Giraffe's Tricks and Treats

Trick or treating part two was a great success. Riley's friend Kerington came over dressed as a bunny and we took off around the neighborhood. The girls were surprisingly independent, toddling their way down the street. After a few houses, Riley had the hang of it and started holding out her little treat bag. We were pretty surprised how many people there were in the neighborhood, may of whom had been bussed in, I'm sure. We had help handing out the candy at our house while we were making the rounds and they logged 300 kids. We started with a ton of candy and were completely out by 7:30.

Heading down the road...



Riley and Kerington, who is a little angry at the moment...


Sweet Giraffe...
Got to check the loot...another Almond Joy...dang it!!





Just a Mom and her Giraffe...

Happy Halloween

Friday afternoon the downtown businesses had trick or treating in front of their stores. I think the whole city showed up, which was a lot of fun because we got to see tons of kids in great costumes. It was good practice for tomorrow night. Got our pumpkins carved tonight too. We always have so much fun creating our masterpieces.

Born to Dance

Fall Fun

We took Riley to the pumpkin patch last weekend. It was an action packed day...petting zoo, hay ride, train ride, and some dancing. Yes, lately, her days are not complete without dancing. At the pumpkin patch, there was a stage with loud music blasting for all the pumpkin-goers to enjoy. There was a group of older kids on stage dancing and Riley demanded to be part of the action. She stole the show. The entire crowd was mesmerized. She would've stayed up there all day. She even had groupies. One little boy came over and gave her a giant hug. On a daily basis, she runs over to the ipod speaker and points and yells until you start to play a song. It's so adorable. I'll have to post video because I can't do it justice trying to describe it. Today, we cleaned the house and set out Halloween decorations. While we were outside, Riley discovered the fun of crunching piles of dried leaves beneath her feet. She thought it was hilarious and would've kept at it all afternoon.

An apple a day

We visited a local orchard yesterday to let Riley pick some apples. She enjoyed dragging the basket of apples and visiting with the owners' dog most of all. Today, we are watching a friend's 18 month old, and both of them are napping at the moment. Ahhhhhh. I really don't know how parents of twins do it. At least they both played so hard that they'll probably sleep for a while, then we'll meet some other friends at the park. At many times throughout the morning, Riley and Bryce were both simultaneously giving love and nice pets to Bauer. I can't believe he stayed still and let the onslaught happen. There are multiple milk bones in his near future.