Dr. Lex Weaver, reporting for duty:

Yesterday our play group had its annual Halloween party, and it was a lot of fun.  But as you can imagine, trying to line up 11 costumed kids under the age of two for a picture was quite chaotic.  Many of the kids burst into tears.  Lex still hates to wear clothes of any kind, so I dressed him in scrubs because they were the least inhibiting.  There’s no way I could ever get that boy into a fluffy animal suit!  But he was cool as a cucumber during the photo shoot.

Typing out prescriptions on the laptop:

The moms of my group were debating whether to call Lex “Dr. McDreamy” or “Dr. McSteamy.”  (Grey’s Anatomy reference)

Lex waiting as Jessi makes him a spider out of pipe cleaners:

The spider turned out to be orange and blue.  BSU fans should be proud.

Lex has another Halloween party at Gymboree on Saturday.  And I think we’ll take him trick-or-treating to a few houses on Halloween night, just to make a neighborhood appearance.  But he’s really too young for the candy.  I guess mom and dad will have to step up and eat it for him this year!

The house is decorated and Lex has a costume (if he chooses to actually wear it).  So bring on the ghosts and goblins!

Lately we’ve had quite a bit of work to do around the house, so we’ve found somebody to fill the role of maintenance man.  He’s a little short (or shall I say “vertically-challenged”), but he’s definitely cute and is enthusiastic about his role.

In this picture he’s helping Tim hang artwork in the bedroom:

And here he’s helping me make muffins: (he really gets into his work)

I had to get him a stool so he can help with the dishes:

But sometimes instead of washing the pots, he just stands in them.

He’s good about getting rid of the leaves out back:

And today he helped Tim wash out the hot tub:

But sometimes our maintenance guy gets distracted by toys:

After a long day of chores, he really just likes to relax and check his email.  We’re trying to keep him out of the chat rooms.

Today was a hard day for me.  I’m sure this is all part of the natural grieving process, but there are certain days when I can’t stop crying over Kiwi’s death.  I miss my little dog SO much.  But I do try to keep it together for Lex’s sake, and that’s easier to do when we’re out of the house.  So today we spent the afternoon at the zoo.

I felt a lot like this polar bear:

But there’s a new African exhibit with lions and cheetahs, and it was pretty cool.

Splashing in puddles outside the petting zoo:

The tractor at the zoo…a highlight for Lex:

Lex’s grandparents bought him a pint-sized shopping cart for an early birthday present, and he absolutely adores it.

Taking puppy and kitty for a ride around the house:

I carry Lex’s cart in the trunk of my car, and he insists that we take it into any store when we go shopping.

Our latest family trip to Fred Meyer:

Time to check out!