Happy Halloween - 2009!

Hope everyone had a safe, yet fun-filled Halloween! After days and days filled with rain, rain, and more rain, the weather truly cooperated and we had a wonderful night to celebrate Halloween in St. Louis. Our little fireman, Kyle, certainly had a very enjoyable evening trick or treating and protecting our neighborhood streets. Usually, we enjoy making the rounds from house to house as well as handing out candy to the many trick or treaters. Kyle was having such a good time and wasn't quite ready to head home so we continued on and didn't make it home in time to hand out any candy. We did leave a huge bowl full of candy on our front porch for the kiddos to help themselves. One neighbor set up a haunted house maze in his garage and Kyle attempted to lead us through the maze....however we couldn't easily find our way out, but we finally did after several minutes! Below, are several pictures of "Our Future Firefighter".

The Spence Family had a very successful Happy Halloween! Now, it's time to begin looking forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas!

Kyle the fireman

Happy Halloween from the cutest little fireman around

Set and ready to go trick or treating

Finally, I'm on my way...give me some candy!

Patiently waiting for someone to answer!

Show Us Your Life - Halloween Costumes

Kelly is hosting yet another "Show Us Your Life" tour. This week the theme is Halloween costumes. It certainly will be exciting to see everyone's costumes....such a fun, fitting theme for this Friday. I am posting pictures of my son, Kyle, dresssed in his costumes since he was born. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of Kyle in his costume this year yet, but he will be a fireman! Please visit Kelly's Korner to view many more adorable and creative Halloween costumes.

Hope everyone has a fun and safe Happy Halloween!

October 2005

Kyle was born premature and spent his very first Halloween in the NICU. Here he is dressed as the Tin Man. Kyle's little NICU neighbor was dressed as Dorothy

so they certainly made an adorable little couple.

October 2006

My husband and I couldn't decide what Kyle should be for Halloween this year, so he had two costumes. The first picture, he is dressed as a little pumpkin,

which was Mommy's choice.

October 2006

Kyle's second costume was a dinasour, which was Daddy's choice.

October 2007

Kyle dressed as a lion...Roar!!! October 2008 Kyle dressed as Thomas the Train

Pumpkinland at Thies Farm

The last several weeks we have seen rain, rain, and more rain, so outdoor activities have been somewhat limited. This past Sunday, however, it wasn't raining and the sun was shining so we decided to head out to Thies Farm so Kyle could experience some fall and Halloween fun! Thies Farm has an area called Pumpkinland for the children to run, play, and explore. The area has many activities including tractors to ride, mazes made with hay bales, pumpkins, a hay ride, and a pirate ship. There is also pony rides and farm animals to keep the little ones entertained. We all enjoyed our time enjoying the pretty weather and having a little fall fun at the same time! Of course, we took pictures so I am sharing several for your viewing pleasure!

Kyle loved riding in the tractor tire swing!

Kyle also enjoyed playing in the large area of hay. Kyle making his way through one of the hay bale mazes.

The Spence Family at Thies Farm It's a must for Kyle to pose with the pumpkins although at the time he was more interested in watching the tractor being used for the hay ride.

Halloween Happenings

Kyle certainly enjoyed his fourth Halloween. We had a couple of friends and their sons over for trick or treat fun! We enjoyed spinach and artichoke dip and chili before hitting the streets. John and I were a bit hesitant how Kyle would behave because he had a major meltdown before we left. We are still unsure why he was so upset, but once we were outside he was perfectly happy and content. After one or two houses, Kyle, along with his buddies, sure got the hang of what they were supposed to be doing. All three of the boys had a fantastic time and even came home with a "little" bit of candy.

Typically, the weather in STL on Halloween is either really cold or rainy, but last night was absolutely perfect. The temperature was very mild and no sign of rain. Our subdivision was filled with children and neighbors were quickly running out of candy. Combined with the awesome weather and the fact it was a Friday night, everyone was on the streets trick or treating!

I hope everyone had a safe and Happy Halloween! Enjoy our pictures!

Kyle as Thomas the Tank Engine

Kyle says..."Hey you, Give me some candy!"

Kyle on the street trick or treating

Kyle and his friends wait patiently for more candy

Everett as Chicken Little, Kyle as Thomas, and Thomas as Yoda

Happy Halloween!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Has anyone noticed I've been missing in action this week? I apologize for neglecting the blog, but I don't have anything fun, exciting, new, or interesting to speak about this week. Well, except for the fact we are celebrating no tears at preschool this week....which to us is rather exciting! We are gearing up for a fun Halloween night. I realize, many of you have been sitting and waiting very patiently to find out what Kyle's costume will be this year!

Kyle will be Thomas!! Congratulations to Angie who hit the nail on the head in my little Halloween quiz. Jennifer came in a close second by guessing a train! I will be back to share some pictures of our fun night!

Hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable Halloween!

Halloween Quiz: Just For Fun

We bought Kyle's Halloween costume today...it is SsssOOOO Kyle! Can anyone guess what he is going to be? Unfortunately, no prize will be awarded to the person who guesses correctly, but I will give you a special shout out on my blog. That's better than an actual prize, now isn't it? LOL. Now, just take a moment and leave me a comment with your guess.

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It has been quite a while since I have written a post from my ABC's of Blogging Project.

I have always enjoyed Halloween, but since having a child it brings a different level of fun. As amazing as it is, to me at least, Kyle has celebrated three Halloween's. I can't believe Halloween is just three months away. The past couple of weeks, while shopping in a few stores, Halloween displays are already set up. It seems to get earlier and earlier each year. Well, for now, we will still be enjoying the summertime.

Kyle's 1st Halloween was celebrated in the NICU as The Tin Man, from the Wizard of Oz. A little girl in the NICU next to him was Dorothy. They were such a cute little couple. We actually purchased his costume from Build A Bear and as you can see it was still way too big for him.

Halloween '06. Mommy and Daddy had different ideas about what Kyle should be for Halloween, so he actually had two different costumes. Mommy wanted her Little Munchkin to be a pumpkin and Daddy wanted a little dinosaur.

Rombach's Pumpkin Patch - Oct. '06 Rombach's Pumpkin Patch - Oct. '07

Halloween '07. Kyle was a lion...ROAR!!! Mommy with her Little Lion - '07

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