Trick or Treat, Batman

Happy Halloween!

All kinds of seasonal fun

We didn't make it to a pumpkin patch this year, but we have certainly had fun painting pumpkins,

posing by pumpkins,

looking cute by the pumpkins,

Test driving out cars over the pumpkins,

making pumpkin, i mean chocolate, pudding

digging out the pumpkin innards (he actually didn't want any part of this)

posing pretty with a pudding face while carving a pumpkin,

pretending to spook Daddy with a surprise jack-o-lantern

proudly smiling by his newest completed project!

Happy Halloween! I think I heard that Batman might be in the neighborhood...

Thanks

Steve - Thanks for taking me to see Footloose Saturday night, thanks for being such an incredible dad to Luke and thanks for helping me and tons of others learn how to be a better person by watching you. Love you. and LOVE the broken mirror ;)

Pancakes and Bacon

For dinner! Yum!

Luke's masterpieces

This is a firetruck that he made at school yesterday. I started making siren noises and he told me that the red parts are the sirens ;) Of course.

Playdate fun last night - painting pumpkins, being chased by his favorite girl, Addie, showing off toys and working hard to share, throwing a tantrum when daddy ate part of his pancake. All part of a good day.

Memorable exchange:

'thank you mommy'

for what baby?

'for that kiss'

Said after I kissed his head while rocking in chair together after a hard day if playing at school :)

AND...I got some chocolate milk kisses this morning! As I raved about how yummy they were, Luke pushed his cup to me for a drink. Shared chocolate milk...that is true love!

Another thing I am grateful for today: my laundry baskets are empty. Why does that feel so satisfying?!? The sun is out, too. Woo Hoo!

Good stuff

We went to Vegas a couple of weekends ago (pictures and adventures to be shared) and when we got home, my parents were at the house with dinner. Luke walked in and just cuddled up on the rug showing his fatique from a BIG weekend away. I think Grandma Jackie was never so happy to see him.

CHEERS! After a really nice garden tour through Southern Illinois this weekend, mom and I stopped at a small local winery where we "cheers"ed a great day and even better company with the Lukinator along.

He is making 'nerd water' which of course is water with a few nerds thrown in...

Picnic fun. We ate our Panera lunch at Evergreen Park - when we were on our way there he said "this is where Grandma Susan takes me"

Time with Luke and my mom over the weekend was great! Thanks for the fun!

Yesterday

Paddleboating, kissing in the middle of the lake, running into a good buddy, sunshine, grilling out with all the gma's and gpa's, love, love, love, laying on a couch with a snuggly dog, hanging up some hooks...all kinds of fun going on!

Something new

A collage of our weekend. Dinners out, time with my favorite people (and dog), naps, time outside, beauty all around and some cars lined up.

9:30 pm Sunday: "Mommy, will you pleeeease sleep with me all night?"

6:50 am Monday: 1 sore back + 1 pretty decent night's sleep +1 really happy kid = life is good