Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everybody!!

How do you like my costume? Can you guess who I'm dressed as on my first Halloween? I'll give you a hint: He's about 6'2" and loves to fish! (That would be my Pops!)

I'm looking forward to answering the front door today and handing out candy and treats to all the other kids who live in my neighborhood! I guess those things called "candy" are pretty special at this time of the year. Mom says I can't have any just yet, but I know I must be missin' out on something pretty good because I hear there's going to be alot of older kids coming to the house to get some. I'm just happy I get to dress up as my Pops and answer the door with my fishies!

Halloween is supposed to be kinda scary. I think my first one will be a just little scary. It's my first day at daycare today. It's a good thing I really like people. Mom and dad seemed more scared than me! When my Pops was leaving for work this morning he grabbed his lunch, coffee and work bag and was walking out the front door with mom like he does every day. He didn't get very far. He came back to the kitchen and gave me a little pep talk. Ya know..I think it was the other way around. The tear in dad's eye told me so.

"You be good today, little man. Be nice to the ladies and make lots of friends." Pops said.
"I will Pops. I promise."
"And remember, I'll be there to pick you up in no time."
"I know , Pops. I know." I said.
"Remember if anyone gets out of line..."
"The jab. I know, Pops....I know. Use the jab."
"I love you." Pops said.
"I love you too Pops. Don't worry. There's lots of kids to play with. They'll only be strangers for a little while. Then we'll all be friends. I'm your son Pops....it shouldn't be too hard for people to warm up to me. Go to work and I'll see you later."
"Ok kid."

Poor Pops and Mom. They worry so much sometimes.

Last week they worried a little too. I spent two days over at Uncle Timmy & Aunt Britney's house. They have two kids. Lucy who is 6 and Nolan who is 2. Mom and Pops where worried if Nolan would like me. And guess what? We got along GREAT! Lucy and Nolan danced and sang songs for me. They played with me all the time! I even got a whole bunch of Nolans clothes and stuff that he said he didn't need anymore! Sometimes Nolan screamed a little too much, which kinda freaked me out the first couple of times. But after I got use to it, we were all good. Now I know that other kids scream just like me sometimes. Geez...and all this time I thought I had some special trick to call Mom that only worked for me.

Lately I've been going for long walks with Pops. We go to the woods and the river and walk for miles and miles.

I'm so happy when we're walking in the outdoors because I get to see all my friends: The squirrel family. The trees. Mr. Sun. Mr. wind. Last week even Mr. Rain showed up. I never met him before but ya know what? I like him! I laughed and laughed as small drops sometimes landed on my nose as I peeked out of my blanket.

Sometimes the walks are so nice that I take a little nap. The fresh air and 3 miles of trails just knocks me out sometimes.

I have a new favorite thing to do lately. I have recently found out that Pop's short hair feels really cool! Especially if I pull on it! I do it alot and we all laugh and laugh!

That's all for now! I'll keep everyone posted on how things go at daycare today and our Halloween activities as I hand out candy to all the other kids tonight!

Boo!!!