Gearing up for Halloween

Ellis modeling her Garden Gnome costume

Daddy was gone for 10 days, so the girls and I were on our own.  We stayed busy with lots of dress-up.

Cutest costume ever!

This is what Leyton did one day instead of napping.  She is wearing 3 skirts and she wore that shirt on her head all day.. even to a party and bouncy house at our neighbors

Beautiful stinker

Ellis loves to empty out her drawers too.  And I let her.  It keeps her entertained.

The girls opening LC's birthday gifts from Aunt Sonya and Uncle Ben

When Daddy got home, we dressed him up too

Saturday we hit up the Bates Nut Farm pumpkin patch.... though it is much more like the fair than a little pumpkin patch.  Here we are posing with Diamond and Razor.  Leyton wanted to ride the horse drawn coach (wagon) like a princess.  She did NOT want to ride the ponies.

After the coach ride we went to find a pumpkin

There were several to choose from

Ellis thinks this one is comfy

These are called "Big Mac" pumpkins

Choosing a pumpkin is very serious business

We took lots of pictures of the girls together.  This is the best one.

We had lots of fun.  We will probably return next year.  Mommy will be sure to remember that just because it is 65 and cloudy at the beach it can be 85 and sunny inland.

A few other things to note.  Ellis can walk.  She walked from her room to her sister's room without falling down today.  Also, I never posted her stats from her 1 year check up.  She weighed 22lbs and 6 oz which is what she weighted at 9 months.  She is now down to the 84th percentile.  She didn't gain weight, but she got taller -31.25 inches which is the 99th percentile.  She is still wearing all the same clothes she wore at 9 months (size 12-18 months).  Such a cute and sweet girl.