pumpkin painting!

I realize these pictures are a little behind, but better late than never! Chad loves his pumpkins and insisted we not carve them, so we set the little guy to work! In Chad's words they are "bootiful!"

FREE CANDY!!!

Chad had a blast running from house to house...."look guys, i got more candy!"

Ready for Halloween! Only one more week!

He is so proud of his pumpkin, and is a very "scary lion!" his giggly roar is music to my ears!

The Pumpkin Patch

As we all know, October means time for PUMPKINS! We braved the drizzly day a couple of weeks ago, and set out to find the perfect pumpkin. Chad was on a mission, while many were "to dirty" he finally found one that met his expectations, and I must say, is in fact the perfect pumpkin. After lugging it home, and placing it on the front porch, he loves it more everyday! He often feels the need to sit with it for a moment, or give it a hug.... not sure how he will feel about the whole carving of the precious pumpkin! He is all set with his pumpkin and "scary lion" costume, and is patiently waiting to go Trick or Treating!

A Boy and His Ducks.....

A boy and his ducks.... Chad is in love with the ducks at the Lake dock about 1 mile from our house. He would go everyday to feed his friends if he could. Every duck is "Mr. Duck, and he loves them all egually! The smartest ducks know that Chad's little arm can only throw a piece of bread so far and will get right next to him to gobble up all the pieces! After a long feeding, (usually an entire loaf of bread!)Chad must coral his ducks back into the water to see them all swim around. Despite the occasional seagull, or crow coming to pester the ducks and sending them into a frenzied flight around us, it is usually a very peaceful afternoon. You would think being surrounded by ducks would scare most two year olds, but not our little duck boy, he is in his element when amongst his friends.... his Aunt Danielle says he even runs like a duck... I am sure Chad thinks that is a compliment.
A boy and his ducks, simple love.

Seahawks!

We took Chad to his second ever Seahawks game on Saturday. The only other Hawks game he has been to, he was about 6 weeks old. He loved it! He kept yelling "go seahawks!" even after we were home and he was in bed, it was 10:45 and he was in bed yelling "go seahawks". He was really well behaved as usual at the game and had a blast!

Chad's 2 year Birthday Bash

Chad's latest obsession is hotwheels cars, I think after his birthday he has PLENTY!
Aunt Kristine made some amazing handmade, one of a kind decorations for his party!

Blowing out the candle on his Mickey Mouse Club House cake!

Everyone singing to him made him a little uncomfortable.

Checking out his new Mickey ride from Uncle Derek, Griffin and Emily

Waiting patiently for Daddy to get the box open

trying on his new shorts

More presents!

96 degrees is mighty hot for an outdoor bbq! Notice the sweat!

The Mickey Mouse Club House Cake I made for my little man!

On August 15th 2010 our little boy turned 2 years old. I can't even describe how quickly the last two years have gone by. I never knew how precious the years are until they have all of a sudden disappeard and my baby is no more, and this little boy is running around me shoving rocks and cars in his pockets and watching football and baseball and hockey with his daddy. I know every parent says that their child is smarter than most and that they are truly the best there is, but I know in our case, it's true! ;) We have hit the jackpot with this little boy we are honored to call our son. I hope the next two years don't go by nearly as fast!