Thanksgiving 2008

For Thanksgiving this year, we went to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City! It was pretty chilly and we had to stand in the cold for a few hours, but Jack had a blast. We stayed in the city the night before, and we got to go see them blowing up the huge balloons. My mom came in for the week, and she got to go to the Parade with us. The news said there were about 3 1/2 million people watching the parade this year!!!!

HALLOWEEN 2008
For Halloween, we went with some neighbors to Westhampton. Westhampton is a small town, with literally 4 streets that come to a crossroads at the center of town. Every Halloween, the town blocks off the streets, buys a ton of candy, and lets the kids trick or treat in a safe environment. They also bring in a firetruck for the kids to see. It was so fun! Jack's highlight was obviously the firetruck. The firefighters were so pleased that he loved the truck so much they let him sit in the front seat and hold the steering wheel! He was SOOOO happy. The firefighter then let him walk around the truck, and he was absolutely in awe. The firefighters were also handing out treats and apples, and Jack didn't even want the treat, he just wanted the apple PLEASE. The firefighters LOVED him and his giraffe costume!
Jack had so much fun trick or treating. We had prepped him adn tried to teach him to say "trick or treat" and "thank you," and he did great saying "thank you" when he got the treat. What was so cute was that he walked up to the doors and said "trick or treating!" Everyone loved that!