Halloween

Our Halloween costumes are squared away. After weeks of deliberating over which Star Wars character to be, Mr. Squash finally settled on....the same one as last year: Anakin. But last year, he was regular Anakin and this year he wants to be Clone Wars Anakin -- so clearly, a new costume is in order. I don't really mind since I know the Star Wars costume will get lots of use beyond Halloween. I even bought him a new light saber. He will be as happy as a pig in slop.

Noodle, the little angel that she is, decided that she wants to be a bear! And not just a bear, but the very same Oatmeal Bear that her brother was five years ago! She tried on the outfit for the first time last night and was the cutest little bear there ever was.

We even got little bear slippers at Target to go with it back in 2004. She can wear those to her costume party at school (though not trick-or-treating!).

The amazing thing is that her brother wore this costume when he was fifteen months old; she is thirty-three months old (that makes her almost three!). Crazy how much larger he was!

Spirit Wear

Another awesome thing about flag football in Kansas: spirit wear.

I have my own "Jaguars Football" shirt to wear to the games. So does Dad. I ordered one for the Noodle, but apparently, she is still too little for the "kids small." It is sortof a dress on her. The lucky thing is (and I am serious about this), I might be able to find a Jaguars shirt for her at the grocery store. Our GROCERY STORE carries spirit wear for the team.

Recognize.

Tough Guy

Flag football is serious business here in Kansas!

Mr. Squash plays right tackle for the Jaguars. They won their first game today, 12-6. I love going to flag football games almost more than anything.

Also, we learned today that they sell the following items at the snack bar: (1) donuts; (2) funnel cakes; (3) soft pretzels; and (4) flavored nuts. I mean, why go just for your own kid's game? You could spend the day there. Here is Noodle double-fisting a donut and a pretzel. Mmmmm.

Cupcake

OK, I can't resist. This cupcake eating picture of the Noodle is just too cute for words. Blue frosting + 2 year olds = such a bad idea!