Frankenstein, a copy and a scary old man!

I think the days of our family-themed Halloween costumes are over unfortunately. The kids really like doing their own thing which was quite random this year! For the first time, we went on a Halloween hay ride in Glen Lake which was super fun.  Then, on Halloween night, we went to a friends house where a big group of kids gathered and played before trick or treating.  Dex didn't quite understand trick or treating yet, but I know next year he will be ALL about it.  The kids had an awesome time, as usual!  I think their favorite thing about Halloween is counting and sorting their loot when it's all over.  And I love that they know what candy is Mom's favorite (Almond Joy) because they don't love it so every single Almond Joy that they get comes my way!  WIN!

Mark took the kids to a pumpkin patch earlier in October so I had to sprinkle in those pictures too.

Happy Halloween from Frankenstein, a copy and scary old man!

The "B" says "buh"

Dex is a big fan of the Leapfrog DVD called "The Letter Factory".  The minute I put it in he was HOOKED and wanted to watch it any time we were in the car.  The video is super cute with the characters, Leap and Lily, learning the sounds that all the letters make.  A couple of weeks into it, we were playing with these foam letters that Nanny bought Dex.  They stick to the sides of the tub when they are wet.  Sure enough, he started holding each one up and saying the sound that it made!  We were all in shock!  That video was paying for itself in SPADES (ha). 

The first video is Dex right after he started watching the video (he's 19 months old here) and the second one is more recent.  He can identify all of the letters now and say all the sounds they make.  Take THAT Kindergarten!

We are working on shapes, colors and numbers now.  Where are Leap and Lily for those?!