Halloween Fun

Hello All,

We went to Boo Fest yesterday and had so much fun! Boo Fest is just a little event at a local park that had bounce houses, hay rides, a pumpkin patch and other activities for kids. We got Raine all dressed up in her costume and had some Halloween fun! Raine really likes Halloween already, she calls it "Spooky" - whenever she sees any Halloween stuff she says "spoooky". It's pretty cute stuff. Last night we did see a big monster guy (pretty realistic as far as monsters go) and that freaked her out. She wanted to watch him but she was climbing up Dan and I or trying to hide behind us. She got to go in the pumpkin patch and pick out a pumpkin to color, I think she spent most of the time at Boo Fest in the pumpkin patch. :) I think she really likes her costume. She kept every piece of it on the whole night. I was so surprised she kept the wings and the headband on, but she didn't even fidget with them! Dan made her an adorable wand, I was pretty impressed! He worked on it while I did her hair and make up (which she wiped off pretty quick). I also painted her nails and she thought that was fantastic! She loved seeing the other kids dressed up. She saw a baby chicken, and dragon, and lots of spooky stuff. All that fun and it's not even Halloween yet! We think we are going to go hang out at Dan's friends house for Halloween, they live on a cul de sac and have tons of kids trick or treating. Oh, I almost forgot, we have been teaching Raine to say "trick or treat" and she said it this afternoon to me because she wanted some m's (M&Ms).

Fun with Raine

Raine is going to be a cute little fairy for Halloween this year. We are lucky enough to have a wonderful crafty Grammy who made her costume. The costume came in the mail today and we couldn't wait to try it on. I think Raine's favorite part were the shoes and the flower on the skirt. She had me put the shoes back on her after I took the rest off. She LOVES shoes!

Dan had me shave his hair down to a mohawk last week and he finally spiked it up yesterday. So, I got some pictures of it before he has me shave it all off.

Last night was too fun. As you probably know Raine is into dragons/dunnas right now. She got the giggles last night and was playing with Daddy. He started growling at her and said he was a dunna, she thought that was the best thing. When we talk about big animals she always says "bup, bup" (she wants up to ride them), so she got to ride the Daddy Dunna last night and didn't want to stop. It was too cute, she was so giggly saying "again, again". Poor Daddy Dunna was tired after that. It is hard work flying with a baby knight on your back. That was her first really pretend play, pretty neat little milestone.

It's almost Halloween!

Raine and I are excited for Halloween ... Ok, maybe it's just me that's excited, she doesn't really know much about Halloween yet. Dan is all bah humbuggy this year. I thought I'd add some Halloween music to the blog to get everyone in the Halloween mood.




Raine's new thing lately is "come on", she holds her hand out to Dan and I and says "Come on" when she wants us to go play with her. She is too funny. We got her some cloth "g" diapers yesterday. I figured they might be a good transition from diaper to underwear for when we are out and about. I think they need worn in. The waist band is pretty stiff and the disposable/biodegradable lining bunches up a bit. I think we need to use them a bit more before I know if I like them. Raine is still doing pretty well at potty training, she only has an accident if she gets to involved in something.


Dan and I cleaned and rearranged today. We took off all the coverings to our couch and washed everything (which is quite an ordeal because we have to take the couch apart to get the cover off). So, while the covers were washing I played around with the couch layout. I think we like the couch layout but now we have a spot where the smallest part of the couch used to be that we don't know what to do with. Right now Raine's little table and chair is there, so she has a little nook.

Last weekend we went to Oktoberfest, I don't remember if I blogged about that yet. Anyway, it was pretty fun, we spent the whole time in "Kinderfest" playing with Raine. It gave me an idea for her birthday party theme which I am excited about. They had a Hansel and Gretel fort made out of cardboard boxes and let the kids paint all over everything. So, I think for Raine's birthday party we will do something similar.

It is the beginning of the best time of year here. This weekend was nice and cool. I am hoping we can get a zoo membership soon and we can start going to the zoo regularly. They are really reasonably priced if you plan on going frequently.