Halloween 2008

Our three little pumpkins

Drew and his loot

Waiting for more trick-or-treaters

A little nap before heading out to Trick-or-Treat.

Drew, dressed as a mouse, had a wonderful Halloween. He actually started the day as a race car driver at school. In the afternoon Drew and Mommy went to visit Grandma Luna and Auntie Lisa. After dinner Mommy and Drew hit the neighborhood. Drew was afraid of a few houses that had scary decorations or people that came to the door in scary masks. He got way too much candy! Daddy had to call and ask if Mommy and Drew got lost because they were gone for so long. Once Drew was back home he really enjoyed handing out candy to the kids that came to our door. Even though he didn't eat too much candy, he had a hard time settling down for the night. Drew's third Halloween was a good time had by all.

The past week

We were very busy again last week. On Monday Drew got his haircut.

Tuesday we went to Toddler Tuesday at the Mall of America with Dylan and Auntie Lis.

Thursday we went to Joey's graduation from play school. They did a slide show and Drew asked "who's that?" "what's that?" to EVERY picture. They normally do the play school in the spring too, but with changing graduation requirements they didn't have enough high school students to have the class. What a bummer! Drew will have to wait until fall the go to the play school with Joey. After graduation Papa treated us to lunch at McDonald's with a play land.

Friday Daddy went to school with Drew and Mommy. Drew was excited to have him see his classroom. Friday night we went to Edinborough park with the Fritz's and the Lindstrom's for a Halloween party. We had never been to the park before. Drew loved it! We couldn't get him out of there!

Saturday we went to the Halloween party at the American Legion in Hopkins with Grandpa Ron and Grandma Luna. Then Drew went with Papa and Mimi to a cancer benefit for a 2 year old. Drew spent the night at Papa and Mimi's house. He did awesome. Joey spent the night too. Good thing they have a king size bed. Two adults, 2 preschool bed hogs and 2 cats can sleep comfortably(?!?).

Drew had his 3 year old photos taken yesterday with Freddy Teddy and blankie. As soon as we talked about getting his pictures taken he said, "and blankie and Freddy Teddy too?". He knows blankie was in his 2 year old photos!

Back to regular Auntie Daycare this week. And working harder at potty training. No accidents yet today! We are headed in the right direction!

For Sale....cheap

Drew has a fine Italian vehicle for sale. Low miles. No warranty.

Will take best offer. We may have to get the title from Uncle John.

The Pumpkin Patch

Just clowning around!

Drew, Joey Anna & Zackory

I have been trying all week to upload pictures from our trip to the pumpkin patch last Sunday. I'm not sure if it is my computer or the website, but it either won't let me log in or won't upload pictures. Drew had to check out the far reaches of the patch. They had a petting zoo too. It was a beautiful day.

After the pumpkin patch we played in the leaves at Mimi and Papa's. Then we went through some costumes that Mimi had. Have you ever seen such a cute clown?!

Little Costume Ball

Last Friday night we attended the "Little Costume Ball" with cousins Joey Anna, Dylan, Zackory and their families. Drew dressed as a mouse (rat), Joey was a pink poodle, Dylan was a chicken and Zackory was spiderman. The kids were running around and dancing like crazy people. And rolling on the floor. In the middle picture, Drew was watching the Limbo. It is crazy how many Halloween parties there are!

Where did we get this kid?

So tonight we are reading books at bedtime. The last book in our pile is "Hop on Pop" by Dr. Suess. We turned to the first page and Drew read it out loud. So we turned the pages and let him read as much as he could. He read 98% of the book! There was only one or two pages that he didn't know or needed help getting started! We don't read the same books everyday. I'm not sure when exactly we might have read that book, but as you can imagine Mommy and Daddy were pretty surprised to hear Drew read them a bedtime story! He even knew the page that says, "Constantinople and Timbuktu". This kid amazes us everyday. Tomorrow we will have to get out the video camera and have him read it again.

"Tobbler Tuesday" with Daddy

Yesterday we went to the Mall of America. Daddy took the day off because

he had some days to "use or lose". The event was story time with Spot. Drew was not too excited because the flier said it was supposed to be Clifford.

We love Clifford. After wandering around, Drew got a 3 hour ride wristband. The big rigs are always a favorite. On the drive to the mall Drew said he wanted to go in the black number 5 truck. The kid forgets nothing!
Daddy squeezed in to "Swipers sweeper" with Drew.
The "Fly boat" is a ride Drew hated the last time he was on it. But Drew was very brave this time. He went on the ride and enjoyed it!

Then we stopped for a lunch break. Mommy had been wandering around the mall spending Daddy's money (Drew said she could). When we all met up Daddy said Drew wanted to go on the log ride. Like I said, Drew was very brave. He also wanted to go on the big orange roller coaster (he's too short). We told him if he wanted to go on the log ride after lunch he could. He surprisingly is tall enough to ride with a chaperon.

Well, Drew didn't forget that we said he could go. So Drew and Daddy rode the log ride!

Drew's heart was beating so fast! He didn't enjoy it as much as he thought he would! He does not want to go on it again. The picture they took on the ride is priceless. We will post it when we get it scanned into the computer.

Drew was exhausted from having a big day at the Mall. He fell asleep in the car, but when we tried to move him into the house it didn't go well. So he only had a short nap. It was OK, we all had a great time!

Fire Station Open House

Today we went to the fire station for their open house. Drew loved it! He has been saying lately that he wants to be a fireman when he gets big.

Drew went in a ladder truck and a pumper truck. He also checked out the ambulance.

This is inside the cockpit of the rescue helicopter from North Memorial Hospital.

Drew was able to practice his skills in fighting fires.

And of course you have to have a little fun at the bouncy house slide!

We started out the day in Hopkins. While Daddy got a haircut, Mommy and Drew walked around town and went to the Farmer's Market. Next Daddy and Drew met Grandpa Ed for breakfast. Then we met the Lindstrom's at the Plymouth fire station. They had every emergency vehicle, a K9 demo, area businesses with treats and goodies, the bouncy house, etc... While we were there 2 bald eagles flew over. The helicopter flew in too. It was very windy and blew a lot of leaves off the trees when the helicopter came down.

Drew passed out on the way home and slept for a couple hours when we got home. Drew and Daddy did some yard work and then Dylan came over to play.

Drew told us today that when he gets big he is going to drive his loader and knock down his school so he can build a "gymnastics". Then he is going to drive his excavator and dig a hole for the building site. When he gets big on Wednesday he is going to drive a Bobcat (skid steer). Drew did take gymnastics last winter at the same school where he goes to school now. The kid remembers everything and has a VERY active imagination!

Tomorrow is Simon's 11th birthday. Happy Birthday Sam!

Our Weekend

On Sunday we celebrated Auntie Jen turning 33!

What a little ham.

On Saturday we went to Plymouth on Parade. After the parade Drew had his hair colored green and blue. Drew "drove" a loader, SWAT van, zamboni, monster lawn mower and a rescue truck. We watched the rubber duck race too. Daddy and Drew went on a horse pulled wagon ride. After Mommy walked away, Drew somehow got some cotton candy. It was a beautiful day to hang out outside!

Fun at School

Today was apple day at school. Drew painted apples, counted apples, sang about apples, etc... His favorite are green apples. He was so tired today that he fell asleep in the car on the way home from Target and didn't even stir when being transfered into his bed. He still has a bit of a cold. Poor guy.

Drew is looking forward to going to Plymouth on Parade tomorrow. Hopefully it will be a nice day unlike last year when it rained. Lucky for Drew his favorite candy is tootsie rolls. Probably the most common parade candy!

It's been a week already?

Where did the last week go?

Last Saturday Drew stayed with Grandma Luna and Grandpa Ron while Mommy and Daddy went to a wedding. The plan was to stay overnight, but Drew decided he didn't want to. That's OK, we'll try again next time.

Sunday we went to Mimi and Papa's for lunch. Drew loves to ride on the power wheels Hummer. The only problem is he isn't quite strong enough to turn it. He kept stopping in the middle of the yard saying he was going to hit the shed, swingset, house, etc... I guess if nothing else he is cautious!

Drew has only been to Target twice this week. We see that going alone with Daddy is a bad idea. Especially when Drew's birthday is coming up! He got a new remote controlled truck (which was approved) but also came home with a new puzzle. They checked out the trains at the bookstore, but didn't buy any. Whew.

We have been dropping Joey Anna off at playschool all week. Except for Tuesday when she absolutely refused to stay there. With just Drew and Dylan it is a lot easier to do things! We went to Cub foods twice, a new park once and today we went to Auntie Jen's and fed the turtle. Yesterday after Joey was done with school we went to McDonald's playland.

Drew has had a cold all week. Mommy has it now too. This is only the 4th week of school and so far 2 of the 4 he has been sick. I guess you pick up a lot more germs when you are out and about!

We are headed to Circle Park now. Drew has been wanting to go all week. Better not waste a beautiful afternoon!