Scaredy Cat

So I had this idea... And of course, it involved a tu-tu. The original plan was for her to be an adorable witch! I was going to make a hat. But thanks to things beyond my control at work, time just got away from me. So I changed the plan to a scaredy cat which was still going to require some crafting on my part and a tu-tu.

Fortunately, I found a cat bag for Lilly to carry all her candy in at Target and this wonderful t-shirt that already had a cat on it and said "Scaredy" on it. Thank you Target. Unfortunately, my tu-tu was already finished and was originally black and blue so I had to buy some more tulle and re-work that masterpiece!

This is our neighbor Joey, aka Shrek, aka Lilly's favorite ogre in all the land! She was happy to have him in her entourage up the hill. So happy, in fact, she managed to take his pumpkin filled with his candy.

This is our bff, Brooke. They look so cute together!

By the end of the night, she had trick or treated Brooke's house three times and our house at least 10! She helped hand out candy to one group of small kids. One got several pieces and one got none. The other - lost his pumpkin. Guess who had it! She did great!

Pumpkin Patch 2010

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Batty for Daddy!

We went to Little Rock to hang out with the family and visit the pumpkin patch! Last year, Lilly wasn't really aware of the pumpkins, the animals or even the large green tractors. This year was a whole different visit! There was a hay bale play area that included a lot of hay (hello allergens!) an under-hay tunnel and Lilly's favorite - a slide.

She had a great time talking to, petting, and feeding the animals. Well - there were a lot of animals to show some attention to but Lilly was only aware of this one little goat. He was really sweet.

We finally made it to the pumpkin patch. She was not impressed with the big ones. We showed her the pie pumpkins and she fed them some corn to help them grow! It was all we could do so we could take some pictures.

She loved being pulled in the wagon and took great care of this tiny gourd. I'm ashamed to admit there were pig races. I'm happy to report Lilly was not impressed by them.

Goose and Lilly

Goose has been a wonderful dog and part of our family. He's always been so good with Lilly even when she's not so nice to him. He gets ignored all the time and he knows who to blame for it, but he doesn't. He's just so sweet. Lilly has recently begun giving him commands. One day we were riding in her cozy coupe (ok - she was riding while I pushed) and she noticed Goose was not with us so she got out of her car and went over to him and commanded he "come." He had some trouble deciphering her word and I understand. Most recently she has told him to "sit, stay" and then today she played ball with him. She tells him to "drop." The only command that sounds right to him is "sit" but he tries. Here they are learning to play ball together.

Timeshare

We've talked about buying a timeshare many times. We want it to be someplace nice, within driving distance. Some place we can all enjoy. We finally found the perfect place! And it is so close. It is 2 lots over from our house. And it is Brooke's slide. Probably not our best investment.

Lilly's First Black Eye

It was bound to happen... I assumed it would be in a few years on the playground by some mean bully. Instead it happened tonight by our bff, Brooke. In Brooke's defense, she tried to tell Lilly to let go of the glider. But in Lilly's defense - she's not even 2 yet and has no idea what you are talking about Brooke!

She only cried a little and then was back up and at 'em.

After our bath, we continued our first aid efforts.

Sympathy Pains

Somehow Ernie managed to "kick" a desk at work and hurt his big toe. And it's pretty bruised. He then managed to hurt it again a few hours later while vacuuming. I'm still unclear how he hurt it in the first place. Some may think I was very unsympathetic to his pain. But where I lacked sympathy, his daughter definitely made up for it!

Since Ernie was sitting with an ice pack on his foot, guess who needed her ice pack!

I was waiting for her to demand a band aid...

Papa and Mimi

I remember how excited I got when I got to go visit my Papa and Mimi or when they would come see us. They always played games with us and Papa always let us win. Mimi taught me how to do crossword puzzles. Papa would just hang out with us and let us climb on him. They were good to us. I want Lilly to have those fun memories with her grandparents.

Papa and Mimi came to visit recently and Lilly wasted no time making some memories! She took Papa to Little Gym (and check out the hat she picked out!). She showed him her balance beam skills and almost jumped!

She took them to the park where she ran into her friends, Emily and Hailey. She played in the tunnel, on the slide, and swings.

She met a new friend, Mia. And even more importantly, she was nice to her and shared with her!

She showed off her mad painting skills!

Papa and Mimi left so they could recover. We'll see you soon!

Ruffled Halter Top

Remember the ruffled halter top I made not too long ago? It was my practice round. It's too big for Lilly and there are several mistakes but I learned a lot and made her another one in pink and brown gingham. I still love this top!

And although she isn't smiling, I think this picture is adorable! It's her catwalk pose.