Halloween 2008

We had a very nice Halloween. Kris had me paper mache half his head and face, and he used the mold and liquid latex to make his mask. He is Two-Face, from the Batman series, who i'd never heard of until seeing the Dark Knight. i guess true Batman fans have known about Two-Face forever.
We got David's costume last year right after Halloween for $4. It was awesome, because i saw the same one on sale again this year for $16. Now that i think about it, i should go buy next year's costumes before they're gone.
i got Cadence's outfit at Once Upon a Child a few months ago for $8. It was an one sized infant outfit. i wish i'd gotten her one that was A. softer and B. sized according to months. That lamb hat was way too big for her! She was pretty uncomfortable in that outfit, as the "wool" was kinda scratchy to her newborn sensibilities and the whole costume very uncomfortable in her car seat.
The day before Halloween, i dressed up the kids in their costumes and we went to the OB/GYN and my mom's work to show everyone how cute my offspring are. Friday night we visited lots of grandparents, and we also made a trip to Outback where Kris works.
We had the opportunity that night to go bowling with the Coen brothers, but because of Halloween stuff we couldn't go. :( However, on Thursday night the movie is having its wrap party, where i'll be able to partake of free food and adult beverages with the Coen brothers, Richard Kind, Adam Arkin, and all the rest of the cast and crew members from the movie. Kris will miss this movie. He's had a lot of fun with it, and it feeds him really well. For instance, lunch the other day for him? Craft services came over and was basically like "Mr. Gensmer, would you like lobster or prime rib or both?" He'll be home quite a bit more until January when he'll get his ambulance job, so that will be very nice. i miss him a lot. He's been working a ton. The day after i had Cadence, he worked from 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM on the movie, while i was sitting there alone in the hospital with the new baby. November and December should help make up for that:)

Also, Kris is on imdb.com! Here's his profile. i'm married to someone famous!

i hope you all had a wonderful Halloween!

Two kids? It'll maybe be ok.

Yesterday Kris was teaching CPR to a friend he used to work with, who is a nurse and needed to get recertified. She has a 2 1/2 year old daughter, Ava (or Eva, not sure how to spell), who i kind of watched while her mom and Kris were watching inane CPR videos for 5 hours.

You know what? It wasn't so bad! i have never watched two kids so close in age, but Ava was so sweet and played very nicely with David, and of course, he adored her. She has curly light brown hair that clings in baby ringlets to her head, and to top it off, has the most pronounced dimples and you melt when you see her.

But all three of us played in David's room for a while, then i decided to take out the double stroller and take the kids to Mc D's to return a redbox dvd. The double stroller is way convenient. It's very heavy and a bit awkward to turn, and will definitely be a work out for me to use it, but that's not a bad thing. It was so great not to have to stay in the house, or have to keep track of a kid wandering off while pushing a stroller. There's a good amount of leg room for both kids, too, though David did have a tendency to grab Ava's curls from behind her. i can't blame him:)

When we got back, David had to nap, so Ava and i pulled some toys out on the deck and she played while i read. She did get cranky a while later, but i can't blame her. There's not a ton for an older toddler to do at my house, especially with David's room being off limits while he napped. Plus she was there for hours without a nap.

But the thing was, they entertained each other. i think they're couple months closer in age than David and Cadence will be, but it encouraged me a lot that they were great together. Also, i'm looking forward a little bit to David talking now. Sure, it will be annoying sometimes with the constant "whys" and things of that nature, but she understood what i told her and was able to follow instruction and carry on a very simple conversation. That'll really help David and i, i think. He's starting to get pretty frustrated that he can't communicate what he's feeling.

i made a really yummy pizza for lunch yesterday. i'll make it again and post pictures and a recipe. What i'm the most proud of is that i used the bread maker and made a good pizza crust, instead of buying one.

Last night was very stormy. There were flash flood warnings and tornado watches up the wazoo down here in the South Metro. Probably the most dire of all the weather predictions we've had since we moved here. Kris had to work at Outback last night, and how cute was this? He left for work, with instructions for David and i to go down into the laundry room if we heard sirens. i was a little worried, because we didn't really have a radio or anything downstairs or a flashlight if that were to happen. Then about 20 min after he left for work, he came home with a pink umbrella for me, and a hand cranked and battery powered flashlight, with am/fm/weather band radio, and alarm function so people could find us if we were buried from our house busting in. It sounds silly, but it was super romantic. He spent all this time teaching it to me, then he made sure i could do it myself before he left. He wanted us to be safe, even if he'd be late to work. Isn't that sweet? i love him. :)

This weekend should be good. My friend's daughter is turning two, so David and i are going to her party tomorrow. Then on Sunday we have a friend's grad party. Those parties will mean two good things: free food and seeing people we don't get to see very often. Yay!

i hope you all have a nice weekend. If you get a chance, drink a margarita for me. i miss them so.