Happy Halloween!

We wish everyone a fun and safe Halloween!

almost halloween

This is a picture of Kai's first Halloween two years ago. He was so cute. We had a Halloween party and those were the treats I was giving out. Kai was only six months at the time so he did not get to taste any of the candies, besides he had too much fun crinkling the wrappers.

Last year he was a duck. We took him trick-or-treating with Nic. Nic was a horse! We were going with the old MacDonald's farm theme, except the adults didn't dress up.

This year, Bella is a 'honey bee' and Kai is a skeleton with a painted pumpkin face. I am actually going to dress up too. I made myself a flower petal headband and bought a green wig. It looks absolutely ridiculous, but it's Halloween.
For two years Kai was something cute and cuddly and now he wants to be scary. I guess that's what I get for letting him choose his costume. When asked he said he wanted to be a pumpkin, but when at the store he said he wanted to be a monster. There was the idea to combine his two desires. I hope he likes it. It'll be a sight. Am I a little crazy for letting my two year old dress as a skeleton?

Play time.

Kai had his first play date yesterday with a little boy name Jack. Jack is six months younger than Kai but the two got along. When we first arrived to the park the two boys played independently for fifteen minutes. Then as the park started to fill with more children, the two boys began to play together. Kai sat down on a little car that attracted Jack to him. Lucky for Kai, Jack likes to push. The two then proceeded to the sand pit, which was a big mistake on my part to allow Kai to play in it. He was covered in sand by the time he was done with the pit. We can't wait for the next date.
I got to have an adult conversation with someone other than my family. It was nice and kinda strange. So that's what it feels like to be an adult again. You kinda forget what adult company is like when you're surrounded by babies all the time.
I think we are going to enroll Kai in some Gymboree classes so that he can learn other skills that I can't teach him at home. Plus, he'll make new little friends and his pediatrician also recommended it.

milk does a body good

Kai had his check-up and flu shot yesterday. I did remember to ask his doctor about his dairy intake and he said that it was alright as long as he doesn't go over 24 ounces of milk a day. Great, now to figure out how to get him back to unflavored milk. We made some progress on the vegetable consumption. Calling broccoli florets 'little trees' actually work! He gobbled them up like a giant! He also ate squash puree because we told him it was pumpkin (he's on a pumkin kick because of Halloween). Jimmy made sea bass and red quinoa for us the other night and surprisingly Kai ate everything. Go Dad!
Quinoa is a complete grain with a very high protein content. It is cooked like rice and it has a nice nutty flavor and some crunch like brown rice. I used the leftover quinoa to add to my black bean chorizo soup (recipe to be written; it's one of those put everything in the pot soups).
My menu planning for this week is going two days at a time. Last night we had chicken cacciatore with pasta and tonight I haven't decided yet.