Nick's Monster Mash

Dina had a kids Halloween party on Saturday that was a huge success. The kids were so adorable and so into all the crafting and costuming Dina had planned.

The Star Wars contingent (less one napping Yoda).




Yoda woke up and was ready to party.


Witches


We made handprint bats and scary halloween masks, had a costume freeze dance party, decorated pumpkins and played pin the nose on the pumpkin. The kids were having so much fun they didn't have time to look up at the camera (...at least that is what I'm letting myself believe...)










That is one scary vampire...


...No, it's just sweet Dylan.


Lyla tried to copy her big cousin but didn't totally get it.


I helped Lyla do a little pumpkin decorating.


Hers is the scary bleeding eyes pumpkin on the right. BTW, these pumpkins were my most obedient subjects of the day.


Lyla was eating a cupcake all by herself.


But Brian came over to keep her company. They looked like they were having a nice conversation :)


Pinata time! That was one tough pinata.














Our attempts at a group shot got worse with each snap of the camera

Is it Halloween Yet?

Because Lyla is ready for "treatin'"



P.S. Lyla helped me make a new running mix on itunes tonight (she was really into that G6 song). After some debate, Bad Romance made the cut yet again.  Lyla gave it a thumbs up.  Later in the night I asked her what she wanted to be for Halloween and she said "Gaga".  Maybe it's baby talk, but maybe she wants to wear a meat dress on Sunday :)

LB Fall Fest

A couple of weeks ago was my favorite LB day of the year -- the Fall Fest! It seems like we always get unseasonably warm weather that weekend and this year was no exception.  Lyla had a great day, but she definitely has very strong opinions on what she liked and did not like about this year's Fall Fest.

She liked being a butterfly. I gave her the choice of a butterfly or a doggie.  Without hesitation, she chose "'fly".

She loved dressing up, but did not like being unable to reach her wings.  She went round and round in circles trying to reach those things.  Oh and the headband -- that first picture is pretty much all we got before she yanked that thing off her head.

She liked hanging out with Oakley in her costume.


She was unsure about the merry-go-round, but Mark managed to get a few smiles.  And she just stared at the horsies when she had to get off.




She was sad we only got to see Frankie and Gretchen for a few minutes.


She liked picking her own pumpkin.


But definitely was not into the petting zoo (those ducks were agressive!)

She loved the big tortoise.

But most of all, she loved hanging with her cousins. She loved running wild with Nicolas.

She just loved Nicolas being there. Period.