Happy Halloween...

We finally carved the pumpkins and got them lit and out on the porch, and here are the results...






It was interesting because this year Cal didn't even want to touch the pumpkin guts, he thought it was too gross. but last year, he wanted to eat it... He did like scooping it out into the trash can though. He did a pretty good job at this

We discovered recently that the best way to get cal to put on his costume was to bribe him with visions of candy... now, however, whenever he feels like a piece of candy, he comes running with this halloween costume. very funny, now where can I hide his costume!

carving pumpkins...

Cal has become a pro at pumpkin carving... okay, really, mom is the pro. She carved cal's and her own, but cal at least is pretty good at scooping out the gunk and putting in the trash.

Cal is a true lover of pumpkins, whenever he sees one, we have to stop and have a "conversation" about the specifics of any particular pumpkin we happen upon. He also has to always try and pick them up and this is usually accompanied with a grunt and a sigh. What a comedian!

more trick or treating...

Nate and Nicholas were so tired by the time we were done... they were laying down and trying to rest, but not Cal!!! He was ready and raring to go with this new understanding of halloween... All these random people, willing to give away CANDY!!! Unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable, and totally worth wearing this ridiculous costume. Oh, that, and the fact that mom had to carry him in between every single house!!! (I will let you know when I can actually lift my arms and stand up straight again... it may be a while!)

Every time a house would offer for cal to make a choice from a large bucket of candy, he would look specifically for suckers... these are his favorite type of treat (probably because mommy doesn't let him have them very often at all and they last a LONG time)

still going!!! nothing slows him down.

All in all, a very rewarding trick or treating experience...

Look out... Chocolate eating Chicken!!!

For reasons that are too difficult to explain in one sentence, we decided to do our trick or treating in Fremont this year and luckily I was able to talk one of the women that I work with to let cal and me go with her and her two older boys. I thought this would be great, since this was cal's first trick or treat experience, so that he could watch nate and nicholas and take a fast course in "how-to" trick or treat. This worked perfectly and cal picked the T or T concept up very quickly, within the first couple of houses and was a true pro by the time we were done.






Calvin wandering around in search of the better houses for getting treats


By the end, his bucket was so heavy, and I kept offering to carry it for him, but he would refuse. I think he probably thought I was going to steal all of his hard earned candy! (As If!! okay, maybe i would have...)

Everyday life...

Here is just a glimpse into cal's everyday life... something not everybody is used to checking out.

cal is naturally a curious child... and very active which leads us to these type of situations often several times a day!

there is usually time in the afternoon or evening for a good long talk on the phone with an old friend (or grandparents), a good book in bed, or watching TV while relaxing. here cal demonstrates how he likes to do all of these at the same time.
then, as far as cal is concerned, there is always time for reading, while on the potty...

and it is always fun to try on new outfits!

then there is always bath time at the end of a long day of getting stuck in tight places... this is one of calvin's absolutely favorite times of day!

Underwear

Cal has decided to start trying out the potty (trust me, this by no means, means that he is potty trained) so we decided it was time to purchase a few pairs of underwear to give him that "diaper-free" feeling.

He Loved the character undies.

I think he is like, "I have to do WHAT now with these?!?"

Pumpkin hunters...

It is that time of year again... time for the pumpkin hunters to come out. here we go out in the fields for the ultimate pumpkin again this year. it is only right that each and every person out there should pick out their very own pumpkin. that is how we have always done it.

However, this can become a real issue when your son would have it that you take every single pumpkin that he can get his hands on home. quite frankly, I don't really have the porch space for that many pumpkins, nor do I have that kind of dough, unless I wait until after halloween, when the pumpkins will be on sale at Wal-Mart for 25cents a piece.

So we made due with a couple of great pumpkins and cal enjoyed the few that we picked up from the gas station close to our house a couple of weeks earlier.