Saturday, November 1, 2008

Halloween Part 2

Tripp the Dragon

This was Tripp's original costume - Dragon. As you can see the head was way too big and heavy! The head kept on falling forward onto his face so he couldn't see unless we put it way back on his head (as shown in the picture) but that only lasted for a few moments before it flopped forward again.....something had to be done!







Having a good time playing Godzilla!










Voila! I stayed up late the night before and tested my mommy sewing skills. I separated the head and body and removed the dragon face....
...maybe I should take a class.




Our town, Willimantic, has a safe trick or treat every year.

They close down main street from 4:30 - 6:30 and all of the

shop owners hand out candy.




We took Tripp there to participate in the parade of kids

and get a taste of the Halloween festivities!









Some of the local shop owners getting into the spirit!





Unfortunately, Tripp is scared of adults
dressed up in costumes.....








After dinner we treated Tripp to a Caramel Apple. He loved it so much when we went to Buell's farm I had to buy him a second one for a future special treat -
Halloween was full of treats!









Sharing :-)




Our treats : Pretzels, Play-Doh and Sweets!

Tripp decided that he loves lolli-pops and laffy taffy. In fact he loves them so much that at first he did not want to see them go. He took the candy right out of the kid's buckets after I handed it out! Not to worry, he caught on quick and was soon running to the door with every chime of the bell to hear the chant of "Trick or Treat!" Tripp's job was to hand out the bags of pretzels.


After a caramel apple and some lolli-pops Tripp was wired! So we let him stay up way past his bedtime and enjoy some live streaming video of our favorite band -Widespread Panic's Halloween concert in New Orleans! He loved it!



....and yes, I dressed up for halloween too. Art teachers dress up every year - it's a tradition!

Friday, October 31, 2008

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Tripp & Talia

Last weekend we went to a party at our Friends

April, Rob & Talia's new home!

April is a fellow Art teacher at GHS and we were pregnant together.

(Talia is 2 weeks younger than Tripp.)







It was a party with a Pumpkin Carving theme!




Time to move the party inside for some yummy treats and fun!








Giving Cedar some goodnight love

.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Giants, baby!

On Sunday we were happy to watch the
NY Giants beat the Pittsburgh Steelers!
Football is a Sunday tradition in the Copley house and Tripp is an eager participant! He loves to yell Go! Go! Go! at the screen and we are working on the chant
Go! Giants, Go!




MMMmmmm....football food :-)





Yummy !



Oh, sooooo fulllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!




Usually Daddy is a Cowboys fan, but when their game isn't on our East Coast TV, he happily routes for my boys in blue!




Tripp has a Football tradition -
he drags the art easle into the living room so he can
create his own plays!
At this rate he'll have designed his own playbook by age 4!





Our little quarterback

Tripp was pooped after an exciting end to the game!

This weekend, Giants -VS- Cowboys, our favorite game of the season!

Stayed tuned for pics with multiple costume changes....we haven't decided how we will handle this game.......change jerseys for each possession? per touchdown? just cut them in half & sew them back together into an awesome 1/2 & 1/2 jersey?!?!

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Jack the Dragon

Meet our new Friend, Jack, a 5 year old bearded dragon.

When our friend, Marissa (I know, cool name), told us about this Dragon -Jack, who needed a new home...we thought about it. Then when Bob found a 50 gal fish tank and stand on the side of the road, it was a match!

Tripp was immediately interested in Jack.




Kiss?
(Don't worry Grandma, he didn't kiss him)

Don't worry Cedar, you're still my #1 girl!


Jack's old home.....

......Jack's new home




Just hanging with Jack


Introducing Jack to Cedar....so far, so good!







He is currently having a hard time adjusting to his new home. It could be that our home is drafty -and he is a desert animal. Or, perhaps he has high stress due to his newest animal friend, Cedar. Can you believe she stares at him all day long?!.....If you know Cedar, you're not surprised!
Tripp adores him and always wants to look at him and touch him. He loves feeding time and "walking" Jack around the house - we have a lizard leash. Tripp even says "ack!"
So, we shall see....if Jack is not a good fit, we have found a local breeder who would love to get his hands (and his females) on Jack!

Monday, October 20, 2008

All in the family

There is this great, embarrassing story from my
father's childhood.......he had a big head. !
(That's where he stores his massive brain!)

Ciro Capano 1952

Well, one day my Pops stuck his head through the fence at his Grandparent's home...........
he got stuck. Yes, stuck! I won't go into specifics but I'm sure you can guess what happened next.

So, I guess it's in the Capano blood. A family of daredevils!


Marisa 1979 / Tripp 2008




Sunday, October 19, 2008

Video mania!

Tripp has the beat!

He isn't the best baby dancer we've ever seen but, he still likes to move & grove!

Daddy's musical skills are obviously rubbing off on him as well. He loves banging on the drums, strumming the guitar and shaking the maracas!