Halloween Party

Olivia was so excited about her preschool Halloween party!  All the kids were asked to wear orange, so Olivia picked her Snoopy "I want candy!" t-shirt and wore a special pumpkin ribbon in her hair (she never lets me do her hair, so I knew this was special!)  I asked off work so I could attend and arrived a little late (of course) but Olivia didn't notice.  We painted pumpkins, listened to Halloween stories, the kids sang us a song about pumpkins, and then we ate pumpkin cookies and other treats!  Olivia came home with a treat bag full of Halloween goodies as well.  When I asked her to tell me her favorite thing about the party, she replied, "You being there."  Awww.  So glad I took off work - she made it all worthwhile!

Anything for a Treat!

 

Olivia convinced us to buy Jake and Maggie Halloween costumes this year.  She picked them out - Jake is the hot dog and Maggie is the bumblebee.  Have you ever seen more humiliated canines?

Lilly the Lamb

Our little lamb!

Not so sure I like this...

Must...get...away...

So embarassed by my costume!

Witches, Skeletons, and Pumpkins!

I love this picture - Olivia is so proud of her skeleton and witch pumpkins!

Witches and Pumpkins

Trick or Treat

"I'll catch you my pretty!"

Olivia and Daddy

Olivia is so proud of her pumpkin witch!

Daddy and his girls!

Our little "love bug"!

Happy Halloween from the Lanksters!

Teefers!

The news at our house - teeth!  Poor Lilly - she went from no teeth to four teeth coming in all at the same time.  But unlike when Olivia was teething, you would have never known it.  The teething process has yet to interrupt her sleep and she is still the happiest and most laid back baby I know.  The drooling has increased, and we had a couple of days where taking a bottle was a battle (if you could have seen her gums, you would have understood), but otherwise she has handled teething quite well.  I have tried and tried to get a good picture of her teeth - and finally did!  Isn't she precious?  (yes, I know - I am biased!)

Boyd Orchards 2010

Time for our annual trip to Boyd Orchards!

Little Bo Peep's Sheep!

Can you tell that Olivia didn't get her way here?

Such a big girl!

The trip isn't complete without a train ride!

Lilly's first trip to the Orchard was a success - she loved it!

I love my girls!

Checking out the pumpkins...

This is the right one!

Showing off our muscles!

Lilly by her pumpkins.

Olivia wanted to slide down this slide - all went well until a little boy went down at the same time and bumped into her.  Mommy almost took him and his absentee dad out!

Happy that she made it down safe - she is a brave little girl!

Olivia loves the horses - she is a Kentucky girl!

Chilling in the 90 degree fall weather 

(Huh?  Yes, it is still Indian summer and it is mid-October - sigh.)

Swinging on the playground with Dad.