Funny hats

Nov. 8th 2011, Bella and Sam trying on hats. I think I see a Halloween costume for next year!

Nov 2nd: Bella makes this funny face quite often. I was so excited when I got in on camera. She can get in some pretty funny moods! She will let you know when she has had enough! Enjoy:)

Dress up

Nov. 2, 2011: Bella's cousins love to dress Bella up in different outfits. They also love putting on shows for her. She is loving it. They turned one of her toys into a carriage for her to ride out in.

OCTOBEr 31st! Halloween night:)

Oct 31st: So you will see the progression...Bella has had it with the flower under her chin and is trying to rip it off her hat, we then put it on top of her head like a halo and she doesn't even know it is there!! We took the kids to their cousins house and they trick or treated for about 1 hour. then Josh spent the rest of the night staring out the window just waiting to give candy to trick or treaters. I think he had more fun giving out candy then getting candy. I love that. Bella was super excited and loved being pushed around in the stroller looking at everybody. It was sure a cold night. We ended the evening going to SVC to visit Brien's dad and pass out candy to his students. A great night!

Carving Pumpkins

Oct. 29th: We all carved pumpkins after the party. Mot and Dave came over. It was Mot's and Bella's first time carving pumpkins! I had each person make the same face as their pumpkin for the pictures. Lookin GOOD!

Church Halloween Party

Oct. 29th: Bella started out the night asleep, but then all the cousins showed up and she woke up for the fun.

Proud of this idea

Oct. 29th: Just had to put another picture of this because I loved making this costume.

Halloween church party

Oct 29th: We went to my parents house to let Brien sleep in peace at our house since he is working graveyards. I had begged Josh to dress up as a water cooler, but he refused. Turns out my niece needed a costume and she agreed and was excited about making a water cooler costume!!

As cute as the store costumes are, I just can't get myself to purchase a halloween costume. One of my mottos is "money can buy pretty much anything, except creativity". I LOVE working with the kids and coming up with creative, original costumes that we can have fun making together. It is so much fun to create. Josh was going to be a lego man, but then he came home last week and said he wanted to be a scuba diver. His costume cost all of $6.00. We purchase sponges, spray pain, tubing, and nylon straps. Bella's costume cost $3.50. I purchased the fabric, traced one of her sleepers and sewed this shiny green outfit. My mom help me with the flower. Abby the water cooler=FREE! With a few boxes, paint, duct tape, and a water jug, this costume was a hit. My parents helped with her costume. We made it in about 1 hour. I don't care for the candy, but Halloween is definitely one of the most creative holidays.

climber

October 28th: She can climb pretty much anything. She discovered she can roll her cart anywhere and use it as a ladder. We put a weighted ball in it to prevent it from tipping over on her. She has also discovered that she can use her crib bumper to give her leverage to ALMOST climb out of her crib. Once she grows a few more inches, the crib is no longer a cage but a jungle gym!