Halloween Happenings

Halloween always brings back such awesome memories from childhood for me. I always loved picking out a costume and it was always a mix of clothes and whatever things we could find out of my grandparents or parents closets mixed with some accessories. Having children to share it with now really makes it special and this was one of the first of years to come. Mckenna loved cleaning out the pumpkin and washing the seeds. I drew the face on it and Uncle Dave cut it out. Mckenna just laughed and laughed when it was all lit up with it's candle.

Mckenna wasn't too enthused about the whole trick or treat thing until.....she learned that she got candy! We practiced at the door and she learned to say 'trick or treat', though it sounded more like 'twitweat'. Once she got that down pat she couldn't wait to get out and get some candy. Ryan and I couldn't wait for the candy either, a definite bonus in having kids. Mckenna was a 50's witch and Caili was a princess frog.

Mckenna practices trick or treating before we head out!

So out we headed and Mckenna LOVED everything about it. The kids, the costumes, the candy. She was in her glory and said 'HI' so enthusiastically when she saw the kids. We couldn't help but laugh. Someone was even handing out beenie babies, but when she realized it wasn't candy, she through it back at the poor old man. He just laughed and gave her a stuffed kitten instead of the horse she had. As we headed across the lawns as there was no sidewalk, I said to Ryan; "Just carry Mckenna to the next house as there are 4 without lights on" Well, as we were about to step down to the next property, I told him to watch his step and just as I stepped my left foot down, it ended up in a three foot hole that had a storm drain at the bottom of it. It was covered in leaves and was so much further down than the rest of the property. So I landed on my ankle sideways and my knee so that the baby didn't get hurt. I was in major pain and the baby was screaming. Probably just scared, as I took all the cuts and bruises. Mckenna was so worried about her mama. Needless to say, we cut the night short, headed back to my parents and iced my ankle. It was really swollen and my knee was all cut up.
The whole next day all Mckenna would say was 'Mama boo-boo knee down'. I love her so much!

So besides halloween, everything is great. Almost all our new windows are in along with our new sliding patio doors. It looks like we are sitting right on the lake now as opposed to beside it. Next project is plaster and painting. I can't wait to finally get that done so that we can hang things up on the walls.

Caili is doing wonderful and loves sitting up in her bumbo seat so that she can watch her big sister dance and laugh at her. She is going through a growth spurt right now and sleeps about 6-7 hours at night (except the last few nights as all she wants to do is eat!) Her hair is really growing in and it is so much lighter than Mckenna's. She has a fascination with her hands and is always playing with them. She thinks they are toys and stares and laughs at them. Mckenna amazes me at how good she is with her. Just this morning all three of us were sleeping in my bed and Mckenna reaches over and started rubbing Caili's hair and talking to her. It moments like that that take all my worries away.

I made use of the left over Candy sale at Shoppers and took Mckenna there to get her potty treats. She has been telling us for months now when she goes to the bathroom in her diaper but it was always after she went. Now she usually tells us before she goes, so I decided to start the potty training. The first night, she went all by her self. I put the potty in the kitchen and left her naked to run around and told her that when she goes pee pee on the potty, she can pick out a treat. Well, not 5 minutes later and I turned to look in the kitchen and there she was, sitting on the potty watching herself pee. She took the pot out of the potty that she was supposed to pee in and peed right in the toilet itself. She stood up and yelled 'YAY!' so loud. We did the pee-pee dance in the kitchen and then she picked out a treat. She was so proud of herself. We called Daddy right away to tell him. Last night she went on the big toilet right after her bath. Not so good to get the candy right before bed, but oh well, she slept fine.

So the cold weather is here, and Christmas is fast approaching. Another favorite of mine. If anyone knows me, I am the one blissfully listening to Christmas music long before the Halloween costumes are put away. It is my favorite time of year and I can't wait to decorate our new house this year.

Well, as everyone slowly gets busy for the holidays, I will continue to try and update as often as I can.