Mooo!

All the build up to Halloween and the day is finally here! Yay! I get to wear my cow costume and go trick-or-treating. Last year, I was too small to go trick-or-treating. So this is the first year that I get to go.

After dinner, I got into my cow costume and grabbed my pumpkin so mommy could take me trick-or-treating. Daddy stayed home to give out candy and scare the neighborhood kids.

At first, I didn't quite get it and was actually really hesitant to walk up to people's houses. None of the houses in our neighborhood were scary. Well, except ours. But after a couple of houses, I started to get into it. I really enjoyed taking the candy from the bowls and putting it in my pumpkin. Every now and then people would ask me what a cow says, and I'd respond, "Moo!"

I was having so much fun that when mommy said it was time to go home, I didn't want to. I'd just keep pulling mommy in the opposite direction. Mommy eventually had to pick me up and carry me back home.

Turns out daddy had a great night too. He scared a bunch of older kids who ran away from the house without any treats. Uncle Edric would be proud of daddy! Happy Halloween!

Haunt the Hollow

Matthew invited me and Kyden to join him at Haunt the Hollow. It's an annual event at Happy Hollow Zoo where kids get dressed in costume and go trick-or-treating around the park and zoo. I had so much fun. We rode rides in the morning and played in the playground. After lunch, we were supposed to change into our costumes and go trick-or-treating.

The only problem is that mommy and daddy forgot to bring my costume! Bummer. Mommy wanted to get more mileage out of my Halloween costume. I had to settle for the cow hat that mommy brought. Matthew and Kyden were superheros (Spiderman and Superman, respectively). I guess you could say that I was Ninja Cow or Super Cow!


All the treats were healthy - organic fruit leather and organic rice crispy treats. I liked the grape fruit leather. After trick-or-treating, we fed the goats and played some more. I even saw someone else dressed like a cow!


Thanks for inviting me Matthew!

Red Eggs & Pumpkins

What do red eggs and pumpkins have in common? Nothing! I just had 2 activities that involved both today.

After swim class, mommy, daddy and I attended Sienna's (she's Kyden's little sis) Red Egg and Ginger party at Nijo Castle. The restaurant was super cool because it had a pond with fish in it and a fish tank inside too! I got to see lots of my pals like Kyden, Greyson, Matthew, Abby, and Chloe. I also made a new friend, Kai. We hung out watching the fish and climbing the fence. Mommy and Daddy said that I wasn't supposed to climb it, but how am I supposed to know that? I can't read.

After my nap, we carved pumpkins with Greyson, Uncle Edric and Auntie Char at our house. I didn't like touching the gross, slimy innards of the pumpkin. Belch! Instead I helped scoop out the insides with the scooper. Whenever I tried to grab the carving tool, the grown-ups daddy wouldn't let me actually carve anything. Oh well. I picked out the design for mommy's pumpkin though. Can you guess which pumpkin was carved by whom?



I had so much fun carving pumpkins that I was ready to go trick-or-treating tonight! But everyone kept saying that I had to wait a couple more days. Why's everyone always raining on my parade?

Imagination Parade

Today was the annual Imagination Parade at my daycare. Every homebase dresses up in costumes based on a book. This year we picked my favorite book, The Wheels on the Bus. We all had yellow t-shirts that were labeled with different parts of the bus. I got to be lights. "The lights on the bus go blink, blink, blink."

We paraded around the daycare, which was lots of fun. When I saw mommy, I tried to go greet her. But I got stopped. Daddy says it's because the teachers don't want total chaos or to lose track of us kids. After the parade, all the parents hung out in our homebase and ate pumpkin pie. A few of us - Henry, Beatrix and me - played in the play yard while our parents sat around chatting. We had so much fun that we all decided to go to dinner. What a fun day!

The Pumpkin Patch

We went to the pumpkin patch today with Greyson, Uncle Ed and Auntie Char today. They had giant inflatable slides and jumpy houses. I walked over to them several times, but mommy kept saying I was too little because the sign said I had to be 3 or older. Isn't that age discrimination?

I still had fun re-arranging all the small pumpkins, running around the hay bales and trying to pick up the bigger pumpkins. Mommy and I tried to find a pumpkin that was bigger than me, but we didn't find any. Oh well. Maybe next year we can find one that's bigger than baby bro/sis.

Thanks for hangin' out with me today, Grey. Looking forward to when you're actually walking so we can go explore together!

Happy Early Birthday Grandpa!

Grandma and Grandpa came to visit me this today. We spent the whole day together - swim class in the morning followed by lunch.

When I woke up from my nap we checked out Memorial Park near our home. We've driven past it many times, but have never actually visited the park. It's a really nice park that has the perfect sized playground for me. There were lots of geese and a pond with creepy fake swans. I had a blast playing on the swing, climbing the play structure and sliding down the slides. I think grandma and grandpa might've had a hard time keeping up with me. I hope I didn't tire them out too much!

I also tried to take someone's bike for a spin, but mommy and daddy wouldn't let me. I don't understand why I couldn't take it. At daycare, I get to ride the tricycles that are just sitting in the play yard. Isn't this the same thing?

After the playground, we surprised grandpa and grandpa with an early birthday gift - dinner for two at Chez TJ in Mountain View. Why only 2? Daddy says it's because I'm too young to appreciate a nice restaurant like that. Whatever. Dinner was actually a gift from everyone - me, daddy, mommy, tachi, ethan, uncle jeff, auntie jeanette, liberty and uncle mike. Happy Early Birthday, Grandpa! Hope you enjoyed dinner. I really enjoyed hangin' out with you and Grandma!

Child Abuse

Someone needs to call CPS and report mommy and daddy. They are torturing me!

They keep trying to feed me spinach - even though I make is perfectly clear that I don't like it. Sure, they tell me it's for my own good and that spinach will help me grow strong. But I'm not buying it. I think they just enjoy watching me suffer.

To make it even worse, I heard mommy tell daddy that she read us kids should be served something 15 times before deciding that it's something we don't like. 15 times!? Once is plenty!

Judge for yourself. Do you think mommy and daddy are torturing me?

Fun in San Diego

What a fun long weekend! We just got back from a long weekend in sunny San Diego. We flew down to attend cousin Helena's wedding. (Technically, she's mommy's cousin's daughter...I dunno what that makes her for me.) Since Uncle Eddie and Auntie Lia were also flying in from the east coast, we decided to make it a mini family vacation. Here's a recap of our weekend.

Thursday (10/6): Mommy, Daddy, PoPo and I flew down to San Diego. After stopping at cousin Helena's place to pick up a stroller and Trader Joe's to pick up snacks and milk, we checked in to the La Jolla Shores Hotel. Immediately after checking in, we met up with great Auntie Jill, great Uncle Keith, Auntie Kelcy, Uncle Jason and Auntie Jessica for dinner.

Friday (10/7): Hello SeaWorld! I loved the Sesame Street Bay of Play. I rode all the rides and ran around the play area. Mommy tried to take me on Elmo's Flying Fish, but they didn't let her on the ride because she's pregnant. Boo...baby sis/bro is already putting a damper on my fun! I rode Oscar's Rocking Eel with Po-Po and Uncle Eddie. I don't think Uncle Eddie enjoyed it as much as Po-Po and I did. The dolphins and whales were only okay. Definitely not interesting enough to sit through the show. I also got my picture taken with a life-sized Elmo and The Count! Mommy and daddy were amazed that I didn't freak out or cry. They should give me more credit, I even gave them both hugs! For dinner, Mommy, daddy and I drove out to great Auntie Jill and great Uncle Keith's house so I could play with cousin Oliver.

Sat (10/8): We walked along the beach, where there were lots of surfers. Mommy and daddy thought there might've been a surf competition. I even tried to ride a surf board...on the sand. Maybe someday I'll actually ride on in the ocean. After playing at the playground next to the beach and hotel, daddy took me swimming at the hotel pool. I didn't like it as much as swim school because the water was colder. After lunch and a nap, we got ready and went to cousin Helena's wedding, which was right on the beach.

Sun (10/9): We flew home.

The Highlights

• My new Thomas the Train roller bag
  
• Riding buses (parking to terminals, rental car shuttles)
• Hanging out with Uncle Eddie and Auntie Lia, who I never get to see. It took me a while to warm up to Uncle Eddie, but eventually I let him feed me breakfast.
• Playing with cousin Oliver. Thanks for sharing your toys with me!
• Riding all the Sesame Street rides at SeaWorld
• Meeting Elmo and The Count
• The park next to the hotel
  

The Lowlights

• The plane rides. Even though I like airplanes and mommy/daddy packed lots of things for me to do, I was not a happy camper. I was tired because both flights were during my nap time. And I wanted to walk around but I couldn't cuz the buckle seat belt sign was on.
• Sleeping in a strange crib/room. I didn't sleep well in the crib the hotel gave me. The heater also freaked me out. Thank goodness mommy and daddy packed my bear and Logan blanket. That made it slightly better, but I still couldn't sleep. I kept waking up in throughout the night to make sure that mommy and daddy were still there. It was so bad that mommy and daddy let me sleep in their bed with them the next 2 nights.
  

Group Bike Ride

Uncle Jimmy (Abby's daddy) organized a bike ride for us kiddo's and our parents today. We had a really good group:

-Uncle Jimmy, Auntie Sabrina and Abby
-Uncle Paul and Chloe
-Uncle Ed, Auntie Char and Greyson
-Uncle Mike and Ky
-Me and Daddy (Mommy couldn't bike because Kabocha's growing in her tummy.)

We met up at Campbell Park and rode along the Los Gatos Creek Trail to Vasona Park.

Daddy got lots of questions about our bike seats from other people on the trail. Guess we looked super cool! I had so much fun on the ride. I pointed out all the things that I saw to Daddy. I wanted to make sure that he didn't miss anything. Whenever we stopped, I'd say, "More. More."

When we got to Vasona Park, we met Mommy, Auntie Christi and Sienna. We had a picnic lunch and stretched our legs. I even saw a train! After lunch, Daddy and I rode back to Campbell Park. I had so much fun in the morning that I fell asleep about 1/3 of the way back. Hey, I wasn't the only one...Abby fell asleep too!

Thanks for organizing, Uncle Jimmy! I hope this becomes a regular activity! Maybe next time I'll actually be able to ride on the train at Vasona park too.

Choo-Choo! All Aboard!

Today is Kyden's 2nd birthday. His Mama and Dada threw him a train themed party! And I was lucky enough to be invited! Thanks Ky!

I was in train heaven. Kyden got a super cool train table and train set as an early birthday gift from his Mama and Dada. He let all of us kids play with his train set. I think his train set is a Thomas the Train one. It makes noises when the trains go through certain buildings. He's so lucky. I wish I had a super cool train table and train set. But wait, it gets even better!

I know it's hard to believe that there could be anything better than a train table, but there is! A real life train that we got to ride around the neighborhood! There was a conductor, a bell, a train whistle and bubbles. I rode the train around his neighborhood three times. It was so much fun! I waved to people driving/walking by. I bet they were jealous and wished they could ride on our party train. I kept asking Mommy to blow my train whistle (cool party favors) when we were on the train.