Happy Halloween

Ted was home sick from school yesterday but he's feeling ok to go today. He woke up with croup early yesterday morning. He felt like he was choking so it was a little scary but steam from the shower helped him. I took him to the dr and she gave him steroid pills to help him out.

The boys were beyond excited about going trick or treating. Ted and Harry were Power Rangers and I had a black cape and hat from the dress up stuff for Nate in case he decided to wear it. Ted's party at school started around 2 pm. I had to wake Nate up from his nap a little early but it wasn't too bad. I took the Batman cape and hat for him to wear if he wanted. He was willing to put it on for Ted's party but shortly before it was done he decided that was it. We went trick or treating at Bob's work and Nate refused to wear a costume. Ted and Harry were excited about all the candy they got. We went home then and played a bit. I noticed Nate looking at Ted's mask and trying to put it on his head. I went down to the basement to see if I could find another mask for Nate. I brought it up but Nate didn't want it on so I let it be. He was funny later, though, because he was trying to put it on but then stopped and moved to the other side of the room when he noticed I was watching him.

Bob took the boys out trick or treating. Nate went too but didn't dress up. It sounds like he had a fun time with them and it was a really nice night this year. The boys had a great time.

Last regular season game

Ted's soccer game was bright and early this morning at 8:30. I took Ted while Bob stayed home with Harry and Nate. The team did much better this morning than the last 2 weeks. Ted scored a goal even. That was the first one he's scored. He had the cutest look on his face after he did it. I think it was because he was surprised it was that easy. He was right in front of the goal and kicked the ball in. The coach said all the players scored this season so that's nice. They are playing in a tournament next weekend so we'll see how they do. It's been a fun season and while it'll be nice to have our weekends back, we're also going to miss it.

"I don't actually live here..."

I just love Harry's imagination. He's created this whole other world for himself where he gets to be in charge. It's called Dogland. Today he told me that he doesn't actually live here with us. He's just been visiting for a really long time. He actually lives in Dogland. That's where his invisible car is too.

Something up his nose

I bought a couple perler bead kits last week and Ted and Harry were working on them today while Nate was napping. Harry put a perler bead up his nose and then couldn't get it out. This was the first foreign object up the nose for us. I didn't panic since I knew this had happened to several other moms before and there was a special trick to get it out. I logged into an online moms group and did a search to find the right thread. I had Harry breathe in through his mouth and then blow out. When he did that, I covered his mouth and his other nostril. The only problem was that he was standing and I couldn't cover his mouth enough to prevent him from blowing out that instead of his nostril. He's able to blow his nose so I then told him to take a big breath through his mouth and then breathe out through his nose. After a couple tries (I covered his mouth and nostril again), he managed to blow it out. Luckily there wasn't too much drama and the boys got their little projects done before Nate woke up.

Harry has a car

Harry's imaginary world is back. He has an invisible car. I asked him more about it tonight and he was happy to share details (and change some of them along the way). He has video games, candy, hot chocolate, maybe even some fruit in his invisible car. He told me he goes to doggy land to use the car and then turns it uninvisible. ;)

A letter to Nate

Dear Nate,

Thank you for flushing the toilets for us. If you want to continue being able to flush them, please stop unrolling the toilet paper roll and throwing it all in the toilet at once.

Thank you for helping me get all the dishes so clean. They should be really clean today after I washed them at least twice. I'll try to start drying them right away instead of leaving them out so you can dump them back in the sink to play.

Thank you for helping me get some exercise. I don't know where you get your energy from but it helps me stay in shape chasing after you on the sidewalk and keeping you out of the street. I also got extra exercise when you pulled all of the craft stuff out of the cupboard and threw it down the stairs this morning before work.

Thank you in advance for reminding me to put the laundry away tonight. I know if I don't do it now that you'll find it first tomorrow. You just can't help throwing it around the house like you've done any other time I've left a basket in the living room.

Thank you for being your cute and adorable self. It makes running around in circles all day long much more enjoyable!

Love,
Mommy