Weekend Fun! October 15

We got Amelia all dressed up in her Halloween costume and took her to a community event.

The Fairy and Daddy - all ready to go:


First, some pictures outside, for Amelia's Halloween card!

She's turning me into a frog here:

A fairy in flight:

Goofy kid:

Walking into the community center:

Checking out the other costumes and the games:

Trick-or-Treating down the "haunted trail" - there was a zoo theme:

Patiently waiting for her turn at a game:

Fairy in action:

Enjoying a tootsie roll:

Negotiating with Daddy for some candy:

We had such a good night, and got home just in time for bedtime.

Amelia is such a good Mommy to her kitty toys - they have a routine and everything.

Giving her kitty a drink before bedtime:

Tucking the kitty in:

And a kiss goodnight:

Weekend Fun! October 16-17

I'll share the Friday (10/15) pictures later.... a little closer to Halloween

Saturday 10/16

After breakfast, and a brief stop at the farmer's market, we went to a local farm that has a huge Fall Festival.

On our way in:


Playing with Daddy on the big rolling tube:

Pushing Daddy:

Next, she enjoyed the children's zip line. We were nervous that she was too young, but she insisted that she wanted to try it! She had no problem holding on and LOVED it!

Then, a ride around the go-cart track with Daddy:

Next, a ride down the big tunnel slide:

And off to the next adventure!

Playing in the hay barn:

Riding the banana train:

Next, Mommy did the adult zip line and loved it!

Then, we all went on a hay ride together:

How tall is Amelia? 3 feet!

Laying down and reflecting in the corn box:

Saying goodbye to Mr. Pig:

Quick stop at the grocery store, including a ride on the horse!

Sunday 10/17

All dressed up and ready for church:

All little post-church treat - her first Krispy Kreme donut!

Later, we had some friends over for dinner - two couples and one little girl. Amelia enjoyed playing with her little friend and showing off all of her toys.

A goodbye fist-bump:

Weekend Fun! October 8-10

Friday 10/8

Chris was out of town this weekend, so the girls were on our own!

First up -- Campus Homecoming dinner!

Checking out the food:


Loving the dessert options! Chocolate cupcake....

Dancing to the band!

Playing with one of her best buddies:

We had a great night - stayed for about 2 1/2 hours! Plenty of food, music and friends to keep us entertained for the night!

Saturday 10/9

All dressed up and ready for some fun!

We drove west to visit my family, before an afternoon birthday party for one of Amelia's buddies.

First, we stopped in to see Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa.

Showing off her "reading" skills:

She disappeared for a minute, and this is where I found her -- snuggling in their bed!

Wait... where did she go?

Saying goodbye to Grandpa:

Next, we headed over to see Grandpa Larry.

Taking in a book:

Lunchtime!!

She took a little nap - just a refresher - and then we headed outside to play a bit.

Check out this throw! Chris thinks this is the epitome of good form, and is planning to show it to his Motor Learning class.

Checking out a passing airplane:

And our final stop of the day - Maximo's 1st birthday party!!

Amelia got into the sweets early....

Yet, she saved some room for a little snack:

Birthday boy!!!

Amelia got a little ride around the property:

And then they played a little game of basketball:

Check out this smooth dunk!

Cupcake time!!

Not really understanding how to play cornhole...

Showing off the new hat that Lisa gave her:

Check out this sassy:

Doing some digging, before it was time to go:

Yes, Max... this is true

Amelia had such a blast with all of our stops on this day, that she fell asleep as soon as we started heading for home. She didn't really wake much when we got home, so I just changed her into her pj's and put her in bed.

She woke up, still wearing her new hat:

Sunday 10/10

Ready for church!!

We went to church and then ran some errands after, before coming home for a nap.

Daddy arrived home while she was sleeping, and we got her up and dressed to go to the Italian Festival!

Her shirt came from Italy and says "Nato Perfetto" ("born perfect").

Heading into the festival:

She heard something - maybe a train horn - and stopped in her tracks to listen:

They had fun rides for the little ones, and she LOVED this one:

Next, she made a pasta necklace:

Then, the train ride through the festival:

And finally..... dinner!!

Amelia gave the gnocchi a stamp of approval:

And she was a fan of Mommy's spaghetti, too:

She made friends with another table - who were celebrating their friend's birthday.... and they gave her a piece of their yummy cake:

Such a cute little con artist.

It was a great weekend!