The second time around, Emerson got a little more into the spirit of being a dragon.
But I think he liked his regular Halloween clothes even more.
Remember how yellowjackets were stingy back in July?
Well, I ended up dowsing that chair with wasp poison in August, and finally cowboy’d up enough to clean out the deck chairs and make sure there weren’t any more nests anywhere. (And when I say “cowboy’d up”, I mean I was wearing gloves and long sleeves and a hat and using a long stick and waited until it was nearly dark and rainy. That kind of cowboy.)
What I found was a sad little graveyard:
If you look closely, you’ll see that their nestbuilding actually cut into the fabric of cushion, and the pulled out the stuffing to help make the nest. How interesting! Curiosity aside, we tossed the cushions and are starting our porch fresh, sans stingers.
One year? Already?
Sometimes it's hard to buy Emerson presents when the box is as fun as the toys.
Emerson's first night at Mom and Wood's cabin - he loved it up there!
He had so many smiles.
And he had lots of fun with Mom and Wood.
Petey wasn't so sure about Emerson.
Emerson did a lot of exploring.
And he watched TV
And he played with his new Legos.
But he didn't get to type.
Even if he reeeeeally wanted to.
Emerson had his first real excuse to wear his leather jacket, too.
We went out.
We went to a fair, but it was raining most of the time.
Still, there were fun things to do.
Especially at the petting zoo!
Plus, when we got back, there was a train for Emerson!
Trains are serious business.
But not everything has to be serious.
The next day we went pumpkin shopping.
And then it was time for Emerson's Birthday!
This is the card we made for him. Actually, one of two. The other one we sent to Sprout, but we messed up and it wasn't accepted. 
Still, it was fun to make and it was cute.
I already posted the good pictures, but here's his cake!
It was tasty!
Very, very tasty.
Then we went home.
And Emerson had his first spaghetti!
And, sadly, turned into a pasta zombie. But just for a little while.
More recently, Emerson test-drove his Halloween costume.
Hmm… All of Emerson’s videos seem so good when I’m taking them, and so terrible when I go back to review them – they’re shakey and the audio is quiet and they’re flooded with light or too dark.
Still, here are a couple of my favorites from the last month:
Emerson eating birthday pizza.
Emerson test-driving his Halloween costume.
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