Happy Halloween!

Unlike last year, James was truly into the spirit of Halloween this year.  He was excited the carry his pumpkin basket and put on his Thomas the Tank costume and hat - and even more excited to visit then neighbors homes to see some friendly faces.  Last year at this time he wasn't walking just quite yet - crazy how much difference a year can make - this year he was walking the streets and wanted to continue on even though Mom and Dad made the call that we were done trick-or-treating after completing our block. 

We carved a pumpkin and James put his hand on the guts of the pumpkin once and declared himself, "All done."  Guess he doesn't like the slimy goopy stuff that boys are typically into just yet - and it goes a long with his huge dislike of bugs too.  But once it was finished he thought it was pretty cool - particularly once we got a candle in it and he could see it all lit up!

James already knows his "treats" are in his pumpkin - now if we can just hide it so he isn't continuously asking for it between meals without him noticing that'd be a good thing.  He has taken a liking to Reeses Peanut Butter Cups and Milky Ways just like Mom and Dad enjoy ... that and a lot of the other things are a little tough for him to eat yet, particularly as he's working on his second set of molars.

In addition to the evening of Halloween we celebrated over the weekend in the neighborhood as the business association hosted a daytime trick-or-treating event for the kids.  It gave James a chance to see how it's done and tag along with his neighborhood girlfriend Ashley who he's quite smitten with.  I must say Abby Cadabby and Thomas make a pretty cute pair!

What will James be for Halloween next year?  Only time will tell, but I have a feeling, given his strong will that he displays on a regular basis (he is a Leo after all) that he'll be telling us what he's going to be rather than us selecting a costume for him