Halloween 2011

I'm finally getting around to putting up a Halloween post only to disappoint with no Halloween pictures. Cameras were forgotten, disposable ones were bought and it will be another ten years before I get around to developing the film. Other than the camera issue Halloween went fairly well. Landon was the cutest Woody and Tinkerbell made a rather cute cow. Landon called it quits with trick-or-treating after about ten houses. He wanted to go home and sleep. He was so tuckered out that he forgot all about his Halloween candy until the next afternoon. I usually love Halloween because it's the one day of the year when I can find a little joy in Landon's milk allergy. Maybe joy is the wrong word. I never find joy in Landon having a milk allergy, but Halloween candy that contains milk is a big perk that I get from his allergy. I am able to indulge in some chocolate after dealing with his allergy all year long. This year Landon didn't allow me to have the option of having chocolate candy. Any time someone handed him a piece of chocolate he would tell the person, "no that has milk in it" and then he would take the candy out of his bucket and hand it back to the person or push the person's hand away before they could place the candy into his bucket. A few times I was a little embarrassed by this, but most people didn't seem to mind having their hands pushed away. They laughed about it and were impressed that Landon knew the difference between the candy with milk and the milk free candy. All of the time that I spend educating Landon on his allergy has really paid off. It was nice seeing this first hand on Halloween. Every time we go to the grocery store I point out different types of food that Landon can and can not have. I educate him on the dangers that milk poses to his body. Let's face it, Landon is safer sitting next to a pit bull than he is sitting next to a glass of milk. It is so important that Landon understands this and it was so rewarding to see it pay off on Halloween night, even if it meant less candy for Mommy! 

I was able to get a few photos of Landon trick-or-treating at the mall the night before Halloween, but forgot the camera card. I don't think I'm meant to share Halloween pictures of any kind! I'll post this and work on getting some pictures from that night up soon.

Landon's 1st Bike!

Landon is growing up quickly. He's now peddling away from us! Landon has a brand new big boy bike. 

We kept telling Landon that if he was on his best behavior throughout the stores, then we would show him his surprise. After doing some Halloween browsing throughout several stores we were ready to give Landon his surprise. We took him to the store to pick out his bike. Buzz was his bike of choice. Kevin and I knew from the very beginning that Landon would be coming home with a Buzz bike so we scouted out a store that had it in stock.

Landon was having some trouble peddling at first, but once we properly inflated the tires he took off! I can't believe that his tricycle days are over with. Soon he'll be pulling out of the driveway in a real car instead of his Power Wheels car!

Landon was helping Daddy assemble the front tire while Mommy was assembling the most important parts...the decorations!

Landon is obsessed with Toy Story. It also looks like Woody will be his Halloween costume choice. I tried showing him some other options, but Landon was adamant about being Woody. So it looks like we'll have a little cowboy for Halloween. I was secretly hoping for a cutesie costume...a dinosaur, lion, something along those lines. I knew we had years of character costumes and was trying to persuade Landon into choosing a cutesie costume, but he was having none of it. He wants to be Woody and we can't change his mind!