How many days until Halloween?

My original plan for this post was to write about the seeds we have planted in hopes of enjoying lettuce and broccoli and celery in winter. But I know the first thing you are thinking looking at this picture is, "What the heck is Scott wearing?" So here's the explanation...

4 years ago, this was Scott at Halloween. His cruel mom and dad dressing him up in this ridiculous monkey costume was the absolute worst thing that he had ever experienced in his 21 months of life. It was pure torture:

Much has changed... Now we are a month and a half away from Halloween and Scott has already chosen his costume and wears it almost every day. Actually, he found the costume in a catalog last month, but I made him wait until September before we ordered it. And we had to count down the days before it arrived in the mail.


Can you tell how pumped he is? Any of his friends out there want to dress up as Luigi? Maybe Uncle Jeff?

Crash landings

I stole this post title from my sister-in-law Sara... Since school started for Charlotte and Scott, they have fallen asleep in some pretty random places and times. Here are a few:

Kindergarten follow-up

Scott has now completed 9 days of kindergarten. I know, because he tells me every day what number day he is on... So far, he LOVES it! I don't get many details about what he does in class (clearly a trait inherited from Drew), but what I do hear is all positive. He has a cute friend in class named Conner, and they have already had a couple of play-dates together. I'm encouraging this friendship because Conner's mom is awesome!

Right after I picked him up from the first day of school, I took him to get a doughnut, hoping he might tell me a little more about his day. So here are some photos and the first-day report: