Modified Elsie-ism

Elsie and I were going to head over to Halmuni's place for a little playtime. I got Elsie all bundled up and prepared to head out into the elements. When we got to Halmuni's place, I couldn't find a parking space really close so we had to walk (read: I had to walk while carrying Elsie). By the time we got to the front door, I was pretty chilled and Elsie was feeling it too.

Note: It was just about a year ago that Elsie exclaimed "my teeth are wobbly!", but a year has gone by and she has gained greater insight into exactly what was happening to her body.

She snuggled into my shoulder and whispered, "daddy, my teeth are going up and down, up and down, and up and down."

Just telling it like it is I suppose.

Halloween Prequel

Sooooo... this was stuff that happened before Halloween, so things are a little out of order. This was the time leading up to Halloween where we went to a farm a little North of Seattle to get a pumpkin.

Playing on the hay

 A room filled with corn

 Picking the right pumpkin

 Carving the pumpkin

Scary pig pumpkin

Summertime in Chelan

As you can guess from the title - this is a little late, but I'll tell you what, you can have your money back.

 Breakfast on the deck

Way to early and way too happy

 Heading out to the apple/peach orchards

 Picking fresh apples!

 Fresh apples

 Taking a break for a picture

 The boy helping

 Smelling the flowers

 Playing at the beach

Tranquil view of Lake Chelan from our room

All in all it was a great time to just get away and relax.

Halloween Part 2

The little dictator and his minion.

Bumblebee and her BFF the cowgirl.

Better to give than receive

So last night was Halloween (pictures to follow). We were invited by some neighbors to have some dinner then take the kids trick-or-treating. Everything went without any major drama or exceptional note, but the best part of the evening came after we were done making the rounds through the neighborhood.

As we returned home, Dana took Elias up to get ready for bed (which he was NOT thrilled about - so much going on!) and Elsie and I sorted through her loot. She got to pick one item and have it before bed. Just as she started to get 1 mouthful in to a box of Nerds the doorbell rang. Trick-or-treaters!

Much to my surprise, instead of running away or screaming in terror, she ran to the door to hand out candy! She was SO into it!

Elsie grabbed the bowl and started doling out candy to everybody that came by, and when the traffic would die down a bit, she would actually start calling out generically to anyone within earshot....

"Helllooooooo! Helllloooooo! Does anybody want some candy! We have candy! Happy Halloween, we have candy!"

On the times that I actually convinced her to close the door, she would stand at the window and watch for movement outside. When she suspected that someone was within earshot, she would swing open the door and start yelling.

It was so good to see a heart of giving come out and I can only pray that it continues.