Ada sings

I had to share this video of Ada singing. This was taken the day Nana came to make cookies. Ada is singing along with Nana, and of course the dog needed to chime in as well. These are the moments I cherish!

Halloween

Not that I had expected anything different but Halloween was quite a challenge. The first strike against the evening was just that - it's evening, crabby time. Second strike against us - bringing them home from daycare to shove some food in their faces and a quick clothing change and out the door again, which is completely out of our routine. They enjoyed going down to our neighbor's house for some "haunted hot dogs" and a quick visit. We decided to walk around the block and look at pumpkins and costumes rather than doing the real trick-or-treat thing. They were not going to eat the candy! So, Ada just wanted to run all over and Emmet became obsessed with wanting to go in the road and then didn't want to be held but didn't want to walk either. We managed to make it home where they both had a mega meltdown because they didn't want to come inside. Meltdown mode was extinguished with a Laurie Berkner video, snacks and snuggles. The fun really began when people came to trick-or-treat. Emmet knows how to open our doors now so he really enjoyed greeting the kids...so did Ada. Their little faces would light up and Emmet would wave and giggle and Ada would say "hi". So, the night ended okay but left me thinking we should have just stayed in! I'm sure next year will be different...or maybe we'll just enjoying handing out candy rather than going to get it! Here are some pics documenting the evening.

Cookies with Nana

We really are so incredibly lucky to be able to spend so much quality time with Nana. The weekend before Halloween Nana came over armed with cookie dough and the toppings and we had some fun! Nana and I figured that Emmet and Ada would show some curiosity and have fun with it for a short time but we were pleasantly surprised by two toddlers who were completely engrossed in the art of cookie making. They both really enjoyed rolling out the dough and using the cookie cutter to make shapes. Emmet's sweet tooth came out with a vengeance eating the cookie dough as well. Such a fun day that we'll remember forever!

Cookies continued

Once again, I cannot decide on just a few pictures to share, so here are some more!

The Pumpkin Patch

I feel like I've accomplished a "right of passage" of some sort. With Nana and Pops in tow we ventured out to Eugster's Farm for their Fall Festival. While not sure exactly what to expect the adventure was quite a success. Ada and Emmet had a blast...and so did we. From tractor/wagon rides to the great pumpkin search and the petting farm, what more could we ask for?

The Pumpkin Patch continued

There are just too many great pictures (thanks Pops!) to not share them all!