Catching Up . . . and our Pre-Halloween Events

BREAKING NEWS:

I lost my first tooth early (early, early) this morning. We knew that it was loose and getting looser. And in the middle of the night it fell out all on its own. It's that hole down there in my bottom jaw right in the middle. Pretty cool!!! I'm quite proud!In other news: We got back a few days ago from our annual fall trek up to Jackson Wyoming. It is such a beautiful time of year to be there and we quite enjoyed our week at the condo. We'll do a full blog about it soon - but here is a picture to tease you with (mom's favorite spot - Oxbow Bend). Check back in a few days for a complete trip review.

More News: Saturday marked our last soccer game of the season. Both Sam and I had great games. Sam's game was first - and he proved himself to be quite the 3-year-old soccer player. He really got in there (all by himself - no parent holding his hand now) and went after the ball. Check out that form and those mad skills!
And best of all, he ended up having lots of fun this season and really did his best. Good job Sam!Then came my game. I played hard and scored another goal. Here I am on my way to that very goal.

I really had a fun season too and did my best as well.Here we are with our trophies - great season. We really do love soccer. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported us this season!As you all know, Halloween is upon us. We kept our pre-Halloween events fairly light this year, but that made for some nice, relaxed fun. Here we are decorating some spooky sugar cookies. Who knew - the icing is the best part!And here we are dealing with pumpkin guts. Dad and Uncle Noley did the carving, but Sam and I gave the instructions. Wait until you see the final products.

Oh - now see, that wasn't a very long wait was it. Here we are with our finished pumpkins. We grew two pumpkins this year, picked up a few at the pumpkin patch, and Grandpa and Grandma L. grew one and gave to us to carve. Uncle Noley added one more and there you have it - our six pumpkins for 2011.And here they are at night. Cool! We'll try to post some Halloween day/night pictures tomorrow night. Check back if you want to see how our day went.

Sam Alert: Hey everyone - Sam here. Here's my BREAKING NEWS: I earned my 3 year old Alphabet Crown from school. This means that I know all of my letters and their sounds. This also means I am a pretty darn smart kid! Of course, this type of event calls for a big celebration - ice cream! Yum!

And here I am gutting my pumpkin. Fun times! I hear that winter will arrive at our house this next week. These pumpkins won't last long in the cold weather. But tomorrow promises to be a great Halloween!Sam out!