Dino Treats

We had great sucess this evening getting Jack to embrace his inner dinosaur! Let's say expectations were set to VERY LOW, but as you can see he pulled through in fine fashion! We took the advice of our daycare goddess, Karen, who said, "Just put it on him. Don't give him a choice. Just do it and be done." Ladies and gentlemen, this is not her first rodeo. It worked like a dream. We got him dressed with only minor whimpering, we ignored his tantrum and took him outside. When he saw the other kids in costume, he got a little warmed up. When he saw them carrying pumpkin buckets (like his) he got a little warmer. Finally, he had a bucket of treats in one hand, candy in the other, and he couldn't even protest when I slipped the hat on his head. He got so much positive attention that he ended up wearing the hat for over an hour and the rest of the costume for about 3 hours. He was so adorable I could barely stand it! It was such a great evening for us all that I even ignored the fact that all he would eat for dinner was Nerds candy and his sippy cup of milk! After his bath and a serious teeth brushing, we tucked him in bed with his new favorite book...Christmas story! He could get used to the holiday season!

JACK-O-Lanterns

Jack got to help with carving Jack-o-lanterns for the first time today. He really had fun reaching in to the pumpkin to pull out "guts". He was in there all the way to his armpit, having a great time as Daddy's helper. When he was finished, we carved the pumpkins and roasted the seeds. We hope to have a wonderful time trick-or-treating with our little dinosaur later tonight. Happy Halloween.

Tee Time!

Jack and Grandpa Nick had an early tee time this morning. Gracie wanted a piece of the action, too.

Sushi Anyone?

Daddy doesn't like sushi, so while he played bocce tonight (and celebrated Uncle Rob's birthday with dinner at Arnoldi's) Mommy and Jack had sushi! Well, Jack had steak teriyaki, but he tried using chopsticks for the first time. He thought that if Mommy could do it, then so could he. After a bit of practice, he managed to stab a few carrots and eat them. He also loved dipping his steak in a bit of soy sauce. Mommy might have a sushi partner after all.

Unhappy Dinosaur

Jack wants to cancel Halloween this year. He wore the hood of his dinosaur costume for a total of 30 seconds (if you count all 5 times) and you can see from the video how much he enjoyed trying on the bodysuit. What I didn't get on video was his collapse into tears when he saw himself in the mirror. Oh boy...it's going to be a rough Halloween this year.

Last year I had very low expectations about his reaction to his costume, but he LOVED it. We had to literally peel that lion costume off of his sweaty little body. Well, I guess I thought he'd be excited again this year. Not so much. He doesn't care how many hours I spent making it or how adorable it looks on him. Never mind the fact that he is totally enamoured with dinosaurs and walks around the house ROARING all the time. He has dinosaur pjs, dinosaur books, dinosaur toys and even a dinosaur helium balloon. Apparently that doesn't mean he wants to look like a dinosaur. Maybe when Grandpa Nick and TuTu are here he will change his mind. He will either be a smilasaurus or tyrannasaurus-mess. I'll post photos either way.

Boys' Friday

Jack and Rob had their first Friday together since August. It was some long overdue Father & Son bonding time. They had a fabulous time together. They went to Target for a new gadget and played on the children's playground at the mall. Then they came home and played in the backyard with Gracie. After lunch, Rob put Jack down for a nap, but he was having too much fun to sleep. He played in his crib for two hours before Rob decided to get him up and head to Fry's. When he got him from his crib, Jack had managed to remove his sleep sack and then put it back on, inside out AND backwards! What a crack up! As soon as Rob got off the freeway to go to Fry's, Jack was out like a light in his carseat, so much for computer shopping. They turned right around, came home, and Jack is still passed out in his crib, shoes and all. Jack's not quite ready to hang with the big boys yet. Mommy got home from a very long day at work and is ready for her Friday night! Can anyone say, "Margarita?"

Cheese!

Jack got Rob's love of cheese. He has eaten two cheese sticks for breakfast today. Luckily, it's not a daily occurance. Thankfully, he also likes grapes.