I can't believe Justin is 5 and Karson is 1 already! Time truly does fly. Justin turned 5 on October 1st, and Karson turned 1 on October 23rd. We celebrated with two parties, one in Waukon and one in Sterling. They didn't seem to mind sharing their parties with each other, at least not this year anyway.
The party theme in Sterling was Monkeys because we always call the boys our little monkeys. Karson even wore an outfit with monkeys on it. Too cute!
Karson wasn't real sure what to do with his first cupcake. He enjoyed playing with it, but he wasn't sure he wanted to eat it. He seemed confused as to what the heck was all over his hands. It's funny because Justin didn't want to eat his first birthday cake either. Crazy boys! :)
Justin's only true birthday gift request was a Nintendo DS. Needless to say, he was thrilled when his wish came true (thanks to Nana Cathy & Papa Rick).
Karson didn't have any gift requests this year, but he managed to get a few things, more like a lot of things. Here he is on his new ride-on toy. It must have been the perfect gift because both sets of grandparents got him the same thing. It's tough to be so loved. :)
Halloween was fun this year. Justin is finally getting into the spirit of Halloween. He loves getting dressed up as whatever his favorite superhero happens to be at the moment (this year it was a red Jungle Fury Power Ranger), and going out door to door trick-or-treating for as much candy as he can manage to accumulate in one night. Matt's aunt Buff took him out this year, while Matt, Karson & I stayed home to hand out candy to the other superheroes, witches, animals, etc. who happened to show up at our door.
Did you notice how Karson is sitting on the steps with no help? He is getting so big. And isn't he the cutest giraffe you've ever seen?! I could not resist this costume when I saw it in the store. He actually didn't mind wearing it either. He certainly was the happiest little giraffe I've ever seen.
