Pumpkin Smashing

At the close of every big holiday, there is always something to smash.  Our pumpkins started molding soon after Halloween.  Dad and I took them out to the back yard for total destruction.   I am over baseball bats, so we decided to use a ladder and a concrete block.  

Trick-or-Treating 2012

Dad, Poppa and I hit the neighborhood streets for about 40 minutes.  Then I came home, and handed out candy.  People liked my costume.

Giving out candy at All Points Yarn

Morgan, Mom's friend, and owner of the Des Moines, WA yarn shop, asked me if I would like to hand out candy on Halloween.  Local businesses did this from 3-5pm on Halloween.  I was only too happy to do so.  I love handing out candy!  Here I am looking for kids.  Fortunately, the rain was stopping.

A satisfied customer.

Grandma Judy and Jan from Mom's knit group were there.

More trick-or-treaters.

There were a lot of  kids.  I had fun.

Mt. Rainier Pool

I started taking Swim Lessons in late August.  I have been very reluctant about swimming.

My teacher is great!  Her name is Shawna.  She has done a lot to establish trust-and you need to be able to trust your swimming teacher.  I used to dread swimming, now, I really enjoy going.

I have to get over getting my face wet.  I am working on this.

I am great with the kick board!

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I now love jumping in the pool!

And I do enjoy the hot shower at the end.

Creeper at the Bridge School

On October 30th, we got to wear our costume to school.  I was excited.  Mom made me two this year.  I changed my mind mid October and presented my case well that Mom did it!  Mom grumbled something about the original costume will be used in the 2012 Christmas Card.

What am I?  A Mine Craft Creeper!  I was introduced to this game by my new idol, Raul, an eleven year old in California.  A lot of boys my age do not play it, but older boys do.  A Creeper is an exploding monster. Everything in the Mine Craft world is a pixilated cube.

I have a hard time seeing out of my mask.

Mom took a picture without my mask.

At school, I was welcomed by Darth.  Ahh, this mask is driving me crazy!  This is the first Halloween that I have allowed my face to be covered.

There were lots of ninjas at school.

I wore my mask through Circle Time and

even through literacy center!