Trick or Treat!

Many of you reading this blog have children of your own, grown or otherwise. Undoubtedly you have dressed them up for Halloween at some point, and thought that they looked pretty cute in whatever costumes they donned. It's my sad duty to inform you that, however cute you thought they looked, in reality, it pales by comparison to how cute kids in Halloween costumes can look. Witness:







Sobering realization, I know. As of yet I have not heard from the US Geological Survey; I'm surprised this level of cute did not register on a seismograph somewhere, but perhaps they have already recalibrated their equipment to compensate.

So yes, Halloween has come and gone. I took the girls up to Canton Saturday afternoon to "trick or treat" Granny and Grandpa, then Grandma Ruth came over that evening to see them in costume and help us with neighborhood kids trick or treats.

Girls have just recently gotten over yet another sickness, a bad cold/maybe flu. Fevers, runny noses, and lots of coughing, which Jenn and I both shared in of course. Anyone know what it might cost to hermetically seal an entire house?



Things are great otherwise. Mischief continues, as you can see. Kayla in particular has been getting after it lately; her new favorite game is to run across the living room into someone's (hopefully) waiting arms, get up, go torment Loki, and repeat ad nauseum. She's also developed what we've dubbed the "cheesy grin", which is generally code for "Watch what I can do!" Both girls have also shown clear signs that they understand the spoken word, able to go fetch a certain toy or dropped sippy cup on command. I would also include "Obey the word 'No'" in that list as well, but....well let's just say we need to learn to hit for a better average in that area. Spoken words are still largely "Ba ba", "Da Da" or "Ma Ma", but every once in a while a new consonant can be discerned.

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That's all for now, bye bye!