Halloween!

What a day we had! Since this is the first time we are living in a "real" neighborhood, it was the first time we were able to actually go trick-or-treating. Turns out that Kylee got the hang of it pretty quickly and kept wanting to "go that house" while we were walking. Although Ryland didn't quite get his bag filled, he just liked the fact that we were walking around outside.

This year we were the kids from Kylee's favorite show Sid the Science Kid. Since most people aren't familiar with the show (it is a bit newer) here is a picture of the four kids on the show. They are May (Kylee), Gerald (Pete), Gabriela (Me), and Sid (Ryland.)
It took a few trys to get a family shot. Neither one is perfect but they work. Here we are as Sid and his friends!

We started the day off by heading to the Kaisers for a Halloween Costume Party. (We even won for "Most Original" Costumes!)

Ryland enjoyed playing in the grass with his Sid microphone.

"I'm Sid the Science Kid!"

"Now that's funny!"

Kylee had fun jumping in the bounce house!

Gabriela and Sid get a picture ... they are best friends on the show so this picture only makes sense. : )

The boys!

The girls! (with our May and Gabriela dolls)

All the "big kids" at the party headed off to bob for apples which left the bounce house empty. We let Ryland have a turn at it. He and Kylee had a lot of fun inside together.

We made a few stops on the way home to visit the Lyles and the Tisos (and to give Kylee some practice at "trick-or-treating." Then we headed home to get ready to hit up our street.

A quick picture on the porch before heading out.

They are empty bags now . . . but just wait!

And off she goes ....

Kylee had a VERY successful night and all the neighbors loved her outfit (especially the glasses) even though most of them didn't quite know who she was dressed as.

We hope everyone had a great Halloween!

As always, thanks for reading. : )

Sesame Place

With the nice weather we have been having, Pete and I decided to take advantage of our season passes to Sesame Place and head up there for a little day trip. Kylee was super excited since she remembered the rides from being there over the summer. This time she kept talking about giving the different characters "high-five." (She wasn't too fond of getting very close to them over the summer.) While, we don't have it on camera we did get a chance to get close to Rosita this time and . . . Kylee followed through and gave her a high five! She even played peek-a-boo with her for a bit.

Here we are ready to go into the park. We had one very excited Kylee! Ryland, on the other hand was still trying to figure out what was going on with his seat since this is the first time he rode in the stroller without his carseat. (He loved it by the way . . . it was great for him to be able to see everything that was going on AND he even sat still ... sort of!) : )


Sesame Place sets up some new things for the fall to celebrate Halloween. They have new shows to see, some "un-haunted" mazes, the characters are dressed in costumes, and there is a hayride. We took the hayride with Telly ... who was dressed as cheese. : )



Kylee loved going on all the rides. She remembered them all from our summer visit and couldn't wait to do them again. This time she added the rope course to the list of things she did. She did a GREAT job in it and was able to climb up pretty high. If you look at the picture in the middle of the last column, Kylee and Pete are the two people in the tunnel climbing to the next section!

While Kylee and I rode the rides, Ryland enjoyed in the scenery. : )

Ryland did get a chance to get in on the fun of the rides though. Before we left Kylee, Ryland, and I went on the merry-go-round. Yes, Ryland has been on a merry-go-round before but this was the first time he rode on a horse! Of course, the only two horses next to each other were on the inside of the ride, so the pictures aren't perfect but they are good enough.

Our two "stars" on the Sesame Walk of Fame. : )

All in all we had a great day . . . it was the perfect little road trip and one that we can't wait to do again!

Burke Nursery Pumpkin Playground

The Burke Nursery has their Pumpkin Playground up and running for the month of October. Since we live so close to it, we decided to buy a season pass. We have definitely gotten good use out of the pass. Here are just a few pictures from one of our after dinner trips there to play.

Thank you Aunt Susie!

Thanks for the great Halloween gifts Aunt Susie! The kids love them. : )

(Sorry the video is so dark. I decided to post it anyway since Kylee says "Thank You Susie" a billion times!) : )

A Couple of (not-so-scary) Skeletons

As Halloween gets closer and closer, we are getting into the spirit here at the Cookson house. Here are Kylee and Ryland sporting their matching skeleton pajamas! They even glow in the dark! Happy Halloween (a little early.)

Ryland is 6 months old!

Ryland just turned 6 months old and he has already accomplished A LOT! He has made it through all of the fruits, veggies, and meats without any signs of allergies ... yet. He can sit on his own and feed himself his own bottle (when he is really hungry). He is crawling around and getting into everything!!! His latest accomplishment . . . pulling himself up onto the furniture (or anything else he can reach.)

We just went for his 6 month check-up and everything looked great! He is in the 50th percentile for weight and length and ... in the 95th for his head! Yep, just like his sister! (Thanks Bubba!) : )

Here are just a few of Ryland's latest pictures.


Here are some pictures of Ryland in his "birthday shirt." This is the shirt that he will wear on every birthday (until it fits.) I try to take one at 6 months to help compare the 1 year picture with too. Since he is always trying to crawl and move around it was hard to get a picture of him just sitting in the chair. Here is the best I was able to do.

He was perfectly happy to stand and let me take his picture though. This one really shows just how big the shirt is! : )