Boo!

Halloween was SOOOO much fun this year! Sal had such a great time and it is always so delightful to watch him experience things differently each year! He learned about ghosts on the Thomas Halloween DVD we borrowed from the library although he isn't afraid...we have ghosts in the closet, the dryer and his train tunnel. It's very funny and he'll now say "boo" to the tunnel. He was a train conductor which was perfect given his love of trains right now...he enjoyed wearing the costume and you'll see that he made the rounds and we got a lot of good use out of it!

Our Sweet Little Conductor! All Board!

Sal took cupcakes to Granny's work and of course she shared one with him!Sal went to Aunt Mary's work for Halloween fun! He even brought along a train and some track.
"Sucker is good"Mommy played the supporting conductor role at Aunt Mary's work.
Sal stopped by Hy-Vee to show Uncle Paul his costume.
Sal went to a "party" as he called it at Daddy's work on Friday. Daddy played the conductor role this time!


Sal loves plastic pumpkins, here's a little one he found in Daddy's cube!

Sal really liked Daddy's boss' purple pumpkin and of course Jon was nice enough to let him carry it around.

The Valera's at Sprint

On actual Halloween, we took our little conductor to see the trains at Union Station and to lunch at Fritz's. Daddy was home sick but Aunt Mary and Uncle Paul came along for the fun!

Sal poses with Aunt Mary and Uncle Paul

Marcia & Mary at lunch

Mom and Dad worked hard on making Sal's Step2 Car into a Thomas, like the true procrastinator she is, Mommy got a late start. It turned out pretty good - most important, Sal really liked it!

Sal is watching a Thomas video from his train.Front view

Grandpa played the supporting conductor role on Halloween since Daddy was sick. So cute, I don't ever remember Dad playing along this well when I was young!

Grandpa and Grandma with Sal just before trick or treating.

Sal and his witchy Mommy!

Granny, Mommy and Sal - Granny pushed Sal all around!

Sal loved handing out candy and playing with the candy in the basket even though he can only eat a few things.

Miscellaneous October Fun!

Sal had a chance to play with his cousin George when they visited this month.

Here the boys are watching the squirrels out the front window. They have provided lots of entertainment this Fall!Boys and their cars...here the school bus was serving as a car transporter. This picture cracks me up - frog!

Sal and George had fun playing at the Great Mall on a rainy day during their visit.

Here's a video of Sal playing the piano with Daddy while Mommy was out shopping.