October 31, 2010

YEAH! Halloween arrived and although it was not Avery's 1st it certainly was a fun one now that we have a little toddler running around. Avery dressed up as an Illinois cheerleader this year and had a great time... not necessarily dressed up but certainly getting and eating candy. Yes, we allow our 14 month to indulge in candy especially this weekend when it is just too hard to say no. We had an extra special weekend because Meme and Papa came up to spend Saturday and Sunday with us!! Avery LOVES her Meme and Papa!!

Avery and Meme....Halloween day!
GO ILLINOIS!!!

Avery and Papa on Halloween day!
Mommy, Avery and daddy!

More Papa and Avery

Shake shake shake....

On our way to trick or treat at a couple of houses in our neighborhood!

"Meme and Mommy you back there?"

Walking up to the first house with daddy. Not quite sure about this....

But sure enough Avery knew exactly what to do when she got to that bowl of candy....

And into her pumpkin the candy goes...

And this is what happens when you take away the candy.... I assure you that Avery got her fair share of sugar that day but there came a point where we had to say no.... Avery disagreed.. Now we have a sad and angry cheerleader but she bounced back very quickly.

"More please??"

Kisses for Meme along the way...

Walking by herself now..

Happy Halloween everyone!!!

Pumpkin Carving with mommy and daddy!

On the day before Halloween mommy and daddy and I decided to carve our 4 pumpkins. We started with the little one first and then moved up to the bigger ones. I had a lot of fun just watching and even touching the goo and seeds.

First up.... mommy and daddy asked me what type of face I wanted to carve on my pumpkin.. Here is what I told them..."SURPRISE face please!"
Next up... tasting a little of the goo... not so good actually but I haven't quite figured that out yet;)

All done with my pumpkin... Daddy and the pumpkin making the surprise face..!

Daddy and I making the surprise face with the pumpkin!

Second pumpkin mommy carved....

And the third pumpkin mommy carved. This time I was helping by drawing the face on it!

Our 4 pumpkins on Halloween day...
Our 4 pumpkins on Halloween night.....

Lots more Halloween pics to come!

Chuck-E-Cheese Halloween party with SAHM's!

This morning was the SAHM's(stay at home moms) Halloween party. It took place at Chuck-E-Cheese's. This was Avery's first experience here. She was really funny and not quite sure about the whole place. She literally did not crack a smile for the first hour we were there. She stayed close to me and didn't venture too many places. She eventually warmed up a bit but would not smile for any pictures which I find funny as you will see below. She looks scared the whole time but she was still very curious.

Getting ready for the party in my costume. Mommy styled my hair like this and it lasted all of 5 minutes before I pulled out the ponytail.

The only ride that I smiled on while I was riding. It was a horse that went up and down. I liked it! I asked mommy for 'more' at least 3 times...(good thing she had enough tokens:))

"Very curious and not quite sure here. I think this belongs at the beginning of the bunch because I think it was her first time on"

And of course it wouldn't be a true experience here without the pizza... yummyHappy Halloween!

Illinois Homecoming Game!

On Saturday October 23rd... I went to Champaign to cheer on the Illini to a football victory. We had a great day with super weather. All the boys went to the game and mommy, me, Meme, Aunt Laura and Jack walked around campus and shopped. We were worried about the weather because it was suppose to rain but we were lucky and kept dry the whole day. It actually got up to 80 degrees that day too. Hope you enjoy some of the pictures from all the fun:)!

Mommy and Daddy were talking about how last year was my first tailgating experience in Champaign and they remember it being very cold and I was very little... only 8 weeks actually..Seems hard to believe how big I am this year. I was running around and eating everything I could get my hands on. I even tried a game of bags! What a difference a year makes!

A day at the park

This afternoon mommy and I went to meet a friend at the park. We had a lot of fun running around.. I love to climb and go up and down stairs. I can do it over and over....One of my new friends is in the picture with me. His name is Alton and he is 1 like me!!! Daddy is very concerned that all my friends are boys but I told him he shouldn't worry quite yet!!

It's time for a nice steak dinner.....

because Avery officially has 14 teeth...... not sure if you can see from these pictures but our sweet 14 month old has almost got a full set of choppers... every time I manage to get a look in there I am amazed at the amount of pearly whites she is getting..... molars and all......I managed to catch a few cute pics of her happy as a clam today!!
14 teeth for her 14 months...(that will be easy to remember:))

Our little pumpkin...