LAP Halloween Parade

Is Safeway the new pumpkin patch?

Last Sunday, Mommy and Aunt Michelle took me to Butler's Orchard in Germantown,MD only to stay a total of 10 minutes and then back in the car we went. You see, Mommy and Aunt Michelle weren't prepared for the thousands of folks that decided to come out to Butler's Orchard on that day. We had intended on going to the festival but, by the time we made it to the festival we only had 1 hour left! So, Mommy thought perhaps we would just pick out a pumpkin and be on our way. HA! Mommy soon realized that was not going to happen either with the lines of people all with the same idea. Therefore, Mommy did what any sane parent would do in the same situation and headed to the Safeway to pick out a pumpkin of my very own.

Fast forward to this afternoon where Mommy and I carved my very first pumpkin..... just in time for the trick-or-treaters :-). It was lots of fun and Mommy even let me help pick out the pumpkin seeds (Daddy likes to bake them for a treat later).

Love,
Emerson

"Mom, but why can't we get a pumpkin here?"

"Woo Hoo.... I see lots of stuff to play with"

"Mom, is it ok to eat this sticker?"

"Here, let me show you ladies how it's done!"

"Faster, push me faster"

"It's a delicate procedure but I think I got it covered"

"..... and you take both hands and pull like crazy"

"I need to make sure that she looks pretty for tomorrow's night of fun"

"Yeah, that looks about right"

E is not just for Emerson

Yesterday, Mom and Dad had their first parent/teacher conference and I did great! I was worried there for awhile especially given the fact that I've been caught escaping the play yard, playing in the mud and dirt and not sleeping when I'm suppose to. It was touch and go until my parents arrived back home from their meeting but, all was good!

Here are some souvenirs from their meeting. Mommy swears that the comment " Emerson is a funny little boy." "He has so much energy!", is their polite way of saying that I'm all over the place. Ha! I give my parents a run for their money each and everyday so why should my teachers be any different :-).

Enjoy!
Love,
Emerson

School Daze!

In September our school had picture day. Yesterday, when Mommy picked me up she was greeted with a packet of pictures from Ms. Shoba. Mommy was so excited that she couldn't wait to get home and show Daddy. I'm not sure what all the fuss was about... I'm so use to the camera by now that it was just another days work.

Love,
Emerson

My first school picture

Here's a photo of my class. I love my teachers (from left: Ms. Mandy, Ms. Kristin and Ms. Julia)

Meeting Miss Lottie

A couple of weekends ago, we took a trip to visit the Mahan clan in South Carolina. Aunt Amanda and Uncle Daren were blessed with a little girl last winter - Charlotte but everyone calls her Lottie. Aunt Sarita came down from Pittsburgh and made the drive with us too. My Mom kept apologizing for my loud outbursts in the car but, Aunt Sarita knew how to keep me happy and that was to keep the DVD movies going.

During our visit, I got to lots of cool stuff some of which drove my parents crazy! I tested out the wine glass rack (at least over 50 times it seemed), moved some gates around, made a run for Uncle Daren's jam room, climbed up and down lots of stairs, and had a great day in the local neighborhood park. Ohhh and I almost forgot the most important part - we ate lots of great food. In the short time that we had visiting, I worked hard to teach Lottie the ropes. Even though, Lottie is roughly a year behind me in age, I could see it in her eyes that she was catching on to all my tricks. Lottie is just waiting for the right time to spring these secret tricks on her parents and I can't wait to hear about it when she does :-) Go Lottie!

Anyways, we had a great time and wish that we had more time to visit but the parents and Aunt Sarita had to get back to work. Check out some snapshots from our fun times below.

Love,
Emerson

"Here's the adorable Miss Lottie"

"So Aunt Sarita, over here is where I think would be a great spot for your new home"

"Ha ha, Mommy catch me if you can!"

"Awwww..... so peaceful"

"Look, everyone brought their own sippy cups :-)"

"Cheers"

"Please someone save me from this bucket"

"Now Aunt Sarita, if you could just swing me around in circles, it would be like a Disney ride"

"Yo Lottie, what's up"
"Uh Oh, don't tell Mommy that I broke Aunt Amanda's pumpkin"

"That's all folks!"