Gearing up for Halloween

The pumpkins are carved, the decorations are hung and the candy has been bought (and carefully hidden to be saved from consumption) so the Bakkers are ready for Halloween!!  Okay...so Troy is not loving his costume as much as he did last year - but there is hope that he will concede on Halloween eve (fingers crossed!!)

Jude and Auntie C joined us to carve pumpkins

Cleaning out the pumpkins

Troy was happy to just watch (and eat marshmallows)

Time to "test out" the pumpkins in the dark

The monsters are back in the windows!

Spooky fun

Ready for trick-or-treaters!!

Trekking in Taber

It was a warm (and pleasantly NOT windy) day in Taber - so it was perfect for a trek through the park in the river bottom.

Are you sure you know where you're going Gramma??

I think it's this way, Papa.

My rattlesnake stick

Let's go to the playground Papa!

Hmmm...where is it??

Digging in the sandbox

What a great "tree fort"

In Training

How is potty training going you ask?  Welllll....we have the potty, we have the special "potty-time only" books, we have the Thomas the Train pull-up diapers, we have the cute undies...but we have yet to have success.  However, we continue to have hope :)

Reading in the buff

Choosing undies

I think I like the big potty better

Hey, I think something might be happening?!

Nope...false alarm

Take me Outside

Troy loves to be outside - especially with Daddy.

Hey Daddy...the leaves are turning yellow!

Hey, the sun is bright!

Daddy's giving me a lift

Hangin' with Daddy

I'm the king of the castle (you're the dirty rascal)!!

Off-roading

Wheeeeee

Yes...I still refuse to wear shoes and socks on my walks :)

Head Start

Troy was "using his head" at the playground...literally...to break a fall from the climbing wall.  The gravel proved to be less than soft for a landing - but it hasn't stopped him from continuing to play on the equipment (even in his own alternative ways!).

The scene of the "crime"

Ready, set, GO.....

Yes...this IS how Troy plays on it

Gravel-ly forehead

Smiley and Scratchy