Halloween and Checkup

Halloween was a lot of fun again this year. Since March, Kahlil has said he wants to be Buzz Lightyear for Halloween. I said that was fine and the Toy Story theme started to grow on me. By the time all was said and done we had Buzz, Woody, Jessie (the cowgirl), and Zurg (the space villain). I guess months to plan got me in a crafty mood and I made most of Jay, Langston, and my costumes. I was pretty happy with how they came out, but I wouldn't let a real seamstress take a close look. We found the Buzz costume at the used clothes shop and I had a special pair of Buzz boots made... it was perfect! Langston also got a new pair of boots out of the deal.

Once we all got done-up we hit the streets of downtown Corvallis for a little trick-or-treating on Friday afternoon. Kahlil was all over asking for candy... Langston was a little unsure at the start and wanted to stay in the wagon. But by the end, he was jumping out and leading the way into the stores - regardless of crowd size. As usual, the town was loaded with kids and great costumes. It was so fun to participate. Once we got back to Soft Star the boys both dug into their bags and had a little snack. Kahlil told Melissa he was going to give her some candy since she doesn't trick-or-treat... but his bag was empty by Saturday afternoon. When Melissa asked about the candy he told her he didn't get enough chocolate to bring her some. (We went to the store tonight and bought her a chunk of chocolate for him to give her tomorrow :-)

I forgot to give the update on the boys checkup last week - Kahlil had his 4 year and Langston his 18 month. They are both doing great... generally healthy and thriving. K is in the 75th percentile for height and weight while L is 50th percentile for both. K got a couple shots and didn't shed a single tear. The nurse was VERY impressed and said it took four people to hold her daughter down for those shots.

The kittens are doing great and I'm SO happy with how they are with Kahlil. It's been a little heart breaking the last year or so when Kahlil tried to make friends with Bubba and Bubba would have nothing to do with him. I'm sure that is why Kahlil started tell us he likes dogs better than cats and wanted us to get a dog. But now the kittens love to play with him, let him pet them, and will spend some time with him in bed at night. He loves to feed them and is gentle with them (most of the time). Of course he's still learning when to give them space and how to keep them happy so they don't run off, but the mom-can-we-get-a-dog mantra has stopped. Good job Egon and Ray!