Happy Halloween!

We had a fabulous Halloween this year with our little Leprechaun! It was nice that Colin was old enough to participate and have fun, but still young enough that we didn't have to go to all 400 houses in the neighborhood. Hurray!

We kicked off Halloween this year on Saturday with a costume contest at Publix. Colin came in first place for his age group! He won a piano toy, some bath toys, and lots of tasty treats. Then we headed to the Painted Pony for the church party. The kids got to see farmyard animals (chickens, goats, cows, pigs), have a cookout, make smores around a fire, AND ride a pony!! What fun! Colin was one of the littlest ones there, but he wasn't scared a bit to get up on that horse. He rode twice and loved every minute. He was even waving to his Daddy, Nanny, and Grandma as the horse took him around the field.

Sunday, we all got dressed in costume and went door to door trick-or-treating! Grandma and Papa came over to hand out candy while we walked around the neighborhood with Aunt Erin and Elijah and Aunt Amber and Josiah! Ok, now what you've all been waiting for....PICTURES!!

Early Morning at Publix

Not-Quite-Awake Leprechaun

Winner With His Prize!

Riding the Pony! (Not scared at all!)

Painting the Pony

Wood Nymph, Leprechaun, and Wizard

Gardner and Bumble Bee

Cousins in Costumes!

Crazy Lady

Old Irish Man

Cousins Off to Trick-or-Treat!

Hope everyone else had a fabulous Halloween too!

Park Pictures, etc.

I gotta tell you, I really enjoy being a stay-at-home mommy.  Not, that I don't enjoy the challenges of teaching, I do, but I have enjoying my summer home with my boy. I wish I could do it all the time. We've been having lots of fun, going to the park, swimming in the neighborhood pool and the baby pool in our front yard, playing with toys in the house, meeting my sisters & babies for lunch, etc., etc. Nothing really, in particular, going on, just having a good day today.

Here are a few pictures of our trip to the park at the end of the street.

I love the way his skinny little legs look in the swings. He LOVES swinging, especially when he gets to look at the trees overhead.

Here are a couple pictures of Colin getting some chocolate pudding from Daddy. I could hardly get him to look away from the cup and spoon!

These last are a few from Father's Day.  We went to church in the morning, then Colin and I took Daddy to lunch at Julie's place. From there, we headed to Grandma's, where Colin got to go swimming with his cousin Josiah, ate some raw corn on the cob, and then had dinner with the family.

OK, that was a bit of a picture overload, huh? Oh well! Enjoy! I am going to go make some zucchini bread now, well, if my child lets me. He is up early from his nap and is decidedly crabby and keeps BITING my legs. ERG.