Halloween

Finishing the night at LuLu and Joe's in PJ's, prior to the "incident"

Asleep upon arriving at LuLu and Joe's, Halloween was too much fun!

Hugging Mama B

Playing with new blocks at Pat and Big Joe's

Ready to hit the road for some trick-or-treating!

Halloween was quite an adventure! M.E. came home early from daycare because she threw up after lunch. She seemed happy, so we figured it was just a case of she ate too fast and too much so it came back up. Little did we know.... The evening started off great with photos at home and a trip to Pat and Big Joe's. Pat and Big Joe had treats and new soft blocks that M.E. tried out immediately. Then it was off to Mama B and Papa House's. They had a M.E. size Minnie Mouse and Tigger that M.E. enjoyed hugging and wrestling with. Then it was off to LuLu and Joe's. Peggy came over to visit as well. M.E. got puffs, a book with finger puppet and a book with a hoot owl. I don't know what we will do when Halloween visits only result in candy! We came home with a car load of new stuff! M.E. played in her play yard while the grown ups enjoyed an excellent dinner. I then made the mistake of offering her a bottle. After she drank just a little bit she started hugging and promptly threw up on me. It wasn't much so I passed her to dad and went to change my shirt. Before I was hardly back in the kitchen M.E. had covered everything near her in throw up! Dad and M.E. stripped down (dad into Joe clothes and M.E. into a beach towel) and once again we came home with nasty clothes in a plastic bag and started the washing machine. I guess we have a stomach virus.

New dress

Lulu's first smocked bishop dress was very successful. Mary Elizabeth looks like an angel in it.

Is this fun?

Mary Elizabeth and I usually take Molly for a walk in the afternoon after school and go see LuLu. The cold weather has not slowed us down, but she is a funny little bundle!

First Jack-O-Lantern

Examining the finished product!

Sunday afternoon Mary Elizabeth helped her dad carve a jack-o-lantern.

9 month check up

M.E. weighed in at 28.2 pounds and measured 30 inches in height at her checkup today. I hope her 24 month old clothes fit for a little while longer!

Saturday fun

We recently participated in the Race for the Cure. M.E. had fun watching all of the people and cruising in her stroller.

After the race we ate lunch at Moe's then headed to the park for a fall festival. Joe was running a booth for the church, so we looked around and then visited with him for awhile.

Family lunch

Scottie and Phillip came home for a visit and to plan wedding stuff recently. We all enjoyed a nice lunch at Timberline. April 4th has also been set as a wedding date.

Playing with ponies

My friends Fran and Jay gave M.E. a barn of 5 stuffed ponies when she was born. We recently got the "herd" out to play with for the first time. M.E. was so excited she could hardly contain herself. She wanted all of them at once!

Busy and Brave Girl

Mary Elizabeth is pulling up on anything and everything. She has no fear! She will just let go and see what happens. It is also funny to watch her try to decide how she can either climb up with a toy (in her mouth usually) or reach to get a toy once she is standing. Waving at anything and everyone is her latest accomplishment. She once again was too busy to nap at school today because she just wanted to wave at all her friends (while standing of course).