McLain Family Moments: Catch up!

Well, it's been almost a month since I have written my last blog post. I guess this time of year we take what we can get as far as time goes and do the best we can! We've been nonstop since Halloween and are looking forward to Christmas!

I'm going to make a quick catch up post to work backwards which will of course be filled with a ton of pictures, as my camera card is full! The kids are being hilarious, as I type this. The new favorite in our house is Peter Pan, which they are watching. The kids love to pretend they can fly by jumping off couches, pretend they are pirates, pretend they are Indians. It's so funny!

Playing the other day- the first time I have ever seen Big Boy pick up a baby! He knew right away what to do and went and got a bottle for it.

Sissy is doing great at ballet. They have a Christmas performance in a couple weeks that we are really looking forward to.

Sis had "Dad's Night" at preschool last week. She was so excited to take Daddy to school and they had a great time.

Big Boy did not appreciate being left out so I had to get some pictures of him as well.

A few weeks ago we had a birthday party at Pump It Up, which I was really dreading. Sis is not a fan so I don't have to worry about her but Big Boy is constantly trying to get me to take him on the big slide, such a battle. However this time he discovered he could go by himself! It took him about 15 minutes each time to climb the ladder leading to the top but he thought it was the best thing ever and did it all night long.

Happy Birthday M!

Sissy is definitely moving away from napping. Although, thank goodness, she still has "quiet time" in her bed in her room every day where she plays Barbies and Polly Pockets. She does a great job and will play for a couple hours easy. Then 5:00 hits...and she falls asleep wherever she is! And every night Big Boy gives her about 10 minutes of sleep before he dances around her and then hugs on her until she wakes up. Torture for Sissy.

HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!

My kitty:

My train conductor:

With Aunt A and Uncle B:

We had a fabulous, most beautiful night trick-or-treating! First we went to a friend's house where the kids played and the adults had some drinks until it got dark. Then we went to our old neighborhood and hit the jackpot.

Gma K with Sis:

Some of the houses were really into it. It was so much fun. Lots of people dressed up and lots of decorations. Big Boy loved it all "bye bye monsters" he would say. And a big "THANK YOU" at every house as he tried to take all of the candy in their bowl. Even Sissy got really into it and was leading the way the whole evening.

Visiting A and B:

Why I love my Big Boy so much- the progression of his fits, caught on film. First a dirty look and arms crossed- he means business:

Okay, big kisses for Mommy:

And happy again!

Gma McLain came over and we carved some great pumpkins! One for each of us as usual- Big Boy's, Sissy's, mine, and Pat's.

I took them out and lit them then brought the kids out. Their initial reaction was hilarious- they were so excited.

A beautiful fall day:

This year we went to the Halloween event the Wichita Children's Theater puts on every year. It was a lot of fun. Gma K came to help out and the kids had a blast preparing for Halloween.