Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! It was a great but busy day. The kids are in bed and Cary and I have eaten way too much candy.

Garrett and Daddy went for a little farm visit to allow Kelsey to nap (which never happened!!). Garrett is in love with this little calf and was very excited to find it in the goat pen where he could go in and pet it.

After an unsuccessful nap attempt we headed over to the mall to do some trick-or-treating. Garrett and Kelsey were adorable in their matching dragon costumes and got quite a few admiring glances and smiles. Kelsey walked around like she owned the place and handed people her open bag waiting for treats.

After collecting bags full of treats both kids couldn't wait to sit down and eat some of their loot. Would you believe that the first thing both kids wanted to eat was the orange?

After dinner Garrett and I went trick-or-treating. He did great! He didn't get nervous at all and we encountered some very scary houses. He even thanked people and said, "Happy Halloween!" I was very proud.

After dumping out and examining his goodies Garrett was allowed to eat what we considered a reasonable amount. After he was told that he had enough this is where we found him sitting quietly. Take a guess as to what he was doing behind the couch?? He was sneaking candy!!!! Where does a 2 year old learn to sneak candy?? Yikes!

We had a delicious dinner (thanks to Uncle Dean and Aunty Meghan) and the kids were ready for bed. Okay, Kelsey wasn't but we were ready for the kids to be in bed. This is Kelsey's "cheese" face.

One tired bumblebee.

Our Little Ball of Energy

Kelsey is growing up before our very eyes. She is such a happy little girl but she sure keeps us busy. No cupboard or drawer is safe. She loves sock drawers and can't keep her hands off of toilet paper rolls and goodies under the bathroom sinks. She is starting to talk which is fun and actually asked for, "more nanna (banana)," at breakfast the other day.

Shopping with baby and of course a camera.

Morning tea with Teddy.

Kelsey loves the tunnel. Especially if you chase her into it.

She's turned into a lover of books. She'll pick up a book and then approach you butt first so you will put her on your lap and read with her. She loves pictures of animals and growls every time she sees a tiger.

Oh dear...Kelsey loves yogurt. The funny thing is that she doesn't really eat it. She dips her hands in it and plays with it but as you can see very little makes it into her mouth.

Kelsey's words include: Momma, Dadda, Ga (Garrett), Nanny, Teddy, apple, banana, turtle, night night, bye bye, more, and of course her absolutely favourite word right now is, "No!"

Other tidbits: Kelsey finds shoes around the house and demands you put them on. The second she gets into the car, however, she takes both shoes and socks off. She also loves wearing or carrying her jacket around the house. If she wants to go out she'll hand you her jacket, have you put it on her, and then will stand at the gate on the top of the stairs and say, "Bye bye." I'm not quite sure where she thinks she is going. She is not impressed if you don't at least let her go downstairs.