Halloween III - Adventures in the Pumpkin Patch

I have been waiting for Halloween this year for many reasons:

1. Evann is finally old enough to understand the concept of Halloween (get candy).
2. We're in the new place where there's LOTS of kids to trick or treat.
3. I bought Evann's dragon costume last year just after Halloween (75% off). Super cute and cheap (what's better?)
4. Evann should get a LOT of candy this year with all my Jedi "getting candy" lessons
5. I get Evann's candy.

With Mommy L. being so close to giving birth to Eburn (well...we do live in East Burnaby...don't worry, that won't be the name), we decided that we wanted to do some pregnancy and family pictures. Our good friend and photographer extraordinaire, Uncle Ben was kind enough to "volunteer" (thanks Ben).

With Halloween being the nearest holiday, we decided that a pumpkin patch would be appropo. We were blessed with some great weather for the shoot (though it was mucky from days of rains prior). Thankfully Mommy L. was smart and bought some rubber boots (my first pair of rubber boots since elementary school). Unfortunately for Uncle Ben, he didn't have any rubber boots.

This place had everything! We rode on a wagon full of hay bales pulled by a tractor with musicians playing banjos and guitars. There was a corn maze, pigs, horses, ducks and goats! And of course, lots of pumpkins! And lots of mucky mud!!! What more could a kid ask for?!? I had forgotten how fun it was to walk in mud especially with big rubber boots! It really returned me back to my childhood (not that it was that long ago). ;)

I love this picture. Evann would stare down every tractor (and there were a lot of them). It was so cute. I think Evann either realized that these were real tractors or the BIGGEST toys he's ever seen.

Next year's going to be even more fun with Baby #2.

I wonder how much candy he'll get???

I can't wait to find out...

Evann's Favorites

Evann has a few favorite things...and some of them are inseperable toys. One of them is his Thomas the Train and Annie (the train).

He always has these two toys with him...or else. His other favorites is the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS...yes, my son is already a vidiot (like his father). He doesn't really play the Wii, but loves to watch me play (and MAKES me play), he's really starting to get proficient at the DS. It's a little scary.

Evann loves ice cream and fruit...almost any fruit, but melons, cherries, grapes and blueberries...and can eat them in ridiculous amounts. It shocks me how much fruit he can actually eat.

Evann also loves to have baths. his favorite bath toys are called "Dirty Dogs" which have temperature controlled "stains" which disappear in the bath.

Evann loves his friends...his "best friends" are Kaizen and Diego. They don't really "play" together as much as they play near each other, but they enjoy running around and yelling (as boys do apparently).

Evann loves his extended family too. Often he says goodnight to them even though he's in bed with no one around. In fact, Kaymi (his cousin in Victoria) was my inspiration to put these latest entries. She sent me a scathing email to motivate me. ;) Thank you Kaymi for reminding me.

Most of all, Evann loves his mommy. And his daddy, but I think mommy is his favorite these days. With baby two just weeks away from joining us, Mommy L is still looking beautiful. I sometimes forget that she's pregnant because she's still so active. She is a great mother always playing with Evann.