Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from the Edwards Family!!

Trey started off the day like a typical Saturday - sleeping in and then heading to music class with Mommy (where he knows his teacher is Ms. "Anna," whom, according to Trey, says "la la la."). Later that afternoon, Trey watched Daddy carve the pumpkins we picked up at Dewberry Farms. And shortly after that, it was time for Trey to put on his monkey costume.

Even though Trey had been excitedly saying "monkey" all day, when we put on the costume, something snapped. Trey just was not happy at all. I guess he wasn't really wild about the idea of dressing up as a monkey, although he didn't seem to realize that the costume was what was bothering him; he never tugged or pulled at his costume, but rather was just plain unhappy.

Posing for "official" Halloween pictures was a challenge.

Nevertheless, we tried the official trick-or-treating routine and visited a few houses. Trey was incredibly shy and insisted on Daddy holding him to walk in between houses. Usually Mr. Social, Trey would not talk to tell the neighbors what his costume was, to attempt saying "trick or treat," or even to say hi (he did occasionally say "bye bye"). Oh well, we tried.

Trey had a much better time after we ditched the monkey costume and sat outside our house to greet trick-or-treaters. We even broke down and gave Trey a piece or two of candy - probably the first candy he has ever had! Trey loved our frequent visitors and was such a good helper handing out the candy to the other boys and girls. He is going to be such a precious little Santa at Christmas this year!

We hope everyone had a very happy and safe Halloween!!!

Fall Fest

Today was Trey's second Fall Fest at school. It's a fun little event on the last Friday afternoon before Halloween. The kids dress up and put on a costume parade for the parents, and then there is a toddler-sized carnival in the courtyard afterward.

Trey in the parade with his class.

Mommy's favorite costume of the day.

Last year, Trey was too little, of course, to enjoy the carnival. So we were looking forward to this year. Trey dressed up in his monkey costume! There were at least 4 other monkeys there, and at least 2 others had the exact same costume as Trey. Apparently we aren't so original.

Nevertheless, he looked cute. And while he enjoyed the school's playground more than the actual carnival, we still had a good time.

**Potty training note: While we were enjoying the festival, Trey came up to Mommy and said "pee pee!" Mommy scrambled to find an available restroom, rip Trey out of his monkey costume, and put him on the potty before it was too late. Alas, Trey did not actually use the potty, and his diaper was warm, so we aren't sure if he was just telling Mommy he had gone pee pee or if we just didn't make it to the potty in time, but we were still proud of him for verbalizing this! (Later that night, at home, Trey went #1 and #2 in the potty! Sorry if this is TMI.)

The Wonder of Television

When Trey was a little bitty baby, about 4 months old or so, he loved the TV. Maybe it was the bright lights and noises, or maybe it was the constant movement, but something about it captured his attention like nothing else. We had always vowed not to let Trey become addicted to television, so we made a conscious effort at that point to keep him away from the TV.

Fast forward about a year or so, and Trey would not sit and watch the television if we tried. The few times we put Baby Einstein on the TV, and the one time we tried to play the Curious George movie one of his friends gave him for his birthday, Trey showed absolutely no interest at all. Until now, Trey's only entertainment derived from the television is learning how to turn it "off" and "on" and demonstrating the ability to do so at the most inconvenient moments (in the middle of a football play, for example).

But tonight, that changed. Tonight, while Mommy and Daddy had the World Series game on in the background, Trey noticed a doggie on a television commercial and squealed with delight. Then, when the doggie went away, Trey was so perplexed, asking "where did the doggie go?" in his own little way. We captured some of it in video:



After we put our DVR to good use by pausing the commercial on the furry friend, Trey went crazy, squealing, barking, kissing and petting his virtual friend, as you will see here:

Are we mean parents, you ask, for not getting Trey a "real" dog of his own? Maybe so. But virtual pets are so much easier to take care of.

Happy Birthday Aunt Kacie!

Happy Birthday Aunt Kacie! We had so much fun at your birthday dinner!!!

Thank you for letting me eat ice cream, too. Mommy never lets me!!


And happy day-late birthday to Uncle Ryan, too. We'll see you soon in Austin!!

Ready for Halloween!

Trey is officially ready for Halloween! We won't spoil the surprise by telling you what Trey's costume will be . . . but I will give you a hint: it is one of his favorite things, and he can say the word himself. We've been teaching him what to say when people ask him what he will be for Halloween, and we're trying to get him to say "trick or treat." Right now, he will say "trick" or "treat," but not the entire phrase. I doubt we'll get the whole thing down by Saturday, but we're working on it!

Trey now knows the word for "pumpkin" and says "pumpkin" whenever he sees the ones on our front steps that we bought at Dewberry Farms.

At the Edwards house, however, we are not the best at preparing for Halloween. Our first year in the house, Mommy bought some fall decorations that she proudly displayed outside. After Thanksgiving, they were packed away in the attic and have never made their way out since. Mommy just absolutely hates going into our attic, and pulling out some simple fall/Halloween decorations is just not reason enough to brave the unknown that is above Trey's room . . . so each year since, we've settled on some simple pumpkins as decorations, which we carve in advance of October 31st.

This year, Trey's grandparents were nice enough to send some Halloween goodies from Virginia. We were happy to see that they sent Trey an official Halloween T-shirt; now he will have something proper to wear to school on Friday, since the kids are not allowed to wear costumes in advance of the Fall Festival held at the school Friday afternoon. They also sent a cute little jack-o-lantern that lights up on battery power. Trey really got a kick out of it, as shown in the video below. (What? Did you say VIDEO? Yes, I have finally gotten with it and downloaded some things from my camera. Hopefully this is a turning point for me.)



PS - Trey went poo poo in the potty tonight!!! He was sitting on the potty, and we asked him to try going, which he promptly did! Yay for Trey!!!

Dewberry Farms

We had a great time at Dewberry Farms this weekend! Aunt Kacie joined us for the fun. We saw lots of farm animals, went on a hayride, and visited the pumpkin patch. Unfortunately, Trey pooped out before we could ride any rides. Oh well - we have to save something for next year!

Trey checking out the baby chics:

Up close and personal with the ducks:

Trying not to cooperate for a picture (and yes, that is actual dirt on his face):

Finally got to ride a REAL tractor!

Taking a hayride with Daddy (and getting tired!!):

Now that's a real pumpkin patch!

Lots and lots of words... but no phrases yet

Just a short post to say that Trey is really, really talking, and despite my good faith attempt to keep a list of his vocabulary, there is just no way that I can keep up anymore. For example, he said "baby" weeks ago, but I just now realized it wasn't on the list, so I added it.

Nevertheless, Trey is still not saying phrases! We are wondering when he will start telling us things that happened at school, who he plays with the most, and what he did all day. For now, however, we are perfectly content with his cute words. He just gets more and more adorable every day!