Wooo! That was quite the weekend.
This is the first year Jude has gone trick-or-treating. Last year marked his first time dressing us (Remy from Ratatouille), but this year we went all out.
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Carved
After Monday’s pumpkin patch fail and a failed attempt to procure a pumpkin from a local market yesterday afternoon, we finally brought home a pumpkin to carve yesterday evening. Jude was ready to dive right in; he desperately wanted to see what was inside the pumpkin, but alas, Josh had a meeting last night, so the carving had to wait another day.
On the table tonight were three very fun (if not hurried) events:
1. Dinner-homemade quesadillas (5-6pm)
2. Pumpkin carving/pumpkin seed roasting/popcorn popping (6-7pm)
3. It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (7-7:30pm) -
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A Happy Start
I don’t what it’s like for you, but waking up to this kid and his smiles ensures a great start to most every day.
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Little Chef
Here it is! The long awaited photo of Jude in his Halloween costume. (Well, a close-up, anyway!) Enjoy!
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The Newest Love of My Life
Today Josh, Jude, and I welcomed a new member into our family.
I know I’ve been saying that it was too soon and that we just couldn’t justify the expense of adding to our family at this time, but today we took the plunge…
We bought this beautiful Nikon D90
Digital SLR camera. I think I’m in love.
I took about three hundred pictures today. It was amazing to not have to wait five or seven full seconds between shots. Honestly. I thought I was in heaven.
More to come!
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More Fun Than He Could Handle
Considering the action-packed day Jude and I had yesterday, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that he went down for a nap a mere three hours after waking up, but I am. I mean, yes, the dark circles under his eyes were screaming “I NEED A NAP,” but I really thought that after eleven hours of hardcore sleep last night, he would be able to make it to mid-day before needing to rest. I was wrong.
Nori, my best friend in this here windy city, got back into town after having been in Michigan for the past five weeks. Nori’s oldest daughter and Jude love playing together, so yesterday, after a nap and some lunch (and a second viewing of Monsters, Inc.,
Jude and I took the train south to Lincoln Park for a play date.
Nori and her family live across the street from a really nice playground. We took the kiddos there and let them run wild. They climbed and ran and played in the sandbox and generally had a really great time. I say “generally” because Jude fell off of a short concrete wall and went headfirst onto the sidewalk behind him, and ended up with a nasty cut/abrasion on his forehead. The fall and the injury only phased him for a few minutes, then he was up and running around again.
After the park, we walked to Jimmy John’s and Potbelly’s to pick up some dinner and had a picnic in the Emerald City Gardens at Oz Park. Jonathan, Nori’s husband, showed up shortly after we finished eating and proceeded to take all three children and entertain them. The kids spotted a few butterflies, and Jude took great pleasure in showing them to me.
We ended the at the playground in Oz Park. By the time 7:15pm rolled around, everyone, adults included, was beat. Josh, who had recently met up with us, Jude, and I said goodbye to our friends started the trek back to the red line station. Jude was in bed and asleep by 8:30pm. He slept, nearly straight through, until 7:35 this morning. I started writing this post at around 11:30am, and at that point, he had already been asleep for at least 35 minutes.
I guess yesterday was a little more fun than he could handle.
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Letter to Jude: Month 25
Dear Jude,
Your Papa has begged me to stop calculating your age in months. He thinks that now that you’ve turned 2 years old, I should simply say “He’s two,” when the question is asked. But, as I’m sure you’ve picked up by now, Mama loves to drive Papa crazy, so 25 months it is!
Your 25-month birthday came at the end of nine days of non-stop one-on-one time with yours truly. Papa had to lead a mission trip to New Orleans, which meant that you and I were left in each other’s care for more than a week. Eight out of those nine days were absolutely wonderful. We did a lot of fun stuff–played at the park, splashed around at Millennium Park‘s Crown Fountain, enjoyed local produce at Chicago’s Green City Market… the list goes on and on.
You’ve recently started counting to ten without prompting and without encouragement. You like to count, “One, two, THREE!” and JUMP while walking with me around the neighborhood. Your affinity for VeggieTales and Silly Song with Larry has only gotten stronger over the past 30 days or so. Occasionally, after having listened to “Larry Radio” for three or four hours straight, I fantasize about sticking screwdrivers in my ears. Mostly though, I just love watching you dance and listening to you sing along to all your favorite songs.
I’ve been really grateful for your help around the house lately. You love to help me by hoisting the dirty laundry UP and into the washer and you follow me around with the Swiffer broom and take care of everything I miss with the regular broom. You haven’t quite figured out that emptying the contents of your snack cup onto the floor doesn’t really help me, but I’m sure you’ll get there. Sooner or later.
You’re going through spurts of playing by yourself more and more. You like to “read” through your books after Papa or I read them to you. Recently, you’ve become interested in painting and other arts and crafts type things, and with your new-found creativity, you made Papa a really great piece of art for Father’s Day. At night, you tell Papa and I that you want to sleep (“seep”), and then you promptly get into bed and lay your head down on my pillow. And, speaking of sleep, you’ve been doing that like a champ lately (*knocks wood*). For that, I thank you.
Every day is a new adventure with you, Jude. Your understanding, your athleticism, and your ability to communicate have increased so much over the past month that I’m left in awe of you at every turn. I love you, Monkey, and I’m on the edge of my seat waiting to see the next amazing thing you do.
Love,
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Birthday Party Photo Op
I just realized that I never posted any pictures from Jude’s birthday party. Here are some of the highlights. You can see even more photos of the little guy on his recently updated Flickr set.
Here’s Jude, thinking about all the lovely gifts he was given:
He was very excited about the indoor playtent he received:
Can’t you tell?
The tee-ball set from Grandma Rhonda and Grandpa Bill was also a big hit:
And in this one, he just looks super cute!
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Oct 27, 2010
Letter to Jude: Month 41
Dear Jude, Well, Mama fell off the monthly letter writing wagon. I’m really and truly...
