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My First Halloween!

Me and my cow onsie for Halloween!

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It was a fun-packed Halloween weekend made even more exciting because Halloween fell on a Saturday this year.  Mommy remembered that she LOVED Halloween when it fell on a Friday or a Saturday because it meant an endless night of trick-or-treating.

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Auntie Ellie and Uncle Won also came to spend Halloween with me.  Auntie Ellie brought me my first mini pumpkin into which Daddy promptly carved “BoBo.”  Mommy was SO surprised that Daddy actually put out all the Halloween decorations and carved a pumpkin.  Daddy also made pumpkin soup, baked a pumpkin cake and made pumpkin pancakes from fresh pumpkin.  (Note:  Daddy has never baked a cake in the whole time Mommy has known Daddy.)  I must say, I think deep down, I bring out the best in Daddy. 

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We met up with Mommy’s friends from Kaiser and their families:  Auntie Mandy who used to be Mommy’s clinical assistant, Auntie Ching-Chun who is one of Mommy’s patients, and Auntie Yi-Hsuan who is also one of Mommy’s patients.  Here’s a picture of me and Nathan (Auntie Ching-Chun’s son) holding hands in my Pack ‘n Play.  Nathan is about 1.5 months older than I am.

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After a lunch, everyone came over to our house to get into their costumes.  I was the quickest one to get ready because I can’t fight with Mommy yet.  It seems like some of the other kids didn’t want to put on parts of their costumes, but after some “negotiations,” we all got into our full costumes and posed for a group shot:

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From left to right:  Matthew Lee (Yi-Hsuan’s son), Derek Chen (Ching-Chun’s son), Jason Chen (Mandy’s son) holding Nathan Chen (Ching-Chun’s son), and Jessica Chen (Mandy’s daughter) holding me.

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We then ventured to Tysons Corner Mall to trick-or-treat.  Despite all the excitement of getting candy, I was asleep the whole time. Here’s a shot of Jessica (Mandy’s daughter) pushing me along.  Oh, well.  There’s always next year.

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After we got home, Mommy and Daddy took turns handing out candy to our neighborhood kids while trying to put me to sleep.  I knew something was different because I kept hearing the doorbell ring and the dogs bark every few minutes.  It took longer than usual, but eventually, I fell into my nighttime slumber, only to wake up one our earlier due to my first Daylight Savings.  And Mommy and Daddy thought they could get an extra hour of sleep!

Uncle Dedo & Auntie Holly’s Visit

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To my surprise, Uncle Dedo and Auntie Holly paid me a little visit this weekend. 

We weren’t quite sure if they would actually come because Uncle Dedo says he’s always “banking” and works crazy hours, but they made it in the wee hours of early Saturday morning.  Maybe one day Uncle Dedo will clarify what exactly he does when he’s so-called “banking.”

Believe it or not, this is the first time Uncle Dedo has ever held me in his arms.  Yes, the first time in the nearly 4 months I’ve been in this world.  Mommy and Daddy were in such disbelief that they had to take a photo to remind them that it actually happened.  See?  I’m actually smiling at Uncle Dedo.  Not bad for a first-timer, Uncle Dedo!

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Here’s a photo of Auntie Holly holding me.  She’s always been much more experienced at holding me than Uncle Dedo and she’s been holding me since birth.  You’re a natural, Auntie Holly! 

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Uncle Dedo & Auntie Holly also got me a park ranger outfit complete with a little stuffed animal moose from their trip to Alaska.  I’ll debut it when I’m 12 months old because it’s still a little too big for me.  Mommy says it’s going to be my Halloween costume NEXT year…that is, if I can still fit into it at 16 months.