Fall Festival

 Cody has been looking forward to the Fall Festival since last October. He had so much fun last year that he couldn't wait until it was time for the big event this year. Our church puts on a fabulous festival and we have so much fun! Again, my mom kept Karis so she could go to sleep on time and I could walk around with Cody more easily. Jason has to work a station so he isn't able to walk around with us....but we visit him often.

 

This year Cody went at Hulk Smash! He saw this costume at Costco and decided that is what he would be.

with his buddy Kason

 His friends were also super hero's.

 with his buddy Hudson...also the Hulk

Grayson, Cody, Hudson, Jackson, Braeden and Kason

 with his buddy Grayson

 I think this slide was his favorite thing the whole night. He probably went down it 20 times.

 This photo booth group picture is now a yearly tradition with these guys!

 And the mommy's had fun too...the boys were outside the booth laughing at us.

 We had fun walking around with the Wall, Stringer and Hayes families! Cody already can't wait until next year!

Cody's first acting gig

http://www.insight.org/resources/videos/insights/grandpa.html

Insight for Living (where I have worked for 12 years) features a video each month and for November they needed to borrow a few kids...and Cody was one of them!  I love it!

A few things from this video shoot...

• After a few takes he said he wasn't thirsty anymore...but had to pretend he was.
• He had to pretend the water fountain was too tall and that he couldn't reach.
• He loved when he got to be silly with the other kids.
• One of his favorite friends Hudson (the other blond) is in the video too and they had fun being goofy together
• In between shooting he got to take breaks and play with all the tubs of toys used at the preschool...which featured rescue vehicles. He was a happy boy!
• He could have cared less about the candy bribes.
• He loved watching the final video!

Our Cute Pumpkins

   

Karis laughing at Cody

I was sitting on the couch working on my laptop and Cody was jumping on his trampoline.  All of a sudden Karis started really laughing! I looked up and realized she was laughing at her brother! I love it!!

The love between Cody and his baby Sister!

When I was pregnant with Karis I often wondered how Cody would respond to her.  What I didn't think about was how she would respond to him. He can make her smile quicker than any of us and her whole body shows excitement when he is paying attention with her or even if he just enters the room she is in.  She kicks her feet in her little happy dance and strains her head to see him when she hears his voice. He really loves his sister and she truly loves him too!

I love it when he asks to hold her! He refers to her as "my baby" or "our baby" and wants to know where she is or what she's doing if she is not in the same room he is in. He has a happy little "Karis" song he sings to her and also calls her "sister".  He never seems bothered by her and if she is sad he will say "I think she needs her mommy (or daddy)". He is very sweet to her!

We were all getting dressed for the day and he ask if we could put Karis on his bed so he could play with her. It was sweetness that melted our hearts! My new challenge now is getting them to both look at the camera at the same time.

He loves his sister!

 

Cody's 1st Day of Pre-K

Cody was very excited to start his first day of Pre-K! We had met his teachers, seen his classroom and knew who was in his class.  He counted down all summer to when school started again! I can hardly believe how big he is! We are loving his age and stage and wish time could freeze a little!!

His teachers asked him fill this out and bring it the first day! I love his answers!