We had a very busy Halloween week this year! Logan got to help carve pumpkins, participate in 2 trick or treating events and do a little baking! But first and foremost we had to carve the pumpkins!
Logan was not a fan of helping me pick out the seeds from the guts... so he helped dad cut the holes instead :)
very interested in what dad was doing to the pumpkin :) Logan even picked out his own ghost stencil! He's been into ghosts this year.
The event at the police station was very fun (and dry). We got to take a tour of the entire police station and meet a lot people that Kendall works with.
It didn't take Logan too long to figure out that the orange pumpkins had candy in them. Once he got that he was a pro at finding each one. Even though he never even really has candy he somehow knew what it was :)
On Halloween night we went down to Edmonds to trick or treat the stores. Of course it started to rain right as we got out of the car, but he seemed to have fun anyway.
He made for a pretty cute puppy (even though some people thought he was a cow...:( )
Today we did a little fall baking :) I signed up for foodstirs which sends a monthly box with something to bake. Thought it would be a fun activity for us to do. Logan liked to help mix and pour... but especially liked to lick and dip his finger in :)
Today we got to go to the pumpkin farm with Aunt Laura, Uncle Jared and Cousin Bergen! The weather turned out SO nice! Sunny and warm which is great considering yesterday was pouring rain and windy :)
This year we went to a farm in Snohomish called the Farm at Swan's Trail. They had lots of activities for kids and adults and it was extremely busy! We were still able to get some good pictures and see a couple farm animals!
making sure the pumpkin dad picked was acceptable
Logan helped dad with the wheelbarrow
A few photo opps! The sun was pretty bright so some pictures came out a little dark (I had to act fast most the time)
Posing with Bergen (Logan is holding him so he won't fall off the pumpkin :))
He got to ride in a cow train pulled by a tractor... which sounded like a great idea till the train pulled away and he realized what was happening... then the tears started. But, he came back mostly tear free
For Logan's last two (and only) birthday's his actual birthday has been nice, sunny, and warm. However, the weekends that we've had his parties have been less than nice. Last year I was upset and irritated by a little grey and rain that moved his party from my outdoor plan to the cramped indoors. Little did I know what the 2nd birthday had in store for us!!
Kendall had to work till 8 on Logan's actual birthday so Logan and I had a little of Grandma Baker's mac & cheese and enjoyed a cupcake together. Logan mostly just wanted to keep blowing the candle out :)
On that Friday, Tina came over for pizza and a mini celebration with Paw Patrol and cake!!
I knew the planned forecast for Saturday was calling for some rain, but since we were just having family over I wasn't too bothered by it. Since I had Friday off I prepped and mostly cooked all the food leaving just some cleaning and wrapping for Saturday... Good thing since mid morning Saturday we had a freak windstorm start! No rain...but super strong winds knocking over trees, busting our gate and knocking out power across Western WA for H O U R S!!!!!!! Power went out at our house around noon and didn't come back on for about another 12 hours. Crazy... at that point (since the food was done and we have a grill) it was just humorous.
Decorations were up and ready... This year we went with a cars and trucks theme since Logan seems to really like them.
Kendall helped me paint the Logan Garage sign :)
Took all family members hours (literally) to get to our house... from almost and hour to up to 2 hours. Mind you on a normal Saturday it would take at most 30-45 minutes for Jared and Laura, who live the furthest, to get here. But, thankfully we had wine ready and open as the grandparents, uncles, aunt and cousin arrived.
Next it was time for gifts!
Kendall, Uncle Kevin and Grandpa (my dad) started the grill and camp stove and went out to the deck to grill ribs and reheat the mac & cheese (which turns to mush when you reheat on a bbq burner...). I wish I had taken a picture of the three of them huddled around the stove and bbq, under the deck umbrella, with rain coats on in the calmer wind and rain (ok, so there was some rain that day), but of course I didn't think to take a pic! :( It was a funny sight though...
We had dinner by candle light, lots of candle light!
Logan really liked carrying the lantern around and playing with his gifts!
Then we had cake!
My mom made the cake and dad frosted it!
Singing "Happy Birthday" in the dark
All-in-all it was quite entertaining and definitely a day to remember. Next year we might change the weekend we celebrate.... :)
