Savannah & Halloween

We made a trip to the beach to visit Chris and Alicia last month. Cason had such a great time! He was a good traveler and was content to watch Nemo, eat snacks, and nap most of the way. We got down there Thursday night around 11:00pm and Cason had fallen asleep in the car around 9:00pm. He woke up about ten minutes before we got there and perked right up to greet Chris and Alicia. He played with them for about an hour before getting his bath and going to bed. The very first thing he did when he woke up the next morning was walk into the hallway and say, "Where Leesha go?" He called Chris, "T" (what he calls Tyler), the entire weekend, but we determined he was doing it on purpose because we would laugh every time. Chris was a good sport about it and kept correcting him, "No, Chris." It was quite humorous. Since we have been home, I can point at a picture of Chris and he will say "Chris," so I know he was yanking our chain.

As we were walking up to the beach for the first time, Cason said, "Wow. Big ocean." He loved playing in the sand, chasing the birds, and running full force into the freezing water. He even fell a few times, but it bothered me more than it bothered him. Friday night we went to eat at Tubby's in downtown Savannah and then we walked to get ice cream and watch the boats pass through the bridge. The next day we went back to the beach and instead of going out to dinner that night, we decided to order pizza in and go fishing in Chris and Alicia's complex. Chris and Ryan both let Cason reel in a fish and he thought he was so big. We pretend at home all the time with his fishing pole, but he's never really seen the whole process go down. You could see him connecting the mental dots. We had a really great time visiting and we couldn't have asked for better weather. Thanks for having us Chris & Alicia!

The 1st day at the beach...








What the boys caught...

Downtown Savannah...

The 2nd day at the beach...

This picture makes me laugh...he looks like he's flexing

Fishing in their complex...

The only thing I caught, a frickin' eel...

For Halloween, Cason was an Amtrak Train Conductor. When his costume first arrived in the mail several weeks before Halloween, I asked him if he wanted to try it on. He emphatically said, "No" and went running the other direction. I had a bad feeling so I decided not to press the issue again until the day of Halloween. When he woke up from his nap that afternoon, Ryan went in to get him and said, "Cason, are you ready to go trick or treating?!?!? And wear your costume and get candy?!?!?" To which he replied, "I not happy." Uh oh. Can you be that opinionated at 21 months? Luckily, once he saw the other kids getting into their costumes at my parents' house, he was too distracted to care. It took all of one house before he understood what was going on here. He ran as fast as his little legs would take him to the next house yelling trick or treat the whole way. Despite the horrible, rainy, cold weather, we had a fun Halloween. Just last week Ryan picked up a Snickers bar and Cason randomly said, "Trick or treat!"

On a side note, Cason said his first full sentence this past Saturday. While Ryan's mom was taking video of him with her cell phone, he said, "Meme's phone has an apple on it." I wouldn't have believed it myself, but it's on video. He has become quite the talker and loves to sing and dance in the car. His favorite songs right now are "Don't let me go" by the Fray and "Paparazzi" by Lady Gaga (thanks to Aunt Leesha). Oh, and he always enjoys "You are my sunshine" by me before bedtime. He always chimes in on the last word of every verse. He's gotten really good with the bat and golf club. Instead of whacking the golf ball full force every time, he has figured out the art of putting. Our TV thanks him.

He saw a picture of Santa on a book in the living room and said, "Ho, ho, ho!" I can't believe he remembers Santa from last year, but he honestly doesn't forget much of anything, even if he only sees or hears it one time. I can't wait for the holidays with him again this year. Such a sweet little stink!

Trying to get a picture with all of them at one time, looking at the camera...

Being nosey as to what Adriana is doing...