So a Fireman Walks into a Bar...

So this fireman walked into a karaoke bar with his mother because he wanted to trick or treat with his Mommy's coworkers. Little did that Firefighter know that he carries the gene for loving karaoke (from his Father's side--- not his Mother's). His Mother thinks karaoke is ridiculous and makes grown adults act like fools.

This song was specially selected for George:

Each coworker brought Andrew a special Halloween snack. I truly work with wonderful people. The have adopted Andrew and I into their family, and they think its great that I bring my (almost) 3 year old to bars.

Here is my boss is teaching Andrew some lovely tricks for throwing food.

The karaoke bar is in my building, so I took Andrew up to see my office (I needed to set some things straight because he thinks I work in a post office). Andrew reorganized my files, made some threatening phone calls to some unruly clients, typed a great breif, and then we were out.

Preschool Halloween Carnival

Here is the little maestro on his way to school. Don't worry people, I wasn't taping driving down the freeway. We were stopped at a red light.

This is Andrew's buddy, Alana. The teachers always tell me funny stories about these two. For example, the other day they told me that a little boy was picking on Alana, and Andrew walked over and said, "Hey, don't you be mean to MY friend, Alana! Come on, Alana, let's go!" That is so great on many levels.

Making Punkin Cookies

We decided to make punkin cookies for the kids in Andrew's class. Andrew picked out the sprinkles that he wanted to use-- fall leaves-- nice choice!

Each sprinkle was lovingly placed on each cookie.

First taste test--- verdict is good.

Bring a Firefighter to School Day

Hanging Out with Friends

Andrew's buddy, Liam, had his 3rd birthday party, and it was a construction theme. The kids had a great time bouncing, swimming, and eating.

And then they all jumped in the pool to wash off all the icing. It was perfect-- no need for a bath. Note the ginormous Bob the Builder bounce house in the background. It was the coolest bouncer I'd ever seen.

Funky Punkin'

After I heard my neighbors complaining that pumpkins from Aloun Farms (the only pumpkin patch on island) were filled with creepy things other than pumpkin seeds, we audibled to "Plan B," which was making funny animal faces.

Swim Class

Aloun Farms-- Take 2

Since the school trip to Aloun Farms didn't give me the pumpkin pickin' photo I wanted, I figured we'd head back over to try once more. These three were as good as it got. I do think its a little funny that the cutouts are doing the "shaka." Hang Loose, braddahs!

It's My Party

I had a very tasty birthday surrounded by loving friends and family (thank you kindly for the FANTABULOUS dark chocolate-covered apples and homemade cake)

Furlough Friday

No school on "Furlough Fridays" (Hawaii's public schools are out of money) means that there are lots of opportunities to have company when we go on crazy adventures. Andrew and his buddies decided we'd head to the water park for a full day of fun-- a water park is educational right? We bought the end of year pass so we can go as much as we want between now and Dec. 31.

This picture was taken about 2 seconds after I turned on the ignition to get some A/C going. Andrew was asleep before we even pulled out of the parking lot to go home.