Christmas Hangover

We survived the holidays and are now in recovery mode. I took video of actual Christmas morning but do not have any pictures (sorry). However I do have pictures of the boys playing with one of their new presents - hockey sticks. Let's just say, Mrs. Claus did not select these presents for them. However the sticks are allowed to stay out while the lacrosse sticks have magically disappeared until Spring. Enjoy the pictures. As with everything in this house, a simple game turned into wrestling/beating each other with an object.

Pictures!

So it's that time of year again. We took the boys to get their pictures taken today and of course this spelled disaster for Little John. Yesterday, he managed to smack his face on a toy space shuttle and got a bruise on his eyebrow but kind of on the side of his face. No big deal.

Well about three minutes before these pictures were taken, he trips and cracks his face on a kid's table at the portrait place. Luckily, it's not too noticeable but let me just say that he and Caleb now having matching lumps in the middle of their heads.

Real prints are on order and will be showing up in people's Christmas gifts.

Thomas!

We took the boys to see Thomas the Tank engine. It was pretty fun and was definitely their speed. It was at Essex Station near the shoreline of Connecticut. Luckily there were other engines there to look at while we waited for our turn on Thomas. We are pretty sure the boys had fun. We are now turning our attention to getting John signed up for hockey lessons this winter.

Caleb is a pro at the "stare down". He is going to be a tough cookie.

Caleb

It was hard to remember at what age Little John started developing a personality however Caleb has started to refresh my memory. He is definitely turning into his own little person. Before dinner, he ran around the kitchen with his bike helmet on. It was very entertaining.

A Walk in the Woods

It was so nice on Sunday that we decided to go for a family walk on some trails near our house. It was great to get out and the boys had a great time. Little John was absolutely enthralled with throwing rocks in the water and of course Caleb was as well.

Halloween!

We made it through Halloween and I can say that John had a fantastic time. It's great when they are finally aware and can get excited. Big John took Little John trick or treating around the neighborhood while Caleb and I passed out candy. Caleb decided he did not want to go walking around in the dark. Fair enough. Once Caleb went to bed, Big John and Little John took over candy duty. Big John referred to John as a "carnie" because he kept beckoning people to our house by shouting "I have candy". It was quite funny.

Another memorable moment was when three kids came to the door and Little John gave the first two kids one piece of candy each and then he gave the third kid a huge handful. One of the first kids turned and said "That's not fair" to which John replied "That was a trick" and smiled. Big John and I were in tears laughing. It a good Halloween all round. We are looking forward to next year when they can both trick or treat.

Racecar driver John

Right before Caleb started screaming and deciding going out in the dark was not for him.

Helping pass out candy

Mr. Social helping Dada pass out candy

Does this diaper make my butt look big?

Caleb likes to run around in the buff or in his diaper. I had to take his clothes off after painting and he was so thrilled that I just let him run around.

Watch out Picasso!

John and Caleb each got a pumpkin at the farm so we painted them this afternoon. Caleb managed to not get any on the floor or the dining room table so I declared it a victory. They both had a lot of fun painting.