Our Littlest Joy: October 2012

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Painting Pumpkins

We finally got around to painting pumpkins, and with Halloween in just 3 days, not a moment too soon! At least this year we picked pumpkins early... last year it was a mad dash to not 1 but 3 pumpkin patches and a trip to Walmart only to discover the only pumpkins left the weekend before Halloween were rotten.

Even with Halloween on a school/work night trick or treating will take place on Wednesday. I am excited to have my bestest friend flying in that day with her family and cannot wait to take our little Alice, Pirate, and Ladybug trick or treating together!!

Saturday, October 20, 2012

1st Place!!

We won, we won!! I mean... she won, she won!! Honestly it was her, Kaylin is a natural on stage and while I may have created the costume she pulled it off perfectly! She walked right on stage, waved to the crowds, and plopped down on her bottom to show off her Alice pose as she is stuck in the house. Kaylin was awarded first place with a cash prize (time to open a savings account!) and a gift card to Chuck E Cheese (guess these germaphobe parents will be making a trip there soon... well after flu season anyway!)

Pageant track here we come! Haha!

A natural on stage, much to her dad's dismay!

Anxiously awaiting the results

And first place goes to.... Alice in Wonderland, Kaylin!

Friday, October 19, 2012

Alice in Wonderland

When I first asked Kaylin what she wanted to be for Halloween she promptly said a skeleton. I had something a bit sweeter in mind and seeing as though Kaylin is 3 I won. Sneak Peak at costume below!

Tomorrow we will visit trick or treat street at the local high school for some candy, bounce houses, and a costume contest, I can't help but hope that she wins!!

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Pumpkin Patch

While we fully intended on a relaxing Sunday at home the weather was just tempting us to spend some time outdoors. A breezy 82' in October is actually nice fall weather in Florida and what better way to spend a cool fall day then at the local pumpkin patch..

Two Birthday Celebrations!

I still can't believe our baby girl is 3! No longer a baby but a big girl, and she reminds us of that daily. Three is an exciting age, she is really starting to understand so much more and her vocabulary beats that of most teenagers I hear these days! Kaylin is also really starting to remember things so this year's celebration meant that much more. Grandpa Ron came down for the weekend of Kaylin's birthday and because K was still getting over a cold and it was still really hot out for October we took it easy. Saturday we enjoyed lunch at a food truck rally followed by a long nap for all of us and a dip in the pool. Steve grilled Kaylin's favorite for dinner, cheeseburgers, and I made her a pink rose cake. Sunday Grandpa Ron surprised Kaylin by taking her shopping to pick out a big girl bike! We tested out an adorable 12" pink bike and decided if she was going to get a big girl bike then she was going to get a big one! Kaylin hopped right on a sea green 16" bicycle and after quickly learning how to pedal she was off circling the store. On the way home from the bike store we stopped by the Buddhist Temple for lunch at the Sunday market. Relaxing weekend with our 3 year old, little did we know how much energy was going to be at our house the next weekend!

Birthday celebration number two was yesterday, and wow was the energy level in the house up from last weekend! In spite of my hate for anything character related I put together a Dora the Explorer themed party for Kaylin and 6 of her closest friends. I really love my daughter. The day started with a rummage sale in our driveway (who doesn't plan two huge events in one day?!) Grandma Hedlund came over for lunch and surprised Kaylin with a 3 foot tall doll house and all the furnishings! The doll house is awesome, I'm not sure who will play with it more, me or Kaylin.. Somehow we managed to get the birthday girl down for a nap so we could set up for the party. We rented a huge (and I mean huge!) bounce house and by 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon the shrieks and shrills of 7 three year olds filled our yard. Cake #2 a Dora cake complete with purple dress was a huge hit (thanks to Skype & Stacy who helped me decorate it from a thousand miles away!)