What a Busy Month

Wow October brought so much excitement to our family. Karter was so young last year we didn't do much and I still felt like we did a lot. But this year Oh MY! It first started with the Orr Family Farm pumpkin patch. I still don't have pictures from that so it'll have to be a later post. Then it was Memorial Road's Trunk or Treat celebration. I had no idea this actually meant decorating the trunk or you car (I thought that was pretty cool). We dressed Karter as "Eldo" aka Elmo. Not my first choice on a costume but Karter loved it. We went from car to car collecting one piece of candy. Karter thought this was great. However we are going to have to coach him next year on the "correct" pieces of candy to grab.
Karter checking out the goods Waiting in line

Daddy teaching him the snickers are the way to go

I couldn't resist. I love that little fury toosh

Helping himself
Our next event was the Story Book Forest. We had lots of friends go last year and every one of them told us it had to be on our list of things to do with Karter this year. I must say Arcadia Lake recreated the nursery rhymes very well. They had the Three little pigs, Pinocchio, Rapunzel and many other stories. We went around to each of the stories and grabbed a piece of candy. Karter wouldn't stay still long enough for me to read the excepts from the stories. He could have cared less. He was there for the sugar. After the trail had ended we took him on a short little hayride where Karter let us and the other riders know he was DONE. It was time for bed.

About to go through the forest

Us at Story Book Forest

Karter hated Pinocchio

But he loved the three little pigs. We could've stayed there all night.
The next thing we did was dress up for Body&Soul. Rachel made goodie bags and "dirt" for the kids for Halloween. Karter loved everything in his goodie bag especially the stickers(we are really into stickers these days) He also loved the dirt. According to Luke, Karter had dirt EVERYWHERE. I later found out that Luke was helping Karter by feeding it to him. He's a big helper that Luke.

Karter and I at B&S

We carved our pumpkin.

Karter only helped long enough to cut the top off and get two scoops of seeds and he was finished. He'd rather play with daddy

He's not one for getting his hands dirty.
The last thing we did was take Karter trick or treating. Our neighborhood is too small and the houses are too far apart for trick or treating so the Soper's asked if we'd like to join them since they are in the same boat we are. So us and the Soper's went to supper at Panera (where Leta kept trying to take Brandon's bowl and would give him the best scowl I've ever seen because he wouldn't let her have it) and then to a near by neighborhood for a night of goodie gathering. Karter would let Luke go up to the door and get his piece of candy and then he'd walk off. He thought that was plenty of fun. But don't worry we'd collect for him.

Luke the cutest Toddler Monkey (because Karter was the cutest baby Monkey last year) and Leta by far the cutest banana I'd ever seen. And Eldo. Oh Rachel and Brandon are cute too.

Karter getting his candy

We ended October with Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease. I don't think there is a better way to end such a busy month.