Tot's Christmas Program

Blog slacker! That's me. Can you blame me... it IS the holiday season! There's always so much to do. The tree is up, the house is decorated, 90% of the cards have been mailed (I had to order just a few more...), 98% of the gifts have been purchased. I'm right on track!

So, to continue with the holiday theme... Luke had his Christmas Program tonight in Murfreesboro! It was so cute and so much fun!!

To be honest, Andie and I were a little nervous about how the night was going to go. When we picked Luke up from daycare today, he was really upset and trying to shove all of his fingers in his mouth (really bad teething). Plus, we were nervous that if he saw us in the audience during their "performance", he'd start crying and try to walk off the stage towards us. :)

Our fears were quickly put to rest - he was totally occupied and having the best time up on stage with all of his buddies. We (and the entire audience) were cracking up as Luke would not sit still! As most of the other kids sat up on stage with a deer-in-the-headlights look, Luke was walking from one side to the other, smiling, clapping, and even had one attempted escape from the stage. It was hilarious and I was so proud of my little guy!!

(the Minnows and the Sunfish):


(attemped escape):


(what a ham!):

And yes, we did capture it all on video!

Halloween Wrap-Up

Whew, it was an eventful weekend! Here's a quick run-down of all the Halloween festivities.

(check out those rabbit teeth!):

(something has his full attention):

Well, we kicked off the fun on Thursday evening at the YMCA Fall Family Fun Fest. Luke got to wear his Batman costume and we had a good time looking at all the other kid's costumes, venturing down the haunted hallway, and we even got to see a horse! With all the excitement going on, Luke was probably most thrilled watching the billiard balls roll around on the pool tables in the teen center.

Friday morning I went up to daycare to help with trick-or-treating at school. The classrooms take turns going door to door collecting candy. I didn't really get any pics of Luke in action (because I was holding him), but here's a pic of Luke chowing down on some candycorn after his class made the rounds.

Luke with his friend Lauren:

That afternoon, the kids had their Halloween party, so I went back to daycare for more fun! It was a wild party in the Sunfish room - cupcakes, cookies, Cheetos, and a dance party! So fun!!





On Saturday, Andie and I carved pumpkins during Luke's naptime.



When it began to get dark outside, we anxiously awaited the trick-or-treaters. Since Luke isn't quite walking yet, we didn't take him around from house to house (instead, he was in bed by 7:15).

It was a great Halloween!