Halloween Night- Mmmwahahahahah lol

OMG! What a fun night with the fam! Trick or Treat was from 6-8 this year & everyone arrived around 5. Mimi made mummy (hot)dogs, Chicken fingers, bat dip, & a green potion drink for some added festive fun, and all Brooklyn safe at that! We had 3 adult witches, 1 Raggedy Ann (me- but I was guessed as the Wendys' girl 4 times!), a lady bug, scary clown, werewolf, skeleton & 2 party poopers! (Yes, that's you Paul & Sean! I think the two of you have some makeup work for next year-lol)
The funniest part of the night was trying to get a pic with our neighbor, Lexi (Abbey from Sesame Street), except she calls out "this is stupid!" Everyone busted out laughing, including Brooklyn who's clueless as to what was said but just laughs & says "silly Lexi!"
Brooklyn quickly got the hang of trick or treating concept, with a constant 'do this one next,' & saying her 'trick -or-treat!' One family puts Reeses Pieces in her pumpkin saying I'm sure you can eat this! Oh my. Mom & dad will be enjoying the candy this year at work or swapping some pieces with her cousins for the dum-dum lollipops. Sean & I walked around with her for a bit, then the wagon came in into play & we finished off the street with her cousins, Aunt Mere Mere & Mimi while Gma Kay & Quinton handed out candy. She even went through a haunted garage maze without pause or terror! And...we got as close to the blow up ghost as we've ever been!
Needless to say, everyone had a great time & the kids were very patient with our multiple photo requests! Wearing her skeleton pjs, she very easily went to sleep tonight!

Prepping for Halloween

G-ma Kay arrived back in town & came out to help decorate pumpkins! We made 2 silly faces (1 w/ G-ma Kay, 1 w/ Daddy) & Mommy carved a ghost she picked out from the book!

Happy Birthday Daddy!!!

As I've mentioned before, Brooklyn is all about having choices/being able to pick things out. She picked out her card, was certain she needed to pick out my card, & helped pick out a new pair of shoes for her daddy. In fact, she brought his gift over to him, pulled out the shoes one by one & handed them to him showing off what a good job she did!! Too cute.
Dinner, I must say, was fantastic! I did a lot of cooking, but it was worth it in the end. (Cleaning up the kitchen afterwards.....not so much fun!) Anyway, I bought eggs for the first time in over 18 months! I made Sean & I a pan of lasagna, Seans' requested yellow cake/choc icing, Brooklyn safe tofu & vegi lasagna & her chocolate cupcakes! We sang Happy Birthday with one of B's cupcakes as we were so full from dinner we waited a few hours before dessert. All in all, a great night! Glad you had a great birthday, Sean!

GHOSTS

So, on the 9th, our blow up ghost was put outside. Apparently, she was a super helper getting it laid out, but the minute it was plugged in, she was scared to death of it!! Not walking in the yard at all, unless one of us was holding her as long as it was inflated & no conversation about it just being a big balloon was satisfying her! Mimi brought over this mini ghost that lights up & a book about ghosts to help her overcome this fear. It took 4 days before she'd even hold this ghost! Now she'll flip its switch & give it a hug without question. It's her 'squishy friendly ghost.'
It's been 2 weeks with the inflatable ghost, & while she wants to go outside & watch it blow up, she has no interest in going anywhere close to it without death gripping my neck! Another neighbor has a blow up spider & Scooby Doo. We went to visit Scooby with the same reaction. Oddly enough, she has no fears at all over our neighbors house with all the grave stones,grim reapers, skull heads & casket on their front lawn!

Yes, it's October, & yes, we can still wear shorts here! It was 75 degrees this weekend! Here we are, trying to get a good pic with Allie & Brooklyn- this was the best of 5.

mystery allergy

See this happy face? She's having fun playing with her new Avon bath body paint that rolls on Mimi found for her. See where she's painted her belly green? Well, within a few minutes, she turned bright red & starts scratching everything. ARGH. Nothing on the label matches a current allergy, & notifying Avon didn't turn anything up either. She hasn't had any issues with dyes in jello thus far, so I guess I'll try green jello next & see what the result is. Guessing something with the purfumes?? Who knows. We'll just need to find something else for bath tub fun!

23 weeks

Well,I had my doctor visit checkup today, & if you read my post on the 10th, you'll understand when I say "that scale LIED!!!" Said I gained 5 lbs this month. I'll gt the 'real' number at next months' visit; I'm totally not counting this one! lol.

Division Playoff Games- Reds v/s Phillies Game 3

WOW! What a FANTASTIC night!! Sean got Club Seats, & we went down with the Shupes, Damon & Trey. We thought it would be crazy parking downtown with the Bengals game, & Disney Princess on Ice all in the same day, but it wasn't bad at all. Another benefit was the food inclusion. I walked in the club section, they said "good afternoon, here's you're braclet so you can enjoy all of our food & drink stations, pointed out the restrooms, & told us to enjoy our experience!" The first food station was a fruit bar where they hand washed & cut your fruit choices, & directly next to it, they were carving steak for the steak salad. This is Pregnant lady heaven!!! Lets just say I enjoyed eating & I won't say how much! LOL.
Energy in the stadium was more than I've ever felt before! Cheering, waving, stomping, claping, & waving of our towels. I teased Sean for as much as he is into watching baseball, I was the one standing & cheering the most! Unfortunatly, it didn't help them much as we didn't get to see a game 4.

FRIDGE ART!

We started off the morning calling G.G. to sing Happy Birthday before up to Toddler Time at the Library. This week had us making "leaf people." This is her leaf woman, we gave her a skirt! Then, we were off to Mimi's, to help celebrate her birthday too! Brooklyn helped make a chocolate birthday cake last night. This isn't the best pic of them but it turns out I only had enough camera battery power for 1 shot. Eventually, she sang 1 verse for Mimi before heading out.....and after touching every halloween decoration that was being put out!-lol.

My daughter had the best day yesterday, thanks to her Godmother! Mere,her boys & Shirley met us down @ the Wool festival since Aunt Di & Mimi were selling their crafts there. In the childrens area, she & Aydan went in to feed a goat, pet bunnies, ducks, sheep & llamas. Then Aunt Mere took her on her first pony ride, bought her a snow cone & this pink/purple tutu that she held up with the biggest smile on her face walking in & out of all the craft tents. My wild child had lots of room to run & play, & certainly did so. She fell asleep in the car before we were out of the parking lot! An hour later, & still super sleepy, she was so proud to show daddy her tutu & tell him about her pony ride! Way to go, Aunt Mere! :-)