tree

beck: "momma, are people going to be jealous of our tree?"

me: "ha! no, why would they?"

beck: "because we have the best tree in the world!"

not my words, but the mister's. 

beck is thankful

i am thankful for mom.

i have nice friends.

i have a nice dog.

a nice dad.

my mom is kind.

i am thankful for school.

a great dog.

i love my mom.

a very nice day.

i love my dad.

i have nice best friends.

a great school.

-beck

thanksgiving

on our drive home from visiting family in indiana we stopped and cut down our christmas tree.

beck and our tree

just kidding!

beck and our real tree

that's all i really have to say for now. 

happy belated thanksgiving!

ocean plug

"did you know at the bottom of the ocean there is a huge plug? all you have to do is pull the cord and all the ocean water will drain out." -beck beers

maybe it's time for a new school. :)

way to go beck!

beck finally learned to tie his shoes! he surprised me this morning. he tied his shoes today all by himself with no help from momma! that's a first. thank you uncle benny for working with beck over the weekend. congrats beck!

d. sedaris

beck: "mom! does david sedaris write children's books?"

me: "ha! no way little dude."

beck: "awww man! i really wish he did."

it's funny that i'm so obsessed with DAVID SEDARIS that even my 6-year-old knows exactly who he is. too bad the beckster has many many years until he reaches an appropriate SEDARIS reading age.

that coat

1st grade boy: "why do ya always where that coat?"

me: "what do you mean?"

boy: "that coat! why do ya always where it?"

me: "because it's my coat."

boy: "but ya always where that one!"

me: "it's my only coat!"

boy: "well, i have a ton of coats!"

good for you little boy. good for you.

sweet start to our morning

"mom! i love your little face. it's so beautiful." -beck

that boy knows how to melt my heart.

<3

halloween

we told beck we are taking him trick or treating in the rich neighborhood. what was his response to that? "i hope i get some money trick or treating!" ha! smart boy.

dracula

beck insisted on wearing his cape inside out the entire time. i tried to convince him otherwise, but it wasn't worth the fight. 

beck and i met up with some of his buddies from school to go trick or treating on southport ave. the boys had a blast, but the moms wanted to pull their hair out. we literally had to chase them down and make sure they weren't darting out into the streets the entire time. try keeping track of five ornery boys in a crowd of about a thousand others. the boys had a blast. i was exhausted. :)

what stranger passes out apples on halloween?

beck's school had these super strict costume rules this year. his options were very limited. i found this ninja costume at the thriftstore for $0.75. he had fun dressing up in two different costumes this year.

i worked a vegan pop-dinner sunday night and brought this dude home for beck afterwards. this little guy is beck's newest obsession. beck has been taking "zombie boy" with him wherever he goes.

we had a super busy, but great halloween. i now need a nap.

lost and swallowed tooth

the beckster lost his first tooth!!!

beck doesn't believe in santa or the easter bunny, so i assumed he doesn't believe in the tooth fairy either. i was going to put a few dollars under his pillow anyway, but i didn't have cash on me. i thought oh well. i will give him a few bucks tomorrow after work. so beck wakes up the next morning and runs out to me "did the tooth fairy leave me anything?" i paused and kind of stuttered "do you believe in the tooth fairy?" i started to worry. beck paused. "na! i know it's you, but did the tooth fairy leave me anything, mom?" wink wink. i felt like kind of a jerk for not having cash to put under his pillow. i paid the dudester after work, but felt a little bad that the fun was taken out of it. at least he has a ton more teeth in his head.