Halloween: For Halloween we went back to Manhattan to visit family so they could see Parker as a lion! The day before we left to go back home we made pumpkin shaped sugar cookies and Parker helped with the frosting and sprinkles! He would start to spread the frosting, then hand me the spreader and say "mama, mama" to have me do the remainder of the spreading. He loved decorating the cookies but putting the sprinkles on was definitely his favorite! On Friday October 30th we went to my mom's office and did some trick-or-treating at the different cubicles there. The employees all get dressed up and they really get into it. Parker was even good about using his best lion roar to tell everyone what a lion says! :) While we were there there were a couple of little girls that were there with their parents. When Parker saw them, he instantly said "GIRL, GIRL!!!" and started running over to them! It was really cute, but my goodness...not even 2 and already a ladie's man...we're going to have to watch out for our little stud muffin! ;) One of the little girls dropped a piece of candy and Parker said "Uh oh!!", picked her candy up and handed it back to her! He's such a sweetheart! :) Then on Halloween day we went to Westview Church's Halloween event. It's basically school carnival type games and the kids get candy as a price at each station. It was nice to go home for the visit and fun to see my nieces and nephews on James' side of the family as well as James' cousin's family! :)
Having a snack at Grandma and Grandpa Lehrman's house
Parker (left) and Owen (right-James' cousin's little boy), they had the same costume! :)
Parker's cousin Sam as a bumblebee! :)
Cousin Carter as baby Yoda! :)
Cousin Elsie (left) and Avery (James' cousin's little girl, sister to Owen the lion in the earlier picture)
He didn't want to stay still for a picture so he was running away (as fast as he could go wearing his big lion costume, lol!) This picture makes me think of the creatures in "Where the Wild Things Are"
view from behind...
Petting the horse at Westview church
Playing one of the carnival games at Westview church with daddy's assistance because when left to his own devices he preferred to use his hand to grab the ducks out of the water thus soaking his hand and costume...
Happy boy running around free...
...not so happy boy having to sit still for a picture with mom and dad, lol!
Thanksgiving: We went back home to Manhattan for Thanksgiving as well. We left Monday late morning/early afternoonish and got to Manhattan by about 4 or 5. We went to dinner at COCO BOLOS (SOOO yummy...oh how I've missed it!) and then headed over to James' parent's house. Tuesday and Wednesday was spent with James' family and we had our Thanksgiving celebration with them on Wednesday. Parker had a blast playing with all of his cousins on that side of the family!! I can't wait until next Thanksgiving when my nephews will be older and they'll really all be able to play together the way he and Elsie play now! He REALLY enjoyed playing with his cousin Elsie (she's a year and 5 days older than him)! I think their favorite thing to do was play "Ring Around the Rosie"! There have been several times since then when I have seen Parker walk around the room and all of a sudden say "all fall down" as he falls to the ground...too cute! Thursday (Thanksgiving) morning we left to go to my aunt and uncles house in KC. We had a lovely family lunch with 2 sets of my aunts/uncles, my cousins, grandparents, my parents, and a few sweet girls who are friends of my aunt and uncle! The food was awesome as always and everyone seemed to really have a good time! That next morning we came back to Columbia. It was nice to be able to get away for several days but it was nice getting back home so Parker could get back into his normal schedule, (the only time he napped while we were away was in the car on the way to Manhattan on Monday, on the way to KC on Thursday and on the way home on Friday).
Playing with cousin Carter the day before Thanksgiving!
Playing "Ring Around the Rosie" with cousin Elsie the day before Thanksgiving!
Playing the piano with Great Aunt Lara on Thanksgiving!
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