Halloween 2009

Kendall-Dinosaur; Camden-Football Player; Edmond-Chick-Fil-A Cow

We trick-or-treated in CV this year since my parents stayed in town. They have been out of town the past couple of years so we were very excited to all be together. I was so glad the weather held out for us since it usually rains on Halloween. I took a more traditional approach to Halloween this year and took Edmond around to some of the houses/people I went to when I was a kid. We found out from most of the people we visited that we were one if not the only trick-or-treaters who came by. I guess people don't really "trick-or-treat" anymore; there are more parties and events. Oh well, we still had a "SPOOKtacular" time!

Chick-Fil-A Character Day

Last Thursday I picked E up from MDO and ran by to pick up Robbie so we could go to Chick-Fil-A to see some cartoon characters in person. I knew Edmond would love it b/c we were doing 2 of his favorite things, going to Chick-Fil-A and getting to see Elmo. He loves Elmo and he loves to drive by Chick-Fil-A to look for the cow (daily)! The cow even made an appearance!! Edmond's latest saying is "Eat more chicken"; wonder if they need any help advertising??!!

It took Edmond a bit to warm up to the characters but he finally stood by Elmo with me and got his picture taken. He was pretty star-struck, though. **My high school math teacher was there taking snapshots and said she would send me a CD with our pics, so I'll post those later. She was able to take many shots, much better than mine.

Winnie the Pooh was also there but I wasn't able to get a picture of him.

Daddy, Edmond & Nemo

Me and Elmo

Tigger

Nemo

HOWL!!!

Saturday night we went to Edmond's first ASU Redwolf football game. We were so excited!! We were all decked out in our red/black to show our support. We began at the tailgate with friends and family and unknown to me an early 30th surprise birthday get-together!! Thanks, mom!

The weather was a little muggy but didn't stop 20,000+ fans to cheer on the Redwolves to VICTORY!! Edmond had a blast and did real well...we're already looking forward to the next home game in a few weeks.

During the second half, eating popcorn and cheering on the Redwolves!!

I love this picture!! Grandaddy was holding him up so he could watch the Redwolf and the team run out on the field. The Redwolf rides out on a motorcycle, which thrilled Edmond!! Can't you just see the anticipation in his little face??!!

On the way to tailgate (Thanks Grandaddy for the new Redwolves cap)!

Birthdays

I know I'm so far behind on my blog but I am making a special effort to catch up. We've celebrated several birthdays this summer and I'm posting a few of the recent ones we've celebrated. Glad to be back to the blogging world!!

Robbie had a birthday, August 15th

**Also, Happy Birthday on this same day to my very good friend, Susan!! I don't have a recent picture of her to post; sorry, Su.

Grandaddy's Birthday, August 11th

Gran's Birthday, July 22nd

Edmond has learned how to sing the "Happy Birthday" song and loves to sing it to the special birthday person! I'll have more birthdays to post very soon.

Beach Bums

Kendall and Edmond loved "the beach", you know the term for vacation, even though they spent the majority of their time in the pool. Aunt Jamie brought the small pool that has a cover over it, which was perfect for the little boys. They had a blast playing and splashing around and getting in and out, in and out.

Kendall did great; by the end of the week he was jumping in the big pool and balancing on his own in his "Learn To Swim" bathing suit. We're gonna have to get one of those for Edmond eventually. Edmond likes the water but he'd rather play in it as opposed to swimming. Playing--that's what vacation's all about any way, right??!!

The 3 Amigos

These 3 Amigos were hanging out on the porch during our beach vacation a couple of weeks ago. They looked too cool in their sunglasses and I just couldn't resist a photo op. We were getting ready to head to the beach!

We had a great time in Destin as always. We received a great surprise this year. My bro who lives overseas flew in and spent the week with us. He's missed the last 3 years since he lives so far away. We were all excited and couldn't believe he was there in person to enjoy our vacation....it's not the same without all of us there.

My dad was the only one who knew he was coming. What a great surprise!!

We gave Edmond a shaving kit for his birthday because he loves watching his Daddy and Grandaddy shave. He loves it!! This picture was taken the night of his birthday; he's already a pro! The shaving cream is blue, which makes him look a little like a Smurf!!