Lucky Number 7

My little guy turned seven today. Like every year, I think how can this be? He's no longer an baby, but he will always be my sweet little baby.

To my dearest Mark- you are my little angel. I love you so much! You can drive my crazy but when you are sweet, you are the sweetest. I am so proud of how precocious you are. I know that every mother thinks their child is smart, but you truly are so smart. You are doing division and multiplication in 1st grade! You understand concepts that most children older than you struggle with. You are quick-witted and have a great sense of humor.

You have a big personality - good and bad. You are quick to anger, but also quick to forgive. You can be stubborn and willful, but you are so loving and sometimes very sweet.

I am so lucky to have such a smart and lovable baby. I get comments from your teachers all the time on how bright you are and it makes me so proud.

Happy 7th birthday! I love you to Pluto and beyond.

Halloween 2018

We had our annual block party again on Halloween. I didn't get very many pictures. Mark dressed up as a an astronaut during the party and then changed to his trusty dragon costume to go trick-or- treating. I think he hit our neighbors at least 3 times each. That's the great thing about living in a small neighborhood that is a little removed from others - neighbors don't get that many trick-or-treaters so they are happy just to see any kids. Even if it's for the third time.

A couple of days before Halloween, the boys insisted on carving pumpkins. They are obsessed with roasting pumpkins seeds. That's all they wanted me to do. So I did. And they ate a couple of seeds and were done...But I do love that they still wanted to carve pumpkins.

My three little Jack-o-Lanterns. Love these three.