Trick or Treat!

Halloween is finally here! Tonight we went to "The Tanner's" home for dinner and some good old trick or treating. Damon and Riley were so excited to accompany each other this year and they absolutely had a blast!

After about 40 minutes of trick or treating, the kids got tired and requested a ride in the Halloween wagon where they were pulled the rest of the way around the neighborhood as they snuggled close to keep warm.

Their night was topped off by meeting the "real" Batman. The kids were so excited. Damon ran up to him and said "Excuse me Batman, may I take a picture with you?" Batman was honored and bent down for a picture with two of his biggest fans. That was all they could talk about the remainder of the night.

Damon and Riley were so cute together tonight. At some point Riley had mentioned that her candy bag was getting too heavy for her to carry so Damon offered to carry it for her. So this was their routine: Damon would carry both his and Riley's bag and when they would go to a door he would give Riley's bag back to her so she could get candy and then when she got her candy he would carry her bag again to the next door. It was the sweetest thing. The below video was an attempt on my part to get this gentleman in action. Notice Riley starts off with the bag in her hand and she sets it down to get the candy then Damon picks it up and listen to what he says.

What a sweetheart. I must have done something right...

After about an hour of going from house to house we decide to go back to The Tanners and let the kids play for a bit longer. The adults got to raid the candy bags and the kids played quietly with each other. It was a successful night!

After School Activities

Tonight Damon's school had a little Halloween party for all of the kids. The way the kids were acting you would have thought they didn't just spend the entire day together because they were so happy to see each other in a different light. Below is another Damon admirer...Emily just loves him and I think Damon really likes her as well.


Damon got to make "Spooky Hands" using plastic gloves, candy corns and popcorn. It was actually a very neat craft and very yummy...shhh.

Damon got his face painted by one of the teachers there and of course he went for some kind of sports. I thought he was going to pick a football but this time he picked the baseball.

They played this cute game with doughnuts where it hangs from the ceiling and without using your hands you have to eat the doughnut. It is actually a lot more difficult than it looks as it swings around and hits you on your face.

You can see the doughnut powder all over Damon's face as he stops to get a little taste off of his own lips.

He also got to make his own cookie (below) which he is eating very neatly (above) as he does not like to get messy. I wonder where he got that from? And yes, I had to take a bite as well...you know to make sure it was fresh.

After I realized they did not have any food of nutritional value we decided to go to Jason's Deli where we sat and had dinner. As we were eating Damon announced he had to go to the bathroom and bolts towards the restroom as I was trying to get my purse to go with him. Next thing I know he went running into the Men's bathroom and I was unable to catch him in time. So I had to open the door and yell for him and as I did that I saw him standing there using the urinal, luckily no one else was in there...so I told him to come out as soon as he was finished. Which he did with a big smile on his face and said "I just used the boys bathroom by myself, without you." I said "that's great honey but now we need to go to this bathroom (pointing to the women's) so we can wash your hands." He said "No way that's the girls bathroom!" After some convincing we went to the "girls" bathroom to wash his hands. I think we're at that stage now...any suggestions?

Lake Fun and Pumpkin Carving!

Yesterday I took Damon to Queens Landing in Mooresville, a place I often forget about. It was a beautiful day to be there. We fed the BIG fish, walked on the docks and enjoyed the lake scenery. Damon saw the big charter boats and got very excited. He wants to ride one oh so bad. Hmmm...maybe that will be our next date, eating lunch on the Catawba Queen Boat while cruising Lake Norman.

Later that night Damon and I went to my friends house for her annual pumpkin carving party. My friend has a daughter exactly one month older than Damon. They had played together once before and got along famously so they were looking forward to playing together again. Damon insisted on wearing his Spiderman costume to the party and sure enough when we got there Riley had to put her Spiderman costume on as well. At times the party seemed like it was more for the adults as we carved our pumpkins and made our Halloween koozies while the kids played inside. The food and drinks were great and at the end of the night we all went outside for the lighting of the pumpkins. Can you guess which one is mine and which one is Damon's? Hint: I gave everyone a hard time for "cheating" as they used their stencils while ours was free hand-old school style. "Time to go" was the hardest phrase that night for both Riley and Damon. They really enjoyed each others company and they were very sad when it had to end. I ensured both kids that we will get together for more play dates and as I said it I was thinking " Oh no, here come the girlfriends...".

Damon's Ride

Today I began to teach Damon how to ride his bike without his training wheels or "handlebars" as he likes to say. He did very well! I was very impressed with his ambition and lack of hesitation to try something new. We didn't even really have much of a discussion about it. Our conversation went something like this. "Hey Damon, do you want to take your training wheels off your bike so you can learn to ride like a big boy?" "Yeah mommy, I'll get my helmet." And off he went. Tyler "Unc" (my brother, Damon's uncle) was wonderful for helping Damon while I got some action shots. After about 10 tries Damon was ready for a "break" and headed inside for a quick victory dance. I only choreographed part of this dance and the rest was his own freestyle. This has quickly become his new favorite song and dance. What can I say, the boy has some moves!

Blogging for the very first time!

Okay, so I know I am four years too late but better now than never right? Damon and I stay very busy together and what better way to store memories than to blog our adventures. Bare with me as I begin my journey as a new blogger...and off we go...