Sebastien's Halloween Party

Nicholas and Jason had a blast at Sebastien's Halloween Party. Nicholas wore his costume even though his dad didn't wear his. The kids wrapped Jason up in toilet paper like a mummy until Nicholas decided he didn't like it and started unwrapping him. They also ate spider cupcakes and picked treasure out of a treasure chest. Thanks Joe and Kristyn!

You're Late, Dad

Nicholas went into the bedroom this morning and Jason was still laying in bed. So Nicholas said, "Hurry up Dad! You are late and Grampa is going to yell at you!" I guess we know who Nicholas thinks the boss is!

"What's this, Mama?"

There I am, standing in the kitchen, making breakfast so we can dash out the door to the dentist. Nicholas comes over and I hear his little voice say, "What's this, Mama?" I look down and he is holding a dead, petrified frog. This frog is not a tiny frog and there it is, hanging down by it's leg between Nicholas' two fingers. What is my reaction you are wondering . . . "Drop that Nicholas, quick, right there, drop it!!!!!!!" He just innocently looks up at me. More urgently I say, "LET GO OF IT! WE NEED TO WASH YOUR HANDS!" So he drops it, finally, and asks, "Why do I have to wash my hands? What is it?" I calmly say, "It's a dead frog and full of germs, let's go wash your hands in my bathroom so daddy can come out here and put that in the trash." We walk into the bathroom and Jason is laughing. He continued to smirk and laugh at me until he left for work.

First Field Trip

Nicholas went on his first Field Trip yesterday to the firestation. He absolutely loved it! He climbed all over the fire truck with the other kids. I was really surprised because usually when I am there he hangs back and doesn't like a crowd. He was just so excited that he followed the other kids through the backseat of the truck, tried on the helmet, and walked through the kitchen and family room without me. I can't believe how much he has changed, last year I would have been holding him the whole time. He's such a big boy!

What a Push Over!

Jason's goal for this weekend is to work on the new house so we can maybe move in before the new baby, Nathan Gordon Woods, is born. So this morning we get up and pretend that dad is going to work like a normal day. Only Nicholas can some how sense that it is Saturday and daddy is supposed to take him to ride the trucks. So he starts crying and clinging to me like his life is so horrible. Jason watches for all of about five minutes and ends up asking Nicholas if he wants to go to work with daddy just for a couple of hours. Won't it be enjoyable for me when Jason brings him home and then I whisk Nicholas off for his flu shot? It's tough to be the mom!

I Missed You

Usually when I pick Nicholas up from school his first words are, "Can Bash come over and play?" But today his first words were "I missed you, Mom!" followed by, "Can Bash come over?"

What We're Learning in Preschool

Not only is Nicholas getting an education from his wonderful teacher, Mrs. Hight, but also from the other students. He is now calling people names, hitting us with fist and saying "BAM!", and saying things like "Jesus poops." Some of the things he is picking up are entertaining, but that "BAM!" is really starting to drive me crazy. We are at the point now where he has to go to time out when he "BAMS!" because he is even hitting my extra large stomach. I do enjoy it when he sings the songs he has learned like Old McDonald, though. He also uses the Spanish words for colors and french fries that he is learning. I guess I just have to take the good with the bad!