Halloween, Babies and Books

This Halloween we did nothing. We turned off all the lights, holed up in the upstairs room and watched movies while Jacob did his homework, but, a few nights before we made sure to watch Nightmare Before Christmas while carving pumpkins. We did Jake's Pumpkin King (on right) and My Zombie wife(on left). We were asked by several people if we would take Bentley, and I just laughed inside, thinking "Right, and have everyone look at me like I'm a candy moocher?" pshhht, I don't think so. Next year, though, for sure.

And I apologize in advance for the next picture, I look horrid, but look how funny Bentley looks. I don't know where he learned how to do that. SOCUTE.

 We were watching a TV show, and Bentley just decided to kick back, he had his mom, his apple, his tv. What a life.

And here he is looking out the window, though to be honest, he is smiling about the camera, he didn't really care for the snow.

Spending time with his Zebra.

A Beary cute baby.

And, my favorite: Child who eats frosting.

Today starts the official NaNoWriMo, which stands for National November Writers Month (for those of you not obsessed with literary hobbies) and I feel a strong desire to write. It could happen at a more inconvenient time either. I want to work on my class and study for the ACT and become financially savvy and learn how to do so many things to make me a more valuable asset as a wife and mother---and then I saw the announcement on Facebook. Ugh. I need to quit facebook, I just need to do it. Now I'm torn, do I give in to my apathetic laziness and just write, write, write, every spare moment Bentley is asleep and Jake is doing homework? At one point in my life, perhaps that would have been acceptable, but ugh! Right now? It seriously had to be this month!?

Well, wish everyone good luck for me,  people will be at their computer all day and all night trying to write 50,000 words in one month, it's quite the feat. Maybe i'll just be the next JK Rowling. Only, I'll go by:

Williams, C. L.

I think that sounds pretty cool. I could even drop the s on Willams and be

William C. L.

;) make me more marketable, right? Hah.

Anyway, Bentley is getting big. He's got the cutest personality. He is starting to explore the house, but he gets frustrated that Mom and Dad can move so much faster than he can, if you leave the room, he will whimper and cry and try to follow you as fast as he can. He is quick to learn tricks like "Touch Down" or "So BIG!" and he loves to listen to animal sounds. He likes any toy (bag, fabric) that makes a crackling sound and has no interest in touch and feel books. And he could take bottles all day long AND baby food and still have room in his stomach for whatever you are eating.  He doesn't like chicken noodle soup or macaroni and cheese baby foods, but he loves oatmeal and applesauce, fruit, rice, chicken, you name it. And forget bottles, when it comes to water, it had better be in a cup. Bentley likes to watch other children, and seems to think that they speak a different language than us adults. Whenever he sees a kid, he sucks in air into his throat and it almost sounds like a hiccup or a lizard, and he gives them a big grin. He'll follow them around and try to pull their hair and squish their faces (we are still working on his people skills) OH and his favorite place to play is in the master bathroom's shower. He loves the door, he loves the drain and he loves the water running down the glass and when he showers he is always turning about to bang on the walls and put his fingers in the drain (which is really gross, if you ask me). My little man is getting so big! SOOOO BIG.

We'll see you all soon, sorry this post is kind of all over the place, Bentley was up a lot last night and I didn't get the sleep I wanted. :) Bye!