so... at the very last minute and with a little candy convincing from his cousins he agreed to wear the shark suit. i was so proud of him because really the thing scared the kid to death. giant sacrifice made for this family's candy stash. thanks my boy. thanks. (can you hear the crinkle of my snickers wrapper?)
next year... something with smaller and less frightening teeth.
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i love this holiday. the obvious change in the season. the crisp air. the color orange. blackbirds. the smell of burning jack-o-lanterns. caramel apples. pillowcases full of candy. mittens. i loved coming home from school on halloween with plans for the evenings adventures. trick-or-treats with my dad and the little girlies. dressed as a homemade clown for the third time.
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lucas is terrified of his costume. and i can hardly wait to zip him up in it. is that cruel?! he says, "mama. you da wear da sharkeee suiteee." so i'll put it on my head and wander around the house for a minute. maybe even cook lunch in it. still. he'll have none of it.
last year him and the presley-pretzel-peanut were just little ones. their dada's bundled up to take the babes and their last minute costumes out on the town. they even kept ringing doorbells after lucas and presley were fast asleep in their strollers. i remember being snuggled upstairs all by myself and loving the moment of a break. they came home with cold noses and rosy cheeks. we put on their jammies and they kicked their baby feets around in the mound of candy while the dada's picked out their favorites. the snickers. the twizzlers. the milky ways.
has it really been a full year since we packed up our new family and trekked to utah? a full circle year? no wonder we miss presley so much this week.
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happy halloween! i can't wait to read tomorrows blogs and my email inbox to see what you and all the kidlets turn into tonight. i hope your evening is ghoulish and scary and that your buckets are filled with snickers and twizzlers and milky ways.
love, lin
A Sharkee? How cute. Micah was Abe Lincoln, I didn't get a good picture though. Man! Nope, didn't make it either - twenty bucks - can't go wrong! Hope you were able to snuggle in for some alone time this Halloween, sometimes going out in the cold is no fun.
ReplyDeleteLast year Noah was a monkey. He was so afraid of his costume. He screamed and ran away when I took it out of the bag to show him. It took many many days of watching Curious George, playing with toy monkeys, reading monkey books to get that boy to wear his costume. It's amazing how determined such a little one can be. Happy Halloween Lin and baby sharky.
ReplyDeleteLinds what an adorable shark boy you have!!! One day I will meet him, one day! Love your pictures!!!
ReplyDeleteSoooo cute! I just want to pinch those awesome cheeks. I'm glad you got to enjoy some candy!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you Lin, I do love the fall and all of the fun activities that go along with it. I just wish I lived some place where the leaves turned colors and where there is crispness in the air...your little guy is so dang cute, like Cathy said, you just want to kiss those cheeks...adorable is all you can say. Glad his cousins talked him into going as a scary shark!
ReplyDeleteThat is such a cute costume, love it love it love it. I'm glad Lucas decided to get in and trick or treat!
ReplyDelete"Thriller....". He is sooooo cute in that shark costume. I love the back one. He looks like he's uncoordinated in that thing. So cute!
ReplyDeleteluc is ADORABLE! oh my gosh, i love that he was scared of his costume..so cute.
ReplyDeleteok, he is turning into a big-little mr. man. you should be so proud.
Did you make his costume? I wouldn't be the leat bit surprised! So freggin' cute! I miss you guys. He is growing up so fast. Doesn't even look like a baby at all anymore. Just a cute lil boy. We still are thinking about coming up for christmas, depends on if we find a good flight or not. Glad you had a happy halloween! Im bummed I missed out on your apples!
ReplyDeleteLucas Jude is so stinking cute! What an adorable boy to watch and be with all day!
ReplyDeleteWhat a good boy! You're building a man, teaching him the importance of sacrifice. I wish I could have heard the conversation that went on to get him to wear that, I'll bet it was funny. As far as your place goes, just get things unpacked (slowly but surely) and wait for the inspiration to come! Accept that it's a long process, one in which over time you will really appreciate the progress you've made and the process you went through to get it all together. So, just keep living life fully and keep a sharp eye out for that just right inspiration piece that will get things going. There, how's that for a pep talk?
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