Seeing RED

It has been 80 days since my last post so you can imagine that a few events took place. Halloween came and went, and soccer season wrapped up. Carson set the tone on his U8 team by being tenacious on the ball, having a nose for the net and he really developed his passing this season, to go along with his scoring. I really enjoy watching him play, it's a special feeling because he's really good. On October 31, Carson (aka Red the angry bird) made out quite well, filling his bucket to the brim after only 20 houses or so. He was a bit reluctant at first to walk up to the doors and ring the bell, especially for those homes with dogs. But that quickly changed when he saw how much candy he was acquiring at each place. We ran into a crowd which included his friend Lohitha on our street (she was dressed like a fairy) and the kids had a few laughs at each other's attire. 'Drop your nuts and move your butts,' said Red. Earlier in the fall, Carson had a three week trackout that gave us time to 1) visit a pumpkin patch and corn maze near us, and 2) take a road trip to Atlanta! At Green Acres farm, Carson tried a bungee trampoline for the first time and soared above my head like an angry bird. In Atlanta, we went to a Falcons game on the subway (well half a game, he was tired after a footlong hot dog and two quarters of football :). We caught the rest of the game at a pizza bar near the hotel where he got to form his own dough and bake it. We also visited LEGOLAND! C was intrigued by the people-sized characters made only of small legos and the 4D movie was fun because the theater sprayed water and soap suds at us. On the way home, we stopped in Greenville for a break at the waterfall, and then Charlotte for the Great Wolf Lodge waterpark. His favorite part of GWL was a giant bucket of water atop a sliding structure that would dump loads of water every five minutes. He got to play in a wave pool there for hours too. He also had several laughs when I pretended his Matt Ryan doll was driving our car. C is currently at the beach for a night with Nanny/Gpa before he starts school again Monday. Happy movember to all!