To infinity and beyond

Rudy was Buzz Lightyear for Halloween. He's never seen the movie but after finding out about a "spaceman" with a cool suit and and even cooler name we got a 'Toy Story' book. The Halloween costume idea came soon after that. At first I was going to make it! Yeah right. Here's the $12 version from Amazon (sans wings)!

The video shows Margot cracking up at Rudy dressed as Buzz stuck upside down hanging off the sofa (there's a mattress pad on the floor)! She was so intrigued by the head covering part of the costume and kept trying to peer inside it. She doesn't normally laugh with that squeak at the end, but she was having fun experimenting with how it sounded.

The Wrestlers

Margot can give Rudy a run for his money. They have such fun and you can only imagine the squeals, laughter, and screaming that accompanies these matches!

Fall recap...

We've been out of commission on the blog front. I've been finishing up a huge fact-checking job and am finally out from underneath it. John's had deadlines upon deadlines and many all nighters. Rudy has had some hard weeks at school and is now really enjoying it again. Margot is growing teeth, hair and humor and is the clown of the house (as well as developing quite a temper)! Here's a quick recap in pictures of the past couple of months.

Climbing in an amazing jungle gym at the zoo. We'll take you there Zach and Martha!
Bob the Builder set from a great yard sale
Enjoying the morning sunshine. Margot can take off and put on her shoes all by herself, it's crazy.
At the pumpkin patch - it was soooo cold. We came home with two huuuuge pumpkins that Rudy talked about carving every single day for the two weeks prior to Halloween.