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Happy Halloween!! Our little princess Belle had a great time trick or treating!! Lots of candy :)

Day 303 of 365

New jammies! It's finally getting chilly here...so she's got on her wintery jammies!! :) She has her fleece footed jammies...but I don't think it's cold enough for those yet!

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Yes....that is snow in October. Wow. Funny to see our cars covered in snow before Halloween. I guess we better prepare for a rough winter???

Day 301 of 365

So who doesn't go potty in the living room with a bucket on their head? Sshha...it's like...all the cool kids are doing it! LOL

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Uh oh...Ellie's not feeling good today. So it's gonna be a jammie day. And I get the feeling Maggie is ok with it too :)

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Here Mommy...let me color on your lips like it's lipstick! Yeh...no thanks!

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Being shy. She says to us all the time..."don't be shy"...and it's usually when she wants something :)

Day 297 of 365

Whoohoo...french braided my hair all by myself for the first time!! I've been watching you tube on how to do it...and I think I got it now!! I'm all ready to do Ellie's hair now!! :)

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Passed out! Poor girl. She couldn't hold on any longer...and passed out on the couch before dinner. I love watching her sleep...she's so peaceful and I just want to squeeze those cheeks!!

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Riding on the Metro. We went into the city today and visited the Eastern Market. Got some more local apples...and had fun people watching :)

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Dancey Dancey Time! Getting ready to start dance class...and who's checking herself out in the mirror? Yeh...that'd be my Ellie. Making sure her hair looks good before class. Too funny!!

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Playing at the park. She has such a vivid imagination. She was being a pirate princess and she was steering her boat. She also went around picking up all of her imaginary kitties that got loose all over the playground. Heehee...where she comes up with this stuff is amazing. I love to listen to what will come out of her mouth next :)

Day 292 of 365

Fingerpainting!! I finally got all the supplies we need to do some crafts with her. I was inspired by No Time for Flash Cards to start doing daily projects with her. So...we fingerpaint every day now...and she loves it!

Day 291 of 365

Coloring with Daddy!! And more testing out with the phone...I know I know...you're sick of talk of my new phone :) But it's sooo handy!! And did I mention quick?

Day 290 of 365

Wow...this new camera on my phone is fast! It freezes toddler time!! Whoohoo!!

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Having fun with Instagram on my new 4s iphone!!

Day 288 of 365

I'm a princess! And Happy Birthday to Daddy :)

Day 287 of 365

Brushing my hair. She has a little play vanity set from her cousins...and she was sitting at it today brushing her hair and talking to herself in the mirror. Just like what I used to do as a kid :)

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Rolling around on the floor. A favorite pastime of Ellie. She loves to snuggle in her blankie...and before nap times she gets all rolly. Heehee.

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Quick snap. She's getting so big. I swear she looks like a teenager in this picture. Not the baby face I'm used to...she's stretching out and losing all those little chubs. Oh stay little Ellie....forever!!

Day 284 of 365

Gifts from Grammie! Yay...we love when we get stuff in the mail from Grammie :) This time it was a new knitted hat and some knitted leg warmers...which will be perfect for dance class! She's ever the fashionista...and poses like a born model :)

Day 283 of 365

Playing at the mall. I don't usually let her play in these cesspools of germs...but she needed to burn off some steam. The mall trips are never quick...so luckily for us there weren't too many kids in there so we took advantage. She had a blast!

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Drawing with Daddy. In her nightgown after church and snuggled next to Daddy to draw. Can't ask for a better Sunday :)

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Mmmm...peanut butter crackers. These are quickly turning into her favorite snack. She likes to take them apart and lick the peanut butter off and then put them back together. It's funny how they learn these things on their own...cuz I never showed her how to do that :)

Day 280 of 365

Tuckered out. This is how I feel every.day.

Day 279 of 365

Playing with dolls. I love that she does this now. Has actual conversations with her dolls...and yes...she prefers her dolls converse with no clothes on...weird. Today she was playing with her Belle & Beast dolls...except for this conversation he was the Prince. No beast costume :)

Day 278 of 365

Elefun! This game IS really fun! We always end up laughing when we play this with her. We parents end up fighting to get the butterflies while Ellie runs around picking them up off the ground and shoving them in her butterfly net. If you've got little kids, this game is a must have :) If you don't....well...it would probably still be fun!!

Day 277 of 365

Opposites. Yes...today must be opposite day from yesterday...from Hooter girl..to my little Babushka :) Seriously...she looks like an 80 year old German woman that lives in the country :) LOL...

Day 276 of 365

Cooking...as Minnie Mouse. This again...seriously....now she's obsessed with her Minnie Mouse costume from last year. The thing is waaaaaaay too small...and clearly too short...her little bootie sticks out the bottom. Even better is when she pairs it with her high heel dress up shoes. Yikes!

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Mums! Love fall and love mums. We got this one while at Brown's...and it looks fabulous in our little pathetic front yard :)

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It's finally feeling like fall!! Whoohoo!! Well...it sort of felt like winter today! We road tripped up to one of our favorite orchards for some apples...and they had a kids festival. We got to see alpacas...climb a straw mountain...feed the wooden pig some corn cobs...run through a straw maze...and just let loose. It was great to breathe in some fresh fall air...and get out of the house!