Trick or Treat!

The fam concluded an eventful Halloween trick-or-treating with the Woon-Lifraks. Dex checked out the scene for the first half hour or so, then passed out soundly for the rest of the excursion. Dorothy Sloane and Fireman Ronan had a fabulous time going door to door, saying "trick-or-treat," "thank you" and "Happy Halloween!" It was VERY cute. Sloane had a bit of a melt down toward the end of the evening because she did NOT want to hold hands or be carried. It was way too dark by that point to let our little Dorothy run wild in the street. Sorry, kiddo! (All in all, she did great considering she only had a short nap in the morning and was going non-stop the rest of the day!) Still, she had a wonderful time and also was excited about a nice meal of PB&J upon her return home. Shortly thereafter, she fell asleep soundly in a seated position watching the Wizard of Oz for the ump-teenth time this week.
Happy Halloween to all, and to all a good night!!!

Rhoads' First Halloween Party (or The Deuling Dorothys)

The fam went to a Halloween party hosted by Melly and Brian (and Rhoads!). We knew there would be some serious Wizard of Oz competition. The Wallaces brought the heat, but we were up to the challenge! The Dorothys had fun comparing notes, as did the tin men. You couldn't swing a dead cat without hitting an infant at this party. It was so much fun!

Halloween: The Fab Four

Okay, so we weren't the Beatles, and we weren't even the four yellow-brick-road-sojourners. But, you get the idea. Three of the four set out on the journey to Oz and I made sure they got there safely. At least I wasn't the Wicked Witch (aka, Dorothy's nemesis).
How cute are my two little pumpkins!!??!!

Friday: Fall Festival (at Bright Horizons)

Sloane's day care had a "fall festival" on Friday, complete with wagon races, obstacle course, crafts and treats galore. All her toddler friends dressed up in costume and even little Dexter made an appearance. He was dressed up (having come from a funeral earlier in the day with his mommy), so we told everyone he was dressed as a business man. Dorothy/Sloane had a great time and did not want to leave!

Happy Halloween!

And, Happy 30th Birthday, Uncle Ross!!!

Best pic

For some reason, I had forgotten to post my favorite pic from the pumpkin patch. Thanks for taking a great pic of me and my sweetie, Dan!

Patch II

Sloane, Dex and I had round II at the pumpkin patch today. A free bouncey house was too much to pass up, even two days in a row. Plus, with our haste to get to the party on Saturday night, we missed about half of the "attractions," including the myriad of things for Sloane to climb (her favorite!), including a giant jack-o-lantern (do you see my pumpkin peaking out from inside the pumpkin?), tractor, giant shoe, coach/jail(?) contraption, haystacks, etc. etc. Of course the bouncey house was revisited (repeatedly) on Sunday as well. Dex was cool again and mostly slept in his snugride. I guess he figured he should help mommmy keep him and his sister occupied, since he was part of the reason for the return trip. The goal was to keep the kids out of the house long enough for Daddy to move out of his office so that it can soon become Dexter's room. The furniture will be moved this week . . . Dexter starts daycare in about a week . . . then Mommy is going to attempt to paint the room by herself (with help from Grandma McKenzie). Fingers crossed!

Pumpkin Carving Party

After selecting the perfect pumpkin, we made our way to a party to carve that sucker up! The party was hosted Mommy's friend Stacy's counsin Alana, to be precise. It was great to see all the Darrows and extended fam again after SO many years! And, Sloane and Dan had a great time carvin' up the pumpkin, playing on the swings and slide in the back yard and eating pizza and sweets. Dexter was less than thrilled with the party. He cried a bit and then finally chilled and fell asleep in the bjorn, which I wore the whole party. He did smile once: true to form, he got a huge smile on his face when I changed his diaper. Oh that kid! Dex will like pumpkins more in a couple of years, I suspect. At any rate, check out the awesome pumpkin now adorning our front patio. Good job, Dan!

Pumpkin Patch

The fam went to a pumpkin patch on Saturday and it ended up being so much more than just pumpkins. We were on our way to a pumpkin carving party and figured we'd just pick up a pumpkin. That was before we realized they also had a BOUNCEY HOUSE! Needless to say, Sloane insisted we stay for a while. Also, she picked out the perfect pumpkin! Dex slept through most of the excursion, but he was fun to snap snoozing nonetheless.

Halloween Cuties

Sloane's First PB&J

Sloane had her first peanut butter and jelly sandwich on Saturday for lunch, and as you can tell from the indisputable photographic evidence, she REALLY enjoyed it! She freaked for some reason when I put the two pieces of bread together, but she loved eating them separately when I pulled them apart. To each her own!

Dexter's Three Month Check-up

Dexter's doing great! He now weighs 13 lbs., 11 oz -- still 51st percentile. But, he's growing like a weed and is now 24 1/2 inches long and has a head circumference of 16 1/2 inches, which puts him at the 74th percentile for both. Keep it up, little man. Keep it up! [I find it very thoughtful of him to do most of his growing post-delivery. Thanks little man!]

Sloane's First Trip to the Dentist

Sloane had her first dental check-up on Thursday morning. She loved the waiting room and all its toys, books and other kids to play with. She was very excited to sit in "the big blue chair" in the Dr. Chin's office, but got over that after about 2 minutes of waiting for him. She decided she liked the chair that spun around much better. Doc says her 16 teeth are doing great . . . and that she doesn't yet have her 3 year old molars, which makes sense. He gave her a Sleeping Beauty Toothbrush, which she liked a lot. She also got a little toy cat as a reward for being so brave with the dentist and a balloon! She had a really fun time. Her next check up will be when she is 3 years old. If she remembers at all, she hopefully will be excited to go again.

Georgia's 2nd Birthday Party!