Difference of Opinion

Is 50 degrees cold or not? 

It depends who you ask. 

Ask the guy who grew up in Nebraska, and he will tell you it is "fresh" outside. 

Meanwhile, the little boy from California tell you with great certainty that he needs a jacket. A fleece one, at that. 

   

Peter loves helping his dad take the trash cans from the street to the back of the house, and I'm pretty sure Ben can't wait til Peter is old enough to do this by himself. Then, Peter can grow up telling stories about how his first job was taking out the trash... Just like his dad does. 

"It's cold out here, Mom!" 

Photographer

I think my Mister has a calling.

More Hot Dog

Even though it was after Halloween, Clara's babygroup class had a little costume party so that all the babies could see each other in their costumes. Here's the group getting the kiddos ready.

Clara and her friend checking out some of the toys before costume time. Please note the hair on the other baby. Clara has the least amount of hair in the entire class AND she is one of the oldest babies.  

"Seriously, this again?"

"Do you promise this is the last time I have to wear this thing?"

Just hanging out with some buddies from class.

"Next year, could I have a more feminine costume, please? I look like a boy."

Smile, babies!

Cute kids.

Friends

Peter met his friend, Alexandra, at the park the other day. 

These guys are totally BFFs. 

"Hey, Peter, wanna make friendship bracelets?"

"Fun!"

Meanwhile, this is who Clara has selected as her best friend.

I'm pretty sure Myshka does not agree with her choice.

Halloween Party

Imaginary Forces is fifteen years old! 

IF is the place where Ben and I first met in the summer of 2000, and also the home of many of our best friends and favorite memories. 

Since the anniversary is on Halloween, every year there is a costume competition and party.

How cool are these costumes? Have you ever seen a happier hot dog? Obviously, we have first place in the bag. 

And now for the whole family... Ta da! (Nice face, Peter.)

With each passing minute, the hamburger and hot dog became less and less happy. 

"What? It's a costume party."

Brett always has a great costume... Here he is as the guy from Operation. 

What is that hot dog thinking about? 

Here we are parading in front of the judges. I hope they don't take off points for crying.

These are the judges. Tough. 

Group pic that we couldn't be in due to crying. 

Third place! 

Second place! 

First place! Are you surprised it wasn't us?? Me, too. 

Thank you, Imaginary Forces, for a fun party and a good practice run in our costumes.

Happy Halloween!

Pumpkin Patch

This morning, Peter and I went to Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch in West Hollywood. 

It was so hot and crowded, but that did not stop us from climbing into the pumpkins for some photos. 

"Cheese!" 

This doesn't look very comfortable, does it? 

Peter had lots of pumpkins to choose from to bring to the decoration booth. 

The most fun part was decorating. Peter chose to make a pirate pumpkin. 

What do you think?

The back is decorated with a spooky tree and bats. Cool!

The ABCs

Grandma Dorothy sent Clara this beautiful alphabet quilt with her name and birthdate on it. 

Clara loves it! Peter does, too. 

Clara is lucky to have an older brother to teach her the ABCs. 

Sunday Afternoon Photoshoot

Clara is seven months old now. 

She is such a happy baby. 

And very sweet.

Pretty cute, too. 

 And definitely a little crazy.

 

Peter's First Haircut

There are not many kids that make it til 2+ before they get their first hair cut, but since Peter didn't have hair until well into his second year of life, it seemed like a shame to cut it off.

He was starting to look a little bit like a ragamuffin.

It was hard for me to part with those curls around his ears.

This is what he looked like a year ago. See? No hair, yet. 

And this is yesterday...

We went to Lollicuts, a place I found online. 

Oh... and yes, Ben is wearing the same shirt as the pic from last Halloween. How embarrassing. 

"I don't know about this, Mom." 

"But my Jeep is pretty cool."

I'm not quite sure what the big red brush is all about, but I thought this was a cute picture of my little mister's new Wall Street style.

"Hmm... I kind of like my new look."

The best part? The grape lollipop. Thanks, Lollicut!

When do you think she'll have hair?