HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

I'm going to apologize now for not having a lot of pictures of our Halloween festivities. We took as many pictures as we could, but I don't think we really captured the REAL fun Lillie had this week.

We started the week by going to another ward's trunk-or-treat. Of course, I didn't take any pictures there. Lillie got a lot of candy and had fun dressing up.

Then, it was off to our own ward's party on Friday night. We started with games in the cultural hall. Lillie was too quick for me to take a picture of her throwing the beanbags into a large wood pumpkin cutout, but I happened to get a picture of her getting her prize.

Here's Lillie with the neighborhood spider - her friend Sam.
Lillie got blindfolded, spun around, and...

tried to pin the nose on the witch. Pretty accurate huh?!?

Next, we moved on to some ring tossing on the witch's hat.

Next was the age old favorite...the cake walk.

Random picture some BEEhives and their leader. So cute!

Here's our little Princess...or Cinderella, as she likes to be called.

No trick or treating pictures - too dark. We ended up making 3 dozen candy and caramel apples that we passed out to some families in the ward. While we drove to their homes, Lillie was able to do some trick or treating at their homes. Then we came home and did a little trick or treating in our neighborhood. We only have 10 homes in our subdivision, and 4 of them passed candy out. We noticed a lot of people drive to other subdivisions to get candy, either because their neighborhood is a little small (like ours) or because the homes are a little far apart so they find a neighborhood where the homes are really close together. All in all, it was a fun night. This was Lillie's first time going home to home and she LOVED it!!

Merry Christmas!!

Yes, I know, it's October! I just went through the pictures on the camera, and I'm not sure how these got ousted, but we never uploaded these pictures from this past Christmas. So here's a look down memory lane

Eating dinner at a Japanese restaurant with Jared, Kalei, Jaeden, and Na'i

How cute is this boy!?!?

So the wait time was a little long for the kiddies. Jaeden decided to check out Lillie's camera.

WASUUUP!

"Mom, I KNOW you're sharing that with me, RIGHT!!!"

What a loving uncle and niece!

"That's right, I got some of that ice cream!"

Lillie has ALWAYS been so lucky to have a family that showers her with gifts...especially at Christmas! Here's SOME of the goods.

"Look at my new pretty dress!" Which, by the way, is up to her knees already!

"I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my Nana! Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

(Notice the pointed toes - such a ballerina!)

Me and my mom on Christmas morning

Check out my new wheels! Well, it's really Neiman Marcus' wheels, but a girl can dream right?

I know I look scared, but I really love my Aunty Nani!

Smile!

I LOVE my mommy and my mommy LOVES me!!

Here are some pictures - some old, some new

One day as Lillie was playing, I needed to go upstairs for something. When I turned the corner, this is what I saw...

Welcome to Lillie's...store!

Since moving to Southern Maryland, Lillie and I found this FANTASTIC park. Actually, we found it before we even moved here.

Introducing Dunkirk District Park!! Where the merry-go-round has made a comeback!

When we first moved here, Lillie would not even WALK by this slide. Those days are gone, and this is the slide of choice, as of late. Not sure if the picture does is justice, but this slide is pretty steep and Lillie goes flying.

Not a great picture, but Lillie also loves Mr. Crocodile. He has large steps in back of him and a little tunnel underneath him.

This "ladder" is also a new found joy of Lillie's. There are lots of different modes of climbling onto the equipment. None of which Lillie is usually interested in (that's our cautious little one). However, she saw some kids climbing this ladder and it is probably one of the least "scary", so Lillie tried her hand at it, and now likes it (sort of).

Lillie loves this driving contraption. She is often found driving her way to somewhere! Here's a semi-full view of the park. This playground equipment is FANTASTIC!!! Lillie loves running up and down all the ramps, going down all the slides, and climbing most of the "ladders".

Can't go without some CHEESE!

Loving the merry-go-round

So, I know this is an old picture, but what you don't know is that it is REALLY an old picture. This is the OLD Lillie, and...

this is the NEW LILLIE!!Sort of on a whim, we decided to cut Lillie's hair. This past weekend, we decided to take a trip to a mall a little ways away. We knew of a cute kids salon there, and thought, let's take the leap and get a "drastic" cut. Once there, we actually didn't go to the kids salon, saved a few bucks, and went to a regular salon. Cute cut all around!!

Right after the cut, we went to a play area inside the mall. Lillie had a GREAT time running around and swishing her new short do.

Taking a little break to pull up those socksSuch a cute little girl!

Yes, the fireplace has made it's debut! The season and weather has definitely changed. All week the forecast is showing temperatures in the 40's and rain!! Cold and wet, never a good combination. You know what that means...Lillie and I are homebound!!

Keola and I were just talking about how we have not gone to a carnival in ages. Then in the last 5 months or so, since moving to Calvert County, we have now gone to 2, AND there's another one coming up at the end of September!!

Today we took Lillie to the Prince George's County Fair. We had a lot of fun. The carnival/fair itself was, at times a bit scary "looking", but Lillie had so much fun, and that's what matters.

Lillie's first choice was the carousel.

Next ride, the balloons
This was NOT the favorite of the day!! The hot air balloon ride started going around, then up and down a bit. THEN, the balloon "basket" started spinning around a little. Lillie was NOT very thrilled about that. By the middle of the ride, I saw her holding hands with Keola. It's a good thing he hopped on with her!!

Can you see a little trepidation on her face?!?

Once Lillie got off the balloons, she wanted something calm and steady. So, it was on to the train ride.

Daddy was such a good sport riding everything with his baby!

After surveying the rest of the rides, Lillie wanted to take a little rest. We got some cotton candy and played a game. Lillie threw darts at balloons and actually won herself a penguin. That's my girl!!

After we walked around a bit, Daddy decided to ask Lillie about THIS ride! I thought I took more pictures, but I guess I just took video, which we can't upload yet. This was a little bigger rollercoaster than the normal kiddie ride. There was actually a drop/dip, and a section where the cars were tilted a little on it's side. I wish I had a wide view picture. Anyway, Lillie survived and the only thing she didn't like was the cars tilting. Brave girl!

It was time to visit the farm animals. First stop, the neighborhood Llama.

Oooh, so soft sheep!

Sooo cute bunnies!

Moooo goes the calf

On the way back to the rides, we came across this odd looking man! Lillie was too scared to shake his hand, so Daddy had to go with her. Too bad Daddy became the resting shelf for the Tall Man!

We also walked passed this man who was making statues out of wood with his electric saw. Can you tell what it is??

We asked Lillie to pick one final ride and it was back to the carousel. Notice Daddy decided to actually HOP ON the horse, rather then just standing next to it!! Ride 'em Cowboy!!

What clowns!! Daddy is whooping it up and Lillie is putting on her princess pose.