Mommy: Dax, would you like to pick a pumpkin?
Dax: No, thank you. I have a rock.
Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts
23 October 2010
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31 October 2008
Treating
Last year we went to Trunk or Treat at UT. We got so much candy, we decided to go back this year! There were more trunks, more people, better t-shirts and another kid for us to tote around. We had a great time.
She wasn't so sure about approaching all the college students.
But when she did, they put stuff in her bag!
And sometimes they let her take it from them and put it in her bag by herself!
Her favorite stops were the ones that let her grab whatever she wanted to put in her bag. She would pick up a piece, look at it, put it down, pick up a different piece, look at it, put it down. Repeat, repeat, repeat.
Christopher toted Dax around.
We had trouble getting the spider hat over Dax's head. And Julia didn't want to keep her cat mask on.
Smile.
In this picture, Julia is pouting because Uncle Christopher told her to look at Daddy. :)
The Fam
Ready to go!
Next year we need to make sure we practice saying "Trick or Treat!" before we leave the house. Julia eventually caught on about halfway through.
She wasn't so sure about approaching all the college students.
But when she did, they put stuff in her bag!
And sometimes they let her take it from them and put it in her bag by herself!
Her favorite stops were the ones that let her grab whatever she wanted to put in her bag. She would pick up a piece, look at it, put it down, pick up a different piece, look at it, put it down. Repeat, repeat, repeat.
Christopher toted Dax around.
We had trouble getting the spider hat over Dax's head. And Julia didn't want to keep her cat mask on.
Smile.
In this picture, Julia is pouting because Uncle Christopher told her to look at Daddy. :)
The Fam
Ready to go!Next year we need to make sure we practice saying "Trick or Treat!" before we leave the house. Julia eventually caught on about halfway through.
31 October 2007
Happy Halloween
Pregnancy News First:
Dave got to feel Our Boy kicking around last night for the first time! So cool.
Julia Halloween News:
We went to Trunk or Treat last night at UT. Jamie's Housing group was the sponsor of the event for the first time. They took it over from another group that was unable to organize it this year. Campus groups brought cars to Circle Park and handed out treats from the trunks. Most of the cars were decorated and looked really great. It was a short walk and another chance for Julia to wear her costume. Plus, since most of the students didn't have kids, they didn't know that Julia wouldn't be able to eat any of the candy. This made it much less embarrassing for us! :) Julia had a great time showing off her scary costume and talking to all the college students!
The hat stayed on the whole time! (She was too sleepy to protest)
With Aunt Jamie and Uncle Christopher
Ready to go!
Trick or Treat!
Julia didn't really understand the concept (of course) and kept trying to trade whatever she had in her hand for what was going in the bucket. No one was really interested in taking her drooly packet of mini Oreos.
Ready to go
Dave Halloween News:
Dave dressed up as one of his coworkers on his team. I wanted everyone to see his yellow 'hawk.
Nice costume!
Closeup
Family Halloween News:
Tonight we'll go to my friend Carole's house for Julia to watch the Trick or Treaters. We only get the four homeschool kids from down the block at our house so Halloween here is rather dull. Carole gets around 150 kids at her house, though, so there'll be plenty for Julia to watch!
Other News:
My dad will arrive today, and Julia and I will head to Mississippi with him tomorrow. It will be interesting to see how she does in the car since she is a much less complacent traveler than she was last time!
Dave got to feel Our Boy kicking around last night for the first time! So cool.
Julia Halloween News:
We went to Trunk or Treat last night at UT. Jamie's Housing group was the sponsor of the event for the first time. They took it over from another group that was unable to organize it this year. Campus groups brought cars to Circle Park and handed out treats from the trunks. Most of the cars were decorated and looked really great. It was a short walk and another chance for Julia to wear her costume. Plus, since most of the students didn't have kids, they didn't know that Julia wouldn't be able to eat any of the candy. This made it much less embarrassing for us! :) Julia had a great time showing off her scary costume and talking to all the college students!
The hat stayed on the whole time! (She was too sleepy to protest)
With Aunt Jamie and Uncle Christopher
Ready to go!
Trick or Treat!
Julia didn't really understand the concept (of course) and kept trying to trade whatever she had in her hand for what was going in the bucket. No one was really interested in taking her drooly packet of mini Oreos.
Ready to goDave Halloween News:
Dave dressed up as one of his coworkers on his team. I wanted everyone to see his yellow 'hawk.
Nice costume!
CloseupFamily Halloween News:
Tonight we'll go to my friend Carole's house for Julia to watch the Trick or Treaters. We only get the four homeschool kids from down the block at our house so Halloween here is rather dull. Carole gets around 150 kids at her house, though, so there'll be plenty for Julia to watch!
Other News:
My dad will arrive today, and Julia and I will head to Mississippi with him tomorrow. It will be interesting to see how she does in the car since she is a much less complacent traveler than she was last time!
28 October 2007
Playing Ketchup
Ha Ha Ha ... I crack me up ...
1. Julia and I met several friends at the UT Gardens for Books and Blooms. It was Julia's first story time with someone other than Mom or Dad reading. She did pretty well for the first half of the first book, but then she and Mekenzie became more interested in trading their mom's keys back and forth. We walked around the gardens afterward and it was a bit of a challenge pushing the stroller, but we enjoyed seeing all the plants. Then Laura and Mekenzie had to leave and Julia and I ate a picnic lunch with our friends Jana and her two girls Jane and Clare.
After the story time
2. Friday evening I couldn't decide what I wanted to eat for dinner. So once Dave got home we decided to head to IHOP since it seemed to have quite a few different options. Kids eat free from 4-9 pm so we got Julia her first kid's meal! She inhaled about half of the funny face pancake we picked out for her (a buttermilk pancake with a banana smile, strawberry eyes and a whipped cream nose). She ate all the banana slices as well.
3. Saturday night Christopher and Jamie went with us to Boo! At The Zoo. Information on the event was a little sketchy so no one really knew what to expect. It was a bit disappointing. WAY more people were there than I expected and so we ended up spending most of our time in the Boo! Trail standing in line. Some of the animals were out, but by the time we got to the event, the sun was going down so we couldn't see much. We enjoyed spending time with Christopher and Jamie, and they were awesome at distracting Julia (she started out grumpy, not a good sign!), but next time maybe we'll just all get together to watch the football game or eat dinner. At least until the kids are old enough to understand what's going on. The upside is that Julia got to wear her Halloween costume! (She also enjoyed seeing all the people, but would become VERY vocal in her frustration when they wouldn't respond to her noises of greeting. Spoiled baby, maybe?)
Scary spider!
Not so scary spider
Trying to distract a tired baby
4. Today we're headed to a birthday party for our friends' four-year-old boy. We also have started discussing Julia's first birthday party. It'll be December 22 from 2-4 pm. If you know us and want to come by, go ahead. Don't expect a circus. We're simple folk. :) We'll send out official invites, but this way you can get it on your calendar early. The time is flying by and we can't believe Our Girl will be a year old soon!
5. Julia and I leave Nov. 1 for Hattiesburg, MS to visit my parents and celebrate my grandfather's 80th birthday. We'll be gone for a week leaving Dave and Echo all on their lonesome. I don't feel so sorry for Echo, but go ahead and invite Dave out for fun stuff to keep his mind off his girls. Although not TOO much fun stuff as he has a To Do List several pages long for while we're gone!
PS-I'm feeling much better after my bout with illness. I got sick the next evening again about an hour after eating dinner. We're still not sure what caused it, but limiting my intake of dairy seems to have really helped. So, I suppose I'll stick with that for a bit. It's hard since milk and cheese and yogurt are a BIG part of my diet.
1. Julia and I met several friends at the UT Gardens for Books and Blooms. It was Julia's first story time with someone other than Mom or Dad reading. She did pretty well for the first half of the first book, but then she and Mekenzie became more interested in trading their mom's keys back and forth. We walked around the gardens afterward and it was a bit of a challenge pushing the stroller, but we enjoyed seeing all the plants. Then Laura and Mekenzie had to leave and Julia and I ate a picnic lunch with our friends Jana and her two girls Jane and Clare.
After the story time2. Friday evening I couldn't decide what I wanted to eat for dinner. So once Dave got home we decided to head to IHOP since it seemed to have quite a few different options. Kids eat free from 4-9 pm so we got Julia her first kid's meal! She inhaled about half of the funny face pancake we picked out for her (a buttermilk pancake with a banana smile, strawberry eyes and a whipped cream nose). She ate all the banana slices as well.
3. Saturday night Christopher and Jamie went with us to Boo! At The Zoo. Information on the event was a little sketchy so no one really knew what to expect. It was a bit disappointing. WAY more people were there than I expected and so we ended up spending most of our time in the Boo! Trail standing in line. Some of the animals were out, but by the time we got to the event, the sun was going down so we couldn't see much. We enjoyed spending time with Christopher and Jamie, and they were awesome at distracting Julia (she started out grumpy, not a good sign!), but next time maybe we'll just all get together to watch the football game or eat dinner. At least until the kids are old enough to understand what's going on. The upside is that Julia got to wear her Halloween costume! (She also enjoyed seeing all the people, but would become VERY vocal in her frustration when they wouldn't respond to her noises of greeting. Spoiled baby, maybe?)
Scary spider!
Not so scary spider
Trying to distract a tired baby4. Today we're headed to a birthday party for our friends' four-year-old boy. We also have started discussing Julia's first birthday party. It'll be December 22 from 2-4 pm. If you know us and want to come by, go ahead. Don't expect a circus. We're simple folk. :) We'll send out official invites, but this way you can get it on your calendar early. The time is flying by and we can't believe Our Girl will be a year old soon!
5. Julia and I leave Nov. 1 for Hattiesburg, MS to visit my parents and celebrate my grandfather's 80th birthday. We'll be gone for a week leaving Dave and Echo all on their lonesome. I don't feel so sorry for Echo, but go ahead and invite Dave out for fun stuff to keep his mind off his girls. Although not TOO much fun stuff as he has a To Do List several pages long for while we're gone!
PS-I'm feeling much better after my bout with illness. I got sick the next evening again about an hour after eating dinner. We're still not sure what caused it, but limiting my intake of dairy seems to have really helped. So, I suppose I'll stick with that for a bit. It's hard since milk and cheese and yogurt are a BIG part of my diet.
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