Hey There Little Red Riding Hood

The day after Halloween last year, I already decided what Lyla would be this year!   In case you didn't know, I am a planner.  Luckily, I have a Grandma who is a wizard with a sewing machine and she helped me create the cutest Little Red Riding Hood, ever.   At least in my humble opinion.   We started the day visiting our friends at Homewood Disposal and went over to Mimi and Pop's for a quick nap before all the fun began.   It was a pretty chilly day so we only made it trick or treating to three houses (and only ONE answered the door).   But the best fun was had watching Lyla pass out candy to all the little kids that knocked on our door.   She was so stinkin' cute!   Of course, she gave candy to the other kids, and then candy to herself!  I never was able to get a really good picture of the costume, but here is the best I could do.

Checking out the older kids.

This lasted about ten minutes.
 

Waiting for more kids to come knocking!

Candy break.

Watching more kids!

Best pic I could get of the outfit.

Come on, this kid is cute!

She had a little taste of each flavor!

Chaos at the Zoo

Because we just didn't do enough fall festivities, we decided to check out Boo at the Zoo for the first time ever.   We had a big group that including seven adults and nine children!  The day was completely chaotic and exhausting,  most of it being spent on potty breaks, diaper changes and snack time.   Most of us spent the car ride home questioning why we attempted this in the first place.   When we got home and I looked at the pictures.  I realized why we did it; the kids had SO much fun.   I already know we'll be going back again soon!   Here are some of the fun pics we got from the day!

Quinn's first time at the zoo.

While things are still calm.

Love this one.  First of many, I am sure!

This girl loves her Daddy.

Two weeks old and already Penelope has her first trip to the zoo!

Our group trying to figure out where to go next!

Fifteen minutes after arrival, Jen gets peed on by Quinn.

Pointing out one of the first animals she could say, "duck".

How many people does it take to work a baby carrier?

Little Beauties.

Running in the leaves at snack time.

Halloween Party with the Cousies

Just in time for Halloween, cousin Jennie hosted a party for all the little cousies to get together to play.   The day started at the Orchard so we could get some pumpkins and of course, those famous donuts.  Jen went all out and decorated her house, had little goodie bags for each of the kids and even set up a carving station to carve pumpkins.   We later decided to skip the carving because the day was chaotic enough without five children weilding carving knives.  The kids had a ton of fun playing together and even threw their own dance party which was hysterical to watch!

Me and my girl.

Quinny giving Ly dirty looks. 

It was a good idea....maybe next year.

Pin the tail on the cat.  Look how close she is!

Goofy Mama.

Checking out all of her loot!