Pumpkin carving continued

More pumpkin carving photos

Carving our first pumpkin

Barry and I decided that it would be fun to carve a pumpkin with John since this is the first Halloween he can actually understand a little of what's going on. Seeing that last year he was 3 months old and just laid in my arms while kids rang the doorbell, and then eventually fell asleep so I was quietly handing out candy to the kiddos. :)

John really enjoyed carving the pumpkin, although, he didn't really want to get his hands dirty. He really liked WATCHING daddy scoop out the insides and carve the face. However once daddy gave John the spoon to scoop out the insides, he went to town. He had so much fun playing with the spoon in the pumpkin. I'm beginning to think our little boy has more of mommy in him than we realize...he loves shoes and doesn't want to touch the icky pumpkin guts! heh! heh! Oh, one other thing, the reason my sweet little boy doesn't have pants on is because daddy changed a poopy diaper just before the pumpkin carving and decided he was a little too wiggly to try and get those pants back on. :) I've heard chunky thighs are quite appealing right now, so John is just very modern with his dress attire. :)

Cutest Monkey!

So, I just couldn't wait until Halloween to share some of the pictures of John in his costume...I just get so tickled everytime I see them and had to share! He is going to be a monkey this year...with his jungle themed room and monkey items everywhere, I figured it was fitting...plus the fact that he LOVES bananas didn't hurt either. Notice the banana in his pocket when he's playing with the dog's cages...so cute! These are some photos of the night he was going to his school's fall festival...I just couldn't stop smiling and hugging that boy in his pillowy costume. And, no...for all the people wondering...that is not entirely his belly, the costume has some pillowy stuff in the front. :) He may be a chunky monkey...but not THAT chunky! I will definitely be posting more pictures from Halloween...but these were just too cute not to share.

Halloween Shirt Day

Today was Halloween Shirt Day at John's school...so of course mommy had to dress him up. And, I just couldn't find any Halloween shirts that said anything besides "I love my mummy." There just weren't any others...really. :) He also had some adorable bat crocs to wear with his shirt...and he was quite proud of them...just kept pointing to them and smiling. Mommy smiles when she gets new shoes too! :)

Happy Almost Halloween

Trying to get a 15 month old to sit still, hold a balloon, look at mommy, and then smile for the camera is quite the task. Especially since he LOVES balloons and loves to RUN with them. :) So, here's our attempt at wishing everyone a Happy Halloween...ar according to the first picture, Yppah Neewollah! :)

More fun a the park

Here's some more pictures from the park. This was a day I remembered swim trunks and a towel!