen carefully to Gordon. After he says, "Not me" he starts dancing a little and says "Rockin!") The dancing and violin playing intensified again after this video was taken, but alas, we have no footage because the boys soon crashed into one another and Gordon bumped his head, putting our jam session to an end.
On Friday night, Cody played a YouTube video of some cool, funky violin music. The boys were having a blast dancing to the music, and then improvised with their own little violin. As you can see by the pictures of Gordon, we had some pretty intense violin playing going on! There's also a short video clip of Cameron dancing to the music while Gordon takes a little magazine break. (Listen carefully to Gordon. After he says, "Not me" he starts dancing a little and says "Rockin!") The dancing and violin playing intensified again after this video was taken, but alas, we have no footage because the boys soon crashed into one another and Gordon bumped his head, putting our jam session to an end.
Laziness or Good Time Management? You Decide . . .
In order to help mornings go smoothly, Cameron has a checklist of responsibilities that he must complete by the time he goes out the door. This list includes making his bed and getting dressed, amongst other things.
So, a few weeks ago he had a brilliant idea. He would just sleep on top of his covers so that all he had to do to make his bed in the morning would be to straighten the pillows. This was going well for him, but the other night, he came to me and told me that that he had another idea. He was also going to sleep in his clothes so that he would already be dressed the next morning.
And so here he is, fast asleep with two of his morning responsibilities already completed!
So, a few weeks ago he had a brilliant idea. He would just sleep on top of his covers so that all he had to do to make his bed in the morning would be to straighten the pillows. This was going well for him, but the other night, he came to me and told me that that he had another idea. He was also going to sleep in his clothes so that he would already be dressed the next morning.
And so here he is, fast asleep with two of his morning responsibilities already completed!
Gordie in a Nest
A couple weeks ago, I allowed Gordon to take his nap in my bed while I took a rest myself. As I tried unsuccessfully to sleep, I could feel Gordon rustling all around. Finally, when he calmed down, I looked over and saw what all the commotion had been. He had built himself a little nest out of pillows and then fallen fast asleep in it. Precious!
A Sunday Hike and Picnic
Two weeks ago, we took a little hike in the foothills and had a picnic. Cameron proved himself to be a pretty daring mountain climber! Afterwards, he even drew a picture of the mountain he had climbed. (You can also see pics of my 29-week pregnant belly here!)
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