Crescent City

The first weekend of vacation was spent in Crescent City. This is Evan's face when he was told after a seven hour drive that we weren't getting out of the car yet. We headed to the Del Norte High School football game! It was a little colder than I had anticipated. Good thing grandma had some gloves he could borrow. Despite the cold and the long drive, Evan loved the game!
Ben was inducted into our high school's Hall of Fame for football.

Look what happens when I leave the grandma's in charge!

What can I say, the boy loves his blueberries!

Ah, back in the wagon:)

What can brown do for you (a.k.a. Halloween)?

Evan didn't go trick-or-treating this year, but he did enjoy Halloween. We spent the day taking one pair of shoes off, just so we could put another pair on. I just couldn't resist when he looked at me and said, "Shoes, peas?" Too cute! So, on Halloween he wore his pirate ship shirt and skull and cross bones sleeves. The day before he wore his pirate skeleton shirt in honor of 5th grade Pirate Day. But, on Sunday he was all business. We had a play date, and he went as the UPS man. Adorable! He wouldn't keep the visor on for long, but I am hoping to get some more shots this weekend as Ben is getting off work. I just have to have a picture of the two of them in their UPS uniforms.

Off to get yet another pair...
Evan also discovered the pan cupboard this weekend...oh so much more fun than the Tupperware drawer!
I think there is one more...
He just discovered where I hid his endless supply of bouncing balls.

Getting to work

This is one of the few with the visor, and I love it!

The last play date was at our house, so he wasn't shy at all. Not the case yesterday. It took him awhile to ease into the play area.

Once he got a hold of this cell phone, it was all good. He wouldn't put the thing down! Ben said that was okay, it looks like he is holding the UPS diad board.

Ian the doctor.

Ben and Evan.

Ben, the monkey, was our host. His costume was too hot to wear for long.

We decided to try and get the picture early, before there were any meltdowns. I think they may have had too much energy still:)

Ian, Jack, Ben and Evan

Evan says, "I am out of here."

Ian and Jack (he was a cowboy but wanted nothing to do with his costume after wearing it so well the night before).

A little man to man conversation.

Jack-o'-lantern

Despite his obsession with all things jack-o'-lantern, Evan wasn't too sure about this carving business.

He kept trying to flick it off of his hand.

Okay, so maybe this is pretty cool...

Once he saw it on his shoes he was done!

Finished product. It didn't turn out quite as I had hoped, and it didn't photograph well. In case you can't tell it is supposed to be a scary tree.