Since our return from Portland, things have been busy with Halloween prep around here!
Kenzo's preschool had a bake sale table set up at the Harvest Festival. I made mini pumpkin pies!
Kenzo's class had a field trip to the Tahoe City fire station - very cool!
We secured Kenzo's season rentals for the winter.
Note, the guys still in shorts - it's been a gorgeous fall season here.
"That's you, me, and Kjell!"
Morning tea with this cutie pie.
And that's just a more civilized way of saying "second breakfast!"
And then there's the pumpkins....
So we started off with a pretty scary face, which Kenzo was excited about, but then that excitement and his vivid imagination got him scared at bedtime.
So our second pumpkin was a bit more friendly...
And the third was just plain old cute.
Kenzo is so obsessed with Halloween, but can't really handle it all.
I threatened a princess or Winnie the Pooh costume if he couldn't calm down!
He can't calm down.
I suppose it's my fault, as I've been diving in to cookie making, costume designing, and house decorating!
Mini ghost cookie, for those, like me, who have a hard time seeing things close up!
This, by the way, is Kenzo's "smile for the camera."
I have heard that all kids go through an awkward smiling phase (aka, a recent episode of Modern Family) but I think it's darn cute.
Treats for his preschool party today.
A yummy paella dinner last night here with the Hagglof family before they move to Santa Cruz next week :(
Kjell and Kenzo watched part of Charlie Brown's Great Pumpkin movie!
Too scary for Kenzo, though. Sigh.
Happy Halloween!!
Dressed and ready for school!
Pretty proud of my creation.
Not anatomically correct, but a good learning process while we made it!
The 4 year old class, getting ready for Trunk-or-Treating in the school parking lot.
Cody and Kenzo.
Willy and Kenzo.
Yes, Willy really is that big.
The boys: Willy, Kenzo, Elio, Cody & Chase.
They are totally outnumbered by the girls.
On our way back to town for trick-or-treating, this time with mask.
That mask lasted all of 10 minutes...oh well!
Skeleton and mummy, hand in hand.
Kenzo and Noah having a blast watching all the crazy people!
Morgan was the cutest spider!
Alisha and the boys. Do I sense a future babysitter?
All in all, a great Halloween season for us. But yes, I am glad it's over :)
Our annual fall trip to Portland started off with lunch with the family and a night with Uncle Tak.
The next morning, we hit up the pumpkin patch!
Kenzo and Maya in their matching boots!
Barrel train ride for my little skeleton.
Searching for the perfect pumpkin...
Found it!
Hay cave...
Hay maze...
Riders ready!
Loving the ponies, just like his mom.
We took a boat to the actual pumpkin patch, and then a train back to our car - cool place!
Sistahs!
Lucky to find wheelbarrows for our pumpkin haul.
A great morning to a great farm.
Dinner at the Alvarez home with the Kalish family too!
Kenzo and Nikko - cousin buddies!
Maya is so great with Kenzo too.
Kenzo explaining the intracacies of Halloween decorations to grandma and jiji...
Yummy bento lunch at our favorite downtown spot.
Shopping with grandma.
Kenzo made a wish at the fountain "I wish daddy was here in Oregon!"
So they called him. Cute.
Our skeleton pumpkin creation!
And lunch at another favorite - Hillsborough Pharmacy.
Complete with a milkshake and sitting at the counter on the "twirly seats!"
It was a quick, but fun visit to the Beaver State!
A gorgeous morning out to Paige Meadows!
We met Claudia and baby Ariana and started on our hike through the woods...
Snack break.
Did I mention today was
GORGEOUS?!
My little hiking buddy.
We were out there for 2 1/2 hours and he did great!
A cool teepee made by locals who frequent the meadows. Which is everyone.
I felt terrible - haven't been up here in years!
Just a wee bit of orange!
We don't get the oranges and reds like on the east coast, but it's still so beautiful.
Claudia and Ariana (3 months old).
Ariana, when awake, stared up at the trees from her perch in the Bjorn...so cute.
In the trees...
Needless to say, Kenzo is currently SACKED OUT from his morning activity! What a trooper!
