Happy Birthday Mr. E!

On Easton's actual birthday we gave him a new outfit and tickets to "The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley" at the Scera Center.  We felt bad leaving Cal, but it was nice to spend some time with Easton.  He loved the play!  He thought it was pretty funny.  It was only one hour long so it was perfect for his attention span.  We just might have to make birthday dates with  mom and dad a tradition.

 (PS He threw a HUGE tantrum before we left because he hated the shirt I got him so bad.  He is rebelling against button-ups.  Grrr.)

 Saturday was probably the longest day of Easton's life!  His party was that night and he could not wait!  It was a Batman party, of course.  I spent all day getting food ready and I thought I could make cream filled cupcakes with marshmallow fondant.  The cupcakes were good but fondant is NOT my friend!  It was so hard to make and especially hard to color.  Not worth the effort!  Luckily Kelsey beautified the cupcakes a little before everyone saw:)

(Aunt Kate and Uncle Trace simultaneously smelling their hands?)

 Aunt Amanda, Uncle Thomas, & Uncle Hayden 

 Grandpa's Page & Cook

 Kennedi, Kate, Trace, Grama Cook - Collette, somehow I missed you!

 Aunt Kels and Grama Page

Cal and Crew definitely thought the toys were for them!  Two more months boys! 

Easton cleaned up on the Batman loot!  He loves all his presents so much and they have provided hours of entertainment!  Thanks everyone!

We sure love you Easton!  Can't believe you're four! He went to the doctor for a check up today and told everyone he encountered that he is four now.  

Here are his 4 year old stats:

36.16 lbs 53.43%ile

40.75 inches 62%ile

The Callanator

People have been wondering about Callan.  Well don't worry, he's fine!  I worked on Halloween so the boys were at my mom's.  I was able to get off work early at 4:00 to get ready for trick or treating.  When I got home the boys were exhausted!  Callan was being so ornery so I put that boy straight to bed until dinner.  It was only a 30 minute or so nap so I didn't expect him to wake up bubbly, but there was definitely something wrong!  He was just crying and clinging to me and yelling.  He would not be set down.  I took him up to his room and read him some books and sang him some songs but he just wouldn't snap out of it.  So I put him in his pjs and decided he was done for the night.  We had done enough trunk or treating that I didn't feel too bad. 

Right when I was about to put him to bed he started cheering up a bit so I thought I'd try taking him downstairs for a while again.  He freaked out whenever we put him on the ground and that's when one of my sisters mentioned that he had fallen off the trampoline earlier that day.  We called Kelsey who saw it happen and she said that he was trying to get off the tramp and was hanging on the bar (so maybe a foot off the ground, if that) and his feet went out from under him and he fell flat on his back.  So it didn't make sense why he was acting like he had a hurt leg.  We thought maybe it was his hip or something?  He was collapsing and screaming every time he tried to walk.

So we decided to take him to the Instacare at Riverton Hospital.  Aunties took Easton trick or treating and Kelsey stayed here to put him to bed.  When we got to the Instacare, Cal still wouldn't walk.  Still cried and looked at us like something was painful whenever we tried to set him down.  By the time we got back to the exam room he was climbing up on the step to the bed and jumping off!  He's a fake!  

I'm very sure there was something wrong with the boy.  I'm sure something hurt, but luckily it wasn't a bone.  They x-rayed his left leg from hip to ankle and I guess it was fine.  The next morning I could tell his left leg was still hurting since he cried right at first, but it wore off quickly.  Maybe just a sore muscle?  

Side note - he is at that stage where he is into EVERYTHING!  Always in my make-up, toothpaste, and lotions.  Those are his favorites.

 He had already taken off his diaper at this point so it took a while to get a decent pic!  Loves to put things on his lips.  Mascara in this picture, currently there is green nail polish staining his lips and forehead... How do they even figure out how to unscrew things???

It really is out of control.  If I leave his door open he finds the diaper cream and just lathers it on.  My room it's make-up, toothpaste, nail polish oh and DEODERANT.  Loves the stuff.

He fills toilets with toilet paper and who knows what else.  And he LOVES to get the bag of finely shredded cheese out of the fridge and eat it by the handfuls while spreading it around the house.  His newest trick is to open the dishwasher and climb up it to get what he wants on the counter.  The other day he redecorated the kitchen with Ovaltine.  He also painted the garage floor black.  Found the paint brush, pried open the paint bucket, the whole bit.  

You're probably wondering why he is left unsupervised so often... I swear it happens so quick!

"Trick or Trunk" and Such

I can't believe it's already Halloween!  We have done so many fun Halloween things this month.  

I got smart and started putting things on hold at the library.  I guess that's the only way you can get a seasonal book there!  We read lots of Halloween books.  Easton's favorite was DC Comics Monster Madness.  We waited for that one for a couple weeks and he was so excited when it was our turn!

We also watched some Halloween movies like It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and The Adventures of Icabod and Mr. Toad (the headless horseman).

And we've been listening to the "Family Halloween" station on Pandora for some of our favorites: The Monster Mash, This is Halloween, and Pumpkin Head Harvey which Easton thinks is Pumpkin Head "Carvey."

We ate soup out of pumpkin bread bowls.  This was way more fun to me as a kid.  As an adult I just kept thinking it was a waste because the bowls absorbed all the juice out of the soup!

We went to Grandma and Grandpa Cook's ward's trunk or treat.  Easton calls it "trick or trunk."  He knows it doesn't sound right but can never remember the real name.

Bat Girl, Batman, Robin, and the Queen of Hearts

 The kids loved it.  Callan just can't grasp the concept of putting the candy into your bucket rather than your mouth...

The next day was our primary program.  The program went great as far as everyone in the audience knew.  But Easton was a pain!  He was licking my face the whole time! Ugh!  He did a great job saying his part, "we share," but the rest of the day was a nightmare!  I couldn't believe that after the program I still had to endure 2 more hours!

 Grandma Page got us a Vampire Mr. Potato Head pumpkin kit.  We love it!

 Last night we headed to Payson for Grandma and Grandpa Page's ward's trunk or treat.  We took some pictures of the boys before the party.  Callan wouldn't wear his mask so Grandpa did.  Earlier that day while I was trying to poke the eye holes through the mask I cut my finger so bad I thought I needed stitches!  My neighbor came over and we decided to super glue it and so far so good.  

The boys had a lot of fun at the party.  Callan was a cheeser.

 Easton found a cute Bat Girl and they were inseparable for the whole night.

Gearing up for more fun tonight!