happy halloween

we had a wonderful halloween
sadie and declan totally scored on the candy
and cookies
i think sadie consumed 5 cookies in one sitting
though she may have had more that we are not aware of
eitehr way by the end of the day she was running around the house with no mission or goal
just running and running
which of course means that when it was time to go to bed tears were shed then crash out when the light and she was out snoring away happily!
silas was dressed and ready to go but it was bed time
so after a few fusses off to bed he went
he did wake up in time to meet lucille and was fascinated by her
kept trying to pet her and kiss her
lucille is such a cutie only one month old!
she came dressed as a biker babe so maybe this is what got silas's attention
either way we did get a few pictures but most of the night i was running!
sadie loved passing out candy to all the kids so was outside most of the night charming her fans
now it is time to get ready for turkey day and x-mas! can not wait! okay so we like the holidays

silas hates socks!

okay so i suppose i have not told you all tooooo much about the personality that is budding from our baby boy but i suppose that is because it changes daily and is so incredibly amusing....
silas hates socks
screams and kicks and thrashes around when you try and put socks on him
shoes well that is the cherry on top of the sunday
he likes to be able to stretch and flex his toes and shoes just aren't going to let that happen
in the last month we have gone through two pairs of shoes
he also is a struggle to dress......he flips and he flops, he rolls and stretches but do not think about getting that shirt buttoned.......easily
so now you know what he hates
what does our dear boy love......
FOOD!
and lots of it and all the time
a normal feeding for him would be an entire avocado, banana, a cup and half of rice cereal with carrots and apple sauce, and a 6 oz bottle of milk.....you would think this is a big lunch for an adult much less someone who has a tummy the size of a ping pong ball but no if given the option he will keep on eating
if you stop during the feeding for more than 5 secs to rest your hand, wipe his mouth you will hear about it
he throws his fists up and yells at you
he is learning the sign language sign for more so that is typically what he is doing
it is amazing to watch and terrifying to think of what will happen when he gets older
aaron may have to start looking for a second job......oh silas
every morning silas curls up next to sadie to wake her up and gives her big open mouth kisses
which of course sadie returns with hugs and snuggles
he loves his sister and loves other babies, actually he loves everyone and when given the option will give hugs and big open mouth kisses
he has become very mommy focused the last few days and yells when i leave the room he has to see me at all times
last weekend we went to boo at the zoo and had fun walking around and running
the eve was nice not tooooo cold so sadie was able to sort of dress up as a farmer
she was a farmer in a leather jacket, so a hip rock and roller farmer
we are getting ready for halloween
got a few more ghosts to build and put up and a about 20 more lbs of candy to purchase aside from that we are ready for the crazy parade of little sushi's, spidermen and batmen!
hope everyone is doing well and has been able to survive the onslaught of colds and flus
we are on the mends which is good since the weather the last few weeks has been in the 60's and wonderful!
until later
ps. sadie dream from last week: "mommy i have a long beautiful tail like a dinosaur, mommy you have a tail also."

psssss. silas pulled himself up in the crib today and stood very proud!

lost in the land of colds!

yes you heard it here
we have all gotten the cold and being good environmentalists have recycled it
so the never ending cold is still going
though (do not tell the cold this) but i think we are on the up swing
aside from eating vicks vapor rub we are all doing well
going to school, food school, work and infecting as many people as possible by leaving the house
to go play with the farm animals and take haunted hayrides!
no cold will knock this family down we will continue with our adventures in the cool grey land of cleveland
so what has been happening.....
we are hanging out getting ready for halloween and blowing our noses
aaron has taken over the kitchen and has become the no salt chef!
so if you are looking for any low sodium or no salt recipes he is the man to talk with
if you did not know we are on a a very very low sodium diet
the kind that gets blown out ofthe water if you eat one tater chip
so because of this we are making everything from scratch
pasta sauce, bread, hummus etc
which is all yummmmmmmmmyyyyy!
i think next on the list is pasta....(hint, hint, nudge, nudge)
anyway this week we are going to go to Boo at the Zoo and continue to hang decorations up for halloween
silas is loving the lights and sadie thinks the skeletons are hilarious!
until next week enjoy the cooler days and fall colors