Happy Halloween!

You are now entering the one day of the year where it is completely acceptable to consume candy at any hour you choose. Proceed with caution. I personally have just finished off my first fun size bag of M&M's for the day, and I'm sure it won't be the last. I have dropped Aidan off at Mom's Day Out in his handyman costume. I am wearing my Peanuts Halloween t-shirt. I have just finished hanging my "spooky cobwebs" and black light. Halloween has arrived. I hope you're having as much fun as I am!


**And this morning, after Aidan finished watching the Halloween themed cartoons on Disney, he came to me and said, "Mommy, it's Halloween night!"**

Good News

I went to the orthopedist this morning, and he told me that my ankle has healed. I no longer have to wear that unsightly, irritating boot. Hooray!

Neely and the big red flower.

Neely's little red bloomers came in the mail today, and I thought I'd try my hand at getting some portraits of her in them and her giant red flower headband. She didn't really want to stay in a pose, per se, so I don't really have any good full body shots that show the bloomers. But that darn headband is so adorable, and I got several photos that I'm happy with.

The State Fair

Papa took us to the State Fair today. We had lots of fun. Aidan was a bit apprehensive about riding rides, so we spent most of our time observing and feeding the animals in the State Fair Zoo. We got to see elephants and llamas. Aidan rode a pony. We watched pig races. And Aidan fed the goats and a tall, tall giraffe (that took his whole hand in its mouth to get that carrot). After lunching on some yummy corndogs and lemonade, we finally convinced Aidan to ride a couple of rides. He had a really good time on the airplanes, and the motorcycles...well, they were a little bit fast. He looked to be a little bit angry at his Papa for abandoning him. But all was well as we finished the day with a hot, sugary funnel cake. Hooray!

Painting Pumpkins

Also today, Aidan painted the pumpkins that he picked out at the pumpkin patch last week. He had a blast. He painted all three of his little pumpkins, and then he wanted to steal mine! He's going to have so much fun when it comes time to carve the big ones next week.

One Month Old

Neely had her one month check-up today. She is now 20 inches long, weighs 8 pounds exactly, and has a head circumference of 14 inches. All these things put her in about the 5th percentile. She's a very little girl, but in one month, she's put on over two pounds!

My Kiddos

By request, I took a picture of Aidan and Neely together and am posting it. It's not the greatest photo, but it's all I've got for now. I think Aidan is trying either to hold Neely's hand or give her five, and given the fact that she's asleep and smiling...I'd say she's probably passing gas.