Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from the cutest little M&M in the world!!!  (in a costume I was told by one lady I should patent! ha!)

ready to go!

getting the hang of this holiday.

He wasn't too sure at first, but after a few houses he completely understood they were all going to give him candy.  Wish I would have gotten some video of him running up a few of the driveways when we told him we were stopping at that house.  We tried coaching him to say the standard "Trick or Treat!" but the only thing he ever ended up saying was "Treat!"  

Can't blame the kid.

He's smart.

Very smart.

checking out his loot at a friend's house.

He lined up that candy and started naming who it was for...what a sweetheart!!

Boo is very good at sharing as long as he gets to pick what is shared.  I adore this boy.

Chris and I both couldn't wait to go trick-or-treating with Boo this year; last year, for various reasons, we didn't end up getting to actually go out; we made it to one neighbor's house and that was it.  So for all intents and purposes, this was our first Halloween actually celebrating the intended way.  We were only planning on going out for a little while, jump in the car and go to our old neighborhood as well, and then come back and spend the last hour or so handing out our own candy to kids that came later.  Weeelllll, that didn't happen.  He was We were having such a great time and spent more time than we thought in our neighborhood, so by the time we got back from our friend's house, there was no one left walking through our area!!  Which means that we have five, yes five, bags of candy at our house, along with all the candy Boo brought home...how many friends want to come over and help us eat them??  Any takers?

Movie Monday - Full speed ahead!

I couldn't resist:

...and I bet y'all were waiting for him to run into it again!!

Pumpkins

Grandma and Grandpa came to visit a couple weekends ago and we went to the local pumpkin patch while they were here.

Boo got to pick out a few small pumpkins as well as a big one to carve for Halloween.  He had a great time testing out looking at all the larger pumpkins!

"Look at this punkin!"

He also helped Grandma and Grandpa pick out and place their pumpkins in our wagon.  He LOVES to help do just about anything, sweet boy!!

Carving the pumpkin was a matter of Mama doing the dirty work and Boo beating on the pumpkin with a spoon to see if that would help get those slippery little seeds out!!

I just can't get over the difference a year makes!  We were pretty much in this same position one year ago and he has grown soooo much.

NLCS Game 3

We were lucky enough to get tickets from a friend for the St. Louis Cardinals National League Championship Series Game 3!  We both enjoy baseball and were so excited to take Boo to his first Major League baseball game.  (Although we took him to a spring training game in March, Chris says that doesn't really count...o-kay.)  Anyway, Boo did great; we drove down that afternoon and parked on the IL side of the river in order to take the train across.  We thought he would really enjoy it and we. were. right.  He liked it so much that, when we got off and it started pulling away, he reached back across my shoulder, saying "Thomas, come back!" over and over.  And wouldn't stop saying it until we assured him that "Thomas" would come back for us after the game was over.  Can you say obsessed??

We stayed until the middle of the 8th inning and then left so that we could beat the crowds once the game finished.  And guess what time it was?...10pm.  Yep, no whining, no meltdown at all.  The peanuts we bought around the 5th inning probably helped a ton in that department, I kid you not.  We rode "Thomas" back across the river and got to our car in time to hear the fireworks telling us that our team had won!  And because we wanted to reward Boo for being such a good little guy, we decided to get small milkshakes to celebrate.  We took them back to the hotel and the three of us cuddled in bed, sipping our shakes, while watching the postgame on TV.  Chris and Boo had ordered the same flavor, so when our little sweet-tooth mooch finished his own kiddie-size shake, he turned slightly to his daddy, glanced up from under his lashes, and whispered, (whispered mind you, probably hoping that Mama wouldn't hear!) "I want some!"  We couldn't stop laughing, the kid was so stinkin' cute.  And because we were laughing, that started him giggling.  But after getting ready for bed, he konked out like a light in the other bed, no fuss, no stalling.  It was such a fun, short getaway and things like that still amaze me as far as how lucky we are to be our family of three.

We only took a few pictures at the ballfield:

I really like this one that I took of the loves of my life!

Cardinals Family Photo

If you can't tell, I was the one taking this picture; it's that awkward, head-leaned-back-so-I-can-get-in-the-picture-but-now-I've-got-a-weird-looking-neck pose.  Great picture of Chris finally, and Boo looks absolutely adorable!!

GO CARDS!!

Movie Monday and "I wuv you!"

(I promise, the potty is clean. :)  )  

He was trying to get a musical Notre Dame bottle opener from the utensil drawer.

I came home from a bad afternoon/evening at work today and my son gave me a kiss, a hug, and an unprompted "I wuv you, Mama!"  This is only the second time he's said it to me without prompting and both of those have been over this past week.  What an awesome way to end my day!  Love it and love him sooooo much.

Camping, Thomas, and Vet Med Open House

A few weeks ago, we went camping for the last time on our land for this year.  We were there just as the leaves started turning colors and it was gorgeous!!  I can't imagine what it looks like in full autumn color.

A little "visitor" to our campsite between our last two visits:

 He left a couple of very small holes in the bunk ends as a reminder of his visit.

Much more desired guests!!

We took a ride on a real steam engine about 40 minutes from our campsite.  Boo absolutely loved it!  He is still talking about riding "Thomas" and how he came back to pick us up.  Even though the engine was black and not blue, he continuously refers to this engine as "Thomas"!

Boo and Daddy in front of Thomas and the conductors.

Driving "Salty," or at least a train car that looks like Salty

"Here comes Thomas!"

What is this little boy watching so comfortably?!?!

Of course, it's...Thomas!!!

He was watching his video the first evening while Chris and I were reading at the table when I felt the camper start rocking, just very slightly.  I looked up and saw Boo standing up dancing on the bed to music that comes on between episodes.  Hil-ar-i-ous!!!  This kid continuously cracks me up.  I didn't get that first dance on video, but we played it again just to catch him dancing without knowing he was being videotaped.

And he now says this every. single. time. a song ends that he has been enjoying:

Chris' cousin, Matt, is in vet school here it town and they had an Open House last weekend.  We took Boo to the face painting booth when Matt was working and Boo chose a dog to be painted on his face.  He sat so still while Matt was working and didn't even flinch.  Although I thought he looked a little terrified, kind of that deer-in-the-headlights look, but he did great!

The finished product:

We petted a horse, a cow, 

and even a little pig!

What fun times!  And we have more coming up...let's just say...GO CARDS!!!!!

Movie Monday - Nature Movies

"Need gas!"

Boo almost always makes noise when he runs; can you imagine him running track or cross-country and doing that?  Kind of funny to think about!

Scaring a worm.