The Brickers never let a little cough keep them down for long and Papa Adam was in town so it would have taken duct tape to keep Josh in bed and resting anyway. He's pretty good about going to bed when he's tired but one night he just didn't quite make it up the stairs before falling asleep.
Usually when Dad comes to town him and I end up demolishing part of my house because we got inspired (which is how the foyer ended up with ceramic tile). But this weekend was pretty laid back. Him and I went shopping for new hardware, light fixture, paint and shower curtain for the kids' bathroom. Josh was very excited with all the purchases and was convinced that we were going to finish the entire project before sundown. Any other time he probably would have been right but we just couldn't bring ourselves to even change the curtain.
We were watching a movie after the kids had gone to bed when all of a sudden I hear the toilet flush upstairs and Josh yell down, "Uh....guys. My bathroom isn't done yet." Demanding little lad, huh? I can't imagine where he gets it.
Lauren got yet another pair of shoes. I swear that girl is like my little American Girl doll. I have so much fun putting her in little outfits and taking pictures. These ones have little flowers at the strap!!!
She also has ballerina socks. They are too cute!! I have to tell you, though, every time I see her in them without any pants on her thighs remind me of that scene in Disney's Fantasia where the elephants are ballerinas. It is SO funny!
Sunday was the Safe Halloween at Usher's Ferry. Josh is so shy anymore and his biggest concern about Halloween is having people laugh at him. So I started talking about dressing up in his costume at breakfast. It did not go well. He refused.
A few hours later I reminded him that if he didn't dress up he wouldn't get any candy. And I explained to him that if he DIDN'T dress up he'd be the only kid without a costume. Yeah, that didn't work either.
Finally, Dustin said that he'd dress up as a doctor as well. That worked! So we get everyone in their scrubs and headed out there. With the nice weather on Sunday, the place was packed. We sat in the car almost 30 minutes before we even got up to gate. But it was all worth it! As soon as we got out of the van Josh looked around and saw all the other kids in costumes and said, "Mom...I guess you were right." I know that I won't get to hear that phrase too many times in my life so I relished in the glory for a good 10 minutes.
Josh was happy because he got lots of candy. Dustin and I were happy to see Josh enjoy himself. And I was happy I didn't get stuck wearing a pair of scrubs like Dustin! :-)
Lauren has started to "caterpiller" across the floor. I tried to get her on video tonight but she was just too tuckered out to perform. She's still adorable, though.
Happy Monday, everyone!
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