Getting ready for Halloween

Did you all know Halloween is coming up? I can hardly wait! (This is a big week - Lela's birthday, then Grandpa's birthday, then Halloween, all in a row. WOW!)

Yesterday we went to the pumpkin patch to pick out our pumpkins. There were so many there I didn't know where to begin!

This was a funny looking bumpy one, I didn't think I wanted THAT one!

This one was kind of comfy, that could be an added bonus?

This is the one Mami says was the cutest, what do you think?

We finally came home with two great pumpkins, one for me and one for Lela. We'll carve them soon.

In the mean time, I've also been preparing my Halloween costume - we accessorized today. Check out my crown, gloves and shoes. Can you guess who I'm going to be?

We'll be sure to post more of the real costume, of course.

Change in the weather

We've been having some great cool, fall weather lately and Lela and I have taken advantage to have lots of fun outdoors.
Of course, I keep saying "Brrr" because I'm a true Florida gal.

But Lela doesn't seem to mind the nip in the air.

And if we do enough running around, we don't really have time to get chilly!

Homecoming Parade

Last weekend was homecoming, and it was extra special because Grandpa and Eleanor came all the way from New York to visit (more on that on Lela's blog). So to get ready for the homecoming parade we all got in our gator finest, of course.

The parade had all kinds of cool things to see, like Albert and Alberta:

And the cheerleaders on a firetruck:

That firetruck made a lot of noise and I didn't like that part.

But Daddy lent me his hat to protect my ears and all was good again.

When the marching bands started parading by, Lela and I couldn't help but get up and dance!

What a great parade that was! I'm already looking forward to next year's!

Daddy's birthday cake

You blogfans know Daddy loves the Gators, right? So we decided, for his (2-days-late) birthday party, to make him a GATOR CAKE!

I helped mix and stir and get everything set for baking.

Then we painted my nails orange and blue for homecoming while we waited.

And then I helped (mostly verbally) while Mami decorated the cake.

Happy late birthday Daddy, and Go Gators!

Dress-up

When we play dress-up, Lela and I seem to have a different understanding of what that game entails.
I put on something fun like this visor.

She puts on extra clothes!

Who is sillier?

Time to bake!

Lela and I got out our baking tools this morning to make cakes for everyone who has a birthday coming up. We had everything we needed, from strainers to pans to spoons and magnetic letters.

Isn't that how you make cakes?

Lela was my designated taster.

Yum yum!

I can't wait until we have real cakes to eat. Daddy and Lela both have birthdays this month - woohoo!

Sunday fun

Today was a great Sunday, we did all kinds of Sunday things.
Lela and I hugged and mushed each other.

We read books together.

We went to Publix and we each got our own cart! (We had a lot of shopping to do...)

But mostly we did a lot of cuddling with Mami, because she's been traveling so much lately and we missed her a lot. And she missed us.

Happy Sunday to everyone!

Jacksonville

We went to Jacksonville last weekend for Aunt Lizzie and Uncle Brian's wedding. (Our camera died, we have very few pictures, but you can check Lela's blog for some...)
We spent two days in a hotel room (and it rained, a lot, so we didn't even get to go to the beach). My favorite part was that I had my very own bed to sleep in.

Lela and I both liked the breakfast buffet though, we have to admit. They didn't have cheerios, but we made do.

We went to a children's museum one afternoon and they had all kinds of neat exhibits on the human body, and fish, and reptiles and dinosaurs. We had a great time and I was sure to show everyone which two of my teeth have come out. (Oh, by the way, my second tooth came out on Saturday!)

Lela showed us which teeth she's still missing . . .

We had a great time, and it was wonderful to see the wedding and to see how happy Liz and Brian were. Congratulations, you two!

Labor Day picnic

Last week for Labor Day we celebrated with a picnic outside on the porch. Lela and I thought that was just about the neatest thing ever.

We ate

and drank

and had a grand ole time!

Aunt Lizzie's 'bagel shower'

Today we drove up to Jacksonville for Aunt Lizzie's 'bagel shower.' (That's BRIDAL SHOWER to you, but I can't seem to get the name quite right...) We drove up with Grandma and Aunt Sharon, and Mrs. P. was there too.

So were lots of Liz's friends, and we all brought her presents to help her celebrate her upcoming wedding. I was very eager to help her open them, and I was a great help to her.

She got all kinds of cool stuff, from glasses to towels.

Hopefully she'll share some of it with Uncle Brian too.
I then made use of all the wonderful shopping bags and walked around pretending I had just spent a day at Saks Fifth Avenue.

And then Mami and I got silly with the bows from the presents and put them in my hair. I really liked that, even though I closed my eyes for the picture.

It was great to spend the day with friends and family, and we can't wait for Aunt Lizzie's wedding next weekend!

Chomp chomp!

It's that time of year again, Gator football is about to start! Our first game is tomorrow so we're getting ready by wearing our gator gear to school today. And we're practicing our chompin'!

We're hoping for a big victory tomorrow. GO GATORS!