Halloween

Strict supervision of pumpkin carving.  

Jack's request was a happy pumpkin with no teeth.

He and dad drew it together.

Finally agreed to put his costume on.

Ready for trick or treating.

 Going through the haul.

- S.

Panda Breakfast

"It's bamboo-flavored oatmeal."

Of course it is…

- S.

Big Bed Troubles

Remember when I posted about Jack getting a big bed and how well he was doing with the transition?  Well, subsequent to that, here are some of the situations I've found upon entering the room in the morning.

At least he's having fun?

- S.

Salem Willows

After threatening to do so all summer, on Labor Day we finally took Jack to Salem Willows.

He rode the few rides they still have, ate pizza and ice cream, and tried to play skee ball, but still doesn't quite get the concept.

- S.

Birthday

Jack turned three a while ago.  We had a small gathering with cake and ice cream to celebrate.  It was a nice time, despite being super hot, just like last year.

He is settling in to his new age nicely with some stubbornness, a bit of picky eating, and a dash of sarcasm.

Jack opened a few gifts from Mom and Dad before the party.  Mr. Pickle for Sir Pickles.

We had a construction theme going (of course).

Construction cupcakes

 Construction carrot cake with graham cracker "dirt."

 Construction playtime

- S.

Twinkle Spin

I have a big backlog of posts to get to, hopefully very soon, 

but here is a little tidbit of just another day around here.

- S.

Maine

We went up to Maine a few weeks ago for the annual family gathering.  Thus concludes The Great Overbooked Summer of 2015.  Whew!  Lesson learned for next summer (hopefully).

We made the traditional stop at the Maine Diner for lunch.  After an epic meltdown two bites into his lunch, Jack was able to return and eat most of his lunch as well as some blueberry pie.

"This here is MY dirt pile for the weekend."

Jack found and claimed the dirt pile pretty quickly, 

but was nice enough to share with Dad and Adam and Laura.

 Bubbles were popular with pretty much everyone.

Yes, Jack has it rough.

 Saying hi to a frog on our morning walk.

- S.