Wow - I guess that busy weekend turned into a busy month. Halloween was alot of fun. Nate did really well trick or treating this year. (Last year he wasn't so crazy about his lion costume and needed to get that first sucker in his mouth before he would go to more than one house.) This year he was excited to put on his samurai costume and go out with his cousins to get candy. I didn't get many good pictures from that night because he just wanted to get out and start trick or treating. After the first few houses, he really seemed to get the hang of the whole thing. He would get so excited and run to the next house saying "Maybe this house will have candy too!". Nate lasted about an hour and fifteen minutes before he announced he was done. He ate a few pieces of candy that night and never asked about it again. Daddy and mommy took care of for him in the end.
My birthday was fine. Nothing much to write about. I'm 31. Who-hoo!
We celebrated Nate's third birthday on Sunday, the day before his actual birthday. It was a beautiful day and all of our family was able to make it to our house for his party. He went down for his nap and I decorated for his party. Nothing too fancy, just some streamers and Backyardigan table cloth on the table. My sister had brought over a few helium filled balloons for his too. He ran downstairs after I got him up and announced "My birthday is here!" (Apparently a birthday is a very physical thing fro Nate because we left the decorations up and when he got up the next morning, he was so excited because his birthday was still here.) We were able to grill out and then open presents and eat cake. When everybody left, Nate was so sad because all his "friends" were gone. (He considers family his friends too.) Ken and I took the day off work on the third to spend Nate's actual birthday with him. We went to the zoo and out to Red Robin for dinner. It was so nice for just the three of us to spend the day together. Everyone says it but I really cannot believe it was only three years ago that he was born. I had no idea what an amazing person he would grow up to be. And I can't wait to see who he still becomes.
Picture from the pumpkin patch in mid October.
The day we got Nate's pie samurai costume in the mail.
Trick or Treating.
Happy 3rd birthday Nate!
