so much to do...

I've probably mentioned this before, but I can't believe how quickly the summer went. I've been trying to decide on costumes for Greyson and Aidan. Last weekend we looked around at Gymboree and all they had were cowboys, fairies, and bee costumes. I haven't checked at Childrens Place yet. I've looked around on line and there are some really cute Star Wars costumes. I was thinking maybe Greyson could be Princess Leia and Aidan as Yoda. I had originally wanted Greyson to be a flapper from the 20s, but all the costumes I've found aren't the "right" color. I wanted black with red, all I've been able to find pink. I'm certainly no expert on that particular era, but when I picture flappers, I see black and red. I'll keep looking...

I've also been working on ideas for their birthday party. I can't believe they'll be two in December! Last year we had Mickey and Minnie Mouse theme. I was having a hard time with themes because I wanted neutrality as far as the gender goes. But, my friend Julie gave me the best idea about having two themes! That is perfect, two themes. Thanks Julie! I found a neat website for birthday party planning and have settled on the themes. (The site is http://birthdayexpress.com) For Greyson, her theme will be the pink poodles and Aidan is having John Deere. Greyson is crazy about dogs and she loves saying "puppy, puppy, puppy" and Aidan is into trucks. Big trucks, small trucks, it doesn't matter, he just loves trucks.

I'm also in the process of transitioning their wardrobe to fall/winter clothes. That's always a sad thing for me, because I see how much they've grown and it's like I have a hard time letting go of the clothes they can't wear anymore.

In other news, Aidan has been getting over his cough/cold. He still has a slight cough at night, but he's better. I'm glad he's no longer feverish and can breathe better. It's horrible when your kiddos are sick, let me tell you. Greyson is doing great, having fun with our doxie and tormenting Aidan. Their little fights are quite frequent and always over toys. I hope the fighting/bickering stops but word on the street is that they don't outgrow that till waaaaay later... Yikes!