Gingerbread Houses

We had our 3rd annual cousin gingerbread house decorating at our house this year.

Thanksgiving

We started out Thanksgiving this year taking the boys to the Turkey Trot with Aunt Megan. It was quite an adventure. Spencer was bored and cold so cried a lot, but the rest of us had a great time. Afterward, we cooked and then went up to Frisco for turkey dinner with the Mitchells, and Will and Judy.

Pilgrims

Wright and his class as pilgrim children :)

Wright's Lord's Prayer

Wright has been learning the Lord's prayer at CBS. This morning he started saying parts of it that he remembered. Some were spot on but this made me laugh so hard....

Instead of "Lead us not into temptation", he said "Lead us God into temptation."

Instead of "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done.", he said "Thy kingdom come, I will be dumb."

HA! You can't make this stuff up!

Happy Halloween!

We had a great Halloween this year. Wright was Batman and Spencer was his trusty sidekick Robin. I am so mad because I had all these precious pictures of them in their costumes that I accidentally deleted from my camera! So...here is what was left.

Wright got to go to school dressed up and have a class party. They sang three Halloween songs for the moms, and it was precious.

The best pic I could get of me with my two Superheros.

The Superhero Squad - Robin, Batman, Green Lantern and Captain America.

Wright definitely got the whole trick or treating thing this year and literally ran between houses.

Spencer was pretty into it too but liked to pass the candy out to everyone else...until he discovered that he could eat it. Then there was no turning back. :)

He got a little left behind but all in all, he held his own and loved every minute of it. After trick or treating we went to the carnival in Melanie's neighborhood and got even MORE candy!

Wright's 4 Year Old Questionnaire

What is your favorite color? purple
What is your favorite toy? Buzz Lightyear
Who is your best friend? Eleanor
What is your favorite sport? baseball, the Rangers
What is your favorite food? Cheese pizza
What do you love about Mommy/Daddy? M – playing with her, D – when he helps me
What do you like to do with Spencer? Play Batman
What is your favorite thing to do? Watch shows
What do you like best about Lucy? Going outside with her
Who do you like to hang out with most? Lanie at the pool
What is your favorite song? Wave Your Flag
What do Mommy and Daddy love about each other? Talking
What is your favorite holiday? Christmas
What are you really good at? Swimming
What do you like most about school? Staying for Little Explorers
What are you most proud of? Helping my brother
What are you most thankful for? My toys
What do you want to do with the money in your piggy bank? Buy toys
How would you describe yourself? Tall, silly, happy
What is your nickname? Wright Hoodie Hoode

Wright's Sweet Prayer

Tonight Wright said such a sweet prayer that I wanted to write it down. It went like this...

Dear God, thank you for Jesus, thank you for healing the sick people, thank you for taking care of us, thank you for loving us even when we make mistakes. In your name we pray, Amen.

I suppose that this is why Jesus tells us to have faith like a child. He sure nailed it, didn't he?

Jack-O-Lanterns

We had a great time carving pumpkins. Wright had been begging to do it for weeks and he chose the monster looking stencil. Brendan and I did the cat :) Happy Halloween!

Batman Birthday Party

Wright is 4 and we celebrated with a Batman themed backyard party. This year we had just boys from Sports Camp and school and it was a perfect small group which made it less overwhelming for Wright (he broked down several times last year). All in all a big success!

Posing before the party.

My bat boys.

My sister let me borrow her batman tee shirt from Brewer's bday party.

Wesley and Spencer - getting to be good buddies :)

We got a Batman bounce house.

And played Bat, Bat, Joker (aka Duck Duck Goose)

I LOVE this pic of my boys.

The Batman pinata was a huge hit!

Cheering on the pinata.

Cake!

Love the bright blue icing ALL over their faces...

Rangers

We had the best time at the Rangers ALCS game 2 last. First time ever walk off grand slam in post season history by Nelson Cruz! The crowd was wild! So so so fun :) I'm so glad Brendan let me tag along on his guy's night.

Updates on the Boys

Wright
- He comes home everyday and before I can get him out of the car, he has gone to his room and taken his shoes, socks and pants off. Then he runs outside to play in his underwear.
- Recently he is really interested in his ABCs and is constantly asking what letter words start with. He also knows most letters and their sounds. It was like it happened overnight.
- He is obsessed with his cousins and is always talking about Max and Luke to everyone who will listen. The other day I heard a kid in his class say that "fan" starts with the letter F and then Wright said "Max and Luke have fans at their house!" His poor teacher must be so annoyed.
- He has the kindest heart and is always telling me I am pretty and asking us about our day. Everyday after school he tells Spencer "Buddy, your work is so good. I am so proud of you."
- He has been telling me a lot recently that he wants a baby sister.
- His favorite things to do are swing (now that he can pump his legs), play outside, play action figures and Batman cave, go out to eat and of course watch shows.
- He loves to listen to "songs about Jesus" when we are in the car.

Spencer
- He says "Meow" about cats and any other word that starts with C. His teacher Miss Claudia is "Meow".
- His favorite thing to do is play outside/"guide" on the slide and swing. When he is inside, he doesn't really play as much as he wanders around.
- He has always been easy to drop off but recently has become very clingy when its time to go to school or church.
- When I put him in crib time, he never plays. Instead he just grabs his blanket/"ni ni" and lays there for 45 minutes.
- He thinks he is 4 years old. We found him a few weeks ago in the backyard trying to drive the Jeep car.
- He idolizes his big brother "Rye". I catch him in the back seat just staring at Wright the whole time we are in the car.
- He is not small at all but we are not sure why not because he eats half of what Wright did at his age.

Little Man in a Bath Robe

A friend gave Spencer this monogrammed bath robe when he was born. Put it on him for the first time tonight...pretty cute! And he loved being naked as a jay bird underneath :)

Picky Picky Picky

Help! Spencer is such a picky eater and it is driving me crazy! Every meal has become a battle and he has gotten to where he won't even try anything healthy (even stuff he used to like). I make him a plate of a few things for every meal - usually one I know he likes and 2 or 3 things that he may not but are good for him. He will eat only the thing he likes and nothing else, and then sometimes he won't eat anything at all. We have tried time outs during meal time because otherwise he just sits there and cries. I don't want to give into him but I am on the verge of just feeding him the things he likes for a little peace. I knew having another eater like Wright was a long shot, but this is horrible! I feel for all moms of picky eaters out there...

Spencer's Words and Other Updates

Spencer is finally talking a lot more and repeating much more than before. Some new words are...
- Love you
- Chesca (Miss Francesca, his teacher)
- Bible
- Rye (Wright)
- BotBot (robot)
- Guide (outside)
- Bar (cereal bar)
- Cuh Cuh (cookie)
- Meeal (milk)

Other updates:
- Still says "now" after everything. "Bye bye now", "Guide now", "Mama, blah blah blah blah blah, NOW!"
- Like his brother did, when I say that he needs to stop something, he starts saying "no" and spanking himself on the leg!
- Unlike his brother, he is an extremely picky eater. He frequently skips meals if he is not offered anything that he likes.
- He is very good at climbing and can go up the fort ladder and down by himself. I also found him trying to drive the Jeep car the other day!
- He falls and hits his head at least 5 times a day and it never seems to phase him
- He constantly sings or hums the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle"
- He still gets frusterated that he can't say what he wants and whines a lot when he needs something - working on this :)
- He is still the biggest flirt and wins over everyone with his smile and dimples. The teachers at school love him and come up to me talking about how precious he is all the time. Definitely a charmer :)

Wright Quote

My favorite Wright quote of the weekend was "Mom, what games are we on today? Are we on baseball? Or basketball? Or football?... (long pause) Or golf?" Can you tell we watch a lot of sports at our house!?