"I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion."
-Henry David Thoreau
A house can be full of toys, and a simple box will become the highlight of the living room. It’s a good thing that the box came along, James made up a sign for the word “helicopter” (he puts his index finger up and turns it in circles like the helicopter blades) and since he’s come up with the sign he has been showing it to us non-stop in hopes we will fly the remote control helicopter around the house.
The box, if you were curious, contained a new table that we bought for the kids. After James sufficiently destroyed everything that was left after the table was taken out, they enjoyed eating at the table and playing on the chairs.
Saturday was an eventful day. After gymnastics, which Ashlyn is doing great at by the way, we went to Baby Ben’s 1st birthday. The kids spent most of their time running around the house, hanging on Nina’s leg, playing with the grandpa’s, and stuffing their faces with sugary treats. There was no nap that day, but it was worth it. Happy birthday Ben!
And because one birthday wasn’t enough, we went to another one in the afternoon. This was a costume party, so the Flinn’s dressed in costumes picked out by Ashlyn. This year, as mentioned in a previous post, she chose a Star Wars theme. She went as Leia, James was Yoda, I was a Jedi, and then there was Darth Mommy. A couple of interesting things happened at the party. First, James started saying “Ashlyn” for the first time. And second, Ashlyn showed us how protective she is of her baby brother. Another kid there took a toy from James and Ashlyn quickly scolded the child with a “Don’t take toys from my baby Brother!”. She’s a good sister.
Halloween is less than a week away so it was time to decorate and carve the pumpkins. It was a shock of course when the kids turned a peaceful pumpkin painting activity into something that ended with a trip straight to the bath. I had to carry James in front of me the whole way to make sure he didn’t touch anything.
Halloween is only days a way, bring on the candy so we can try to hide it before we have two sugar crazed children destroying our home!