Halloween 2008

This is the Frog Prince (Gavin) for the Princess

Playgroud at school

Yum! What do we get next?
Princess hanging out waiting for Trick or Treating to begin.

Ok I am ready to go.

Sugar high at its best!!!!!

Halloween was a very busy day for the "Princess". It started with a Fall Fest party at school where all her classmates dressed up and played games outside before heading in to the classroom where the regular healthy snack was replaced with yummy treats (the first of many of the night). Right after leaving school we headed down to daddy's house to trick or treat in his neighborhood. The Princess was not really in to going door to door but was all about sitting in her stroller eating M&M's - the most chocolate she has had - ever! It was a fun time for mommy and the Princess.

Cedar Hill Farm - Hernando MS

Mary Anna and her friend Tyler went to the Cedar Hill pumpkin patch. After some playing in the big sand box we took a hay ride out to the pumpkin patch where Mary Anna found a good place to take a rest. It was getting close to lunch so the corn maze was not the best idea at the time but we all made it through before the big melt downs.

Sunday at the Zoo

Sunday at the Zoo

Mary Anna and Gavin

Even though Mary Anna was not feeling that great I thought some fresh air would be good for both of us - so we meet Jennifer, Gavin and Brooke at the zoo. I told myself before I had kids that I would never put them on a "leash" - but after trying to keep up with an 18 month old at a semi crowded zoo I tried out Gavin's new "back pack" that I like to call it now.

Mary Anna and I watching the monkeys.

Breakfast at The Arcade

Before we headed out to music class one Saturday morning Mary Anna and I meet our good friend Brooke (or brookie as Mary Anna likes to call her) at The Arcade restaurant downtown (http://www.arcaderestaurant.com/). With the fall weather the pumpkin pancakes sounded yummy to us all. Brooke also bought a real pumpkin at the Farmers Market for MA.

Bye bye bottles!

We said bye bye bottles this week. Mary Anna was only taking one at night while we where reading and we still are having some milk in a sippy cup. Thank goodness it went well - so that kind of goes to show that it was more mommy trying to hold on to her baby.

First piece of jewelry...

This is my first edible piece of jewelry made by Mary Anna. It is a stunning piece of pure Cheerios accented with wooden stars at the end. If I was not afraid of birds snatching it off my neck I would wear it every day!

Labor Day weekend at Pickwick

Labor day weekend Mary Anna and I headed up to Granna and Grandpa Jim's cabin at Pickwick lake. We had a great time playing out on the back deck and taking our first ride in a boat. Mary Anna found the horn on the boat and was letting every one know to get out of her way.