The Boxer - Happy Halloween!

This year Michael went through 4 different Halloween costumes: Spiderman, Captain America, an Astronaut and a boxer.  He’s never been a picky dresser so I’m sure he would have worn whatever we chose for him, but all these costumes were super cute that we kept his options open.  We knew which one he was going to ultimately pick because he’s a total play-fighter.

Michael the boxer!

He was the only boxer on the block, and everyone commented at how adorable he was! =)

Adelyn was also trick or treating in this cool neighborhood – the same neighborhood we’ve been going to for 3 years.

Lola, Michael and me

We had a large group of trick or treaters this year. Daddy, Mommy, Lolo, Lola, Tita Carmel, Nana, Grandpa, Auntie Kathy, Uncle Mike, Ethan, Emily, Auntie Karen, and Uncle Niv were there…and so were the Cooks!

  Michael was victorious during this trick or treating match.  He knew exactly what to do from the get-go and was so eager to go from house to house!

Ethan dressed as his favorite character, Buzz Lightyear!

After 1-1/2 hours of fun, Michael had his first piece of candy – Smarties.  He later enjoyed a Tootsie Pop and a pack of M&Ms.  Take a guess at what time he fell asleep…world record late!

Lolo and Michael

Pumpkin Carving

Since birth, Michael was very fond of Tigger.  He bounced, giggled and dressed like Tigger for his first Halloween.  Now, he plays catch and pretend picnic with a 3 foot stuffed Tigger, and cuddles with him every night.  It’s like they’re best friends.  So when I asked who he wanted to carve on his pumpkin this year, naturally he chose Tigger!

Michael helped tape the printed stencil on the pumpkin.  It took about an hour to perfectly poke the image on.

Michael was really excited to see inside the pumpkin

And this is where Michael stopped participating. He gagged when he got a whiff of the pumpkin.  He looked so sick he wanted to be as far as possible.

So Tita Carmel and I took turns carving out Tigger. It was quite a task…we didn’t finish til 9:30!

Our finished pumpkins!

Jay’s Halloween Bash

We had a little Halloween celebration at Tita Jay’s house where all guests were required to wear costumes.  The house was all decked out in spooky Halloween decorations which kind of frightened Michael in the beginning, but after he recognized where he was and who everyone was underneath their costumes, he started to have a good time.  We played dancing games on the Kinect, and I rocked it to Michael’s favorite song “Fly Like a G6.”  We also played pass the pumpkin with an adult twist.  It was a fun-filled night!

Michael showed up as a boxer. This was costume #3 for the season, and the ultimate winner.

He makes such an adorable boxer. Watch out for his punches!

Safari Snooki and Pirate Jason…who later walked the plank! lol.

The Zombie Hosts

Anyleis as Tio Tapatio

Where’s Carmel??

Michael with Sally…so cute!

Knotts’ Spooktacular Halloween

Halloween has become a popular holiday which has kept us filled with activities every weekend this month!  Today, we checked out Knotts’ Camp Spooky which wasn’t even spooky at all.  It was held during the daytime, and all the Peanuts characters were dressed in their non-scary Halloween costumes.  Best of all, they had five trick-or-treating stations, which was plenty for Michael.

As soon as we got there, the Halloween Spooktacular was about to begin.  I don’t know if it was because of the heat, but Jason and Michael didn’t seem too impressed with the show.

We saw Sally hiding in the Hay-maze. She couldn’t keep her eyes off my boys…

Snoopy dressed up too!  Michael loves this cuddly dog as much as I do!

Jason and Michael played a few carnival games. One nice kid won this stuffed toy and was so sweet he gave it to Michael.

 

We headed home just after lunch for a nice nap before going to Jay’s Halloween Bash.  Stay tuned…

Great Park Pumpkin Harvest

The OC Great Park hosted a free pumpkin harvest event with a bunch of activities, treat stations, and free pumpkins for kids.  A few food banks were there accepting canned goods for this Thanksgiving season, and we wanted to help those in need so we participated by bringing several cans of food.  The lines for all the activity stations were so long that we stopped after two booths, had lunch and decided to spend time with a real firetruck and in the rock-play area.

First stop: Golf Booth…

They look so cute in their caps.  Michael always tilts his up like so…

Seeing him so happy always brings joy to my heart

Teamwork while trying to pull up the firetruck stopper

The boys tried climbing this tree, but their climbing was more like hugging.  Tree huggers <3

Disney…Where the Magic Begins!

We slowly headed over to DCA for some mommy and Michael quality time.  And when I say slowly, I mean very slowly…we got there after lunch!  

As soon as we arrived, we got in line for the Disney Junior Playhouse Show.  When asked to shout out his name, he yelled “THOR!”  The funny thing is that before Jason and I had him, we were joking about naming our little boy Thor. 

He wasn’t in the mood to ride any rides, so we spent the next few hours in the Animation Building.  Don’t know how but by the time we exited, our 3 hour parking was up.

He spun everything he could spin.

And spent a lot of time in the Beast’s magical library.  Today he was most like Mushu, the dragon from Mulan.

We did a little bit of drawing.  Michael was the loudest student.  Heads kept turning his way.

It turns out that he is quite an artist…look at how great his Tigger sketch turned out!

He was such a good boy, we stopped for some cookies n cream ice cream! Delish!

Cal Poly Pumpkin Festival

The Cal Poly Pumpkin Festival has got to be the best pumpkin event that we’ve ever visited, and it’s always been very hot!  Everyone parks at the school and pulls their children filled wagons across the street to a huge gated field filled with all kinds of pumpkins!  And at the end of the event, you see tired, heat exhausted children walking while the pumpkins enjoy the long wagon ride back to the car.  Thankfully, we went home with only 2 large pumpkins so Michael had a seat in his wagon.  This year, we feasted on some pulled pork and tri-tip sandwiches, sweet potato fries, kettle corn, pumpkin filled wontons, and pumpkin donuts.  Everything was fantastic and the donuts were to die for!  There were plenty of dollar activities and prizes for the kids that Michael had a great time.

 

The first booth that got Michael’s attention was the golfing game…of course!

Michael led the way through the corn maze!

Michael was preoccupied with his lollipop that it hindered his ability to pick out good pumpkins.  He always went for the dirty, rotten crooked ones.

Irvine Park Pumpkin Patch

We had some family fun before Jason’s trip to France at Irvine Park’s Pumpkin Patch.  They featured a bounce house, a hay maze, a haunted house, tractor ride, a bunch of cardboard photo cutouts, snacks, games, and pumpkins of all shapes and sizes. 

Baby Corn and Papa Corn

This little piggy is always hungry…

This was the winning pumpkin!

Family love <3