Tee-tee!

 This was how our little Fairy Princess said "Trick or Treat" this Halloween!  "Tee-tee!" But she had that little wrinkle nose face, so it was all good.  She got the candy for the cheeks alone.

 Here she is with our little Jack-o-Lantern!  Daddy drilled the nose, since he has a broken hand and couldn't do the carving this year.

 She loved her Elmo candy carrier!  We gave that to her last month, and she was immediately obsessed, because it was Elmo and anything Elmo automatically is adored.  Including the Elmo balloon we saw hanging on the wall a the Dollar Store today, and an Elmo birthday card that she spotted while we were walking past the card aisle, not even actually down it.  She has an Elmo Eagle Eye, I tell ya.

 Here and her and Adeena with their Daddies!  Our little pink ladies.

 So, I dressed up to match my girl.  I had to do it - I already had the wings!  I made the tutu using just ribbon and tulle, and no sewing machine!  It was super easy.  My "crown" is actually one of Reilly's headbands. :)

 Family on Halloween 2011!

And here are some of the kiddies before trick-or-treating!  One day they will learn to look at the camera..hehe.

 A Fairy Princess, a dinosaur and a crayon!

I felt bad, because Reilly kept pointing to Greg and saying "Ew."  It may have been because we have a book with a lizard in it, and I might have pointed at it and said "Ew."  I don't teach these things on purpose, but when I see a lizard, I just think it's gross, so I voice it!  I had no idea it would set in, let alone transfer to an actual child dressed as a dinosaur!  Anyway, Gregory, my apologies!  Reilly really enjoys your company, she doesn't think you are "Ew." :)

Even Daddy dressed up!  I made him this t shirt, since he is a math teacher.  Get it??  We decided he will wear it every year to school and be "That Teacher" who always wears the same shirt on Halloween every year.  Before he knows it he'll be in sweater vests.

Happy Halloween!

Pumpkin Farm

Recently, we took a weekend trip to a pumpkin farm/petting zoo/amusement park outdoor extravaganza. It is a haven for little ones!  We had so much fun.  There was SO much to see and do!  Here is Reilly and Daddy, on a massive pumpkin!

Reilly has gotten her fill of head-in-the-cheesy-cutout this season!  She is just so hard good at it!

Reilly and Mama, petting the goats!  She got a kick out of them, he stuck his head through that window and she was giggling up a storm.

Here we are strolling through the pumpkins..I love that she is old enough that we can hold hands and stroll now.  She's such a fun little toddling toddler.  Every time we put her down, she says "Hand!" and reaches up to hold our hand.

And despite this picture, I swear I am almost 5 months pregnant.  I was closer to 4 in this pic, but my belly is hiding!

They had this adorable ride called the Kiddie Cattle Car or something...it was so much fun!!  She loved it, and was trying to steer the wheel.  Halfway through the ride, I thought she said "Down!" and got nervous, because we clearly couldn't get off a moving vehicle.  But then she said "Moo!" and I realized she said "cow"!  Little smarty pants.

This is me being REALLY excited, because she started waving at Daddy.

We fed duckies, and massive mutant fish that were three times the size of Reilly.  This was her favorite part I think.

Then we measured Reilly, and found out she was 2.5 feet tall!

After picking some adorable pumpkins (yes, I think pumpkins are adorable), Reilly was flat out pooped!

Poor bubba!  We had a good nap on the way home!

But of course, after hours of being all over this giant place, I realized after our long walk back to the car that I didn't have my phone.  I had dropped it somewhere.  And of course, it had started to rain.  But my Hubby just said, "You stay here, I'll retrace our steps."  He is so patient.  But then, I suddenly remembered hearing a weird sound when I was on the cattle car!  I heard something fall, but didn't see anything and it didn't occur to me that my phone was in my pocket.  Mommy Brain at it's finest.  So thank goodness I remembered this at the last second, and he didn't have to go search the entire premises!

All in all, it was a great fun-filled day. I love watching Reilly have such fun and enjoy all these new experiences!

So Many Teeth!

Okay first of all, I could just die laughing every time I look at this picture.

 

She just cracks my up, in her little undershirt and pigtails!  One of Reilly's favorite activities is brushing her teeth.  When she sees a toothbrush, or sees us brushing our teeth, or hears the faucets, she says "Ah, Ah Ah!" and points to her teeth.  She loves it. 

And just the other nights, while we were putting her to bed, I found 3 WHOLE TEETH in her mouth that I didn't know about!  She has had to front top and bottom 4 for a while...but then she just up and got 3 molars without even telling me.  The nerve.   I find it shocking that she could just have grown so many teeth without me knowing.  But she never really got fussy with any of her teething, so I guess this was no different. We have so much more to brush now!  Lots of fun ahead with our big girl molars!

Pigtail Princess

The other day, during breakfast, I realized that Reilly's hair was looking very long in the back.  I got excited a thought that we might be able to try pigtails!  This was our very first attempt.  I am so excited that she made such a hilariously adorable face, to match her hilariously adorable pigtails.

After this, we had a bath and made neater ones.  Then we went out to town, and she and her hair got lots of attention.  Friends and strangers alike admired her hair, and each time we told them it was her first day with pigtails.  And each time she gently stroked her hair and smiled her charming smile.

The next day, I told her "Reilly it's time to do your hair!"  And her response was simple. "Pi-tails?"  Clear as a bell.  One day after she ever heard the word pigtails, she was now requesting them as a hair style.  Girlfriend learns quickly what ups her cuteness factor, I tell ya!

Merry Halloween!

 Love a Fairy, her Fairy Mama, and Pumpkin Pi.  I'll get a better picture of the Pumpkin Pi shirt, I made it for our math teacher. :)

We are saying Merry Halloween since we got almost a foot of snow this weekend, and it seriously confused our holidays!  We had hot chocolate, watched Elf, made Christmas ornaments, and then carved a pumpkin.  Sheesh!

Reilly is very excited for trick-or-treating and getting some candy!! Weee!

Trip to the Vineyards!

 A few weeks ago, we went to the wineries on eastern LI with family and great friends.  We had SO much fun!  And that is saying a lot, seeing that I was at a WINERY and I am PREGNANT.  Think about the catch-22 here people.  Just ponder it.  But it really was such a fun day - I didn't even miss the wine!

I'll let my pictures tell the story of the day!

Here is Reilly drinking from a juice box!  The first whole juice box she ever had!

 She was a pro!

Reilly and Maddie running to see the animals!  Cute little friends.

Reilly was WAY excited to be running so free to the animals!

 Could you just melt?  And yes, she is running.  And yes, 2 months ago she was barely walking.  She cracks me up.

 Hi goats!

 Here we are with the newborn baby pigs - they were literally the size of my hand.  I wanted to take it home with us.

 This is Reilly being sleepy and adorable with Auntie Mimi.  This is one of a small handful of days with no nap.  She doesn't get cranky (thankfully) just hilariously exhausted.

 Walks and lunchtime with Mima and Poppy.

 We lost the pants, because it was very warm!  It felt like a summer day.

 Kissies!

 Snuggles with our bunny.

And a short while later, E was passed out at the table!

 And Rei had a mouth-full-a crackers!  Silly bean.

Thank you to all our loved ones for such a fun weekend!  Such wonderful memories!

Little Artist

 It's no secret that I love art, painting, creating, drawing, and the like.  Always have.  I've always dreamed of the days that I could put smocks on my kiddies, cover the kitchen in paper, and go splatter painting crazy.  Or finger paint.  Or feet paint.  Or something else equally fun and amazing and slightly crazy.

But I realized, you have to take baby steps.  For example, we tried starting with crayons - but Reilly liked the way they tasted.  So I decided to try colors pencils next.  Here is how it went down.

My favorite part is her tongue - as she tried to figure out how the pencil works.

Note: The squatting.  She  loves squatting.
Note: The eccentric outfit.  It was raining and we were comfy. And we love polka dots, mutually.

And she figured out how to hold it!  And...holds  her pencil better than I do.  Figures.

 No, Reilly, that's cool.  You would be a better artist than me.

I hope you always stick out your tongue when you concentrate.  It's hilarious and adorable.  Next up - pastels?!  Watercolors?!  Yay!

Note: Empty tupperware cabinet.  Classic.