Happy Halloween!

For Halloween this year we dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood, Granny, and the Woodcutter/Hunter. We threw Allan's costume together as we were going out the door to the trunk-or-treat.

Little A was really excited about going to get candy until she saw all the people, then she got pretty nervous. We got her through the trunk-or-treat pretty well. She actually had a pretty good time there.

Then we headed over to the assisted living center. As soon as we got in the door she said "No!" and refused to budge. I went over to talk to some of the Grandmas hoping that would calm her down a little, but she was not convinced. I carried her through it.

We headed home. Allan had planned on taking her to some of our neighbors, but she was very insistent that I go with her so he stayed to hand out candy. We got about halfway down the sidewalk in front of our house when she suddenly stopped and turned around. She ran back to the house yelling "No! No!" the whole way, with her little red cape blowing in the wind behind her. I really wish I had a video of it!

Someone at the trunk-or-treat gave out little coloring books. Little A sat at the table coloring and eating some of her candy. She also got a little Frankenstein with a parachute (like those parachute soldiers). She and Allan had a lot of fun throwing Frankenstein down the stairs Sunday evening.

We went to an adoption conference the day before Halloween. There was some great information there as always! Allan's brother, A1, and his boss created a networking site for special needs adoptions called Sapphire's Dream. They recently got some good funding. It was fun to see them at the conference! Here is a link to their site - http://www.sapphiresdream.org/

We also visited our family for Aunt SG's bridal shower. While we were shopping for a gift for her I asked Little A what we should get for Aunt SG. She answered, "Doggy! Doggy!" Dogs are one of Aunt SG's favorite things ever so I'm sure that she would have been thrilled if we'd gotten her a dog. However, we just settled on letting Little A pick out a cake mix for her. She picked strawberry. Strawberries are Little A's favorite!

Little A made a ghost at the library story time this week. She loved learning how to make the noise to fly it around. She'll hold it and wave it back and forth saying "ooooo, shooooo". She was also thrilled with the sparkly purple ghost sticker and the cup of Halloween candy!

She had a blast in dance class this week. They had their little Halloween party. She's getting better and better at doing the dance moves. This week she balanced on one foot (while holding my hand, ha) marched, kicked, turned, ran, and did passe jumps.

We took advantage of a warm afternoon and played in the backyard. She discovered that she could crawl under her slide. She thought it was the funniest thing ever!

 

We went to the store to get a few snacks for our trip. I didn't get a basket since we only needed a few small things. Little A found a basket in the back of the store and put our things in it. She carried (drug) the basket through the store. She was so proud! She loves the cashier and enjoyed showing her all the things in her basket. I love that we know all the cashiers, and they are so patient with and interested in Little A.

For family night this Monday we carved a pumpkin, as per tradition. Little A wanted a doggy, so we obliged. She actually stuck her hand in this time and tried to help.

 She thought it was really gross and refused to touch it again, ha!

She enjoyed watching Daddy do it though.

 It turned out pretty cute.

Little A and I went to Parent Teacher Conference this week. Random, I know. I needed to meet with one of the teacher's who is in charge of the high school musical. So, we wandered around talking to people and looking at the book sale while we waited to talk with her. It took a lot longer than we had planned, but it was a good visit, and necessary. It's been a lot of fun to be involved in Theatre and dance again!