Holiday Party

Mark's holiday work party is usually quite the affair.  This year the theme was masquerade.  They go all out for their parties, so we tried as well:

What a fun date night treat!

2nd Birthday

Aiden celebrated birthday number 2 or Dec 8th.  We had a small family gathering with pizza and cupcakes.

He loved helping to sing "Happy Birthday" to himself, loved blowing out the candle,

and the icing on the celebration was in fact the icing on the cupcake!

Mark grew up with Tonka metal trucks and he really wanted our boys to have one.  We happened to find just that on craigslist.  It was a hit!

First Dentist Appointment

Oliver had his first dentist appointment.  He was a bit apprehensive, until we showed up and he was told he would get to select a show and watch it as they cleaned his teeth.  Awesome!

Meanwhile, Aiden was enthralled with the construction happening on Mopac (the office had picture windows overlooking Mopac).  He had his own "show" of every digger truck you can imagine.

Haircuts

I have tried to cut our boys' hair on several occasions.  I am resolved to longer try.  Cutting moving boys' hair is not my gift (perhaps without training).  So...they go to Jarrod.  He is fantastic and has been described as being able to "duck and dodge" as he achieves beautiful hair cuts on our boys.  Aiden looks so big!

Halloween 2014

Leading up to Halloween, our plan was for Aiden to wear the dinosaur costume (size 18-24 months) that Oliver had worn the last two years. Oliver would be superman.  Great, set.  Then...Oliver decided he wanted to be the dinosaur. No problem, Aiden didn't mind either way.  Except, the leg part of the costume was a little short.

Oliver still pulled it off with "roaring."  Meanwhile, Aiden felt super big with his floor-length red cape!

And Daddy was dressed as Dr. Schwarz from his work day.

We trick-or-treated with neighbors, visited friends, and then handed out candy. It was a relaxed, fun evening!