why we love halloween...

i LOVE this picture of joshua. he looks so happy, which he really was, and he's showing off his big muscles. jacoby on the other hand was rather intent on his candy. he walked around with a tootsie roll in one hand, sucker in the other, and at one point also had another piece of candy tucked in between his neck and shoulder, which i could NOT take away without inducing a tantrum. we let him get away with it, it's halloween right? i wish we had more photos of my happy pumpkin, but our camera is broken so we do what we can.

one thing i love about both of my boys is that they are very adventurous and love doing things and being out and trying new things. i like to think they get this from josh and i, but maybe that's wishful thinking. anyway, so jacob's latest thing is that he gets very excited says "yes, yes YES!" and giggles and just can't hold it in. this happens when he's playing basketball (or ba-bee-bah, as he calls it), or when we're about to go outside, or when we show up at my sisters house and he realizes he gets to play with his cousins "anna" and "e-nose" (translation: arianna and enzo). all the time. and now, it happens for CANDY! joshua is so sweet and always asks me before digging into his candy bag. yesterday he asked and i said "you can have one or two things, but give jacob something as well." jacob was SO excited when he realized joshua was unwrapping that dum-dum just for him. he happily giggles, wiggles and dances around and stomps his feet and of course yells: "Yes, yes YES!" isn't he cute? i think he's the cutest thing in the world. one thing he does now that i find especially cute is follow his brother around. first thing when jacob wakes up he wants "ja-shu-a!" he says it just like that--three very distinct syllables. he will stand at the foot of the stairs yelling "ja-shu-a! ja-shu-a!" they are playing more and more and i love hearing them giggling together (until inevitablly i hear jacob crying, then i'm the one yelling "joshua!")

here's spiderman in full regalia...

this is joshua with two friends from school--carter and elsie, who we carpool with. they are cute. elsie wil always hold my hand and tell me what they are doing in school, while joshua and carter are busy running around and laughing at the non-sensical words they make up to call each other. below is joshua's class....he had a great day at school, of course. he loves his friends, although i am sorry to say his favorite recess activity is "chasing the girls." he definitely hangs out with the boys, but i must say the girls love him and he definitely does not mind. this could be trouble. i mean, i'm sure i'm biased, but he's a cute, cool kid. i'm dreading the little girls that will be calling our house in a few years...