The Great Pumpkin

D: When I am a gurl, C will be a gurl!
C: I kinda wish D was a girl, because then he'd behave better!

Coming off the ice after practice ~ 
J: We are so proud of you!
Me: I bet you are proud! I saw some awesome skating out there today!

J: Mom?  I just want to fart everywhere!
Me: .... thanks?

Me: You can bring your phone, but I expect you to socialize a little too.
C: Does that mean I can use Google Voice?


Me: What color are the bugs on your boots?
J: Azul and verde and EGGROLL! (amarillo)

C: J and I are training to be ninjas!  J, show Dad your new clap!
(J punches his own hand a couple of times)
J: That's why we are the protein!

D: I just want rocks for trick-or-treating!
Me: Okay, Charlie Brown!

D/J: I WANT THE TABLET!! I WANT THE TABLET!!
C: BOYS! I haven't even heard a hi from you two!
Dad: That deserves a high-five!
Me: You're hilarious bud; I love you.
C: Yeah, I'm like that.


Me: If you stay in bed tonight you can have cake for breakfast! Does that sound like a good deal?
D: Mmm...probably not.

Me: Good morning!
D: Mom? I'm grumpy!

Me: Why are you on the floor?
D: I just like to.

Me: JJ made me a zombie burrito yesterday. Mm-mm!
J: But I killed the zombies first!


(10/20) Work day for Dad and me, and school for the boys.  C had hockey this evening, and got hit hard from behind.  He's now in concussion protocol with the league.  Excuse me while I go swear some more.


(10/21) Work day from home for me, and Dad had the kiddos. C stayed home from school today, and Dad ran him in to the doctor.  Probable concussion. Now bracing for the fall-out.


(10/22) I got to go walking with Sarah before the craziness of today began.  I have missed our coffee walks!  When we got back, it was time for hockey for the twinadoes.  We all went, and Dad took C over to the library during the twins' ice time.  After hockey, we headed to Grandma & Granddad's for a nacho lunch and pumpkin carving!  It was great fun, and we celebrated the twins' birthday with them today.


(10/23) Today we had a lazy morning before heading out to my niece & nephew's party.  The boys all had a blast and didn't want to leave.  I'm glad we left when we did, because we managed to make it home in time to visit Oma and Opa, who were in town for a play.


(10/24) Work day for Dad & me, and school for the boys.  Today, the boys had to bring in something brown.  J chose his armor from his Halloween costume and a lion mask. He's totally ready to conquer Monday!


(10/25) Work day for us parental types and school for the boys.  Amanda took the twins to a new jump place in Marysville.  The boys are in love, and are already asking when they can go back.  I'm definitely going to have to take them soon! My office celebrated one of our team members being here for 22 years with margaritas, and then we continued the festivities over at Azteca for book club.  I got home late, but always enjoy a night with the ladies, and chatting about good books.

(10/26) Work day for Dad & the boys and I had school.  Dad took over for me at the end of preschool so I could go to C's conference.  It was about as I expected - he's doing fine academically, but struggling emotionally right now. I felt like I came away with a game plan, so thumbs up for that.


(10/27) Work day for Dad & me, and school for the boys. I had a really early morning, since J was yelling at D about giving him back his blanket at 4am. I covered him back up, but then couldn't get back to sleep. Blerg!  Amanda took the boys on a pumpkin hunt, and the boys found a bunch.  Sounds like they had a great time! C got to go play over at Jordan's house after school today, and then went to sushi with them.  I wonder if I should have warned them about how much he can pack away?  LOL, sorry!


(10/28) Work day from home for me, and Dad had the kiddos.  The twins ran errands with Dad in the morning, and C got home early today. I took the twins to Family Night at their preschool this evening. J was excited to wear his costume, but D wasn't so in to it.  He was happy to play in the mountain of glitter at Family Night though.  J particularly enjoyed playing outside  in the dark, practicing his ninja skills.


(10/29) Busy day for us!  Dad took C to the rink for his hockey pictures, and then they stayed to cheer his team on.  C is still having headaches, so he's off the ice until he's been medically cleared.  I took the twins to their practice, and alternated between hiding from D and taking pictures.  D would come over to the glass and bang on it with his stick every time he saw me, but would engage with the coaches when I stayed out of view.  From there, we hit the museum, and J spent 90 minutes with the new conveyor belt on the airplane, putting cargo in, and throwing it out of the plane.  I needed to stop at Michael's for some crafting supplies, so I took them to McD's for lunch and let them run wild at the play center.  After that, we got our stuff at Michael's, and went home to put together the hockey wreath.  I bought the littles some funky scissors, so they busied themselves making confetti EVERYwhere.  Dad cooked us a yummy dinner, and then we went to the Silvertips game where we had popcorn and Skittles (priorities for D).  J was pretty fidgety this evening, and the woman sitting in front of him turned around and yelled at him, and the folks behind us were incredibly obnoxious, so we headed out after two periods.  We drove around and listened to the game for a while, and then went home and put the kiddos to bed.


(10/30) Lazy day for the boys and me.  Dad had to work, and the twins slept late, and then came down to cuddle on the couch before getting up and going for the day. The boys cooked up "omelettes" (think breakfast burritos), and were pretty set on making cookies too, but we'd run out of eggs.  C picked swimming for an afternoon activity, so we went out to the Snohomish Aquatic Center for rec swim.  We stopped at the store for more eggs on the way home, and Dad and C whipped up some cookies after the little boys went to bed.


(10/31) Happy Halloween!  It's Monday around here, so that means work for Dad & me, and school for the kiddos.  C is joining a couple of his friends and has big plans to rake in the candy, and I'll take the twins around.  Hope it doesn't pour on us!