Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! I had a great time being Princess Leia today. We had a parade at school in the morning. Mommy came and took some pictures. When I first saw Ms. Laura with her witch hat I was scared and I cried. She took it off and put it on a few times and then I realized it was her and was ok with her hat. In the picture below Ms. Laura brought me out to go into the wagon to start the parade.

Here I am with my newest friends as we all get ready to go.

I was the leader of the whole parade.

Here I am just taking it all in.

After my nap at school Mommy came to get me and took me to Daddy's school to see their parade. I loved hearing the drums. Daddy came over during the parade and gave me a kiss. That made me smile. I loved to see all the kids in their costumes. It was so much fun.

In the evening we went to Ardmore and spent some time with Aunt Sharon. We had dinner there and then went to see Aunt Patti. Aunt Chris was working late so we stopped by to see her right before we left to go home. I was pretty sleepy.

Here I am with Aunt Sharon and Aunt Patti.
Aunt Patti was sporting her Phillies T-Shirt because she went down to the parade.

Congrats Phillies!!!!

When I woke up Mommy told me that the Phillies had won the World Series! I had fallen asleep on her lap while we were watching the game. She couldn't believe that I stayed a sleep through all the fireworks and yelling and noise making. I was just so sleepy last night. She told me that I was such a good girl for sleeping through the noises.

Today at school, I was a great cowgirl - I absolutely loved crazy horsey rides on Ms. Stacy's lap. I also enjoyed the Fisher Price "Happy Notes" piano that is in the 1 year old room. I ate my lunch in two sittings and had a bit of bottle with it to calm me down. I made good use of my cold teether today.

Standing Solo...2-3 seconds

Today I really shook it up at the Leap Frog table. My favorite song it plays seems to be "Frera Jacques." I pulled myself up to stand at the toy box and I let go. I stayed up 2-3 seconds and then fell on my bottom. I was incredibly happy & vocal jumping in the exersaucer.

Daddy let me crawl all around the living room when I got home. It was so much fun. When Mommy got home I started crying for her immediate attention. After saying hello to Daddy she came over and gave me a big hug and a kiss and I was happy. I was so hungry for dinner. I ate peas and peaches, had a couple bites of toast and some of a whole banana that Mommy gave me in mesh container. It was a little weird, but I think I can get used to it. I also had to wash all that down with a bottle. I also had fun watching Baby Einstein with Mommy in the evening.

Ms. Laura made a little picture to show that I am cheering on the Phillies tonight. I bet they'll win the World Series! P.S. Mommy had a hard time with her scanner trying to get this picture, so that's why it looks funky.

Animated Phone Calls

Today I wiped my own face with my bib after lunch. I had so much quality one on one time since it is just Lyra and me on Tuesday. I sang & danced, played lots of musical instruments, stacked blocks and made many animated phone calls.

When Mommy came to pick me up I yelled at her. I was the last child in the school since her train was late. She had called school, but my teachers don't let me talk on the big phone yet. My teachers thought it was funny that I got so angry at mom. I got over it quickly though. She gave me tons of kisses and when we got home after eating dinner she made me laugh so hard by making funny noises and moving close and far away from me that I got the hiccups. We played a lot tonight before my bath so I got very sleepy quickly.

Walking Along the Gate

Today I was so happy that Gavin was in the room to play with me. We had so much fun making funny noises back and forth to each other. I also had fun walking back and forth along the gate, playing with the busy boxes. I enjoyed playing Peek-A-Boo with Andrew while he was in the blue seat - he liked it too.

Mommy had to work late tonight, so I was spending time with Daddy. We had fun playing and then had to run some errands. I was trying so hard to wiggle out of the seat in the grocery cart. Some peole in line with Daddy commented on how funny it was to see me. Mommy got home before we got back from the laundry. I was so excited to see her that I didn't want to go to bed and I stayed up until 10:00pm so we could all spend time together. I would rather have watched Baby Einstein, but Mommy and Daddy like to watch Heros. I guess it's ok since they don't watch much other TV, well except movies.

Great New Things

Today I woke up early, ate my breakfast and played with Mommy. Mommy saw me do some great new things. I was standing holding on to the dresser and I let go and stayed standing for a few seconds and then held back on to the dresser. When I tried the second time I sat down instead of holding on again. The other thing that Mommy saw me do was hold on and move my feet to get to a toy that I wanted. Mommy went to the gym and I watched videos and played with Daddy for a little while. He tried to feed me lunch before my nap, but I was too tired. Mommy gave me some when I got up from my nap and I said "All Done, Mama" when I didn't want to eat anymore. After lunch we went to the mall. and had a visit with Lisa. She took this picture of me and Mommy.



At night I went with Mommy and Daddy to Erik and Denise's house. I loved to watch the doggies run around. They made me laugh. I would have liked to play with them longer, but I got sleepy pretty quickly.

At Home

Today I stayed home from school. Mommy and Daddy were worried that I wasn't feeling good. There has been a sickness going around the daycare and I had some of the symptoms. Since Mommy had a presentation in the morning, Daddy stayed home and then Mommy came home before lunch so Daddy could go to work. In the morning I was up early and talking so much. I hadn't watched my videos in the morning all week and today I got to and was excited. I tried to get into trouble when Daddy was home... I went after his musical equipment. I went for my nap just before Mommy got home. When I woke up we ate lunch and then played with the drum and went over opposites. I turned a toy on and off and I opened and closed a book many times. I did a lot of playing today. Mommy was very happy that I was very hungry for my peas and peaches this evening.