Is it Halloween yet?

Charlie and Hank have been so excited about Halloween. They have been asking for their costumes since this summer. Charlie is going to be Batman, and Hank is going to be Spiderman. Hank puts his costume on periodically and says, "I go trick or treat. You say trick or treat and get chocolate." We keep telling him it is not time yet. Charlie is learning about the changing seasons and months at school. He knows it is fall and that October is a couple of days away. He couldn't quite understand that Halloween was the last day of October, so we made paper chains. Marshall and Hank used the paper cutter and cut strips of paper. Charlie numbered each strip and stapled them together. Now, they are just waiting for Saturday, so they can start taking down a link a day.

Here are some pictures of their handy work.

What's an Oreo?

I love to make and eat cookies and brownies. We rarely buy cookies from the store, and if we do, we buy Milano's (my favorite.) I went to the store last week and saw that Oreos were on sale. I guess since I'm seven months pregnant that looked pretty good to me. I got a pack of double stuffed Oreos.

Last night I told Charlie I wanted some junk food.

Charlie: Want to make brownies?

Me: No, what about an Oreo?

Charlie: What's an Oreo?

I couldn't believe that Charlie, four years old, did not know what an Oreo was. He does know where to find the best chocolate chip cookies :)