Our halloween robot.
>> October 26, 2010
We had a busy weekend celebrating Halloween. First we carved our pumpkin from Stoneyridge Farm. Well, Carter played, I chased after him and Matt carved the pumpkin! Carter wasn't too sure about the big orange ball on the table. Normally he puts any and everything in his mouth. But, he didn't even care about the pumpkin. We had to actually push his hands into the pumpkin guts just to get some pictures. As soon as the camera flashed, he wanted down to play with his cars. Such a boy.
Later that night we went to our church's Harvest Festival. It was so crowded! There were so many kids there we ended up leaving after about 30 minutes because Carter kept getting knocked down by other costumes. He was definitely the cutest robot there!
Little Leah Wagner relaxing as we enjoy our apple pie. She is so cute!
The Wagners.
Ellie was able to practice sharing her lunch when Carter decided he wanted a bite. We need to work on manners still.
Lucky for Carter, Ellie was nice enough to feed him! She's definitely a keeper!
Sittin' with the pumpkins.
Excited to see how much taller he is next year!
There was an antique bicycle at the farm. Carter was very serious as he held onto the handle. So cute!
Riding in the wheelbarrow.
Carter and Dad.
Grandpa got a haircut while we were there, so he looks a little different in some of these pictures!
As with any cute beach condo, the place was filled with wicker furniture and beach themed trinkets (not very baby friendly). So, we did a little re-arranging to make the place feel more like home.
Carter went swimming for the first time and LOVED it. So, we went every day after that. And, when we got home I signed him up for swim lessons! This kid loves the water.
He looked pretty cute in his crocodile towel too!
The beach was literally just a step away and we took full advantage. We took 2 early morning walks, 2 late evening walks and plenty of walks in between. 
We took a day trip to the Tampa Zoo (which I highly recommend to anyone visiting that area). It was a very hot and humid day and Carter did fantastic in the heat. The animals were beautiful but the highlight of Carter's day was riding his first carousel.
Another amazing view from our condo.
We spent another day taking a drive down to Indian Rock Beach. On the way we drove by some beautiful beach mansions. We had heard that Hulk Hogan owned one of them, but he wasn't around that day. Carter liked meeting this pirate on the boardwalk.
Another beach picture. It was just too beautiful. 
Carter took a turn playing in the ocean. Too bad all he cared about was eating the sand. 
We tried to eat at as many locals places as possible all week and were not disappointed. We found an amazing cafe for brunch (which had the best french toast with cinnamon sugar butter I've ever eaten in my life. Not kidding, I talked about it all week!), a yummy Mexican restaurant, and our favorite little ice cream shop. We probably went here 3 times!
At the end of the week we headed back to Orlando to spend the day at Downtown Disney. 
We couldn't resist bringing Mickey home with us!
After a long week, we were pretty excited that our first family vacation had gone so smoothly. We can't wait to go back!!
