This is such a wonderful time of year. The weather is finally getting nice and all of the holidays are right around the corner! Most of October was warm, but we did get a few cooler days so I am thankful for that. We had a wonderful Halloween this year. We went to the pumpkin patch in town and went to party and then of course Trick or Treating! Well, I guess it was more like Trunk or Treating! We went to our Church's annual Trunk-or-Treat event on Halloween night. It is such an awesome community outreach. They have free hot dogs, face painting, music and candy of course. Members from the church decorate the trunks of their cars and pass out candy. Matt decided to take a night off from school to join in on the festivities! Our good friends Chris and Liesl came with us also! Callie was such a cute little Minnie Mouse this year!! She showed a lot more interest in candy. She has not had more than a bite of candy in her life, but she definitely added to her lifetime total on Halloween! Her "Uncle Chris" kept sneaking her more and more... we spent a lot of time brushing her teeth that night. Haha! Oh I guess you have to live a little! :)
Callie sure is growing up fast! Callie is now in her big girl toddler bed. She was trying to climb out of the crib, so I reluctantly asked Matt to convert her crib into the toddler bed. She loves the freedom of being able to get out of bed. Me? Not so much. It's getting better though! We had to put a gate up in front of her door so that she could understand the boundary. Hopefully we will take that off soon! She usually plays for 10-15 minutes then goes back into her bed. Of course she tries every trick in the book like, "Mommy! I need some water!!" and "Mommy I need something" and "Mommy I need to go potty!" Haha...
Another big change is in the way that she plays now. She is pretending like crazy. She loves dressing up and anything that has to do with Disney Princesses. I love watching her play when she doesn't know I'm looking. She just goes on and on talking about all different things. Recently she has been giving all of her dolls a check up. So she listens to their hearts until they feel "all better"! It's sooo cute to watch!
Like any toddler, she has a lot of opinions right now. Very strong opinions! :) But we are working on obeying Mommy and Daddy and sharing toys with our friends. Oh it's hard being a toddler! Callie is doing quite well with potty training. She consistently stays dry for longer and longer periods of time and usually stays dry during her nap time. We are still working on night time... we are not there yet, but we are close!
Well here are some pictures of Callie during all of the Fall Festivities!! I hope you have a blessed week! Much love!
Erin
There are lots of pictures... you've been warned haha!
Callie was very fascinated by the chickens walking around.
Callie and Daddy! Haha her face shows that personality!
Posing!
Callie was thrilled to see kitty cats!
Doesn't she look so grown up?
Yay! A Callie and Mommy picture!
Yum! Fresh apple cider from the orchard!
This was at our Bible study Class Halloween Party. Matt and I dressed up as Napoleon Dynamite and his girlfriend Deb. Callie was a darling little Minnie Mouse!
These are all pictures from our Church's Halloween Trunk-or-Treat!
These are our friends Chris and Liesl!
Checking everything out from the comfort of her stroller... that didn't last long. Ha!
I have never seen her sit this still!
