So yesterday I had to smile when I saw this
It was raining outside, Chloe was napping and these two monkeys, dressed as a ballerina and a football player, sat and ingested the Oriental Trading Halloween catalog.
It is a good one. I had already given it a look, or seven.
Apparently they agreed because they sat and studied...
for three hours!!!!
No fighting, no requests for snacks or drinks, no potty breaks. Just some serious intense catalog work.
I could hear them planning a Halloween birthday party for Alex. They made up games and crafts and goodie bags and even cake ideas. When their work was complete they came to tell me about the Super Spooky birthday party, and to tell me all the things I needed to order right away.
Alex's birthday is November 11th. Is that close enough to get away with a Halloween theme?
We decided to go with a Monster Bash with some hints of Halloween thrown in.
And now, thanks to Oriental Trading Company, my two party planning prodigies, and my brain that wouldn't turn off until 3:30 AM because butterflies were stirring and ideas were cooking, we have a party completely planned 2 1/2 months in advance.
Apparently Alex lost some sleep over it too because the first words from his mouth this morning were, "Where is my Spooky party book?" He has spent some good quality time perusing yet again today.
I love passing on my quirks to my babies.
Now all we have to do is find poor Alex some friends. Six of the boys his age have moved away this year.
11 comments:
My absolute favorite as a kid was the JC Penny's Christmas catalog. My kids totally poured through the oriental trading company one the other day and James changed his mind about what he wanted to be for Halloween almost every page.
Julie,
Alex is wearing the perfect costume in the picture!
Dad
Too funny. But also so nice that they can sit and do that quietly for that long. I wonder if my kids would do the same. i seriously doubt it.
The monster bash party sounds like a blast.
i love this post because your kids are SO cute.
I know I'm not Alex's age but I'd love an invite to the party. I promise I won't eat or take up any of the party favors I just want to come and relish in little boy happiness.
My kids love Oriental trading company catalogs too! When everyone has had their chances at looking through the catalog, Olive will take them and cut them out. One of her favorite games after she does this is to put them all in a little basket and my job is to pull out one at a time and guess if she likes that that particular item.
Oh how lucky you are too to have the monster party after halloween. Then all of the really great monster stuff and treats will be going for pennies so they can get rid of it all.
They are SO rad! I love that they were planning the party...such a good idea too!
I love catalogs too. I always plan everything I want to get and then don't get any of it! Weird.
Oh and I always start planning Abi's December birthday parties at least 6 months in advance... it's just fun!
wow, I guess I need to actually listen to my kids when they talk to me. I can tell I am missing out on so much. How do you not get overwhelmed with the endless questions???? I guess I need to work on that.
Al has some friends over here. I wish we could go to his party!!!
So I've decided that your blog is pretty much the best scrapbook you could find or your kids could ask for. I think if every month or couple of months you just printed all the blogs and even threw them into some decorated binders, they would cherish them forever...I know I would! I'm only mentioning this because in your "why I blog" blog you mentioned that it makes you feel less guilty for not keeping scrapbooks...but this really is the best scrapbook...pictures and all! That's about all I'm going to say on that! K..thanks! :)
Hello, long-lost friend--it seems like it's been forever since I've been connected to my blog world, and I was having serious withdrawals, so I was glad to find this today when I checked. Too funny. I don't get a bunch of catalogs, but I just might have to try it!!
Still getting settled in, but things are coming together well--thanks for all your help and we'll have to make plans to par-tay soon!
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