Monday, November 3, 2008

Ayla is crawling!

Ayla started crawling a little bit on Halloween, and has gotten more mobile every day since. She is even trying real hard to pull herself up to stand next to the couch, but can't quite get it. She is getting into everything now too, so we really have to start being careful. Mike also went up in the attic to get her bath seat, so she can finally take baths in the big tub instead of her little baby one. I used it today, and she seemed to enjoy it.

She ended up making her way into the bottom of her saucer, but needed some help getting out.

Happy Halloween!

We went trick or treating in Baldwin again this year with Jen, Bryan, and the boys. And Mike was home for the first time since Lara was only 6 months old so it was nice that he was finally able to come with us. Lara was a monkey (so was Peyton) and Ayla was a turkey. Ayla slept in her stroller under a pile of blankets most of the night, so nobody got to see her.

Once again, Lara was scared of some of the costumes out there. There was a boy with us that was dressed as a skeleton, and she wouldn't go anywhere near him. She felt better with Peyton protecting her, and by the end of the night she was a little more brave. After trick or treating, we went back to the Jones' and ended up playing games there until almost midnight. We couldn't get Ayla to go to sleep, so she just hung out at the table with us, and Lara played downstairs with the boys until we left. We had a wonderful time!

Pumpkins

Here are some pictures of the girls with their pumpkins.
Ayla's handprints looked more like blobs. : ) It's not easy for a baby to keep their hands open when they're full of paint. What was I thinking?
Lara was a bit wound up during the pictures.