Home Stretch

We are on the HOME STRETCH... 

+for my helmet wearing days and

+for the Giants.

Tonight is game 1 for the Giants in the World Series! 

Woot Woot! Two Thumbs Up!

That's right. 

I have 3 weeks left in my helmet.

That's

1!

2!

3!

weeks and I'm out of the ol' helmet!

That's 

1!

2!

3!

strikes and the Tigers are out of the ol' ball game!

Woot Woot! Two Thumbs Up!

Let the countdown begin.

The end is in sight and boy does it look and feel good!

Woot Woot! Two Thumbs Up!

So...I went in for another helmet check up today.

The doc took some measurements and

  made a few adjustments to my helmet.

He then told me the GOOD news: I am down to a 4!!!!

Woot Woot! Two Thumbs Up!

Remember I started out at an 11...

well now the difference of my diagonals are down to a 4! 

We are right on schedule, 

if not ahead of schedule!

Woot Woot! Two Thumbs Up!

But remember, a 3 is our goal. 

So even though I am like only 1 little millimeter away from our goal, 

I am going to wear my helmet for another 3 weeks.

By then the doc says I will be well under 3mm. 

Like a 2 or better!

Woot Woot! Two Thumbs Up!

Now, I can do this because when he measured my circumference

he said I still have 8mm of growth left in my helmet. 

The last time I went in--3 weeks ago--my circumference grew 4mm.

Even IF it grew THAT much in these next 3 weeks (which usually it slows as I get older), 

I would STILL have 4mm to spare. 

So I am safe and good and on the HOME STRETCH!

Woot Woot! Two Thumbs Up!

Now Take Me To The Ball Game!

This is Cohen, 

  Keepin it round all 'round the town.

Halloween Came Early

Saturday we celebrated my FIRST Halloween! 

Yes Saturday was the 20th, so my Halloween technically came 11 days early...but you know what? I never even knew the difference! And mom keeps saying how relieved her and Auntie Kayla feel about having that fun party done and over with. The rest of the world is worrying about cute and scary costumes, decorations, treats and whatnot, but not us! We ALREADY did it. 

So we met up with my aunties and uncles and cousin Kyson and Peter! 

What a DAY it turned out to be. 

From Corn Mazes

to Slides

to Badminton

to Spooky Nummy Foods

to Pumpkin Carvings 

and Scary Movies

...sheesh...

No wonder by the end I was POOPED!

 Take a PEEK-a-BOO at my FIRST  HALLOWEEN:

We've got Captain America & Super-Mom, 
BYU Football Player, Referee, Cheerleader, 
Prince, Princess & the Frog, 
Wendy and Peter Pan.

 Cohen is in position.

The Heisman.  

Cohen with the Stiff Arm!

The flag was thrown. Let's see that in slow motion instant replay!

The Cousin Train.

"Hey, why you guys standing...didn't you know there is cool stuff down here?"
~Cohen

Love my boys.

Watching the badminton tournament. 

He is not quite sure if that hit was in our out? Too close to call. 

Cohen asked for ONE MORE picture. 
Of course I obliged. 
And OF COURSE it was so he could get his tongue in it. 
Silly boy. 

My Blood Shot Eye Cake and a Pumpkin Cake. 

The Spooktacular Spread: Mummies in a Blanket, Pumpkin Stew and more!
(Compliments of Kayla!)

Back to watching the tourney of Badminton!

Cohen took a hit to the face VERY unexpectedly from Kyson with a badminton racquet! 

Cohen COULD NOT believe it. Jaw is dropped in utter shock. 

Cohen accepting Kyson's apology. 

Showing us how tough he looks now with his battle wound.


IT'S PUMPKIN TIME!

Cohen going at it.

(Okay...I just had to try this one!)

We gave him a moment to recollect himself. 

And...there's our happy boy!

Ditched the lil' Tiger suite (that was mine and my siblings when we were babies)!

An all-around MUCH happier boy now (the suite was a little snug on him).

All of our work!
Kent's Creepy Man (though only 1/2 finished), our Y, Lyska's Spooky Face, Ki and Jaynie's Suzuki Symbol, Jared's Funny Face, and Kayla's Jack Skellington.  

One tired out boy. 

This is Cohen, 

  Keepin it round all 'round the town.