spoonfeeding himself

halloween and other events

happy halloween--we participated in our ward's trunk-or-treat (and got the coolest-decorated-car award!) this year.  the entire day all i thought about was how a year ago, i was at home with a newly-born little guy, and this year here he is all dressed up in the cutest costume ever (courtesy my little brother).  david and i pulled out our go-to costumes--my old waitressing outfit from baby's, and a ghost busters outfit from a few years ago.  david kept telling everyone he was winston.  i don't think they got it...everyone kept trying to give candy to pace, and i had to tell them he doesn't really know what it is yet (thank heavens!)--he enjoyed shaking the little m&m bag and listening to them rattle inside.  the other candy we put in our bowl to hand out on monday (halloween day).

and in other events--we went and picked some leftover pears from a neighbor's orchard a few weeks ago (before it got cold), and pace found the pears in his stroller.  he knew just what he wanted with that pear!

and david has become a trail runner.  well, a runner in general--he goes 3-4 mornings per week, comfortably running 12-13 miles.  he wants to do the utah valley marathon next summer, so he's getting a head start on training, i guess.  he decided to pick up trail running, and fell in love with it, despite coming home with egg-sized blisters.  this photo is after 4-5 days of healing with the blister-healing bandages, soaking them in epsom salt every night, and not running.  i'm holding a quarter by the blister, by the way.