Hooray for Pumpkins!

Hi to all and Happy October to you! We hope this fall has been treating you very well so far; it sure has been a blessing for us. I will get right down to it, I can't wait to tell you how excited we are for dad. He had his first workouts this week with his new contract for Crossfit and it was a raving success. On Monday, 10 guys showed up and yesterday, they had a whopping 14! Today he had yet another 14-15! Isn't that the best? Dad says the office is all a buzz with excitement and both days his boss at the other facility showed up for the WOD (that's workout of the day for all of you not yet up on the lingo). It is looking quite promising for him to get a contract with Maryland as well and in the meanwhile, he continues to make contacts at other facilities very interested in his training. Before you know it, he'll have to send mom out to teach these guys! Can you see mom showing up in her current state trying to instruct a bunch of studs, HA! Little do they know beneath that basketball belly and extra padding lies one mean, lean, pull up machine! Guess what else? I am going to be a reet-reet for Halloween! For all of you who don't know, that means frog. Mom is a tad bit worried though as I haven't let her try the costume on for more than 30 seconds with trying to rip the feet and hat off. She gets so excited about this sort of stuff, I simply don't have the heart to tell her I am more like dad in this respect. Forget the silly costume, it's itchy (I told her so yesterday), just PLEASE, give me so darn dum-dums. For pete's sake, I am cute enough to warrant free candy as it is, don't make me put on a monkey suit (in this case, frog suit) and beg for it! Oh well, I can see this is one of the many future battles to come with dear mom and in case you're wondering, of course, I will take one for the team and do it for her. Besides, I feel sorry she had such a hard time finding a costume for me, the first one she ordered was supposed to fit a 2-4 year old but it was way too small. She had to switch from the bumblebee to the frog and get me a child's extra small! I guess those are the breaks when you are a big boy! Guess what mom heard me doing all on my own this morning...I counted to 10. You wouldn't believe how much I know, I simply don't want to lay it on her all at once. I don't think she and dad could stand it! I also want to update you on my new name, handsome devil. I like to call myself this and please feel free to do so as well. Mom and I went to reading circle on Tuesday and I noticed my sweet mug in a mirror by surprise during play time whereupon I proudly declared "handsome". Yes folks, I am shy like da-da, but vain like mom! I hope you enjoy the above pics, I wanted to show you some of my favorite activities. Dad and I love to play hotwheels and you can see us practicing our letters on my doodle board. So far I have made it to P. This past weekend mom and dad took me to a pumpkin patch and I had a blast on the tractors. I also posted some pics from last month when mom took me to the Catoctin zoo. The one with dad and myself is obviously self-explanatory...instead of fighting about which one of us is actually superman, we agreed to call a truce and, in honor, mom bought both of us the t-shirt. How sweet is that? Mom and I had yet another wonderful day today, we went to see Ms. Michele, Memom, Becca, and all of our friends. It was so great to see them and we are very much looking forward to Oct. 27 when we go with all of them for a hayride, snacks, and to pick our own pumpkin at the farm. Mom may not be able to do the hay ride, but I promise to have enough fun for the both of us. We are also expecting my friends to come over for snack and playtime while they study neighborhoods next week; we can't wait for that visit. Mom and I are going to the Halloween party with our reading circle too, and let me tell you, I can do without the tricks, but I am super pumped for the treats. I heard mom and her new friends talking and while I didn't catch everything, I know we can look forward to pumpkin muffins and rice krispie treats. Those ladies sure know how to party! We also managed to squeeze in a trip to the playground AND a tractor ride today before my nap, how about those apples?! Well, I better run, be on the lookout for your halloween card in the mail. Don't be surprised if I look like a real live reet-reet, underneath that frog suit, it's only me, Cooper B, handsome devil. Take care, be safe, and count your blessings. One of our most prized is friends and loved ones like you. Lots of love from me to you, Cooper B.