Halloween - the afternoon

After stopping by work, I dropped off Max with his nanny Paola and her son Ayrton (Cooper tagged along too!). They took him over to the Stanford mall to check out the giant pumpkins and hang out with everyone else in costume. Wow, they really did it up and put me to shame (first year in a long time I have not dressed up).

Max looks like he had a great time and the fun continued!

Max wanders around

Cooper, Paola, & Max

Max & Ayrton

Paola & Max 

Max the pirate checks out the rough waters

Halloween - the morning

I do love Halloween. How fun to get dressed up, stay up late, and collect candy...and then to have a bday too? Great stuff.

I had the day off, but I stopped by work so Max could show off his costume. He LOVED it there! He was having a ball running around the cubes and offices. He did take a spill when he went full-speed into an office window (oops!) but when we were all laughing, so was he.

Tough pirate

Happy pirate 

Hat-hair pirate

Thanks for the pics Wente!

Halloween - yeah I'm late

Ok, so I promised an update on Halloween and I obviously did not get around to it! Better late than never, right?

The Hamlins decided to come over to our neighborhood to have Emma show Max what trick-or-treating is all about! She was a cute butterfly and her dad made a very crafty homemade caterpillar outfit - loved it :) Poor Max got up really early from his afternoon nap and didn't last long on the trick-or-treating trip. I can't wait until he's walking and ringing doorbells by himself.

The neighborhood kids are too nice around here. I left my giant beer bucket of candy on the porch and no one snagged half the can when I came back. I also put up a sign after Max went to bed to please knock, and don't you know, EVERY kid followed instructions. Since I was telling kids to take candy by the handfuls, a couple of them went back to tell their friends. I love Halloween! (and it's not because it's my birthday either).

Emma & Dad Jeff

Wizard of Oz fam (Tank was suppose to be tin man, but didn't like his costume!)

Leon & the sleepy Lion Max

Owl pumpkin

Spider pumpkin

Halloween practice

Max is practicing his costume-wearing skills for Halloween. Can you guess what he's going to be?

*HINT: It's not Tina Turner

The Long & Short of It...

Currently listening to: Ok, It's Alright with Me - Eric Hutchinson

I've been a bad bad blogger...how did December get here already? So here is a long catching up post:

October 31st...

Tank dressed up for Halloween

and so did we (Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, & Suri)

fun times at the Paulson's Spoooooooktacular

November 1st

A great B-day dinner at Red Lantern

Mmmmmm.... Sprinkles cupcakes for dessert

Then a little bowling (Peter & Garrett celebrate)

Angie, Ann, Jeff, & Sam wait their turn

November 25th

Leave to LA for the Thanksgiving holiday

November 26th

Lovely day in San Clemente with some of the Stanford crew or AKA "Married Mafia". As Leon golfed with Brett, Brett's dad, & Brad , Annika kept me company showing me around her hood. Her folk's home was beautiful and I have decided to move in...they just don't know it yet. We had manis, pedis, and did a little shopping then met up with Heather for lunch. Unbelieveable weather and quite a beautiful day.

November 27th

Turkey Day....time with Leon's grandparents and a lovely prime rib dinner...no Turkey's sacrificed at the Chen household.

November 28th

Yay...time with my childhood friend Joma out in Santa Monica. Got to check out his new digs (now old) and the high school he teaches at...just like old times.

We are back up north now in the real world... next week is finals week. Can't wait for it to be done!