Shortly before Halloween we did a spooky spin class on a Friday night at the gym. Curtis and I went with these lovely ladies for a great workout.
This boy is 3 YEARS OLD! He was so excited for his birthday. Every time you asked him what kind of a birthday he wanted, he would say something different.... batman, spiderman, avengers, cars, etc. His friend party didn't really happen because of a conflict, but we combined a Halloween party with his birthday.
Spencer loves to play pretend. He can sit and entertain himself playing with "guys" or the playhouse and be completely content. He talks really well and we understand probably 95% of what he says. He still sucks his thumb and wears diapers, but we are working on both. Spence loves to ride bikes and play on the playground. For a short time he started stuttering every time he talked. Then it kind of went away except when he talked to others. He was very self conscious about saying "thank you" while trick or treating because he would get nervous and stutter. He loves to play with Brookie and I am not sure what he will do in a year when she goes to Kindergarten all day.
Halloween/birthday part with the Lovells, Daltons, Oblads, and Lows.
These kids were so excited for Halloween they would dress up multiple times before the actual day to practice trick or treating. By the time halloween came, they had worn all the costumes in the dress up box multiple times.
The day before his birthday we went out to eat at Arashi's. Fried rice and ramen. It was ok, but not our favorite.
Traditional pumpkin carving/painting. They only last about 2 days if you carve them here so we enjoy painting. I would say much less mess, but Spencer may beg to differ.
Brooklyn didn't think she could be the same thing twice so each time she dressed up she was something different, all 5 times. Not sure where all the camera shyness is coming from here.
Ward Halloween Trunk-or-treat. It was 3 wards combined and there were so many people there. I handed out 250 glow sticks and then had to shut the car because the kids were still coming. The Japanese don't really celebrate Halloween, but who wouldn't want to take part in free candy. Some of the children will even give you something back when you give them candy. The base allows them to enter and they come in by the bus load. I think on Halloween we easily handed out 150 pieces of candy in 1 hour and then shut the lights off.
Right before Trick-or-treating. I think the kids had more fun passing out the candy at the door than actually collecting it.
Curtis has really enjoyed scuba diving lately. He is nice enough to go either early in the morning or late in the evening. Here are just a few of his pics.
One last random thing: We try to work out a few times a week and these are our workout buddies. Yes, that is my friend who is 24 weeks pregnant and she still beats me up the hill. I love that the kids are such good friends and that they enjoy getting out of the stroller to get a little workout as well.
