Halloween Fun!

The past week has been all Halloween, all the time. This is the first year that Mo has been really aware that this is a special event....you get to dress up AND you get candy. It is a pretty sweet deal (no pun intended). Mo was a funky witch. I made the costume....no sewing, just fabric glue......I think it turned out pretty well. It was comfy, and lasted the whole week.

We started off the festivities with the Monster March last weekend.....a parade through the Sellwood neighborhood. It was fun (crowded)....and Mo had a good time...We marched with friends of ours with their 2 kids, so it was a good time.



Then she had a party at her daycare....another opportunity to dress up and get more candy!

We carved a jack-o-lampern (her term, not mine).....I think it turned out well. We roasted seeds, and Mo really liked those.


For the actual evening of Halloween, Mo really got into knocking on doors and saying trick - or-treat....she kept saying "I tick-or-teet again." She even got so bold as to knock on a few doors by herself.

In this picture, which one looks more excited?

Overall, Halloween 08 was fun, not too crazy.....and so much fun to experience through Mo's little eyes.

Zoo Trip

Last night, we were sitting around and thought it would be great to go the zoo Saturday morning. We got up early, had breakfast and set out on our adventure.....there is no photographic evidence of the event since I thought the battery wasn't charged (it was, just not in the camera).....

Anyho.....we got to the zoo only to realize it is the annual Howl-o-ween.....a trick-or-treat and costume event. It looked like fun.....arts and crafts, activities, candy, pumpkin carving....the only problem....we didn't know about it....we had no costume...and we were about 2 hours too early. We got to watch them set up, and it was just getting started when we were ready to go.....

Poor planning on the mommies part.....maybe next year.

It was not crowded at all, so we go really good views of all the animals. We got to see the baby elephant, Sam. He is up to 485 pounds, and is super cute. The tiger was out, and so were the rhinos, and giraffe. The walrus put on quite a show and seemed to come right up to the glass to get a look at us.

A fun day!

Homework!

Tonight, Mo was coloring on the floor....very carefully, very intently. She doesn't even look up and says to us...."I do homework."

We respond: "What kind of homework are you doing?"

Mo: "Shhhhh.....I need quiet."

Ready for Vegas.....

At daycare, Mo has been watching the older kids play Go Fish....she is fascinated with this game...and she loves to 'play' with us at home. She has her own system of naming each suit of cards.....

hearts = hearts
diamonds = diamonds
spades = other hearts
clubs = flowers

Face Cards = placemats

Jokers = bikes

We do a lot of passing cards back and forth...not a lot of matches are made, but the effort is there. So a typical game would sound something like this....

Us: "Do you have any hearts?"

Mo: "Noooo, do you have any placemats?"

Pumpkin Slideshow

I have wanted to do this for a while....here is my first try....

A Little Pumpkin History

First trip to the Pumpkin Patch.....2006


Second Trip, 2007.....this trip will always be remembered as the "time Mo got lost at the Pumpkin Patch."


Pumpkin Patch, 2008......

Rockin' the Top Pony

I tried to do a demonstration of the secret top pony that I learned while getting Mo's hair cut this weekend. I am amazed that it will actually stay in ALL DAY!!!! In the interest of sharing what little wisdom I have, here are some step by step directions....I hope they make sense....

1. You want to wet the hair...key in controlling all the hair....

2. Brush it and put it in a pony tail....doesn't have to be super tight...just enough to hold the hair.

3. You don't want the pony tail right next to the scalp....you want it about an 1 inch away from the scalp.

4. Then you want to separate the hair between the scalp and the pony tail holder into 2 sections...so there is a hole there.


5. The flip the pony tail forward, and pull it through the hole. towards the back of the head...


6. Pull it tight....like a reg. pony tail...


8. Now, you have a top pony that will stay in and stay flat all day!!! It kind of looks rolled...which is a nice look....


Good luck!!!!

Hair Cut

I never know what to do with Mo's hair. It is so baby fine, and straight....that it is hard to hold a ponytail or a clip....plus she pulls them out!!! So, we gave her bangs a while ago......but I really wanted her hair to be all one length....so we have been growing it out.....here is the mangy mess.


So, we went and had it cut yesterday. Cut into a cute little bob.....the place we went, taught me how to do a top pony that won't come out, and is hard for her to pull out....it will keep her bangs out of the way while we are growing them out........so here is the after pic....

Uncle Brad

Mo loves her Uncle Brad...we don't get to see him enough with his busy schedule. But when we do, Mo just LOVES it......





Mo also believes in 'walking a mile' in a man's shoes......

Conversations with a 2 Year Old

Mo piled her baby and all her things in the baby stroller and announces...."I going doctor....baby need check-up." She looks super cute all ready to go......

Then she gets to the door, and says...."Shit, I forgot keys...."

Movie Night

Last night was our 2nd movie night. This is something that in my mind I always imagined I would do with my family....sure enough....Scout had the same mental picutre....and finally Mo is big enough...that movie night has started. It goes something like this....

We get take-out (I don't cook on Fridays)......Mo takes a bath. We all get into our PJs, and curl up on the couch with popcorn, blankets, and pillows.

The first movie night, we watched Aristocats. Now, it is Mo's favorite....she calls it Mistocats! There were some parts that were scary to her, but she loves it just the same.

Last night, we watched Finding Nemo.....not a good choice.....Mo started crying pretty soon into it when the "Memo lost his baby"......I think it just struck a chord in her about being lost, and she didn't like it. Now, I don't know about you, but the last thing I wanted was for her to be scared. So, when Nemo ends up in the fish tank (Mo is crying hard at this point)....I come up with....."Don't worry, he is just at daycare....his daddy is coming to pick him up." Seemed to settle her down, but Scout pointed out that might not have been the best explanation to give our child! I have no idea what she has taken away from this movie......time will tell.....

Until then.....we need to find some nice, tame Disney movies....Bambi, no......Jungle Book....no.....maybe Lady and the Tramp.

Real Girls get DIRTY!

Mo has this new fasciation with bulldozers....it started because we go through some major construction on the way to work everyday. She has decided she wants to 'ride' the bulldozer.

Today, when we came home....a small bulldozer was digging up our neighbor's sidewalk......Here is Mo looking at the whole process in awe.....Sorry for the picture quality, I took it with my cell phone.

I pay gosh...."

May sound like gibberish to you, but in our family....that is Mo saying "I play golf!" Today, Scout picked her up from school, and they went to the golf course....just to the putting green. They putted the ball, they rolled the ball.....Mo played in the sand box - I mean sand trap....they had a blast. She loved sitting in the golf cart, and picking up the little flag cups and dumping out the golf balls.

Can anyone say scholarship?

Afterwards, Scout took her to McDonald's for fruit-yogurt cup and apple juice.....THEN, went to the store to get a new baby doll......just a little spoiled!

P.S. The new baby doll's name is "new big baby." I tried for Emma, Abbie, Libby.....no, New Baby Doll is this one's name.