Well, he did it again. I went to go pick up Evan from preschool while Seth stayed home with Daddy. Seth closed the door between the kitchen and the garage (where Jonny was) and apparently proceeded to cliimb up the counter and get the candy down because Jonny came back into the house just a few minutes later to find the scene below. I know the kids love candy (I’m sorry to say the kids inherited that from me I think) but Seth can be even more resourceful than I expect sometimes.
7 Nov 2008
5 Nov 2008
A weeklong Halloween.
I really enjoy Halloween, and the boys seem to as well. They have been so excited for candy and trick-or-treating since we got out the Halloween decorations in the beginning of October. Evan decided he wanted to be a spider. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a pattern for one and I couldn’t find one to buy that would fit him. Thankfully, grandma offered to make him the costume with some extra black fabric she had around the house. It turned out great and Evan was so excited. He loved showing everyone all his legs and everyone was so impressed with the costume. We got tons of compliments on it. Seth didn’t really have an idea, but I decided to buy him a costume since I didn’t want to worry about making one this year with a new baby. I took him to the store to pick one out and he wanted the pink poodle. After convincing him that wouldn’t be a good idea, he didn’t want any of the others. But Aunt Kiwi was with us and convinced him to try on the monkey costume and look at it in the mirror. He loved it and decided to be a monkey. He especially liked the banana in his pocket. Thanks to Aunt Kiwi for making that work out for everyone. Levi didn’t have an elaborate costume – just a Halloween outfit. I let Evan pick it out, which worked out great because it was the one I wanted also.
The boys kept asking when it would be time for Halloween until finally it was. And this year the Halloween activities just kept coming. First, we had a Halloween party and Trunk-or-Treat at church on the Saturday before Halloween. There was a chili cookoff, a Fear Factor activity with the Elder’s Quorum presidencies from our ward and Laguna Hills 3rd that did the activity with us (we won of course) and some fun games for the kids to play. Then the kids trunk-or-treated out of the back of the cars. They had a blast, and it was a great time to try out the costumes.
Over the weekend we made some sugar cookies. We made pumpkins, ghosts, bats and cats. Evan also rolled some of the dough to spell out “Boo”.
Then on Tuesday we went to the pumpkin patch with a bunch of friends. We got to pet the farm animals (mostly goats), ride in the wagon that a tractor pulls around the farm, pick vegetables, find our way around the corn maze, and finally pick out pumpkins. It was really hot and we were all tired by the end of the day, but we all had a good time.
Evan and Seth trying to feed a goat.
Picking carrots (we also got to pick green beans, onions and radishes)
Squinting in the hot sun before we pick out pumpkins.
Then on Wednesday it was time for Evan’s preschool Halloween party. I got to go give out candy at the trick-or-treating station. They also got to pick pumpkins out of the pumpkin patch in the backyard and decorate them, play Halloween games (a ring toss and beanbag toss) and make a witch craft.
Evan with his decorated pumpkin. It had two faces.
On Thursday night we finally carved our pumpkins. Evan drew his own face and cut out the jack-o-lantern all by himself (well, almost). It was fun to watch him scoop out the seeds and carve the face. Seth didn’t like scooping the insides out and waited for me to do it for him. But he really liked drawing the face and cutting it out (with a lot of help from mommy). They we so happy to put candles in the pumpkins and light them up outside.
The final products.
Jack-o-lanterns all lit up on the porch.
Finally on Friday it was time for Halloween. They looked so adorable in their costumes. The pictures don’t really do them justice. We went to grandma and papa’s house, got the costumes on and went in search of candy. This was Seth’s first year trick-or-treating and he was so excited. Last year I offered to let him go and he wanted nothing to do with it, but this year he was not shy at all and kept asking to go to more houses. Between the two of them, they sounded like a broken record – let’s go, let’s go…can we go to more houses? They got a bunch of candy and liked laying it out on the floor afterwards to check out their loot.
Two kids ready to head out in search of candy.
All the Pearson boys dressed and ready to go.
Even Levi got into the spirit.
Getting a little post trick-or-treat candy fix.
As much as I love Halloween, I am a little glad it’s over until next year.
4 Nov 2008
Make your voice heard!!!
Today is one of the most important elections we have had in awhile. No matter what your affiliation or inclination, get to the polls and make your voice heard today.
GO VOTE!!!
24 Oct 2008
Chocolate bandit.
Seth is certainly my adventurous child. I was upstairs and heard some banging downstairs. When I came down yesterday after feeding Levi, I was amazed to find Seth on the kitchen counter. He had climbed up and opened the cupboard to get a cup out. I also found a carton of orange juice on the counter which he had tried to pour into the cup (the cap was off but the carton was still unopened, thankfully, since I had just bought it at the store earlier in the day). I can’t imagine the mess that would have made. He also found the Hershey bar I had bought at the store and was a mess of chocolate all over his hands and face after eating a pretty big chunk of it. I wasn’t sure if I should laugh or cry. Since the mess wasn’t too bad I decided to laugh – you can’t cry over everything (although if that OJ had been all over the floor I’m sure the result would have been different).
This picture doesn’t do him justice for all the chocolate he had smeared everywhere.
Silly boys.
Call it a cry for attention or the boys just acting normal, but they have been pretty silly lately. I’ve tried to capture a few of their antics on film. They are particularly excited about Halloween and have been playing with some of the decorations. Every day they ask when it will be Halloween. They just can’t wait.
These are their Halloween “chef” hats.
23 Oct 2008
Let’s go fly a kite.
It has been pretty windy some days lately with the Santa Ana winds blowing a couple days a week. Last weekend I decided to take the boys to the park to fly kites. It sure was a gorgeous day. They were both excited, but when we got there Seth was far more interested in playing at the park than flying kites. He just ran off and would only come over occasionally to check on our progress. Evan wanted to get his kite in the air, but wasn’t really patient enough. He was content to run around the park with the kite flying behind him. Although I couldn’t get the kites to stay in the air very well either. It seems like it was much easier to fly them when I was a kid. What has changed? I’m not sure, but if anyone has a thought, let me know.
22 Oct 2008
Our lovely fall weather.
Fall will get here eventually, right? It’s a pretty typical southern california autumn right now. Did I mention the Santa Ana winds are blowing today and it is supposed to reach a high of 91 degrees at my house? Now, don’t get me wrong. I love the weather here. I am definately a warm weather girl – the sun, the beach, the warm breezes…who could ask for anything more heavenly? Cold and I don’t get along very well, much to my husband’s dismay. But, there is a time each year when I start to think it might be fun to wear a sweater and boots. Of course, by the time spring rolls around I will have been complaining for months about how cold I am and how I long for some warm spring days. But for now, I’m getting a little tired of the summer heat. It should be only a couple more weeks before the weather starts to cool down on a regular basis. Until then I’ll keep wearing my capris and flip-flops and wait patiently until I can put my boots on again.
It doesn’t look like this around most of SoCal, but this kind of weather would be a nice change of pace.
3 Oct 2008
Babymooning.
I can’t believe it’s been 2 weeks since Levi arrived. Time has gone so quickly. He is happy and healthy and growing like a weed, at least according to the doctor at his checkup today. We are all adjusting well, which is great. The boys love him and want to hold him and pat his head or back all the time. Levi is certainly my most mellow baby so far. He really is adorable and pretty easy going, which I love. So far (I’m keeping my fingers crossed) he is a good eater and a good sleeper. We are having a wonderful babymoon getting to know each other.
Our adorable addition.
Kicking back on mom’s leg – he won’t be small enough to keep this up for long.
25 Sep 2008
Our new bundle of joy.
Our newest little blessing, Levi Archer, arrived on Friday 9/19 at 8:48 am. He weighed in at 7 pounds and was 19 1/2 inches long. Once he finally decided to come he didn’t waste any time, arriving in about 4 1/2 hours. Thanks Hypnobabies for another wonderful birth.
For the complete birth story, you can go to http://jollypotato.com/pp/about-me-kimberly/levis-birth-story/ (which is also the link on the top right of the blog where all the birth stories are listed). We are having such a great time getting to know him and welcome him into our family. The boys love to play with him and want to hold him a lot. We are all doing well, and we can’t wait to introduce him to everyone.
19 Sep 2008
Little Levi has arrived!
Well if you haven’t heard yet through the grapevine, this morning Kimberly gave birth to our third son: Levi Archer. Mommy and baby are both doing well. Evan and Seth don’t quite know what to make of their little brother. They’re already fighting over him like a toy, poking and prodding, and trying to figure out how Levi works. Below are some photos from this morning. I’m sure Kimberly will fill you in on the details later.
