Parade and Pumpkins

We had a super busy day on Friday.  We started with UF's homecoming parade.  Gramma and Papa joined us.

Emily had some of the best gator chomping in the whole crowd!

Andrew spent pretty much the entire time in Gramma's lap....until one of his girlfriends showed up, then he was happy to sit on the curb :)

After the parade, we drove to a u-pick pumpkin patch.  They had a hay ride, corn maze, and big hay slide.

Then we went on a hunt for the perfect pumpkin. Andrew wanted every pumpkin he saw!

I found a yellow bumpy one I liked, it got the Emily seal of approval and Papa helped them cut it off the vine.

Little Red

When Andrew decided he was not going to play along with my coordinating costume ideas I got to choose whatever costume I wanted to make for Emily, she had no opinion on her Halloween costume.  I decided to make her Little Red Riding Hood.  I remember being Red for Halloween, I think I was in 1st or 2nd grade, I loved it.  I loved wearing a cape and I thought it was really cool that I had a basket that was part of my costume to carry my candy in.  It is one of those memories that has really stuck with me.  Emily probably won't remember her Red Riding Hood costume so much, but man she makes the cutest Little Red!

I took her to the woods today to get some photos of her headed to granny's with her basket of goodies.  She was more worried about snakes than wicked wolves, I guess I need to read her that book again!

It's a bird...It's a plane...

It's a bird...It's a plane...It's Andrew in his Halloween costume!

For Halloween this year I had big plans for some adorable coordinating costumes for Andrew and Emily.  Andrew was totally on board then one day he told me "no mom, I want to be superman!"  So, I made Andrew a really adorable Superman costume instead.  His ideas are always better than mine :)

He takes his role of fighting for truth and justice very seriously!

And I mean you can hardly tell him apart from the real deal superman in his costume...right? Or does his toddler belly give it away?

He is so so excited for Halloween and his Superman costume! 

And I got some good shots I need to keep handy when his first girlfriend comes around ;) Which actually may be sooner than I'd like, he tells me he has 10 girlfriends at preschool...TEN!!!