Introducing...Leaf

To say that Y has a flair for the dramatic and quite the imagination would be a HUGE understatement.  Today, after finishing dinner she came to me dressed in her Tinkerbell Halloween costume (yeah, shoes too!) and a hat which was bought for her about 2 years ago for Easter.

She said, "mommy look at me," and I told her she was beautiful and asked her what her name was.  She twirled for a while while she thought of a name and then she stopped twirling and said, "Leaf, my name is Leaf."

And there you have it!

Halloween

This year we actually went to trick-or-treat in the same neighborhood as last year, but with different friends (last year we went with the Moss' and this year the Davis').  The neighborhood REALLY gets into Halloween and Y got quite a bit of candy...and we only went around one block. 

Y was excited the whole day and just couldn't wait to get into her Tinkerbell costume, I've never seen her so cooperative when it comes to getting dressed and getting her hair done.  I think her favorite part of the night, aside from the candy obviously, was the ride in the wagon.  I think when Q gets a bit bigger it may be a good investment for us to buy a wagon for the two of them.

After a chilly night of trick-or-treating (it was much warmer than last year) we went back to our friend's home for some cider and donuts with both sets of friends from the neighborhood (we know them from church) and their neighbors.  It was a great Halloween and on the drive home Y commented a few times that she was sad Halloween was over and that she didn't want it to go.  I'm sure for a 3 year old telling her that it'll come again next year is no comfort.  She's struggling to grasp the concept of a week's time so trying to explain another year was way too much of a challenge.



I think she makes the cutest Tinkerbell I've ever seen, but of course I'm a bit biased!


And now that Halloween's over...she's just excited that she gets to dress as Tinkerbell EVERYDAY!

Playing Dress-Up

Y has REALLY gotten into playing dress-up and using her imagination.  The things she comes up with never ceases to amaze me.  In the picture on the left we had just come home from church and wanted to take a picture of her in the dress (which was bought for her by her Nana B. while visiting Aunt C in Norway) so we could email it to Nana B.  In the photo on the right she is still wearing the dress but on top of it is her Abby Cadabby costume from last Halloween (2010) and on top of that is a hooded towel.  When asked, she informed me that she was Cinderella and it was her gown that she was going wear to the royal ball!  And if you're wondering about the socks...they're her glass slippers!  That girl loves her accessories!



Can't resist adding a photo of Q!  She's playing on her play mat after church while mommy and daddy had lunch.



A Day in the Life of...

I cannot seem to keep Y dressed in actual clothes these days!  I put them on her, and she takes them off.  Wondering what she puts on?  Just take a look at the pictures below.  She started pulling out all of my shoes too, that explains my flip flops in the background.

Playing Dress Up

So lately Y has really been into dressing up.  Although she does ask to wear her Abby Cadabby costume more often now, mostly she just wants to put on layers upon layers of pajamas.  I have declared Tuesdays to be Pajama Day in our household, well for Y and myself at least.  B has to work so doesn't really have the option.  But it turns out she still wants to wear her summer pajamas on top of her already warm winter pajamas.  She also likes to put all of her swimming stuff on top of her clothes, and by all I mean the top and bottom of her swimsuit, the coverup that I knitted for her to wear on top of it, as well as wearing the floaties on her arms.  Here are some pictures which I find absolutely adorable!  Enjoy

Checking her temperature, heart rate and blood pressure all at once with the Dr. kit that Santa brought her.  She's also wearing 4 pair of pajamas in this picture.



I guess it's time to check her ears now, not sure how she can do it all on her own.  She's a multi-tasker!

Now she has moved on to add a hat and 2 pairs of gloves to the mix.  And I guess she wants to help Mommy clean too!

For some reason I find myself thinking of a bag lady when I see this picture.

She found another pajama top, now she just looks like the Incredible Hulk or maybe just a football player with lots of pads on.

I guess I figured out what she was doing in my closet for so long this morning.  Apparently she decided to remove her pajamas and wear just this instead.  So much for pajama day!

She can actually walk and stand really well in these boots but if she ever sits down on the floor it is absolutely hilarious watching her try to stand up with them on.  I was seriously entertained for at least 20 minutes as she tried every way possible to stand up in them.