This year for Halloween, we had Princess Anna from Frozen, a dragon, and a dinosaur.
The last two costumes were ones we already owned. I didn't mind that!
Craig begged to have a Halloween party, the day before it would have to be. At first I said no, but then I stopped and thought a bit. Why not? A party doesn't have to be fancy!
So we threw something together and had a blast. We carved "pepper-o-lantern"s, ate pizza, and watched a movie.
And now Caleb, when he sees bell peppers at the grocery store, calls them pumpkins... whoops. Craig is already planning the party for next year.
Craig also decided we should carve watermelons as a family this year.
I think he just wanted to eat it, but why not humor the 6-year-old in a few things?
Craig designed the face all by himself, and Calista designed and cut out her watermelon, (mostly) all by herself.
Caleb didn't design or cut one.
He just ate watermelon.
Everyone was pretty happy with that arrangement.
Caleb decided months ago that he wanted to be a dragon, and has routinely asked "is it Halloween yet?" since.
He also dressed as a lion for his preschool "Noah's Ark" party.
This confused him a bit, since it was before Halloween, so when Halloween morning came, Caleb thought the day had already happened.
Craig took longer to decide on a costume, but was pretty happy with his choice.
And he was actually a dinosaur INSIDE a dinosaur!
Tricky!
Calista, of course, was Anna.
I say "of course" because she planned out 6 years of costumes when she was four. This is year 5 of 6.
She was pretty happy with her choice, and so was I, since I managed to find the costume on sale for FIVE bucks!
It was fairly nice on Halloween, but I insisted on everyone wearing gloves/mittens. After a few minutes, it became clear I was correct. The best house was probably this "spooky house."
They really go all out every year! The kiddos love it.
After just a few blocks, the buckets were full so we headed home.
Happy Halloween!
It has been quite the year for him. It started with Craig just barely in kindergarten, adjusting to going to school and being in a classroom. It ended with him starting grade one, and adjusting to being in school all day. Not an easy transition, but he's doing okay.
In the middle, Craig did gymnastics and soccer.
We got him a new bike,
which he loved.
He learned and grew a lot.
He excelled at the academic part of school.
His kindergarten teacher was impressed - even shocked - at how well Craig could read,
and of course, he's only gotten better.
Not always as excellent is how he acts, both at school and at home. He's exactly the same, no matter where he is... and it's not always good.
Craig often doesn't listen when you ask him to clean something, help, stop doing what he's doing, start doing something he doesn't want to do... he just doesn't reply or acknowledge he's heard you at all, which is frustrating.
Still, Craig is incredibly sweet.
He's affectionate and kind, loving to cuddle and hug.
Every Friday afternoon, all school year, he'd help me make pizza dough, even naming the different stages of the dough-making process. Including the "Dancing Octopus Stage."
Craig gets very excited about many things, including decorating for holidays like Christmas.
He is the one begging us to put up the tree or hang up birthday signs.
Some of his favorite things from this year were over the summer.
He loved exploring and hiking on vacation, even if he got tired sometimes - so did I!
Craig also liked swim lessons,
though not putting his head in the water.
Craig doesn't usually mind being by himself.
He's happy to play what he wants, how he wants to.
I'll often find him digging in the dirt until the front porch, or in the snow in the yard.
He also loves to do "crafts," which usually involve Craig coloring, cutting, and gluing random things together in a mostly unrecognizable and unique way.
And it makes him happy.
Craig is so curious,
wanting to learn and study the world around him. I absolutely love that about him.
Favorite color: orange
Best park of being 5: It was probably on the day I turned five. It was really the birthday pencil I got at school.
Looking forward to for 6: I don't know yet. Maybe presents. I'm so excited for presents!
Wisdom you've learned this year: You will probably laugh at me, because sometimes people laugh at me when I take off my clothes. And think it's gross! But changing clothes isn't "ew."
Likes:
Watching videos
Applesauce
Cuddling
Being silly
Science
Pete the Cat
Dogman
Kyler and Jeanette got married on the 25th of August 2007, after knowing each other for four years and being each other's rebound date. It's a healthy relationship.
