Preparing for Halloween!

So in the last couple of weeks I went to Hawaii, had a Birthday and now am getting ready for Halloween!

I can't wait, but first things first, I need to carve a pumpkin.

I tried to reassure the pumpkin that everything would probably be okay, but the process of turning a Pumpkin into a Jack-O-Lantern would definitely be painful and he might even be killed.  Hey, sometimes you can't pull punches.  Something could very easily go wrong!

Hey, does this look like it will be painless.  What surgery isn't?!?!

Another pumpkin grows-up!

Recapping Halloween . . . A few days later

Why am I talking about Halloween a few days after the fact . . . because I am still recovering from it.  Oh my, was it ever fun.

I was ready to plunder the neighborhood's candy, but first I had to go to preschool.

It just made sense for my teacher Mr. Jasen to be dressed as Mr. Smee to match my Captain Hook costume, but I guess we forgot to communicate.  

After school it was Game On!

It didn't matter if there was a Pumpkin at the door.  We were going to knock everywhere.

In the end I slowed down a little bit.  After all there were so many people to visit.  Halloween isn't all about candy. It is about connecting with your community.

In the end things got a little bit rambunctious once the sugar kicked-in. Still we kept things under control.  After all we wanted to be invited back to the neighborhood next year.

Once all the excitement cooled down the serious negotiations with Mommy started.  How much candy was she going to extract in taxation?

-Jaxon

Jaxon's Jack-O-Lantern

Mommy and Daddy were a little scatter brained about getting the Halloween decorations together but they finally got their act together.

But tonight Daddy was serious.  Maybe a little too serious.

Still, despite his determination he couldn't do it on his own.  Thankfully, I still had a Pirate Sword in my back pocket.

Get that Pumpkin open!

There we go.  Finally getting in the Halloween spirit.

-Jaxon

My Third Halloween!

I have always loved Halloween. I love it so much that I even decided to be born earlier to squeeze in one more to my lifespan. Hey, it sounded way too fun of a Holiday to spend inside of Mommy. The first Halloween I was a immobile Chili Pepper. The second I was a subordinate Parrot with my Pirate Daddy. Today, I got to finally assert myself! Nothing says Alpha Male like a Knight!

Unfortunately, the over use of my Sword at the University Village Trick-or-Treat event forced Daddy to regulate. Apparently there are only so many strangers I am allowed to stab before I get it taken away. Well, it wasn't a total waste. I got to spend some time with my friend Bailey and got enough candy to last me a month. All and all not a total bust. -Jaxon

Picking the Perfect Pumpkin

I went to get ANOTHER Pumpkin today. Just like there are three people in our family we must have three Pumpkins. It was thus important that I pick the perfect one to round out my collection.

Since this Pumpkin would represent Daddy it needed to be large . . . but some were a bit too big. I mean it couldn't be so big that it blocked the entire porch.

Luckily I had Elmo along with me as a consultant. Just like buying a house or a car getting a pumpkin can be a big decision. It shouldn't be attempted on your own. -Jaxon