Tricks and Treats

It's been a busy week around here! Adele and Cookie have "played" many more football games, and that's just the beginning!
By the way, this outfit is my new favorite! She looks so big in it! I remember when I bought the onesie (at a garage sale...), I couldn't imagine that she'd ever be big enough to wear it! Daddy picked out those overalls all by himself...and they fit!

These two are quite the pair. Cookie is really starting to appreciate Miss Adele. She realizes that thanks to Adele, she is pretty much guranteed two walks per day (sometimes more when Miss Adele is particularly fussy). Also, Miss Adele has started to play "uhoh" with her food at meal times (as in "Uhoh, I threw it on the floor"). Cookie has claimed a permanent spot for herself right underneath Adele's highchair. Unfortunately, sometimes Adele holds food out to "give" to Cookie but then she changes her mind and shoves it back into her own mouth.

It's beautiful outside right now, but earlier this week it was pretty chilly! On Tuesday morning it was 32 degrees outside with a windchill...yes, I said windchill (in October!!!) of 22! Cookie still wanted to go for a walk (of course!) so I bundeled Miss Adele up in the cozy snowsuit from Memaw and we headed out. We actually managed to use the snowsuit three or four times this week. It's easier than wrapping Miss Adele up in blankets, and she doesn't seem to mind it too much. Plus, she looks so stinkin' cute all bundled up!

Yesterday Miss Adele and I had a "playdate" with Angelia and Laureli at Starbucks. Laureli just snuggled with Angelia, but Miss Adele was a busy little bee. Fortunately we got the cozy chairs with the "short" table, so Angelia and I "blocked" Adele in and she cruised around the table like nobody's business. She got lots of attention from everyone, including the workers. Only one person called her a "he", but today I decided she needed to be all pink to avoid any confusion!!! I know she's wearing yellow, but come on, those are FLOWERS on her pants!

Today we got ready for Halloween. Miss Adele has been "practicing" collecting candy. She loves putting her toys into her plastic jack-o-lantern and dumping them out again. She also thinks it's a pretty neat instrument. It took a few days before she could "shake" it herself, but boy was she excited when she figured that out! We're still working on saying "trick or treat" though. Oh well, maybe next year!

Here she is with her jack-o-lanterns. I carved them last weekend, so they're looking a little...wilted...today. Oh well!
Oh, and trick-or-treating was from 5 until 8 in our neighborhood. That first picture was taken around 5:30. Can you imagine trick-or-treating when it's THAT sunny still? We waited a while before heading out!

Here we are with Josh, Laureli and Angelia. Isn't Laureli just the cutest Princess Leah? I'm supposed to be a "mummy" they had mummy shirts at Target for $10, and I figured it would be very fitting to go as Adele's Mummy this year. Daddy thinks I'm crazy, but you'll notice he's not in the picture...that's cuz he didn't have a costume! Pfft!