Two Little Monkeys

We had an absolutely wonderful Halloween! We started the evening off at my friend's house, where Delaney and Elliot had a great time playing in their bouncy-house (see super cute video!). We then went trick-or-treating at the Governor's Mansion and at a few homes in the historic district. Delaney loved it and was a real trooper--walking right up to the houses by herself and grabbing her candy; she loved all of the people and commotion-she would be happiest if she lived in a three ring circus.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

LOVE, MOMMY'S LITTLE MONKEYS

Fall Evenings

This week has been absolutely beautiful-I think that I had forgotten how much I love fall. Dave came home 'on time' tonite and raked up leaves in our front yard for Delaney and Elliot.

Delaney loved 'wading' through the leaves and picking up big leaf piles and throwing them.

Elliot was his usual little-boy-self, playing with sticks and trying to eat every leaf in sight. He loved watching Laney run around.

Notice Delaney's outfit-yes, she picked it out all 'by yourself' as she says-she confuses 'myself' and 'yourself'-it's pretty cute.

What A Mug!

This little boy has the most wonderful smile. He's crazy busy and sweetness personified. He claps for his sister when she does somersaults. When he disappears for a minute or two, I can usually find him trying to play with the water in the toilet (I know-gross) or throwing himself head first into the bathtub. He crinkles up his nose when he smiles and laughs. He gives the best hugs and slobbery kisses. He puts everything into his mouth-everything--sticks, stones, lint, dust-that-I-don't-even-see.....the list goes on and on. He has just started to have little 'fits', when we take something from him or don't let him do something, but he's really not too convincing and needs to take a lesson or two from his sister. He loves to hold onto my hand and rub his little face into my shoulder.

Walking Along

Delaney's been spending more and more time out of her stroller and walking next to mom and dad. She LOVES to walk and really loves to walk like a big girl, while Elliot (and doll, of course) sits in the stroller!

Delaney is super challenging and super cute lately. Last week, Delaney informed me that I have a 'biiiiiig, biiiiiig hiney' and that I drink 'wine, wine, wine, lots of wine'. I can only imagine, with horror, what she'll be telling her preschool teachers in a couple of years!

This morning, Delaney kept telling daddy to change his pants-he was wearing his 'work pants' and she wanted him to wear his jeans, so she could be sure that he would be home for the day.

Delaney is really bossy and is always sure to let everyone know exactly what is 'hers', which usually includes everything-her house, her car, her table, her couch.....

Elliot repeatedly goes after Delaney's favorite posessions ALL day, and up until a few days ago, I really thought that he just was being a baby, but now I have a hunch that he is trying to torture her-or, put another way, he takes a little pleasure in her flipping out. Elliot always seems to touch / take her favorite toys when Delaney is like right in front of him. I'm certainly starting to notice a quietly mischievous side to his personality!

Obama Rally

Dave needed to cover the Obama rally in Reno for work this morning, so the babies and I tagged along. I was a little nervous and Dave was very, very nervous about taking Delaney and Elliot to a not-super-baby-friendly event, but it really was wonderful. Besides Delaney vehemently yelling-'NO, NOO, NOO'-at the security guard who used a wand to pat her down and Elliot eating lots of turf (from the baseball field where the rally was held), the morning went off without a hitch.

Delaney danced to the music, clapped and cheered-I think that she thought that she was at a baseball game, and Elliot crawled around like a maniac, trying to pull out all of the power cords for the cameras, mikes, and who knows what else. At one point, Obama's mike lost power and Dave looked at us in horror, but Elliot was sitting safely in his stroller, far away from any power cords!

If McCain comes to Reno, we'll take the babies too---you know, equal time and all. And who knows how Delaney and Elliot will feel politically or personally as they grow up, and I really don't care, as long as they question their beliefs and realize that everyone ultimately wants the same things, but I do think that it'll be neat for them to know that they saw the first African American presidential nominee speak.

Little Moments

This is what Elliot does when he is absolutely and totally exhausted-covers his eyes and rubs his head--as if to say, please, please just put me to bed! Elliot is super busy and not so snuggly right now, so I certainly appreciate any and all quiet moments that I have with him. Within the last month, he's been rejecting his bottle-only big boy cups for him-I guess that he is a pretty big boy now.

This is the 'smile' that Laney gives us when we ask her to smile. It's super-cheese; perhaps, she's getting ready for her Uncle Mat's wedding next month! She is very particular about what she wears and her hair--today she had me put in about six barrettes (at the same time - of course), including Christmas barrettes, Halloween barrettes, flower barrettes..... She was pretty happy with the result. AND, DELANEY PEED IN THE POTTY TODAY!!!!!!!!!!