Last weekend the city sponsored a family pumpkin festival which was really a group pumpkin carving followed by free candy and cupcakes. We did our own pumpkin, and Cadence ran into his friend Benny; the two had a blast playing post-cupcake.
Meredith brought Cadence a "sprout buddy" little guy she picked up in the Junction, and here he is with him about a week post-watering. I wish we had a picture of him now; his hair is out of control!!
We were so excited that most of the Gauleys made it up for Thanksgiving! It was a great visit, and of course Cadence was so happy to see all his family.
He wanted to show off his Halloween costume, since they wouldn't see it on the actual day...and Lenny (little white dog) was not impressed. Which impressed Cadence (that he was effective as a scary shark). Actually, he did his best on Halloween to growl at people when he asked for candy and in several cases that actually got him a double share.
Playing some road hockey Sunday before lunch. The kids up the road, who take Cadence's bus, have really taken Cadence in & have even sawed down a hockey stick for him, to live at their house, for driveway/carport hockey after school (their house is on our way home, so it's turning into an occasional stop-off after the bus). Now Drew's done the same, so road hockey is growing in popularity. Poor Tofu has to stay in the house when they play, though, as he steals the ball. (note: I really hope the affinity stays with casual road hockey, as I really am not drawn to the life of a hockey mom.)
We had a great time on Halloween--there was enough snow in the morning to do some toboganning in the yard, then after lunch we headed to a friend's party for the afternoon. Then, we did a group trick-or-treat in Cobalt. Of course, we drove back home & covered our own street as well, getting home just in time for bed. One of the highlights was our neighbour who knew Cadence would be her only trick-or-treater, so she made him a gigantic (i.e. the whole batch) chocolate chip cookie shaped like a pumpkin, with orange icing etc. I can't get over how intense the sugar rush is after every bite. Yum.
Little sharkey hitting the streets in Cobalt. At one house there was a guy expertly dressed as a zombie (I wasn't sure he was real), with a real axe in his lap. Cadence and I both hesitated in the doorway, unsure what to do...then the guy I guess figured we were freaked out and threw a candy to me. The real axe was pretty intense. I think I was more scared than Cadence was.
