2006-10-27 :: Halloween
Another great thing about having a child is that you get to
rediscover all of the holidays you loved as a kid. This October has
been one giant Halloween festival for Benjamin that's been packed with
lots of cute moments. It seems like every other day this month
Benjamin's had some playgroup costume party to attend (the boy does
seem to get out a lot). Thanks to some hand-me-downs, he's gone as a
lion (with a cute little tail) and a purple dragon. He doesn't seem
to know what to think of the whole costume thing, but he's been
a good sport about it all.


Livermore is a good place to be during October. In addition to
having a good Fall climate, there are a few farms in the area that
have big pumpkin patches and corn mazes. Some folks drive all the way
from San Francisco to see the patches. While many settle for the one
just off the interstate, the best patch to go to is the one on Mines
road. They have a decent-sized corn maze and a large selection of
pumpkins (someone from work also told me that the owners are
ex-Sandians). We went this year, picked a pumpkin, and ran the corn
maze. It was pretty impressive this year- the stalks were bushy enough
this year that there were times where you couldn't see the hills that
surround the farm. Pretty cool.




Unfortunately, Benjamin and I both came down with a really bad case
of the flu just before Halloween, so we didn't get out to see the
downtown festival or pretend to do any tick or treating. Perhaps the
projectile vomiting Benjamin did over my shoulder was just part of an
elaborate Exorcist costume that we was working on, though. Next year..
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