Halloween

Little Red Riding Hood was a big hit. Everyone loved her costume. Audrey especially loved the tutu...

There was absolutely no hesitancy this year. She walked right up to doors. Said her peace. And moved on to the next house. She would have kept going had the Big Bad Wolf not called it a night...

Root, Root, Root for the Cardinals!

Just for the record: Eric brought this shirt downstairs for Audrey to put on. I had permission for the kids to wear Cardinals memorabilia for one day. You know, the day after winning the World Series. We shall make this an annual blog post. :)

Pumpkin Carving

I seem to have missed getting a picture of the finished product! It was beautiful though! :)

Pumpkin Patch

We tried out a different pumpkin patch this year, and we chose a beautiful Fall day for a first hayride to find the perfect pumpkins. Audrey loved trying out the hay bale maze, but nothing compared to the hayride. She got a front row seat next to the tractor and couldn't wait to head to the pumpkin patch, where she found the perfect pumpkin. But, nothing compared to that hayride - didn't stop talking about it!!

Beauty & The Beast

Audrey knew she was in for a surprise, but she was taking guesses at pretty small surprises (a special dessert, new toy). Her interest piqued though when she found out her surprise included getting to wear a dress AND hanging out with just Eric and I. When we told her she was going to see Beauty and the Beast, she spent the rest of the day saying, "I can't believe this is my surprise!" She spent most of the Act I on one of our laps, but she toughed out the second act without problem. For some reason, she LOVES Gaston and was really sad when he met his fate. She did choose Belle though when she was told she could get a souvenir from the Broadway Across America play. She held tight to Belle on the drive home, though we heard it hit the floor of the car when she passed out from all the excitement a few minutes later!

Life lesson #1

Audrey spots a car top carrier atop a car:

"Mama, look at that thing on top of the car. Look, it's on top of their car! I guess they haven't drove it into the garage yet, right mama?"

New 'do

While not Audrey's first haircut, it was her first professional haircut! She had been wanting to head to the salon with me for months, and since Audrey has a little brother who just loves passing the time by pulling out clumps of her hair, it seemed like the right time to get her hair cut. I warned her that I may cry, to which she said, "Aw, mommy!", but we both did great! We opted out of the shampoo after she almost fell into the shampoo bowl due to her small size...but Audrey sat patiently waiting for the finished look! Several people walking by commented on how cute her haircut was. We think she looks so grown up! Sniffle :(