Halloween Highlights

The Halloween Festivities began with a little pumpkin carving to which Edison made sure he got the most out of. This cute moment lasted for about 3 min...then I had to scrape pumpkin guts out of his mouth and hair. So very worth it.



This picture is a product of the sugar cookie extravaganza that took place in my humble kitchen. My friend Jessica and I frosted and sprinkled, dipped, and piped (and ate) to what seemed an endless supply of cookies.




And here is Edison in all of his Lion glory. I got the idea for the lion costume when he started growling at us. It just seemed too appropriate. He was a lion for about 5 min at a time :)

Here is Jessica's little boy Ezra who made the most adorable little cupid I've ever seen. This baby was born with angel wings.

And here are the boys together!!!

We went with Jessica, Liam and Ezra to Bishop Museums "Treat Street" to do our trick or treating. So much fun! The Museum had their life size dinosaurs on display which made it a fun evening. Luckily Edison didn't get eaten by this huge spider.



And of course, Nate had to come back late at night to pull Edison out of the pumpkin patch while he was waiting with Linus for the great pumpkin to arrive.

A Most Sincere Pumpkin Patch

We visited the one and ONLY pumpkin patch on the island last weekend. It was a little drive out there, but we made the best of it. Everyone has to get pictures of their kids out in a pumpkin patch...that's just a standard.

Edison knows all about the nutritional value of pumpkins

He LOVED the hay ride, as you can hear.

For His Next Trick...

Someone once told me to embrace their quirks. Here are some of our favorites.

Growling

Picking up any thing and everything with his feet. Ta da!

And lots of lots of mischief...you can barely see him in this picture, but he looks like he's up to no good...and he was.

Face Painting..and Ears, and Hair

Edison Alexander- the master of carrot art.

Creating Autumn

Since our palm trees don't necessarily change colors, and our balmy 80 degree weather doesn't cool down, I have to take matters into my own hands. This is how you create Autumn in Hawaii.



Peel some juicy, red apples.


Make an apple pie



Place some fake leaves in a vase on the table (you gotta do what you gotta do)


Check out some autumn themed books for the kids



Break out the Fall table cloth, light your Fall candle and enjoy that apple pie.

I forgot to Mention

Oh yes, and one more thing I finally got a picture of- Edison's teeth! We had to take this picture when he was fast asleep so we could pull his lip down without him biting us.









When Nate and I saw this video, lets just say that it was all too familiar. I just wish I had this kids cute English accent.

A long over due update

This little one keeps growing! Here are a few of the big highlights.

Edison Eats -The Premier!


He actually wasn't this happy after the first bite of green beans. He really gagged to tell the truth. But now he eats just about anything (literally anything...I even find him underneath the dinner table sucking on my toes.)

Edison Sits Up and Crawls- The Premier!

Does he not look totally mischievous in this second picture?

Edison Gets a Tattoo -The Premier! (the one and only)

He got this tattoo at a "One year" birthday party for my old Boss's twins. When a child turns one year out here it is quite the celebration. I'm talking sign in book at the front door, party favours, two individual cakes for the twins, prizes, full buffet line for guests, and an ice sculpture bigger than my wedding cake. Edison will be getting a cupcake when he turns one...and maybe a ball. We'll see.

Edison Behind Bars

Since the crawling started, I had to break out the "bars" to block the kitchen. He was not too happy about this one at all.