Halloween 2017

So many Halloween costumes this year:

The Harvest Witch: 

Addison won first place for this costume at her school this year!

Our Family costume this year was the cast of Harry Potter:

Harry, Ron, Hermoine, Dumbledore and Prof. McGonigal

THE CUTEST Harry Potter I have ever seen!!!!!!!

Even Alex had red hair to play his part.

Of Course, we had to have another costume for school. 

Tony Stark

Spiderman

The most amusing thing is that after all the costuming and planning, Halloween turned into a hodge podge of costumes. The Harvest Witch, Harry Potter ...and the UPS man. We are nothing if not eclectic. 

Will -I-Am

If there ever was a toddler heart throb, William is it. Its no exaggeration that he tells me 30 times a day that he loves me. He tells others as well, but mommy is the queen of being loved. I'm just fine with that. He is a lover of animals and the best "smiler" of all time. A smile that will melt you and cause an entire room to "Awww" in unison. Those baby blues and pale complexion paired with a dashing head full of dark hair. It's the perfect recipe for a heart throb. I actually can't think of many things better than little arms hugging my neck. He is as affectionate as I use to be before I realized the world was cold, cruel and selfish. I worry about his little broken heart one day and the mean girls who will try and take advantage of him. 

William's accomplishments come at a slower pace than his brother. He can imitate speech, but he has a hard time coming up with it on his own, except for the phrase, "I love you." Along with delayed speech is delayed understanding and yes, potty training. Because of the rule that you have to be potty trained for the 3k class at school, William, just last Thursday, got kicked out of school. Now this is the the same school that he has attended since he was 3 months old. The same school that his sister went to for her entire babyhood as well. This school, with a new director, told me my baby was a health hazard. 

To say I have never felt the rage that I felt when told that is an understatement. Penetrating rage that can only be compared to the basic animalistic instinct to protect your young. As I am trying my hardest to not lose my cool and understand that rules must be followed, I want so much to have some sort of justice for my sweet boy. My little guy who just loves all the time. My baby who is still a baby just a little longer than others and he can't help it. He's been ostracized from even his Thanksgiving program and for that I'm livid. Does he notice? Doubtful. Will he enjoy being the center of attention each morning? Probably. However, I send my children to school because I'm not a teacher. I send my children so they can learn to socialize and experience songs and games I'd never think of by people who specialize in that. It's about opportunity to learn. An opportunity that has been taken from him because he poops sometimes between 9 a.m and 1 p.m. once a week.

My little guy will learn what he needs to in his time. Until then, I count it as a few more months that I have to snuggle with the best snuggler around. To laugh with the best giggler with a laugh so genuine that he is the ringtone on my phone. He makes me happy...so very happy. 

Alexander the great

I am enamored with the development of a toddler's personality. To see how their tendencies are already forming at such a young age is truly magnificent to witness. Alex is full of personality. He goes out of his way to be funny and make me laugh. He is also our family tattle-tail that keeps tabs on everybody and their moods so that I never have to doubt when someone is crying because Alex will come and get me and tell me. He's also the inquisitive one always asking where people are and wanting to know if he can do certain things looking for approval. His personality gets strong-willed sometimes but that's to be expected with Michael as his father I think. He's every bit of a three-year-old boy. I guess being a twin makes it a little less important to communicate and therefore he and William have gotten by on their own little version of their language for a while. Switching over to English has proved a little bit challenging. But out of the two Alex is the most vocal and tries more words more than William. He is such an adventurer and is the first one to get on a roller coaster for the first time or climb something that seems daunting to anybody else. His little light of a personality will drag you in and before you know it you're completely in love with this blonde-headed, hazel-eyed boy. I'm not sure if it's the fact that he's one whole minute older than William or if he's just born to lead but he seems to not have any issue whatsoever taking charge and getting the both of them in all kinds of trouble. I think my favorite thing of late has been the phrases that he picks up that I say or someone else says. For instance overheard on the nanny cam the other day when was Alex telling William, "Are you kidding me?" I'm afraid that's my phrase and I probably say it a lot so it's no wonder they don't all three say that. Still it's super cute when the three-year-old says it. Alex is going to be my sports player. He's good with a ball whether he's throwing or kicking and I foresee many many Little League games in my future. He's also somewhat of a pouter though if he doesn't get his way. He'll run off into a corner and hang his head and look at you out of the tops of his eyes.