Halloween 2011

At 6:48pm my boy turned 5.  He helped make his cake (his choice).  We cracked 7 eggs, the cake recipe called for 2.

"These eggs are slippery mom, they just sneak away and fall, or the shells crack and spill, and sheesh this cooking stuff is hard work!"

He spilled 1/3 cup of oil all over the kitchen table.  He dumped an entire bottle of Halloween sprinkles on top of the cake (on purpose).  He insisted on having a number 5 candle, but also having five candles total on his cake.  Chocolate icecream to go with it too.

I love that he has an opinion, about everything...hopefully someone can remind me of this when he is a teenager :).

and I love him.  To the moon, and back, times infinity.  Always.

Even when I am up at 10:30pm cleaning 1/3 cup of oil off the kitchen floor, because you know girlfriend will be crawling her little self in there first thing tomorrow morning and I wouldn't want her to slip.

Happy birthday Ryker Paul. I look forward to a lifetime of birthday cake baking with you, we'll perfect it...someday.  And if we don't we'll continue to use Funfetti cake mix, and you'll love it just the same (because I'm still going strong on my love of Funfetti cake, probably because of all the memories, oh good, sweet memories).

*****

Girlfriend had two costumes - this one was purchased specifically for our Joviebug (love that Nana), but wasn't warm enough to keep our 12lb 13oz ladybug warm enough tonight.

so we used a hand-me-down from her little-big brother Kip.

Goodness my kids are cute giraffes (cue perfect moment to make their Nana melt).

2009 Kip the Giraffe - 2 months old

 Halloween 2009 - my little giraffes.

and our JovieGiraffe 2011

and while I was finding pictures of the boys as giraffes, I also came across 3 year old firefighter Ryker.  Same kid, same costume, just 2 years older.  After Ryk debated over costume choices this year, he resorted to his fireman outfit.  He had just talked about firefighters at school the week prior to Halloween, so he was all jazzed about em,' that and the fact that we waited until the week before Halloween to think about costume selections...well it was slim pickings in the store.  Clearly he was unaffected by the re-use of an "old" costume...

                

and the drumroll picture of Halloween 2011...

To explain this picture -

Little sister being a pest, older brother tired of waiting around for "the babies," and the middle guy who, well tolerates it all.  Perfect birth order personalities displayed fully.  This picture makes my heart happy.

and he, well he always makes my heart happy!

Our running monkey.  At first he was timid of the scary houses, but once he figured out the business of saying something and getting a candy in return, well he was totally thrilled.  He'd bust up the stairs to the front door, and say "or treat" (genius kid of ours - only 2 and already has it down, no tricks, just treats).  Then he would woo the candy giver with his sweet "thank you" earning him another candy.  I kid you not, we will be throwing candy away we have so stinking much!

a glow stick kept our tiny giraffe occupied while the big brothers ran around.

and Ryk's exciting birthday present...which will really be a long term gift for P and I this winter.  We will be able to burn off some of that rowdy little boy energy regardless of weather conditions outside this winter!