Ummmmm... What can I say?

Well, Ian is turning out to be far more mischievous than Alison ever was.  He found a new hiding place the other day.  Then today, while I was upstairs sorting the laundry, our cute little boy found a black fabric marker in my purse.  
Ummm... all I can say is... this kid drew on

everything that would stand still.  He got the tile in several areas, the kid's table and bench and chairs, our kitchen table and chairs, the dishwasher, the highchair, the outlets, the stools, the toy Ian pushes around the house and it goes on and on.  He did this all in a matter of 6 minutes.  My new best friend is Mr. Clean and his Magic Eraser.  It really works, but I have to go buy some more to clean up the rest of the mess.  I had a choice when I saw his artistic abilities.  I could yell and scream and cry (I wanted to) or I could take a few pictures and have him help me clean up the mess.  I chose the latter.  He is really good at pushing a swiffer mop around, even though the only thing working is the Magic Eraser.  Good times, right?  Have a great day!

Halloween

So, I am going to post two today because I am a little behind on our Halloween pictures.  We went to the pumpkin patch to pick out our pumpkins and play in the Hay Maze in Farmington.  Alison wanted a skull with fire for hers (who knew?), Ian's was a baby pumpkin and Derek carved us a very nice pot of ghosts.  

Alison was Hannah Montana (Ian tried on her wig) for the Ward Trunk or Treat and at her school party.  But, on Halloween Day, she changed it to a witch.  Ian was a monkey, even though from the front, people thought he was a bear or a skunk.  It was a bit confusing but a lot of fun.  We got to go trick or treating with the cousins after a spooky dinner.  It was awesome.  I even got all dressed up as a ghost.  It's one of my favorite costumes from years ago. Derek dressed up as a sick dad.  He wasn't feeling too hot on Halloween - but he is on the mend from a really long cold.

The kids got a lot of treats and we are trying to limit consumption each day (including the adults).  We love seeing and hearing about everyone's Halloween.  On to Christmas.  Wait - there's Thanksgiving first, right? :0)