Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun

Mommy and Elle put together these fun paper machè pumpkins with prizes inside for the neighbors.
Elle was very excited to go "reverse trick-or-treat"



"Oh My! A spider on our doorstep. Oh wait, It's just Elle delivering goodies."

Chillin at home showing off her own special pumpkin. It says "Elle's 1st" Our nighttime pictures turned out a little blurry.

Mommy's owl jack-o-lantern was very cool.

Mommy was a black spider web but her spider went to bed super early.  Daddy was a college student with a beer in hand at all times

Gamma was a witch and Gampa was a fan of a very scary team (Go Cougs!)

This Just In...

Show Off

Tonight at approximately 4:46pm, while Mommy and Daddy were in the kitchen making dinner, Mommy suddenly noticed that Elleanor had gotten herself in quite a predicament. Yes folks, Elle oficially rolled over. However, she seemed to have pinned herself against her nemesis the whale. Mommy and Daddy did what any decent parent would do...grab the camera!



Elle was quite proud (once she got her arm back)

Punkin' Pickin'

After our unsuccessful attempt at getting a pumpkin last weekend due to foul weather, we headed up the road on Saturday for some good old fashioned family fun.

The weather turned out to be beautiful this time and the Thomaason farm was awesome.

Bruce and Terri joined us on our adventure.  We all wish we had packed our muddin' boots as the previous day's rain made walking a little tricky.

Daddy explaining to his little pumpkin that she has to wait one more year for the tricycle track

Taking a hay ride through the field.

Momma and her little pepper.

Not only did we find some nice pumpkins, but the perfect little pepper ripe for the picking.  Seriously, we think she  was outgrowing the costume as we watched.  Luckily she has a second costume for the big show next Saturday.

All tuckered out.  Elle had to get a ride back with the pumpkin in Poppi's wheelbarrow.

Almost two feet!  Can you believe it?!?

We had a really nice time at the farm and hope to go back many times in the years to come.  Thanks Grammi and Poppi for coming.

Look out, Mamma's Cookin'!

This is where I found Elleanor when I got home on Thursday.



What you can't see is actually Kimmie standing at the stove cooking. She was worried the grease from the orange chicken would splatter and wanted to keep her out of harm's way.

Can I help?

This shirt was spot on today

Elleanor had a bad case of the "I want my mummy" today. Here she is reaching for me as I had moved more than 12 inches away.

2.5 years later...

I am the biggest procrastinator around. It took me 2.3 years to get our wedding pictures over to Holly J for our wedding album. Amazingly enough exactly 2 months later she presented us with the most amazing wedding album! We were so excited that Holly, Nick, and Deidra gave us a wedding scrapbook album as our wedding present. I have spent the last several days reliving our wedding because of this beautiful book.

Next time you are over I will be showing off this beauty, so be prepared. If you want please bring snacks!

Pretty in Pictures

Last week Colby and I took Elle to Portrait Innovations for 3 month pictures. 

Elle loves her lamb's rug and it worked perfectly for this first picture.

Isn't she cute??  We think so!!

Dahlia's in bloom

Last summer I picked up two Dahlia bulbs at the Olympia Farmer's market for $1 a piece. We didn't get anything last year but this summer we have a full garden! Thank heaven for baby bathwater!!

Rockin and Rollin'

Well, not quite rollin' yet but getting close. Elle started up with this little trick tonight all on her own. She tried for about a half hour before she was just too exhausted and demanded an evening snack.

At one point, Daddy grabbed her left arm and helped her the rest of the way. The shock on her face was incredible when she realized she was on her stomach. This is a bit of a long one and I squeal like a little girl but I was just so darn giddy she was trying to roll over!