Friday, September 19, Jasper saw some scarecrows along the road on our way home from daycare. They had pumpkin heads, and Jasper kept pointing at them saying, “There’s a pumpkin costume, and there’s another pumpkin costume!” I asked him what costume he’d like to wear for Halloween. He said, “I want to be Tigger like last time.” I can’t believe he could remember last Halloween! I asked him if he thought it would be fun to have a Halloween Party – boy did he think that would be a great idea! All evening he talked about it. We decided to make invitations on the computer. I chose the “chiller” font and when Jasper saw it he said, “That’s creepy!” He helped pick out clipart. Then he told me who he wanted to invite. He kept acting like he had to go potty, but he kept saying, “I’m waiting for the Halloween ‘potty.’” (Potty and Party sound the same) Well, he finally had an accident, and while we were getting his clothes changed, I asked why he didn’t go to the potty. He said, “I was waiting for the Halloween POTTY!”
Saturday,September 21, Jasper and I went to the Apple Festival in Nappanee while Josh was working. Jasper played the fishing game and won a kazoo/trumpet instrument and a plastic dagger. He’s been using the trumpet as part of his band (he makes one of us play it while he bangs on something calling it a drum and blows into his recorder. He’ll say 1-2-3-4 and then point to us to start playing and then he’ll sing ABCs or some other song until he wants to play his recorder) The plastic dagger has been waved around while he says, “ARRGH Matey.” (I’m hoping I can talk him into being a Pirate for Halloween) Anyway, back to the festival. He also asked very nicely to go in the ‘bouncy thing.’ I explained that he’d have to go by himself. He was all for it. He did enjoy it, but wasn’t able to climb up the part that led to the slide, so he didn’t stay very long. Later he tried his first carmel apple. He took about 3 bites before he got to the apple and he said, “There’s an apple in there!” Before we left, he wanted to go on this obstacle course thing. I again told him Mommy couldn’t go with him, but he was so excited, I let him go. He was tall enough (over 36”) but got scared on this rope climb thing, so I told him to turn around and come out the entrance. Well, he couldn’t get up. I tried to go in to retrieve him, but wasn’t allowed. The worker of the ride, went to help him. Luckily Jasper could see me, so I could assure him that the creepy guy was ok. He never cried, but just seemed disappointed in himself for not being able to go through the whole thing by himself.
Saturday,September 21, Jasper and I went to the Apple Festival in Nappanee while Josh was working. Jasper played the fishing game and won a kazoo/trumpet instrument and a plastic dagger. He’s been using the trumpet as part of his band (he makes one of us play it while he bangs on something calling it a drum and blows into his recorder. He’ll say 1-2-3-4 and then point to us to start playing and then he’ll sing ABCs or some other song until he wants to play his recorder) The plastic dagger has been waved around while he says, “ARRGH Matey.” (I’m hoping I can talk him into being a Pirate for Halloween) Anyway, back to the festival. He also asked very nicely to go in the ‘bouncy thing.’ I explained that he’d have to go by himself. He was all for it. He did enjoy it, but wasn’t able to climb up the part that led to the slide, so he didn’t stay very long. Later he tried his first carmel apple. He took about 3 bites before he got to the apple and he said, “There’s an apple in there!” Before we left, he wanted to go on this obstacle course thing. I again told him Mommy couldn’t go with him, but he was so excited, I let him go. He was tall enough (over 36”) but got scared on this rope climb thing, so I told him to turn around and come out the entrance. Well, he couldn’t get up. I tried to go in to retrieve him, but wasn’t allowed. The worker of the ride, went to help him. Luckily Jasper could see me, so I could assure him that the creepy guy was ok. He never cried, but just seemed disappointed in himself for not being able to go through the whole thing by himself.Jasper didn’t nap much that weekend, so Saturday night, he went to bed at 8 p.m. and slept until past 8 a.m. on Sunday. He also took an hour and a half nap on Sunday afternoon, so he was feeling GOOD! He was full of energy and had the sillies all day Sunday. He was ‘cooking’ me food in his ‘oven’ (his toy barn) and gave me a book and told me, “Mommy, you need a menu.” He’d say, “I need to make this hot in my oven.” Then he’d get the plastic food out, and kind of juggle it and squeal, “It’s HOT!” At dinner, he had a Lunchable which came with ham, cheese, crackers and two Oreo cookies. He ate all his ham and cheese and a cracker or two, so he got to have one cookie. After he finished it, he said with a grin, “Ok, I eat two more crackers, then I get a cookie, Mommy – right?” I told him he needed to have some fruit first and asked if he’d like peaches or ‘cocktail’ (no sugar added fruit cocktail.) He said he wanted peaches. As I was walking to the cabinet to get them he said, “No, no I changed my mind, I want cocktail.” Later in the evening, he went potty and saw one of my bras hanging on the bathroom doorknob. He asked Josh, “What’s that?” Josh said that it was Mommy’s brassiere. Jasper said, “Oh yeah, it goes on your tummy (and pointed to his chest) – it’s for girls!” He keeps us laughing!!
