We took Ian to Busch Gardens for Christmas Town. The lights were incredible but for Ian the biggest surprise was getting to see the Sesame Street Christmas Show. He's missed his weekly Elmo visits! Of course we had to stop by the bumper cars on the way out!
Ian's first metro ride
Sweet cousins
We spent Thanksgiving in Alexandria with Papaw and the Haverstick crew this year. Ian loves playing football and wrestling with his cousins and Fred and Paul enjoy frying up the Thanksgiving bird! We rode the metro to the zoo for Zoo Lights and attempted a little ice skating. It was a great trip and we're very thankful that Elana and Paul have lived so close over the last year and half. Maybe we'll venture out to Kansas next Thanksgiving!
After much deliberation, Ian finally chose to be Buzz Lightyear for Halloween. It came as a surprise since Cars are his true love, but Buzz does have a cool factor that little boys seem to like. He's been practicing his best Buzz impression by leaping (and I mean leaping) off the couch while exclaiming "To infinity and beyond!" We spent Halloween with Coco and Big Daddy (who were visiting for the week) while eating pizza by the firepit. Ian really enjoyed going door to door asking for candy from our neighbors and made a few attempts the next day to continue Halloween. Explaining that it's socially acceptable to do this one time a year seems cruel to a two year old!
We took a drive to Pumpkinville to choose the perfect pumpkin for the season. As always, Ian was a huge help and picked an "Ian-sized" pumpkin just for him!
One of Ian's absolute favorite things to do is play football outside with Daddy and the "big boys." He's catching the ball really well and learning to kick with Daddy's help.
This is the second year for us to visit Renwood Farms in the fall. There's so much to do and explore. Petting farm, tractor hayride, kiddie maze, slides and haybails...it's all about fall fun at the farm!
Fred and Ian spent some time learning how to make "scared faces" for Halloween while Ian was wearing his new Halloween pjs. Love seeing his personality come out!
