{not monday again...}

I was so glad to see this weekend come~last week was dead to me....

I had the single parent status most of last week while andrew was out of town....not so fun...having to wrangle everything solo makes for some craziness....and break downs (a fewclose calls). It's not that having my kiddos solo is super stressful----it is the addition of everything else--- all piled together that can be a wee bit nuts.. good thing i have my fam closeby to lend a hand:)

The whole week was not a wash...we did go and pick up some pumpkins before andrew left, and had some fun with friends at the park--the weather has been fantastical.

picking out the perfect pumpkin

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thought it was high time i wrote a lil update on miss Nora, since she is going to be 1 in a few short weeks, and i don't think i have documented on here all the happenings since she was 9 months....oops! I have to write it again to wrap my head around it....she is going to be 1 year old in a few weeks....i could cry..

she is such a funny lil chick--she is saying uh-oh--and will drop things purposely just to say it. She says Oh wow! and points to things with much enthusiasm. You can ask her questions, like...do you want some cereal?, and she will reply oh yeah! (this is a favorite--caleb loves it). She is a bath fan, and loves to splash. She scrunches her nose and does her big smile.She is starting to bounce to music, and get her groove on. A couple of weeks ago, she started to crawl up the stairs. She loves to cover her face with a blanket or her shirt and do peekaboo. She is obsessed with the Ipad--when it comes out, she goes crazy and loves to see angry birds...technology these days! She pulls herself up on everything and then lets go and stands. She will also stand up in the middle of the room and bounce for a bit---{look--no hands!}--a couple of steps have been taken. We make a big hoopla--and she gets so excited and proud. If you reach for her she leans right in. She is giving kisses. She has 4 bottom teeth, and her two front teeth are just coming in--love a toothy grin. She will wave (open and close her little fist) and says bu-bye. She loves food...attagirl. She is the sweetest gal on the block--i couldmug on her chunks cheeks and legs all day.

the wave

crawling up the stairs like a pro--and is a fan of pumpkins...and a mama's girl..but if she is anything like her sister, this won't last long..and she will turn to her dad in no time flat...what is up with that?

ready or not- she is pretty close to walking....pulls up on everything, and look! no hands~

In other news.... is anyone else in the mad scramble to find halloween costumes?? or have you been planning for months, sewing up your own creative ensemble? i know there are some of you out there:) i wish....and i wish even more that i had those made sewing skills~

we are nacho libre fans--and caleb loves it too---so why not for halloween?? nope, he is not having it...might have something to do with having to wear tights and a blouse?? Nora could pull it off--esp with her little belly--but that might just be mean...she is a girl and all. I guess it is up to andrew....lets see if he will sport some stretchy pants:)

I was thinking they could all be something from alice in wonderland--mad hatter, alice, and the queen of hearts...caleb wasn't a fan of this either..strike 2 for me.....sooo....
Z is currently wanting to be a butterfly--monarch of course--anything with a tutu for that girl~
Caleb wants to be a ninja--or just karate kid--Daniel son?
not sure what Nor will sport, maybe what Z wore her first halloween...i am lazy like that this year...

some other goodies that made me laugh...the donald, Mr. T. biggest loser, and colonel sanders

i love halloween~