When we were in Ohio at the beginning of October the grandparents really wanted to get Isaac a Halloween costume.  We walked through aisles of options at the awesome Halloween store in Fairborn, Ohio called Foys.  They had hundreds of options.  In the end he chose a dinosaur costume.  He would go as a fuzzy, funny little triceratops.  Here is a shot of him before the actual day (which was delayed because of Sandy):

He didn't really enjoy the headgear for the costume before the big day, but the day itself, it was a bit chilly.  As a result, Isaac happily donned the dino headgear.  Here is a picture, sorry for the blur, just before we went and got some treats:

The candy haul was pretty great.  One neighbor went all out and made little giveaway boxes.  We are still eating candy.  Poppa Dom, as you can see, came down for the candy hunting.  More on that in its own post.  Overall it was a great costume, plenty warm for a cold New England Halloween.  Plus, doesn't he look adorable?

Isaac's little giggleboxing is one of the most enjoyable things in the world.  Watching him gigglebox with one of his grandparents is even better.  Here are P-Pa and Isaac making each other laugh:

Our normal night time routine is unbelieveably nice, a pleasant little respite in any day, no matter how bad or busy.  At the end of the little tradition, I lean over and kiss Isaac and then kiss Bianca.  Recently however, Isaac's competitive streak has got him responding in an arms race of smooches. 

I will lean in and kiss Bianca.  Isaac, watching carefully, gives me a few inches and then once I have finished my little peck, he goes in and kisses her.  If I linger around, he will give her a few extra kisses to protect his lead.  Its gotten to the point where he'll just kiss her when I am around, looking over with a devious little grin as if to say "I'm winning."  It is so sweet and innocent and funny that I can't imagine anything his Mommy would love more. 

We both love her a ton, but now its official--the kiss race is on.  Something tells me Isaac will win.