Halloween and other treats (or is it tricks?)

We didn't do any trick or treating this year, Roy just doesn't seem old enough for me.  He's been having some stranger anxiety, so I didn't really see him walking up to strange peoples' doors asking for candy (not to mention all the steps up to the townhouse doors here in our neighborhood).  But we did have some Halloween activities where he could wear his Batman costume (which frugal mommy was happy will double as pajamas later) - we went to a Halloween party, he wore it to school and then we had a Halloween playgroup on Halloween.  Jack was a tiger this year, wearing a costume that I got from a friend of mine.  Although the costume was a 9-month size, it wasn't too big on him.  He's getting so big!  It's hard to believe that he's almost 5 months old.  And I cannot believe that I have a 2-year old!

Here's a picture of the boys in their costumes:



They really were pretty adorable, if I do say so myself.  I couldn't get Roy to put the mask down over his eyes, but I was impressed I at least got it on his head.  We called it his "Batman Hat".  So over the last two weeks I heard a lot of "No bat-man hat mommy".  He just makes me laugh!  And his vocabulary has really started to explode. 

Jack has started making many more sounds, I had forgotten how they do that at this age.  He's really turning into a little boy now, not so much of a baby anymore.  It's sort of sad for me, my baby (and he is my LAST baby) isn't a newborn anymore.  I can only imagine what a mess I'll be when he goes off to Kindergarten.

We had our first foray to the children's mecca, CHUCK E. CHEESE, last week.  We went with Roy's friends Madeline and Jack (and their mommies Cristy and Kate, along with baby Jane).  We practically had the entire place to ourselves, and the kids didn't even realize that the cars and stuff moved or made noise for the first hour and a half that we were there.  It was a great way to spend a cold morning inside and made for good naps in the afternoon.  Here's a picture of Roy on one of the rides, and a picture of Jack just hanging out:

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That's the big exciting fun from here for now.  Heading up to bed, I'm sure I'll see Jack at some point overnight.  I can't wait until we can stop our late night rendezvous!