Cole and Mommy on the Funshop bus trip through downtown Springfield.
Caden claiming a pumpkin at the patch near our home. We have been going to this great pumpkin patch for a few years now. Caden was very involved in choosing pumpkins and gourds this year. His only request was to leave with at least one white pumpkin.
The boys with some of our finds
The Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at Washington Park is one of our favorite fall events. An area of the park is filled with over 2,000 carved and lit jack-o-lanterns. It is an amazing sight! In this picture, Caden (Bumblebee the Transformer) was showing off one of his favorite jack-o-lanterns.
We ran into two of Caden's good friends, Olivia as Belle and Kellan the knight.
Daddy, Mommy, Bumblebee, and Batman
Caden was very helpful with our jack-o-lantern. He had fun scooping out the guts. Cole wasn't so sure about the slime.
After some encouragement from big brother, Cole gave scooping a try.
Caden helped design the jack-o-lantern. He requested a surprised face with oval eyes and eyebrows. Daddy worked hard and succeeded! The boys were very happy with the finished product.
Caden's preschool put on a Halloween show with six songs for the parents. It was really cute! I still catch Caden singing the songs. Caden is Bumblebee the Transformer (in yellow). His good buddy, Ryan, is next to him in the "White Jungle Fury Power Ranger" (apparently all of those words are absolutely necessary!) costume.
After the show, the kids paraded around the preschool building.
Finally, Halloween arrived! The boys got a lot of use out of their costumes this year. Here are Bumblebee and Batman getting ready to go trick-or-treating with Mommy.
Caden, Cole, and Mommy trick-or-treated at 23 houses around our block. The boys had a great time! Here are the boys with their candy load. Cole was happy with all of the suckers. Caden tried several pieces of candy that night, but he cut himself off before we needed to intervene.
