Halloween 2010

This is the third year in a row that I've posted Halloween pictures

on Halloween! Yea me!

Here's Jack standing in the friendly pumpkin patch. We went to a party on Saturday night and Jack had a great time running around looking at all the decorations and people dressed in costume. (Thanks for a great party Mary!) It was a bit chilly so I opted for the fleece hat & mittens instead of Jack's costume. Such is life in Minnesota!

And here we are casting our anchor at Granny Nanny's apartment ready for trick or treating. This awesome costume is direct from 1979. Is that considered vintage? It seems that Nancy is just a bit sentimental and she had kept this from when Seth was a little tyke. I think the big difference though is that I used the sailor suit as a costume and it was just another outfit back in the day. Jack was very excited to trick or treat for candy bars and he was very polite too- as befitting a sailor in the US Navy!

Random Jack 7

Jack and Mazzy were having fun in the leaves during this October that doesn't seem to be getting cold! Grandma Donna wasn't having quite as much fun though... every time Jack would run through and kick the pile of leaves around he would look at her and say "Fix it?" In other words, "Pick up the rake you just put down and make the pile bigger!"

When was the last time you remember having so much fun?

Jack was trying to help but the rake was just a little too big!

Now Jack is not one to pose for a picture as his cousin Caleb was prone to do as a toddler. This lucky shot was the result of me waiting and waiting and then Jack fell over and started laughing.

Hey, whatever works right?

The Big Boy Bike!

Jack was having a great time trying out his big boy bike!

I tried uploading a video too but I don't know how well it will work...

Check out this kid! Jack's friend Cooper outgrew his bike and passed it on to him. Grandma Donna let him try it out today and I think he did really well. Let's remember that he's not quite 2 and a half years old and he inherited short legs from both sides of his family! I think the Kempffer athletic gene is alive and well in this next generation! And just for the record, Mick, that gene didn't skip me, I just chose not to use it! To translate Jack-speak into English, he's saying "Pedal, pedal, pedal!" just as Grandma told him to do.

Thanks for the bike, Cooper!