Halloween Fun!

Our little owl is getting ready for Halloween! Hoot! Hoot!
We had a little Halloween party at Grandma's house. The kids had a great time showing off their costumes. From L to R, Ella as Tinkerbell, Jacob as Spiderman, Ethan as a scarecrow, Calder as an owl and Reese as Pocahontas! Aren't they cute!?

Mommy and Daddy with their little blue-eyed owl.

A football star in the making!

Here's Calder practicing his long-snapping skills in Grandma's yard!

Ok, so maybe he hasn't exactly caught on to the fact that basketball is a completely different sport, that doesn't require long-snapping!

Three Little Buddies Meet Again!

We went to Michigan this weekend and were able to get together with a bunch of Mommy's high school friends (and kids)! Here, Sam (17 1/2 months), Carter (14 months) and Calder (14 months) finally meet again! My, how they have grown since they last played together, back in November 2006!

The boys had a blast playing with every toy they could possibly pull out of Sam's room. They were still going strong well past 9pm! Wow!
Calder spent most of the evening hanging out in Sam's Little Tikes car (and not wanting to share!) We're starting to think it's his one true love! He's played with one on 3 occasions -- each time we've literally had to pull him away from it.
Santa, are you reading this????

The Spooky Tree

Calder is obsessed with his Spooky Tree. He carries it around excitedly and says 'Who! Who!' to mimic the little owls that pop out the top!

Pumpkin Patch!

Trying to decide which pumpkin to take home. They all seem so small, but I guess this one will have to do!

I called this the 'boppy gourd'. It was the exact same shape as the boppy pillow!

Now this is what I call a pumpkin!!!

Can't I take home one of these???

First Hay Ride

Calder embarked on his first hay ride at the festival. For most of the ride he was much more interested in brushing his hair, but he did enjoy trying to eat the hay (of course!)

Holding on for dear life!

Fall Festival

Today we had an adventurous time at a nearby farm that had a great kids festival. Here's Calder posing on the bales of hay with Mommy. His shirt says Mummy's Boy. While we were there, we saw another little boy (about 3 years old) with the same shirt who seemed completely flabbergasted that Calder could have the same shirt as him!



I thought Calder would absolutely love climbing all over the bales of hay, but he really wasn't that into it...

Calder saw lots of animals for the first time today, including rabbits, chickens, goats, cows and pigs! Here he is checking out the baby chicks.



Daddy cracked open this egg and look what he found! An adorable little boy!!!



Daddy and Calder getting a lesson in milking cows from Farmer Jack. Farmer Jack thought it was really funny to spray the crowd with the milk...fortunately we were not a target!