Halloween (round three)

Trick-Or-Treating

Allison wanted NOTHING to do with the beautiful Snow White dress that was supposed to be her costume. She ended up wearing the chicken costume Cayden wore a couple years ago. She loved it, and walked around clucking all night.

Halloween (round two)

Halloween party at church. There were lots of swords!

The winner of the costume contest. Orville Redenbacher, of course! Too funny!

Happy Halloween (round one)

Cayden had a Halloween party at school, and I (being a room mom) was able to help plan, and attend the party. Fun was had by all!! Cayden did not want to wear his costume for some reason.

Helping his pumpkin tatoo dry.

Decorating (and eating) cookies.

Playing in the leaves. I got him to put on his Knight jacket when we went outside. Still missing are the helmet and pants.

Cayden was excited to find his treasure at the end of the treasure hunt.

Conner had a costume parade at school. He was very excited to walk in the parade with his reading buddy - a big 4th grader! Conner was a great pirate!

For Jorie

Jorie, I know this was once your favorite outfit, and now it is Allison's favorite. She is even acting a little like you. Cayden has said on several occasions (unprompted) that Allie "is like" Jorie. Wish we were closer to see the two of them together!! xoxo

More Talk

I must quickly add to the last post, because since that post, Allison's vocabulary has exploded! I am just going to list a few, but it is amazing to listen and hear her trying to say almost anything. I really need to get a video of the first one. She is hilarious.

Wow! (Said when she sees something "wow" worthy, which can be almost anything. She says it with so much enthusiasm that I have to stop and giggle every time she says it!)

Dip (As in, dip your carrot in ranch, dip your fry in ketchup, dip your bread in soup.)

Nummy, Nummy (Always said twice, and usually means, GET ME SOME FOOD before I start acting up.)

Bookie (Within the last week Allison has begun to LOVE books, and will actually sit through them. She brings us "bookies" when she wants to read.)

Rrrroarrrrr! (Said when she sees any animal, no matter what it is.)

Cream (As in, ice cream, whenever anyone gets close to the freezer, she starts asking for cream!)

Goon (When requesting a spoon, or any utensil to eat with. She even wants one when it is finger food.)

Allie Talk

Allie has quite a few new words, but the number is still small enough that every word gets repeated hundreds of times in a single conversation. She never says something just once. Here is a short video so you can hear what we listen to all day.

This is not the greatest video, but it does capture two of her most used words. "Milkie, milkie, milkie, milkie . . . ." and "tickle, tickle, tickle, tickle . . . . . "

Some others are:

goggie (for dog - she LOVES dogs!)

shoes (we are in trouble already and cannot walk by a shoe store without her wanting to try on every pair!)

gaga (for garbage - she loves throwing stuff away!)

teeeee (for teeth, which means she wants to brush her teeth, which for her is really just chewing/sucking on the tooth brush.)

Hi

Bye

Bonk! (Every time she falls, bumps, or trips she immediately says bonk, and hops right up.)

Gucky (for yucky)

Nose (Always said with finger UP her nose.)

Eye (Always said while poking herself in the eye.)

Cheese (Used both for a snack, and when she sees a camera.)

Baby (Said in reference to anyone who looks younger than she is.)

She is a hilarious little girl, and loves life. She sings in her crib in the morning, rushes to the door chanting dada dada dada dada when she hears Keir drive up (no joke, she can hear and recognize his truck pull up!), and we love her to pieces!