It Ain't Easy Being a Princess. . . .: October 2012

October was such a crazy beautiful month! Its been my favorite of the year I think. The weather was perfect, and there were a ton of things to do! October made me super grateful to be a stay at home, homeschooling mommy.

We decorated for Halloween, and Phia LOVED the singing frogs Nana gave us.

She spent lots of time in her special cabinet. Taking things out, putting things in.

We tried to take a walk every morning. Somebody thinks they are big stuff because they got to walk and not ride in the stroller.

We celebrated Daddy's 34th birthday with lots of wonderful family!

Phia spent most of the night in her favorite person's lap.

If you don'talready know, On the Border will give your munchkin a ball of dough to play with while they wait for their food. Provides much more entertainment than you might think!

Kisses for Granny.

Daddy's girl.

The traditional cherry pic.

We had a party for Daddy at home too.

This seemed like a great idea. Foam pumpkins in the bath. Truthfully, it wasn't. One girl was a bit too old for it and one was a bit too young. For ages 3-5, I think it would be great!

Roo has recently discovered a love of mopping. I'm serious. And who am I to get in the way of my child's fun?!

Last month Phia began insisting on her own "boosh" (spoon) to feed herself. This month, it was a real "up" (cup). She does pretty well. The downside is that in order to save myself from a huge disaster, I only put a tiny sip of water in at a time. So I spend a lot of time refilling the cup!

Phia Phia also loves wearing big sisters panties. On top of her other clothes. I can't help it, I love it.

A rare glimpse at the elusive Brother. He comes around when it's movie time in Mommy and Daddy's bed. He claims it's the most comfortable bed EVER!

Random cuteness.

This has to be my favorite picture of all of October. Other than me tying the back of the apron, she did this all herself. Good gracious did she think she was cute! She kept saying "oh pitty!" over and over.

Lovin' on the Daddy

We've got a house full of book lovin' girls!

One of my favorite things about being home with both of my girls is the experiences we get to share in together. One beautiful day in October, we went to a local farm and had the most amazing time just being outside and playing together.

There was a petting zoo. Roo would pet the donkey, but that was about it. Phia liked to look, but if I even attempted to get close to anything, her grip would tighten and she would say "NOPE!"

It was such a perfect day to spend outside!

We even got to bring home little pumpkins.

Scottish Highland cow. Might be my new favorite animal.

Phia loves Roo more than anyone (except possibly me, but I'm convinced that that is only because I feed her.) Most days however, she is as mean as a snake to her. Roo is the first person she asks for when she wakes, and she doesn't like to be away from her for any amount of time, but anytime Roo tries to love on her, Phia will shout, "BOP!" (stop!) Poor Roo, she really wants nothing more than to be able to smother Phia with affection. But 99.9% of the time, it just isn't going to happen. This day was different. There was nothing but love all day. I don't know who was happier, Roo or me.

Beautiful day out in the country and my girls loving on each other nonstop. Seriously, does it get any better than that?!?

Another beautiful day was spent on the green line with some very dear friends.

The highlight of this trip had to be when we were exploring a trail though the woods and the girls ran into a hiking hippy and completely freaked out. He appeared out of nowhere and was pretty scary looking. The came to a dead stop, immediately began screaming, and turned and ran as fast as their little legs would carry them, all the while screaming "IS HE DEAD?!?!?!" Probably not the most appropriate or respectful response, but it was HILARIOUS!