Happy Halloween

We had a fun Halloween weekend with our little monkey. Here are some pictures.

He spent about 30 minutes playing in the leaves at the park on our way to the farmers' market.



Throwing them right at the camera!



Having so much fun!



Decorating our pumpkin.



Smile!



Tonight was his first time going Trick or Treating. He had a blast.

Even ringing the doorbell is fun.



Off to find more houses to visit.

A pretty good haul for a short trip around the block.

Yearly Checkup Report

Alex had his three year old checkup this past week. It was such a big kid appointment. The doctor asked him questions (which he answered), he had the option to be measured on the adult scale for weight and height (he didn't do it though), and he got stickers and was allowed to choose a treasure from the treasure chest after the appointment (of all the choices, he picked more stickers).

He is now 34 pounds and 38 1/2 inches tall.

Pirate Adventure

Today was a special Halloween, pirate-themed story time at Open Books. The puppeteers led the kids on a treasure hunt through the store to find the animals that had escaped from the pirate ship. Alex had a great time.

Our little monkey reading a book before the adventure began.



Searching for treasure. (You can see the adult reading the treasure map in the upper right corner of the picture.)



Alex got the tiger.



Two monkeys!



Coloring is fun, but he was mostly so excited here because there was a Curious George book on the table.

A-L-E-X

Dave and Alex were coloring the other day, and Dave decided to work on Alex's name with him. The highly legible version was written by Dave and Alex together as a model. The other letters (and scribbles) are by Alex. The A is at a 90 degree angle but still somewhat recognizable. The L and E are great, and the X is good too, although Alex had some assistance from Dad on that one.

Climbing the Wall

Alex had a lot of fun this weekend at a Pump It Up birthday party for his classmate Duncan. We didn't take a ton of pictures, but I had to share some of him trying the climbing wall. I climbed up and then he took a turn.

Getting the harness on.



On the wall with some help from Dad.

I Want Candy!

Alex had his first lollipop today. We don't let him have many sweets, so he was really excited. This was the treasure he picked at school for being good all week.

Pumpkin Day

Today was full of pumpkin fun. First, Dave and Alex went to the grocery store to get the ingredients to make a pumpkin pie and also came home with a big pumpkin for our porch. Then we went to Harvest Day at the Farm at the Zoo, where they had a pumpkin patch set up and Alex got to choose his own pumpkin. Then after his nap, Alex and Dave made the pumpkin pie. Alex decided that he didn't like it without even trying it, but Dave and I both enjoyed it for dessert.

We went into the barn while it rained, so Alex got to visit the tractor, which is a favorite of his. He was even wearing his tractor sweatshirt today.



Here's my pumpkin!



Happy pumpkin pickers.



The bakers working on the pie.



Adding some of the spices.