Dress Rehearsal

Today I went shopping for Halloween costumes, and later the boys tried them on. Actually, Christian has worn his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle costume most of the day. I told them to put on their scariest faces for the camera.

They're the most frightening things you will see on Halloween.

The one in the middle scares me the most.

Earlier in the morning we went to Christian's soccer game and he scored one for the the Piranhas. Here's Christian kicking in a goal. Go, little striker!

Jojo enjoyed walking on the grass. Today he learned how to stand from the sitting position. As soon as he learned to walk a few weeks ago, Jojo's very independent & stubborn personality began to emerge!

This weekend I shall break out the few indoor Halloween decorations that I have, but they pale in comparison to our neighbor whose yard is full of skeletons, huge spiders, monster heads in the grass, and lights at night. Christian thinks we're boring and reminds me daily to get out and decorate, yet he hides behind the neighbor's truck when viewing their yard. Not Gabie -- he marches over there and talks to those monsters without fear. He uses his new 'imaginary' voice that is a few decibles lower, which makes our sides ache with laughter as he converses with those monsters with his puckered lips and sweet lispy way. Halloween is a fun time of year!