Trick or No Treat......

I could not be luckier to have committed a major Halloween FAIL with a child who has no idea. We had planned to take him to the local botanical garden for a fantastic, Halloween extravaganza. A place with so much going on that it would be ever so easy to avoid the candy.

Yes, avoid the candy. That's what I said. I know it's Halloween, and I know that CANDY is the best part.... but it can wait another year in Ryden's world.
I might sound kind of lame, but Ryden doesn't know any better and that is the best part.

As long as Ryden can stand in the check out line at the grocery store, eye level to all the candy, and want to do nothing more than shake the candy because of the neat sounds it makes..... then all is fine by me.

And speaking of candy, how the heck do you people deal with sugar crazed children? Tonight, we let Ryden eat almost an entire ginger bread cookie. At first, no big deal.

Then.......

we get home, and all hell breaks loose. He was insane. I have never seen him like that, and neither has Eric. It was truly like he was drunk.
On what, not quite sure?
After his bath, we put him to bed, and nothing. Yep, from the moment I turned on the monitor, I saw and heard absolutely nothing. Amazing crash!

But back to the Halloween event.

It was closed. Major Buzz Kill!!

Apparently due to all the rain. Seriously stunk!
So, we almost caved and took him trick or treating, which would have ruined the bubble I live in, but where we  drove to, there were no children around, and not many lights on. So, we took him to the cookie store, and as far as he knows, he had a fantastic time trick or treating. :)

Ryden dressed up as Batman, and he was so stoked.
Not that you can tell below.

He was just too cute.
Can you tell I rigged his costume? Maybe a little silly, but I didn't like the big, yucky material costumes at the store. Plus, they were long sleeved, and I knew it would be kind of stuffy around here. :)
I think it's cute.


As for me, and this sweet little boy in my belly, all is well. I am 25 weeks and things are pretty much... pregnant as usual.
At my next appointment, I will be in my third trimester..... INSANE!!!!

Looking forward to all the holidays that are coming our way.

I think we are going to have a photographer for the birth. Not to catch all the gory details, but to document all the sweet and intimate details that happen before, during and after all the action.
All the stuff that we didn't get on film when I had Ryden.
Something I am really excited about. :)

Anyhoo, that is all for now.......

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