October pics

Sorry for the delay to those that have been waiting to see Halloween pictures. We had so many Halloween "parties" and picture ops this month that I wanted to upload them all...and I knew if I did a quick couple of the kids in tehir costumes the rest would never get uploaded. So here they are--all of them!

Halloween 2009

We celebrated Halloween this year with our friends, the Keaney's. Carter and Ian had a blast together making each other laugh as usual, then headed out to meet our new neighbors and gather up candy.

My pretty little butterfly, happy as usual :-)

Trick or Treating

Okay, so I knew Carter would LOVE the cany part of Halloween, but I really wasn't expecting to see Ashlyn so intrigued by it. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised, she loves her big brother and is always interested in whatever he's doing...just that he's usually being silly and playing with her. My friends who have more than one child have all told me how much faster younger siblings start doing things and learn from the big kids, but I still didn't expect her to chase after candy at 6 months (well, almost 6 months). In case anyone is wondering, no she didn't get to eat any of it--duh! And, yes, I followed my Halloween Fairy tradition. He loved his week worth of candy AND loved his special books the Halloween Fairy left him in exchange for the rest of his candy!

Ariel's Birthday Party 10-31-09

Oct 27 Fun TIme & Playgroup

Here are some pics of the kids in their costumes. We had Carter's preschool type class I take him to at the community center and Ashlyn's playgroup parties both on the same day.

Carter's art project he did all by himself

Aww...look, Ashly'n actually playing with her baby friend Colt.

He's so good with the kids!

Ariel and Carter

Rice Krispie Treats

Carter's first time making Rice Krispie Treats...can you tell he liked it?

Oct 30, 2009

Pumpkin Carving

October 30, 2009

Ashlyn's First Solids (avocado)

Gotta love these faces! Ashlyn tried taking food from my hands and wants to eat everythign, so I decided to give in and try solids. I know most people start with rice cereal and some as early as 4 months, but not me. I was holding out for 6 months or even later if she wasn't showing interest and skipping the fortified box cereals and going straight for real foods. Well, after my first attempt at avocado, I decided she was showing interest in food, just teething and showing interest in chewing on anything and everything she can get her hands on. Of course, she really is showing the signs of readiness for solids, so I'll continue to offer her some, but I won't be pushing it, especially if she continues to show looks of disgust. On the other hand, she did enjoy having a bib to chew on.

Oct 28, 2009 More Halloween Fun & Treats

Too cute! Carter and Ian's little sister (aka Baby Maevey) giving hugs during storytime.




Mmm...library Halloween party = doughnut!


Carter and his buddy Ian playing together. (BTW, I love having this deck off the kitchen!)

Arata's Pumpkin Farm 2009

We had a very LONG but fun day at Arata's Pumpkin Farm. I took Carter there with his playgroup and he had a blast playing friends we haven't seen in awhile! He loved the train, pony and petting zoo...and he even had a friend having her birthday party there the same day. So Carter really spent the whole day there and got to do everything twice.

10-23-09

Hayride

Ashlyn snuck in a quick nap in the ergo

Carter petting and feeding the goats with his friend Brody

Group picture

Pony ride

Train ride

My camera battery died, so I didn't get any pictures at Ella's birthday party, but here's a group photo of Arata's part 2. What a lucky boy!