Happy Halloween!

We just got back from trick-or-treating. Maggie was less than impressed, but cute in her fleece ladybug costume, and Katie was LADYBUG GIRL! (cute book, check the local library or read it in the aisle at Target) Nothing like pushing it to the last minute--I was placing the snaps on the cape 10 minutes to 6. I made Katie a red tutu and glued black puffs on the skirt and we wove red and black ribbons around a headband and made antenae with pipe cleaners and puffs. OF course we had the super cape! I made a ladybug applique this afternoon with felt and sewed it onto a cape made from Katie approved materials (gold lame from the remnants bin at Hancock Fabrics and part of an old black skirt). I think it looked pretty cool, but I am biased. = )

Katie is FOUR!

Wow, I can't believe my baby is going to be 4 in a few hours! She is such a cutie pie, so excited about her big day this year...I will have to charge the camera so I can post some on here tomorrow night.

Mags is growing so much, just facinated with big sissy....she can really support herself standing (with helper hands of course) but with this new trick, she isn't satisfied with sitting....

Where is the time going?

Idlewild

Yes, I'm catching up here. = ) We went to Idlewild for the Tripoli family reunion and Katie didn't even go to kiddie land! She had so much fun on the whip, tilt-a-whirl, and other 'big kid' rides that we didn't get over there in time. I can't believe how fast she is growing up. Though I am sure we will be over in kiddieland a lot next year because Maggie will need a riding buddy.

It's no Wardell, but.....

Liz, I know you can appreciate the title...I miss that step class! Here is Katie on the Wii balance board doing the soccer drills game. She was doing a cute job at the step aerobics but wouldn't let me record that.

here comes the brides....

Katie decided to dress up Maggie in her build-a-bear's wedding gown. Maggie was game for a while. Other picture is Katie in her bride dress with Fluffy Bunny.

Grandma and Papa's house

The three Hook girls took the turnpike back to the Cove to visit with Grandma and Papa (and Uncle Doug and his puppy Willie was up too). It was so much fun, it was hard to come home, so we will have to try to head out again soon.

Saturday we went to Jack and MaryAnn's 40th wedding anniversary party. Katie followed Megan and Trevor around the whole night wanting to do whatever they were up to. Maggie got to meet my Gram Reighard's sisters, and I got to see so many people I haven't in quite a while. Katie also got her Aunt Glenda fix. = )

Congrats Dusty and Sherry on your engagement! Good luck to Toby, who should be taking his test any day now to be an offical licensed driver!

Sunday we had fun at home--Mom and Dad set up the Barbie house for her to play with, and Papa had to get on the floor several times to attend Barbie's birthday party.

A video of them arriving at "the circus?"

E-I-E-I-O

"Mommy? What sound does a tree make when it falls down?"

I answer, "(making whoosing sounds of leaves, then) BOOM"

Without a missed beat...

"Old MacDonald had a farm, EIEIO. And on that farm he had a tree, EIEIO. And a woosh, woosh, BOOM here, a whoosh, swoosh there everywhere a BOOM BOOM, Old MacDonald had a farm, EIEIO"

(The second verse was 'had a car with a vroom vroom here..." and the third was a boat....)

I love her imagination.
She loves her Maggie audience (As if she needed an audience, she still will perform just about anywhere...)