nighttime horrors

sleep at my house is sacred. the schedule and routine are there for a reason. keep mommy sane. this past week ben has decided to throw all of that out the window. he does not want to take a nap and refuses to go to bed. his bedtime routine used to be 5 minutes long: change diaper, put on pjs, brush teeth, say prayers, turn on sounds, get tucked in, hug and kiss, and goodnight. the last few nights it has taken me 2 hours to get him to bed! and it has been a kicking, screaming, knock down drag out fight. complete with puking all over his bed one of the nights. awesome. oh and he thinks he needs to come and get in bed with me every night around 1:30 in the morning. did i mention that scott is on night shift right now so i am completely alone at bedtime with a screaming 2 and a half year old and 2 month old? so great. the question of the day is will i survive?

halloween party!

 i love halloween cupcakes. . . obviously!

 eyeballs dipped in blood can be quite delicious too.

 the bruderer crew!

 amber: finding nemo (you had to be there), april: bumblebee, sally: mermaid, adri: duck (aka duckaholic)

 steve: indiana jones, michelle: miriam, calvin: dumbo, sally: mermaid, weston: lightning mcqueen, adri: duck

 kara and grant: windblown . . . awesome

 jason: mob boss, scott: construction worker, ben: football superstar

 wait a minute . . . since when do football players have tommy guns?

 britta: witch, cole: skeleton

 eating fingers and eyeballs

all the girls with grandma fowler!

down . . . set . . . hike!!!

 are you ready for some football?

 down . . . set . . . blue 42 . . . hike!!

 quarterback is in motion . . .

 and the throw . . .

 complete for a first down!! 

(the receiver looks a lot like the quarterback)

 but wait!! there is a late hit!

 oh it is just daddy!

all in a day's work. 

the really funny thing about scott's construction worker costume is that all of the neighbors looked out their window and thought,"why is that guy working on sunday? and why is he playing with ben?" they didn't realize it was scott until they came outside to investigate! 

the cutest skeleton

the funniest part about this costume is that he is a total chunk these days. not the scrawny newborn of a few short weeks ago! we weighed him a couple of days ago and he is 12 lbs!!

other fun cole facts:

1. he is a sleeper! he regularly does 4-6 hour stretches at night! i only get up once at night to feed him!

2. he loves his big brother. when we are in the car and i can't get cole his binki i will tell ben to hold cole's hand to make him happy. ben will grab his hand and say, "it's okay cole." cole will calm down almost immediately.

3. he always has to look at my face when i hold him. he will pull his head back to look at me if he is upright on my shoulder.

4. he is a grunter. if he needs something he grunts before he gives crying a try. now that he is starting to find his voice he will "ask" nicely for help. then grunt. then if he is desperate he will cry.

5. he loves baths. he will lounge in the tub and talk and talk. so cute.

6. he has the sweetest smile ever! he smiles with his eyes. the corners turn down when he smiles really big. love it!

halloween treat

 what cute brothers!