Happy Halloween!

We were so lucky to have our cousin here for Halloween this year! Mommy got me a new Spiderman costume and Emerson said he wanted to be Thomas the train again. Trey brought 2 costumes, Batman and a Ninja. He decided he wanted to be a Ninja, so Aunt Jessy let Emerson wear his Batman costume. It was a little big, so Mommy and Aunt Jessy had to adjust it some. We were the 3 Super Heros! We went all around our block trick-or-treating. We kept going until our buckets got too heavy to carry (that's how you know when you're done!). Emerson was so tired that Uncle Carl had to carry him back to our house. It was an awesome night!

Treyman's Here!!!

Aunt Jessy, Uncle Carl, and our cousin Trey (we call him "Treyman") came to visit us for the week from NC. Trey is 4, so we all get along so well! We did so many fun things while they were here. On Wednesday they went with Emerson on his 1st preschool field trip. They drove together to Redding, CT to a pumpkin patch. It was so cold that day that is actually snowed! We've never seen snow in October before, and they rarely get to see it, so it made everyone happy (even though it was REALLY cold!). When I got home from school that day we were playing downstairs and Treyman ran into the spiral staircase in the kitchen and split open his head. Mommy and Aunt Jessy took him to Norwalk Hospital where they gave him 4 stitches! (I've been there twice myself!) The next day, Mommy said I could stay home from school to go to the Bronx Zoo. The zoo was AWESOME! We saw so many cool animals and got to go in the butterfly room. We even got to ride on the bug carousel. Friday was Halloween! I had a party at my school and when I got home we carved our pumpkins! This is the first year that I would took the "gook" inside! Mommy was so proud of me! After we finished our pumpkins, we got all dressed up in our costumes. It certainly was a full week! We can't wait for Aunt Jessy, Uncle Carl, and Treyman to come back to CT for Christmas!

Meeting the Newest Cousin!

This weekend we went to New Jersey so that Daddy could go out for the first day of duck hunting season. On Saturday when he got back from hunting, Aunt Autumn brought baby Averie over so we could meet her for the first time. She is only about 2 weeks old and soooo tiny. I was the first one to wash my hands so I got to hold her first! I didn't want to share her at all! Emma got to hold baby Averie next and then Mommy did too. She is so cute! I told my Mommy that I wouldn't mind having a baby sister! Emerson was asleep for most of the visit, but we woke him up before Aunt Autumn, Baby Averie, and Aunt Janice left. He really liked baby Averie too. He told Mommy that he wants TWO baby sisters! HA HA! Maybe one day...;) Mommy told us that though baby Averie was a cutie, there'd never be any babies as cute as hers!

Oyster Festival Fun

We went to the Oyster Festival again this year. It is right down the street from our house, so Mom and Dad pack us into the jogging stroller and off we go! We got to go on most of the rides (as long as we were tall enough!) and then we had lunch. After we ate, we watched the Spiderman show. It was a really nice family day!

Em's a Big Boy too!

Today was Emerson's 1st day of preschool. He is happy because he gets to call it "his school" instead of my school! He goes to preschool Monday, Wednesday and Friday. He got to play on the playground and he even learned the "5 Little Speckled Frogs, Sitting on a Speckled Log" song. What does Mommy do with her free time now??

The REAL First Day of School!

Yesterday was supposed to be my first day catching the bus to school. I got up super early, put on my special new green shirt that I picked out myself, and went out to the bus stop with Mommy and Emerson. We waited and waited until finally my friends next door came out to catch the bus too. That's when we realized that I had already missed the bus! Mommy says the schedule said 8:28, but the bus driver told us that he's usually at my stop by 8:18. SO, Mommy drove me to school and I took the bus home. Today we were up even earlier than yesterday! I was all ready and outside by 8:00 so I wouldn't miss the bus. It was so much fun! I am so happy Mommy is letting me take the bus to and from school now! Now I feel like I've REALLY started school! I'm such a big kid!

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (well, to Mommy anyway!)

Today was the first day of kindergarten!! I am going to Marvin Elementary School down the street from our house. My teachers are Mrs. Stelly and Mrs. Kelly. (I have been having a hard time remembering my teachers' names so Mommy told me to remember "smelly"....she's hoping I don't say that to either of them!) Today Mommy dropped me off and then Poppop Ladd picked me up. I got to eat snack and lunch there! I even had recess and got to play on the playground. I met some of my classmates, but I'll meet the rest tomorrow. Next week, Mommy is going to let me start riding the bus to and from school! I am saving my "good clothes" for then!

Today was also Emerson's "meet the teacher" day at First Step Christian Preschool. He already knew Miss Bacon, but he got a chance to meet 2 other boys that will be in his class. He even got a chance to play in his new classroom for a while. He starts next week.