Thomas and The Pumpkin

This is how he wore his hat when I came back in the room.

Jack and friends...

Cutest Thomas ever!

He likes to play pretend with deodorant

My little Curious George!

Tonight is Halloween. We have been building up to this night in our house for awhile now. Jack was so excited about Trick or Treating he couldn't even fall asleep for nap today... So when 5:30 finally came we got all dressed up at The Graham household and headed out for 30 whole minutes of excitement. Yes- poor little guy only lasted 30 minutes. His pictures look precious but my little Thomas told me he had plenty of candy and stated that he was ready to go home because he didn't feel good. (These were his exact words.) What? If you know Jack this is not like him at all. I realize he didn't have a nap but within minutes he literally started going downhill. He was coughing and sneezing and wheezing. It made me so sad! He does not have a fever but he feels miserable. My son doesn't ask to go to bed nor does he turn down any candy opportunity. When we got home he went straight to bed after a bath and breathing treatment wo a fight. The good news is he does not have fever but he sounds and looks pitiful. The sad news is he missed his big night! However- there will be many more and the less candy here the better. :) Claire was a tropper and enjoyed the walking around and people watching. She was the cutest little pumpkin! She wasn't a fan of her hat so we let her wear a bow instead. A few other pictures are of Jack at school and the kids playing around the house. Happy Halloween!

Guess Who's Talking?

My baby girl now says Bye Bye, Da Da, and as of today Ma Ma! :)
She said a few of these before she knew really what they were but I don't count them until she knows.. She will see Greg and say Da Da and today when reaching for me she said Ma Ma not once but 3 times... Oh where does the time go!?!?! She also stands now on her own (in the middle of the floor without pulling up on anything)for 10 seconds or so before falling. I want her to walk just because she gets so bored now sitting but I also don't because I want my baby to always be a baby! More posts soon on Mr. Man and Claire's Halloween adventures...Happy October!

October Fest

October has been a fun month thus far. I took Jack and Claire to the pumpkin patch with some friends. They had a great time! There was so much to do I was so impressed! Jack enjoyed the hayride we all took, playing on the playground, petting the animals, playing in the water with toy ducks, playing in a corn box, and picking out his pumpkins. Claire had a great time watching everyone. Jack has also been enjoying being a big brother and often tells Claire, " We don't do (fill in the blank) that Claire. Whatever she does that I don't let him do he tells her all about how we don't do that. I have to remind him I will handle it but thank you. That is another thing- If you ask him something he will sometimes say, "No but thank you for asking." It is so funny bc he is so serious. He has all kinds of cute sayings that I have got to get better about writing down! I know one is he often asks me to cuddle and I love it. He will say I love you for no reason and tell me he loves me more after I say it. Just tonight he asked Greg for something and Greg told him no. Jack turned to me and said,"That was not very nice of Daddy was it Mommy?"He says "Dang it" often thanks to me. Another thing I have caught him saying is "Where in the freak is my firetruck?" Ok- let me explain this- This is all a dedication to my friend Jessica Trent. She truly is one of the most fun conservative little Catholic women I know- and she has always had this Jessica Trent lingo we called her ISMS... Anyway- Freak was her favorite word everything was Freak or Freakstick and I promise you this NEVER implied ANYthing else. When you hang around her you can't help but pick up her language and now 8 years later I am passing it down apparently to my dear son. I love it and it makes me smile remembering my sweet friends in TX but I guess I need to watch my mouth because while I have not ONCE said freak with any other meaning at all- I can assume others might not understand that. On that note-Jack also loves to read his Bible book and it amazes me the stories he remembers by pictures. He know that Jesus is God's son which I think is so random because I don't remember reviewing that much. He also will let me know how much God loves us. He is really into statues right now. Yes- random I know. We saw one this summer and since then he points them all out to me. He seems to be enjoying school and sings all kinds of new songs. It is so cute to watch his imagination. He will play with toys alone and act out their voices. I laugh when he sends them to time out sometimes. He takes them on pretend trips to the store and all around the house. He knows his letters for the most part he gets a few wrong from time to time and he can count to 20 but not always perfectly. He loves to play Hide and Seek. He is as cute as can be but this is not one of those blogs where I pretend it's all perfect! These are definitely the terrible twos! Wow can we throw temper tantrums and his favorite thing lately is to tell me No when I tell him to do something and when I tell him to go to time out he will sometimes say to me "Don't talk to me like that." If he chooses that option he will be sent to time out and next we have even encountered some larger tantrums and when he gets up he will randomly say to me later, " Mommy I really am sorry I pulled a fit earlier." "I won't do it again and I love you." Yes- that melts my heart. Lately the best punishment for him is being sent to his room because he can't stand to be separated from me or anyone else. Poor Jack....Claire is taking steps and saying Bye Bye while waving (although not always on cue). She doesn't like to sit still at all! She can crawl to the top of the stairs which makes me so nervous. (Of course I do not let her often and of course I am right behind her!) She can do the Little Indian to herself and has decided she does not care that much for baby food. She eats it but only if I feed her table food at the same time to keep her busy. She takes 2 naps and eats foods well but still doesn't care much for bottles. We have really enjoyed Claire as a baby. Thus far she is much easier than Jack Man was! I recently went to a bachelorette party over the weekend for my dear friend Amanda. Greg kept the kids all weekend alone. I was so proud of him. What a great dad! He said Jack asked him to hide under the covers until Mommy came to find him. When I heard that I got teary eyed and couldn't wait to get home! I had a great time but I missed my babies like crazy! We dressed 80's for the party so I will post a pic. It was so great to spend time with old friends. Anyway- more updates to come! Miss you out of town friends and family like crazy! (I didn't have timt to proofread- SORRY)

Family Fun

Pony ride!

Driving

Family pic!

Bundled up for the race!

So excited about Pumpkins!

The Plasma car!

Claire trying to be a big kid with Jack and friends....

We have been busy lately! Claire is enough to keep one person busy alone! She is ALL over the place! She loves stairs now and can climb up them like a pro. She also loves the bathtub. She will not sit in there anymore. Now she stands and likes to put her hand under the water coming out. No fear! You can pour water over her head and she doesn't mind a bit. (Jack discovered this of course.) She loves water but bath time is hard now with her so busy! She stands and then will fall when she decides to sit down landing on whatever toy Jack has in the bath. The child is extremely tough. She is still so good and loves being busy. She always wants to be one of the big kids. Jack has gotten a bit jealous. He loves Claire and is good with her but is starting to get too rough with her. He pushes her out of the way and won't share his toys at all times. He wants whatever she is playing with and she no longer lets him take things. She will cry and crawl over and try and take it back sometimes and he gets upset. Time out is popular around here lately! :) He likes to pick her up and tackle her when she is standing. Yes we are busy. :) We did Race for the Cure this past weekend and we also went to Touch a Truck which Jack loved. Here are some pics from the weekend.