Eeeek!

Yeah, so my Halloween post is finally going up and it is almost Christmas time! (Yippeeeeeeee!)
We had a fun little Halloween, though pretty relaxed. I was still getting used to helping 2 humans survive instead of just 1. :) I had a little costume scare this year. Easton found a Buzz Lightyear costume at Target and was deadset on being that. I didn't want to think we were already to the point where he chose his costume instead of me choosing it for him! The costume at Target was one that looked pretty cheap and I didn't want to pay money for it. I still thought I could talk him into being a pirate or something. But the closer we got to Halloween, the more stubborn he got. I gave in and we went to the store to find Buzz was sold out everywhere. Online...sold out. Amazon...ordered only to have an email tell me it was backordered. Crap! What to do. I thought to call the Disney store. They had one left in just his size. They had been sold out for weeks, but someone had returned it that very day. We got so lucky, and it turned out to be such a cool costume with a jet pack with wings that lit up and gloves so I was a happy momma. Lesson learned. Don't procrastinate. I guess I'm just done with the cute coordinating costumes. Oh well. He was a dashing version of Buzz and Luke was the cutest tiger you've ever seen.

First off, we had Easton's field trip to the pumpkin patch. It was so fun! The kids sang Halloween songs and recited Halloween poems us, the cutest thing ever. Then it was off to find a pumpkin! 

Then, a few days before Halloween, E got to wear his costume to school and have a parade where they sang songs for us again. So fun!

So on Halloween, we headed to Dad's work to trick or treat.That was fun and Easton got lots of treats.

He said he was going to fill up his whole bucket...and with Dad's help that night, he did! They went out trick or treating while I stayed at the house with Lukster. They were gone for so long! But wow, they sure filled his bucket. Fun stuff!

Someone had a birthday!

My little man is 4. 4 years old. That is so old for a baby. Oh wait...he isn't a baby anymore. He is pretty much a full fledged little man. I really can't believe he is 4, but I say that every birthday. Easton is such a smart, sweet, funny little guy, I am so lucky to be his mom. He is such a good big brother and quick to help me when I ask. He comes up with the funniest and sweetest things to say. He loooooves his little brother. Some of my favs...

"Mom, I just smelled Luke and he smells like love."

"I just love Luke, Mom. He is my best."

"Luke is a cuuuute baby alright."

Alright is a favorite word of his. When he decides to obey it's, "Alright, alright, alright."

It is so cute how he mimics how we talk to Luke. Every time he sees him he comes up cooing "Oooooh Luuuuuuke! Look at your cute little faaaaaace!" "Ooooooh Luuuuuuke, you are the sweetest baby ever."

And every time we pick him up from preschool, it's "Don't worry, big brother's back from schooooool, big brother's back from schoooooooooooool." Hahaha. I just love it.

Easton is loving preschool. He is so dang smart and is doing great. He comes home with poems memorized and recites them for me and I die. I die from the cuteness. He recently recited the Pledge of Allegiance and said "...for witches hands..." instead of "...for which it stands...". Like I said. I die. Hahaha. Oh I just love him.

We had a pretty low key birthday this year. It was on a Sunday so he woke up and quickly opened his presents before church. Again...all focus was on video. I've GOT to get better at both! He got all sorts of Toy Story toys...ones that are all decked out for space. And Grandma and Grandpa got him Buzz's super cool spaceship and he got a Buzz Lightyear scooter...all sorts of fun stuff.

We got together at my Mom's for dinner. He looooves Chik-fil-a. (Wonder where he gets that from?) So we tried to recreate a homemade version since it was Sunday. At least I already had some legit sauce. He seemed to like it.

This was my attempt at decorating his eclair cake (how do you decorate one topped with whipped cream?)...Luckily he didn't seem to mind. :)

And he wanted to decorate Halloween sugar cookies. Good times.

Happy Birthday East!