Contortionist

Apparently this is a comfortable position for watching PBS Kids videos on the iPad. 

Playdoh, the greatest toy ever?

It's not often that we see all three boys playing together. 

Halloween part two

This is a picture from when Tom took the boys over to our friends' house. I wanted to capture Nile actually wearing his mask. :)

Halloween "fun"

Yes, the "fun" is supposed to be in quotes. 

We had a fairly good Halloween. The two older boys were feeling fine and enjoyed trick-or-treating. Nile wouldn't wear his mask, so unfortunately his "shadow" costume became a kid in a black sweatsuit. But luckily people are pretty forgiving. Nate avoided looking like a priest (or a member of a certain racist group) when he finally was able to overcome the itchy beard and wig. Welcome Gandalf!

Novak wasn't very into Halloween this year. After wearing his Green Lantern mask all morning last Friday, he hadn't wanted to wear it since. Plus, he wasn't feeling well this week. So after three or four houses he was done and ready to go home. 

We had been invited to.a party at our friends' house, but we decided Novak wasn't up for it, and so I stayed home with him while Tom took the older two to the party. 

Later on I realized that trick or treating was still going on, and that Tom had left the candy outside. So I didn't even get to see any of the neighborhood kids. They just came by, picked up some candy, and left. Oops. 

So Halloween was fun this year for the older two boys.  For me it was kind of a drag. But there are plenty more years of Halloween to come, so I am not too worried about missing this one. 

Personalization?

When we saw this shirt at Old Navy this fall, we just had to buy it. 

"Mom!  It has my name on it!"

With a name like Nile, this is probably one of the few times that will happen.