Ian's New Robe

"Check out my awesome frog robe from Nana!"

"I am modeling the hood now"

"Strike a pose"

"Are we done?"

Halloween Trick-or-Treating

Ian was a bulldozer and Milo was a tree for Halloween. They had a wonderful time, and consumed more sugar than they've ever had in their entire lives.



Getting two toddlers to look at the camera at the same time is hard enough. Adding candy to the mix made photo-taking completely impossible.

The shops in Lincoln Square had candy for the kids. From now on, Ian will probably expect shop owners to greet him with candy.

If you look closely, you will notice that Milo has just dived head-first into the wagon. Milo loved the wagon. Ian wanted to walk the entire time. There was candy to be had, and no time to waste.

I eventually convinced Ian to ride in the wagon for a bit when I promised to give him some of his candy early.




Jane made Ian a truck blanket which was a huge hit once Ian and Milo figured out that it would help return feeling to their hands and feet.


They must have given us good candy, because I look pretty excited here.

At this house, the lady said, "What a nice tractor!".
Ian looked at her horrified and then sternly said, "I BULLDOZER, not TRACTOR!"

She looked perplexed that the difference mattered. Clearly, she was a mother to girls, not little boys.

Ian's bucket from Buscia was totally full by the end of our day. It was a very, very successful Halloween.

Happy Halloween!

Ian's Halloween Costume

This was Ian's response to the dinosaur costume.

Three hours later, using stuff I had around the house, this was the
Bulldozer costume I created for him (with Ben's artistic input).

The back of the costume.

Strutting his stuff.

Daddy carves the best pumpkins.

Happy Halloween!

The Artist in His Natural Element

"I'm painting!"

"This is how you paint! See? Get tons of paint on your hands!"

"Then SMUSH them around the paper.
You can use your feet, too."

"I have occasionally used my butt to paint, but I would not recommend it."

"Hmmm...weird. My hands seem to have something on them."

"Yeah for painting!"

Cookies!

"I am Mommy's official cookie tester, and I take my job VERY SERIOUSLY."

"Hmmmm...good texture, good sugar...we might have a winner."



"I just have to eat all the other cookies to judge which one is the best!"

The remaining contestants.

Ian's Haircut

From This:

To This:

"It's a little short, Mommy! But a good summer cut."

Visit to LP with Dana and Haley

"I'm with Dana and Haley at the ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"Mommy! There's a lion on that rock!"

"Happy birthday, Uncle Kurt! We miss you!"

"Hi, little birdie! Did you know it's my Uncle Kurt's birthday?"

That bird on the railing by Dana kept dive bombing her."

"HI, BIRDIE!!!! HEY!!! WHY ARE YOU FLYING AWAY???"

Two happy sisters.

"So how old is Uncle Kurt, anyway? Old? Really old?
Old like Mommy??? Noooo! Not THAT old!"

This leaf was bigger than their heads.

One happy day at the zoo.

One toddler, about five minutes from being completely passed out.
We listened to snoring the whole way home.