Happy Halloween!

Party Time! First we loaded up with sugar and danced our happy dance,
then we polished our pumpkin to get him ready to give out candy,
took some pictures, and headed down the block to trick or treat! My first house did not go so well... the Dad was dressed as a big scary gorilla (remember my gorilla phobia that started at the Chattanooga Zoo?). I spent a few minutes hiding behind Mom's leg until I worked up enough courage to walk past the scary man and ask for candy. It was so worth it- I got the best stuff! We discovered that I can eat 4 lollipops and still have room for a Kit Kat, Whoppers, and Nerds. Halloween Rocks!

Parade

On Friday we had a costume party and parade at school. I dressed like a cowgirl, kind of like Jessie from Toy Story 2. My BFFs dressed like a princess and kitty cat. During the parade around the playground, we held hands the whole time... making our Moms giggle because we were so cute! The best part of the whole morning was being able to play on the Big Kid side of the playground- it has some really fun dangerous parts.
Today we completed our preparation for Halloween by carving a perfect pumpkin. Dad did a great job making my request for a "happy" jack-o-lantern. I love Halloween!

Aquarium Costume Party

Mom and Dad took me to a wild Halloween party at the Aquarium! We pulled out last year's costume (because I love makeup whiskers), and I practiced saying "Trick or Treat!" and "Thank you" all night.
I was a kitten on a mission to get as much candy as possible. I LOVE TRICK OR TREATING! Every time someone gave me candy, I wanted to unwrap it and eat it right away. If I wasn't finished with the last piece, Dad had the difficult task of eating all of my leftovers.
I got lots of new candy, things I've never seen before! Starbursts were exciting, but ultimately a bad idea... Dad had to fish out the mangled pieces from my teeth.
And some of the candy I just didn't like. Mom and Dad are a little nervous about screening all the goodies on Halloween night, and hope that our neighbors only give out sugar free lollipops and fruit. Ha ha!

The Pumpkin Patch

Mom and Dad dressed me up in my Mickey Mouse dress (thanks Jenny!) to go to the park and see all the pumpkins. Mom says this is a tropical urban pumpkin patch- it's 90 degrees out, and blow up ghosts and Frankensteins replace the hay rides and chickens.

The good news is that I don't know the difference, it's still awesome to me!

My favorite part was finding all the itsy bitsy spiders, as long as they didn't touch me!

The Toddler Whisperers

Marmee, Poppy, and Keeley came to visit before our awesome weekend at Disney World. Mom calls them the Toddler Whisperers because they are total professionals- proficient in nap schedules, stroller navigation, playground etiquette, and professional photography!
Poppy taught us a few things about swinging. Mom says their Dietz Road house had the Original White Porch Swing.
It was super fun to hang out with Keeley, she taught me that green beans and sweet potatoes are yummy (even though I've been telling Mom for months that they are yucky).
We had fun at night, winding down with Sesame Street. Keeley loves Elmo, too. We have so much in common! Even Poppy was lulled into a trance watching Elmo's World...
At bath time, Keeley and I admired our belly buttons while Marmee and Mom admired our bottoms. They even let us stay up past our bedtimes to play with our new matching My Little Ponies.
I can't wait to see them again!

Magic Kingdom

After our amazing morning at Animal Kingdom, we all headed back to the room for naps, then grabbed the shuttle to "Cinderella's House". We caught the end of Mickey and Minnie's show on the stage in front of the castle. I was starstruck... until the Wicked Witch came out and shot green fireworks. I told Mom she was "a little bit scary", and kept this concerned look on my face until she assured me again and again that the witch was not coming back. Luckily, being stressed out gave me the patience to wait in line for 20 minutes to ride Dumbo.The highlight of my life to date was riding "Cinderella's Horse" on the carousel, I was beaming like this the whole time!The next morning we were all still glowing from our adventures. We met for breakfast to talk to the boys about all the roller coasters they got to ride. It was hard to say goodbye after our awesome weekend, I am going to miss them all so much!
Dad said I was asleep by the time we pulled out of the hotel parking lot, but I managed to keep my new Minnie Mouse ears on.

Disney

I just had the best time of my life! We met up with my super fun cousins at Disney World so they could show me around "Mickey Mouse's House". I don't know which part I liked best- going to the parks,or hanging out at the resort.The grown-ups seemed to have a blast watching us have fun, taking pictures and laughing at almost everything we did. Mom says that I am the perfect age, able to hang with the older boys (I copy everything they do, like hanging from the railings, and running through big sprinklers that I would never attempt on my own),
and still explore with the younger girls (we did a LOT of giggling!).
Joli is still fearless and hilarious (she was the only one of us willing to stay at the window to face down that scary tiger). She has developed the terrifying habit of running away from her Mommy. She is FAST. It's funny when we are in a safe, enclosed place like the resort hallway... not so funny when it's in a crowded Disney wrap-around line. Mom says she will be really good at track when she grows up.
Keeley is still a total sweetie. She came to my house for a sleepover before we all met up at Disney. Mom took pictures of our awesome time that she is going to put on the blog later. Her Dad, Robert, is one of my favorite people now. I kept walking up to his knees and giving them spontaneous hugs.
One of the highlights of our morning at the park was meeting Goofy and Pluto. I gave Goofy a big hug, and then stood, speechless, in awe, as Mom took my picture. This was just a hint at how blown away I was going to be at The Magic Kingdom...