Gingerbread

Gingerbread house making! I secretly hate it.  But we do it every year....because the kids love it.  All 3 of them.

It's serious business, putting on the icing and the candies...

I was impressed that Silas actually put some of the candies on the houses.  He likes candy.  A little bit too much, I would say.

Many of the pictures have him shoving the candy in his mouth.  The other two kids were screaming and laughing in the background, telling him to stop eating the candy.

Which he thought was hilarious, of course.  And it only made him eat more.  Which made them laugh even harder.

Winter.

Winter is not my favourite season.  Not by a long shot.  But the kids love it so I decided that I should try to make an effort.  We went sledding the other day and Caleb and Sophie had so much fun.  It was cold and windy but that didn't seem to bother them at all.

 

Sophie wanted to push Silas down the big snow pile at the end of our street and didn't understand why when I told her no.  Until she tried to pull the sled up...

This is the one time Silas went down the hill.  He seemed to enjoy it but we couldn't get him to go again.  He wouldn't even try to sit on the crazy carpet.  So, Ryan and I took turns pulling him around while the others went down the hill.

But, Silas....by the end of the season, you will like tobogganing.  Because really, it's one of the best things about winter.

Say Cheese!!

Toddlers.  They make picture taking so difficult.  The other day, I was trying to take sibling pictures.  I wasn't even trying to get all 3 in a picture.  Just 2 kids at a time.  And the pictures kept turning out like this-

And this-

There are more-

Every.  Single.  Time.

Except this one.  He was almost looking.  But only because he wanted to take a picture and is trying to grab the camera.  Oh well, maybe next time.

Better late than never?

I have not been very good at this blogging thing lately.  I always mean to quickly write something...and then I don't.  I realized the other day that I did not make a single post in November and have yet to show off the kids at Halloween...whoops!
So here they are.  A little late, since we are already beginning the Christmas season, but what can you do...

Sophie spent more time making faces at the camera than she did scooping out the insides of her pumpkin.  I have about 20 pictures very similar to this one.

We used to always carve 2 pumpkins but Caleb and Sophie have decided that Silas needs his own pumpkin too. 

The cutest little cookie monster ever!  He did not want to sit to have his picture taken.  He wanted the candy.  And the chocolate.  And he could not understand why we were wasting time taking pictures when people were giving out candy!!

Sophie the witch...

And spiderman.

It was cold this year and Caleb and Sophie's costumes did not fit over their coats.  Caleb insisted on wearing his spiderman gloves but after a few houses, they were traded for mitts.  I also realized how difficult it is to get a picture of 3 children together when one of them is a very excited 2-year-old who considers chocolate a food group!

Wait for me!!  Silas did awesome.  I'm pretty sure that he does not realize that he is little.  He walked the entire time, though he needed some help on the steps in his costume.  He did ask to go home about half way.  Of course, he thought he was asking for everyone to go home and was less than thrilled when we dropped him off and headed back out.  Next year, Si.  I'm pretty sure that you will be able to keep up next year.

Sophie's world

This picture is courtesy of Sophie.  An important message paired with a colourful picture.  I especially love her text bubbles.  She reads them even though there are no actual words in them-only letters.  The person in the middle is saying "I see a snake!" and the snake (who I didn't realize was a snake until Sophie pointed it out) responds with "snake?  Where?" I also really appreciate all of the rainbow outfits.    Because honestly, that is how Sophie dresses about 95% of the time.  The more colour, the better.

Sophie-please don't ever change.

Fall...

I guess it's fall.  I'm not ready for it.  I have been really enjoying this nice weather that we've been having!  We thought we would go spend one last day, at one of our favourite places, before it closes for the season...

On the "choo-choo bus", as Silas calls it.  The actual train was broken but we were able to ride the streetcar!  Silas told everyone who would listen, "Choo-choo, BROKEN!!!"

Pretty girl....

The trees there were bare.  Which meant there were lots of leaves for jumping!  First, pile them up.

Run.....and jump!

My turn!

What a perfect day it was.  A choo-choo bus, some leaves, and chickens.

What can be better than that!

The Princess and the Frog

Silas got his Halloween costume today.  He was super excited.  

So excited, that after he tried it on, he refused to take it off.

Now...what are the chances that it's going to last until Halloween?