Halloween and Check-ups

Here we are, the Holavarri family all dressed up for Halloween. I talked Jay in to going as a dog to match my cat costume. They are simple but cute renditions of the family pets. Kahlil is a monkey... unfortunately you can't see the banana in his pocket. And Langston is a monster... well really he's a dragon but every time we asked Kahlil what he should be, Kahlil said a monster and we thought this was close enough.

We trick-or-treated around downtown Corvallis again this year. It was lots of fun. There were scores of great costumes running around having a good time. At Soft Star we gave away all the whistles, kazoos, and stickers we had bought so we made an emergency trip to the store for candy. After four big bags of candy we had to close up shop!

Grandma Dolores had a great time too. She said it was the best Halloween she had had in many years. She loved seeing the scads of cute kids. And I think she also enjoyed pushing Langston around in his mobile throne.

The week before Halloween, both boys had their check-ups; Kahlil's 3 year and Langston's 6 month. The short update is that they are both healthy and doing great. They are both 75% percentile for height, weights, and head size. Seems they are consistent! Langston is up to 18 1/2 pounds and Kahlil is just shy of 34 pounds. Kahlil got one shot and he took it like a big boy... no tears, but the look on his face was worth a million dollars. I was trying to distract him by taking turns making funny faces - when the needle went in, the look of shock was something I could not repeat. Poor Langston had to have four shots and he cried like... well, like a baby. Luckily the after affects from the shots were pretty minimal for Langston and he was pretty much over them in less than two days.