Dane really should have gotten more treats for this trick, but all he got was another black eye! (The picture doesn't do it justice, but he's got a shiner on his left eye for sure.) I walked to our front door to light our jack 'o lantern. Dane saw me depart and bolted for the door. Just about the time I stepped through the door Dane flew around the corner, guns blazing, negotiating a very tight turn in socked feet. Newton's first law of motion (objects in motion tend to remain in motion) prevented the sharp turn Dane intended. Baby meets bench, baby loses, baby acquires black eye! Here's the funny part - his previous black eye (in the same exact spot) was just starting to fade away! The previous black eye came about after an incident with a dining room chair.
More Halloween Antics....
Erik, Lindsi and Payton came over to carve pumpkins earlier this week. After Dan took out the pumpkin guts he invited Dane to stick his hand inside. As his tiny hand caustiously entered, the pumpkin suddenly came alive and RRRAAARRRGHHH came from Daddy's mouth. Dane's face went white and seconds after a shriek came from his mouth. As you can see in the above picture, Dane would then have nothing to do with the pumpkin.
So Dan had some work to do! We couldn't have a little boy
that was frightened of pumpkins for the rest of his life. Dan finally lured Dane in by putting his favorite treat - yogurt melts - inside. Oh what magic food can have on little Dane. Yogurt melts are how we get through the grocery store without a fuss. :)
Here's a classic picture of Payton! He wasn't afraid of the pumpkin one bit. :)
And the final product....
Well, at least Dan was having a good time!
