pumpkins

pumpkins by beck and momma.

jack skellington by the beckster

sweet valley high

two new and commonly used phrases that keep shooting out of beck's mouth are "duh" and "that's so lame."  sometimes i feel like my kid attends SWEET VALLEY HIGH.

sleeping vampire

we FINALLY got beck's halloween costume. i'm a little bummed we lack creativity this year and waited until the last minute, but beck is happy and that's all that really matters. Originally beck wanted to be a lion, then a werewolf, then a star wars dude. he finally settled on a vampire. i bought this super generic vampire costume at target and beck is in love with it. after he brushed his teeth i told him to get his pajamas on. this is how he dressed himself for bed

i'm in love with my sleeping vampire.

i look like a jerk

"mom! when you roll my sleeves like that i look like a jerk!" -beck

beck and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day

yesterday was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. it sucked. it was by far one of the worst days i've had in a long time. here is a photo to show just one of the many sucky parts of my day.

anyway, there is no point in making a post to complain about my day, so instead i will search for the positive parts and post about them instead. 

beck's class went on a field trip to the lincoln park zoo and conservatory and i volunteered to go with. it's probably best if i don't comment much about our trip. here are a few photos below from our visit. 

please don't judge me and my camera phone. :)

beck and i have never been to the lincoln park conservatory before yesterday. we loved it. i can't wait to go back with more time and less kiddies. 

i had the sweetest, most polite boys in my group. they held the door for every adult and stroller they came in contact with that day. i give props to their parents. 

below are a few photos beck snapped.  his turned out better than mine. :)

the end

yikes! spppiiiiider!

beck left this for me this morning in the bathroom. 

lunchbox friend

i snuck this new little fella in beck's lunchbox today. 

totes

this morning i found these cute totes at target. they were only $1! this christmas i'm going to avoid buying wrapping paper as much as possible. it's a huge waste and these are way cuter anyway.  my little dude's gifts are going in these bags. target has a ton and it's totally worth checking out.

smiley face reminder

so beck is having trouble in school remembering to bring his homework packets home, his textbooks, turning in permission slips and returning library books. i don't know if he doesn't remember or just chooses not to. i kind of think beck thinks that if he doesn't bring home his work that means he doesn't have to do it. grrrrrrrrr! it's totally frustrating! one thing i've found that does jog his little memory is drawing smiley face "tattoos" on his wrist.  works every time. well, at least for now.

the little blazer that saved the day

this morning was rough. beck was rude, acting super crazy and out of control. i was hanging by my last nerve. all i wanted to do was crawl in a hole and hide. i dropped him off at school and was worried how his day might go. i was feeling down about our morning all day. after school i decided to take beck to WRIGLEYVILLE DOGS for a snack. we sat outside and tried to enjoy the sunshine. i was freezing and beck could tell. he stood up, took off his blazer and walked around the table. then beck wrapped his tiny blazer around me. i almost burst into tears.  these are the moments i live for. my heart melted.