October Chronicles....it's pumpkin time !!

YYYYYEEEEESSSSSS...it's pumpkin time and we know what that means, don't we kiddies?

It means we get to go to the farm and pick out pumpkins that weigh more than we do so Mama has to carry them for ourselves, ....and.... we get ones that can fit in the palm of Mama's hands for her!!.... It also means that our choices of costumes vary daily from pigs, bears, birds, frogs, to cows and then to cats.... Mama is thinking Goldilocks and the 3 bears right now and is wondering where she put that website with all the DIY costumes on it!

Theo is growing more teeth and beginning to expand the jumping repertoire. The red sofa and Mama and Dada's bed are taking a beating as Zak and Theo try out their freestylin'.....Yoga has also picked up of late with Zak excelling at trees, dogs and bridges and trying on the fish.... Theo ends up rolling around a lot, there's not much yoga to be done when you are wearing a supernappy at night! But we are working on it!!

In the end, the kids end up dressed as Thomas the Tank Engine - both of them and Theo is quick on the draw with the doorbell while Zak waits in ambush in the garden. At first Theo was a bit leery but once he realized there were sweets involved he was all over it..... waiting for the first snow now......

The first snow arrived on the 21st much to Zak's initial wonder and then when he realized it was gone in an hour, dismay, causing the questions 'when is the big snow coming Mama?'...but he has his new jacket and 'nice snowpants' so he is ready and waiting.....Theo just hopes it is not cold....

Theo's best friend at school is 'onri' (Henry) and they even managed a train for a car swap last week. There is never a day when Mama picks up Theo that there is a not a story of what Theo and Onri got upto that day. This often involves wrestling...

Zak and Theo are now completely down with the 'fete de pyjama' that they go to every second Friday so Mama and Dada can have date night at Theo's school. Onri goes as well so now they have become a trio.

We tried to make a gigantic spider with our leaf bags but that silliness was nipped in the bud when Zak and Theo began to use the bags as launching and falling pads causing leaves and limbs to go in all directions....maybe next year....:)

When September comes...

When September comes......there are plenty of changes....

Zak decided to go to school every day and all day, sleeping with Mao and his friends and eating snacks. He comes home now between 330 and 4.... much to Mama's relief as she has her hands full this semester. He's a great helper and loves to cook. Doesn't like the cleaning as much. Every day he asks when the snow is coming and is looking forward to the leaves changing. Zakzak has also started telling jokes and gave an interesting twist to a nursery rhyme when he stated ' the wife takes a farmer'.....he continues to sing, paint, pull kids in the wagons at school and is famous for his hugs. His mama hopes he holds onto his 'sweet man' side :).

Theo is toying with the toilet....he likes to stand at the potty and pee with Zak and sometimes leads us to believe he may actually move away from the nappy only to return to it.... still growing teeth also and still somewhat of a possible vegetarian. He is also growing like a mushroom and expanding his vocabulary = his favourite words and phrases being 'come with me', 'go away', 'no', 'help you' and 'cut head'.... that pretty much sums up his personality at 2 and a bit years old.

Dada comes home every two weeks for a week from Durango and we prepare for our move there. Life is crazy, mama is crazy too.....:)