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Halloween and vacation

November 11th, 2012
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Braden picked out a Woody (from “Toy Story”) costume for Halloween. He liked it so much that he wore it around the house. And knowing how much Braden enjoys candy, we thought he would go trick-or-treating all night.

We were wrong. We took Braden on the loop around the house, but after about 4-5 houses, he got tired and wanted to go home. We had to basically drag him from house to house just so he could get some more candy.

We think part of the reason Braden wanted to quit was because he was SO shy going to each door to get candy. At least we got to meet some of our new neighbors.

Carson went as Curious George, by the way, but stayed at home with Kristin’s parents.

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We had a nice vacation in Cocoa Beach. Braden loved the beach and the pool. Carson had a lot of trouble sleeping, which is why we had 2-3 cups of coffee every single morning. Still, the boys were well behaved throughout the week, which included a day trip to Kennedy Space Center.

There, Braden attended his first movie, which also happened to be a 3-D IMAX movie! It was about the international space station.

Every time we went out, Braden would ask, “Can we go back on vacation?” This meant “Can we go back to the hotel?” We kept telling him we WERE on vacation.

The flight to Florida was relatively calm. Carson did sleep, although another baby woke him up. Still, Carson didn’t cry or fuss.

On the flight home, however, Carson was very antsy. That didn’t allow us any time to rest during the flight. Brian finally rocked Carson to sleep with  about 15 minutes left in the flight.

Braden was a good boy, watching his DVDs and eating a ton of snacks both ways.

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Trick or Treat

October 31st, 2010
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cimg3618Braden’s second Halloween was obviously more rewarding than his first. We went to Marcie and Josh’s house and then went to a few houses in their neighborhood. Braden walked with us–which in itself was fun, especially since he couldn’t last year–and then picked the candy himself at the houses. He also waved bye-bye to all the people as we left each house.

(We imagine the experience must have been weird for Braden, to keep going from house to house and getting a treat each time. Plus, he doesn’t even know what candy is.)

Unlike last year, in which he kept taking his pumpkin hat off, Braden left his bumblebee costume intact once we started trick-or-treating. (However, it should be noted he wore his candy pale on his head for a while). As you can imagine, he was super adorable!

When we got home, we let Braden eat a little bit of his taffy. Some of it stuck to his teeth, and it was cute watching him pick it off with his fingers. As expected, Kristin began eating the rest of his candy.

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