Halloween Party

Last Saturday we had a little Halloween party for Sadie and her buddy Malachi. It was a ton of fun. We did lots of crafts, some play time, and a little cooking. It was nice to do something so fun for Sadie that she got to help shop for and (kinda) plan. It makes me anxious to get to plan birthday parties with her in the future! Fun!

We started the morning off with breakfast.....cinnamon mini bagels with pumpkin cream cheese and raisins and a side of bananas.

Daniel and I had some decaf coffee and pumpkin spice creamer (have you had it yet? it is so yummy!). I think Daniel was wishing he was drinking regular caffeinated coffee at this point...the kids were so hyper-hyper!...

Then we geared up for some painting....


We made handprint ghosts on the treat bags...



and then stamped pumpkins on gates made of popsicle sticks to make puzzles...

Then we went outside to play for a while, take a walk, and search for leaves. Here the kids are "taking pictures" of Daniel and I. :)

The highlight of the day for them was painting pumpkins...

They LOVED it!

We then made homemade pizzas for lunch. Sadie was eating black olives by the handful while Malachi was eating mini pepperonis by the handful! Good times!

More play time....

Then on to leaf rubbings...

and decorated rice krispie treat pumpkins...

Does it resemble a jack-o-lantern? :)

Here's one of the finished treat bags, complete with the handprint ghost. :)

Sadie and I shopped for treats to fill the treat bags and ended up with glow sticks, Halloween straw cups, glow in the dark stickers, raisins, Teddy Grahams, candy necklaces, coloring pages printed from the internet, and all their crafts to round it out. Sadie has kept all of her goodies in the bag throughout the week and carries her bag around the house...it's kinda funny! Oh the things that 2 year olds enjoy!

It was a fun day for all four of us honestly. It's nice to get to do these kinds of things with Sadie, and having Malachi over made it even more fun! We're very grateful Sadie has such a good, fun friend to enjoy having over and who enjoys her just as much.

Pregnancy update

So I completely failed in keeping up with pregnancy pictures again. Oh well. We took this picture on Saturday at 37 wks 2 days pregnant.

For the most part we are ready for this baby to make her grand debut!!!!

I started having contractions about 3 weeks ago. I was sick that week with a cold, and the contractions have since died off with a sporadic one here or there. So I am guessing they were more a result of my body not being hydrated and being tired. So we will see what happens over the next 2 weeks!

Right now we're keeping busy with trying to figure out what we will do with Sadie when I go into labor, making lists of things left to do around the house and shopping that needs to be done, and trying to enjoy some final moments of fun with Sadie before things change a little for her...but for the best of course!

We had a diaper shower at church yesterday and received lots of diapers! Yay! We are very blessed!

Of course you know who wanted to be part of this picture. She then wanted her own picture taken....

Pumpkin Patch

Last Sunday afternoon we went to Russell Farms in Noblesville with some friends from church. Our camera died at the beginning of our visit, but a friend shared a few pictures with us....

Sadie and her friend, Jenna:

Checking out the bunnies and chickens:

Our hayride out to the pumpkin patch to find the perfect pumpkin (unfortunately the hayride didn't make me go into labor):

Enjoying lunch of hamburgers and hot dogs with our friends, Sarah and Malachi:

Down and Across

Sadie has learned how to draw a cross....



Can you see them? When she's drawing them, she says, "down and across, down and across, down and across" to herself. So we know, without watching, if she is drawing a cross.

Drawing a cross is alot easier than an "S"! :) I guess that's next up!

Gig 'em Aggies!

Tricycle riding

October 9, 2010....Sadie has finally figured out how to ride her tricycle...



Perfect timing, just as the temperatures are getting cooler! Anyway, she can finally pedal AND steer! We are so proud of our little biker!

Quote of the day

I asked Sadie if she wanted to go get the mail with me. She got all excited, and said very seriously to me while shaking her head, "I don't need shoes to go outside. I just need feet."