Trick or Treat!

Ella wasn't too happy with the Bee costume- It came off before we

even left the house!

The little Chick enjoying her apple.


Happy bunny! (And this was before the sugar).

Ella was a little more fond of the monkey costume.

All of the cousins at Sue and Don's.

Lauren and Ella celebrated two days of Halloween- we visited Dan's family on Friday and then packed up and headed to New Richmond on Saturday. Luckily we had enough costumes for each of the girls to be two different animals (thanks Grace, Lucy, and Maddox for the costumes!). By the second stop, Lauren really understood the idea of putting candy in her bucket, and also discovered that she especially favors kit kats! She can recognize that red wrapper from a mile away now. In New Richmond we went out with Becky, Leyton, Grace, and Lucy. The kids loved the mini coffin with a mummy that popped out when you pushed the button (I told Grace that Aunt Sue always has cool stuff like that:) We had a great night- thanks everyone for the treats!

Any Resemblance?

What do you think... does Ella look like Lauren?

Mommy is Taking Over

As you have probably noticed, my blog got a makeover. And we decided that it should be a family blog now that I have a baby sister (i.e., my mom does not have time to run two separate blogs)! I will still pop in and write sometimes, but my mom is going to handle most of the posts from now on. Thanks for following!

Love, Lauren

Pumpkin Carving

Daddy and I carved our pumpkin just in time for Halloween! I cleaned out all of the "pumpkin guts" and left the carving up to dad. Mom was worried I wouldn't like it, but I thought it felt pretty cool and the final result was definitely worth it. Now I'm hoping it will scare away the trick-or-treaters so I have some leftover candy:)

Ella Update

First time in Baby Bjorn.

Taking a NUK!

Sleeping peacefully... during the day.

Just thought it was time to let you know what my baby sister has been up to! She really likes to hang out in the Baby Bjorn, which is good news for me because mama can take me outside and still have two hands to play! She also is starting to take a pacifier. Mom and dad are so happy about this. She doesn't like it all the time, but it does do the trick sometimes. And lastly, she is still sleeping wonderfully during the DAY:) She still hasn't quite figured out day vs. night, but mom keeps hoping she will someday soon. Ella typically stays awake until 12:30 at night and then sleeps in so mom and I can snuggle and eat breakfast together. As for me, I still love to tickle Ella's feet and give her lots of kisses.

Another (boy)Friend

This weekend my mom's friend Megan came all the way to Rice Lake to stay with us. And she brought my friend Maddox with! We sure had a lot of fun playing together- so much fun that neither of us stopped to nap. Of course Megan and my mom had to go shopping while they were together, and lucky for me they chose to get their fix at Toyland! They filled up the whole car, and were pretty excited about their purchases. I can't wait until Christmas! (I am hoping mom can't either and she decides to give me some presents early:)

Pumpkin Patch

Last weekend we went to the pumpkin patch. Even though we already had our pumpkins courtesy of Aunt Diane and Uncle Greg, I convinced mom to take me to see the animals. I got to pet and feed the hungry goats and hold a baby bunny! We also played on the straw bales and climbed way up high into a circus elephant (made of tin...). Dad wanted to do the corn maze so we opted for the short one since mom was pretty certain Ella wouldn't have been thrilled with the 10-acre course.