happy halloween

Emma Jane was thrilled to spend Halloween with her best buds at Lily's Halloween party. Sara really outdid herself with awesome Halloween-themed snacks and spooky music for dancing. This time Emma Jane wore a ballerina costume and looked precious! ALL of the girls were adorable in their costumes. After a little playtime and a yummy dinner, we took the girls trick-or-treating in Lily's neighborhood. Emma Jane still doesn't quite get the concept of getting candy. She put the candy bar that she got at the first house back in the bowl at the second house! At least she's generous!

chef emma

Emma Jane had a blast at the Little Gym Halloween party. Paul and I found a cute apron and chef hat at a toy store in downtown Greenville. I added a little "bling" with my new sewing skills and "voila!" a diva chef was born! Of course, Emma Jane refused to wear the adorable hat at the party. Oh well....I guess that's what a TRUE diva does.

day trip

Today we took a day trip to Greenville, SC. It's a beautiful city with a very cool, unique downtown area. We spent the afternoon window shopping and enjoying the gorgeous fall weather. There are tiny bronze statues of mice hidden along Main Street in honor of our favorite bedtime story "Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown. Emma Jane found two mice and the bronze book too! We also walked along a suspension bridge along the Riverwalk. My digital camera battery died as soon as we got there, so I used our camcorder for still shots. Since this is not my usual way to take pics, many of the shots are blurry. It's virtually impossible to get Emma Jane to hold still these days so the blurriness is fitting!

Boo at the Zoo

Our little cave girl




Walker thought the bone was the real deal!



Daddy's little cave girl



Trick or Treat!



Hey, we're down here!



Spooky maze



Trying to get to the merry-go-round



Fun ride with daddy



Family shots




Emma Jane attended her first Halloween event as a cave girl. She looked adorable in an animal print pillowcase dress. I also made a hair clip embellished with a tiny bone. Speaking of bones, every cave girl needs one! I made a stuffed felt bone (my first pillow-type sewing project) and tied a bow around it with some left over fabric from her dress. Emma Jane actually tolerated a rubberband in her hair so that she could have a tiny "whale spout" on top of her head to complete the cave girl look. We met Lily, Sara, and Josh at the zoo. Lily was precious as a diva cowgirl. It was fun to see how quickly our little goblins picked up on the whole "trick or treat" idea. Emma Jane may not be able to say it just yet, but she was using all her "tricks" to get more treats! Boo at the Zoo was the perfect start to the next few days of Halloween fun.

cool shades

Emma Jane was stylin' in another mom-made dress yesterday at the park. This one was a little short, but it looked cute with her pudgy little thighs. She also got to wear her new Hello Kitty sunglasses. She REALLY thinks she's cool when she's wearing her shades.

walker smooches

Our Walker is a good dog. He's not thrilled to have a toddler in the house, but he tolerates her frequent "kisses" and curious pokes. Here are some pics I took in the yard today of Emma Jane loving on her dog.

dirtying up the dress

I have successfully finished sewing a second dress for Emma Jane. She wore it today during our walk in the gardens. Wearing a pretty ribboned dress did NOT slow this girl down! She proved that she could still climb rocks, spin in circles and dizzily fall down in the grass, jump on benches, and even dump a whole pot of dirt on her new dress! That's our girl....

piggy love

Emma Jane has never shown much interest in dolls or stuffed animals, but she has recently become attached to "Pookie" the pig. I snuck in during naptime to take this sweet picture.