Ariel is no trick, but a treat!

Yes faithful readers, Ariel is marking this first halloween as a lobster! Lol. She got all dressed up this morning for pictures when she was fresh and happy, since dinner hours isn't her best time of day. We went for our walk with Nana, and showed off her outfit to the town. She smiled and cooed as she was gushed over. One elder man said if he was a week younger he like to court her. Very cute.

We stopped in to see Aunty Fran and then Stella. She is filling her nice bag that Stella made for her, with candy for daddy and me. What a nice girl. We had a visit with Stella and Ariel grabbed a quick snack and catnap. We got home at noon to put the ribs in the slowcooker, yum. I can't get over how cold it has gotten. So a nice warm meal tonight is gonna be great.

Ariel will go out briefly tonight to see a few people and try and score us some more candy. As for now, she is sleeping in her chair, resting up. Although, I am not one for this holiday, I must admit getting to dress Ariel up is fun. Maybe its will grow on me. I just wish is wasn't so spooky. Blah.

I have some things to do, so I will update soon on the past few days. I am pretty tired right now, so I want to try and get a nap in too. Hope everyone has a fun day!

The New Great Pumpkin

Ariel is the new great pumpkin in our lives this year. Hehe. Here she is all ready for her first coffee party. She is pretty pumped. We missed last time because we were both sick. Blah. No sickies today!

Last night we did our pumpkin carving and watching of 'Charlie Brown and the great pumpkin.' Ken was home earlier than he has been in a long time (even with a long meeting and bad traffic). It was nice to spend time together as a family. Ariel was glad to have him home I think. I'm sure she wonders where he goes all the time.

Here are some pictures from the event. It will be fun to look back on these this time next year, when I am sure she will be more into it. Well, I'm off to party! Bye!

Catch up...

... and not the stuff you put on fries....hmmm fries.

Here is Ariel giving her thumbs up for pumpkins. Yay pumpkins! I have been prepping her for tomorrow night when we kill, cough, I mean, carve the pumpkin. Poor Mr. Pumpkin...sniff. Oh well. He is waiting on the deck, should be a fun picture moment, even though Ariel won't have a clue whats going on. As far as she knows, pumpkins are soft and fun to pose with. Hehe.

So the shots went well. Ariel's only reaction was a mild low grade fever. I had her sleep in our room in her bouncy chair just in case she was extra fussy. In the end, she was a bit sore in her legs, but still ended up sleeping till 6am. So really, nothing out of the ordinary. She is a trooper.

Today was more mellow, no crazy running all over town for appointments. Just a nice walk through the shops and picking up a few forgotten things from the previous grocery visit. Saw Joanie at 'Fancy This', she has all the Christmas stuff out, so that was fun. Got a stocking stuffer for Ariel and one for Ken too. I am pretty much finished shopping for both of them, as I have ordered Ken's gift yesterday. Whee. Just need to finish up the family. That should keep me busy.

Also saw that the new bistro is opening today. It use to be the Boston Pizza, so I am kinda bummed its gone. Where will my high school girlfriends have our 8 hour gab session next time. Lol. (Serious, the last time we got together, we were there for 8 hours)

I tried a new recipe tonight, and it was very yummy. Tuna spaghetti casserole. I never thought of using spaghetti in a casserole, so I had to give it a whirl. Very easy too, so thumbs up. Ken gets it in his lunch tomorrow since he was working late again. He came home and had story time with Ariel, very cute. Gave me a chance for a nice long shower.

I really needed some time to unwind. Been kinda rough today. Got some news no one ever wants to hear. A good friend from church has been diagnosed with colon cancer. So I ask for your prayers for her and her family as they prepare for battle. I believe cancer is a battle, and it can be won. I refuse to be negative, so there, take that cancer!

In happier news, the christmas bazzar is coming!!! Next saturday, woot! Ariel's first one, oh the joy. Looking forward to fancy sandwiches, homemade goodies and crafts. It really does mark the beginning countdown for christmas for me. Whee!

So in closing, since I was lacking in blogs this week, here are some pictures to get your baby fix!

EDIT: I keep forgetting to say that Ariel is now 13 pounds even as of Tuesday. She is in the 95 percentile for weight, length, and head size! What a girl!

Ouch!

This is the math equation for the day. Sigh, we lived! Poor Ariel was not impressed and screamed to the high heavens. But once it was over and I could nurse her, she calmed down very quickly. In fact, she was all smiles again by the time we left. I wish you could have seen the dirty look she gave the poor doctor, who had to laugh. Ariel was such a brave girl, much more so than me. I was all red and blochly by the time we left. Oh well, its done until next time, which is right after christmas, sorry baby but Merry Christmas!

We got home and she took a nice nap and is now waking up as I type so I better go. Ken is working late so I won't be back till tomorrow. Will catch up then, later days!

Sunday Thoughts...

A baby asked God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow,
but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?"

God said, "Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you."

The child further inquired, "But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to
do anything but sing and smile to be happy."

God said, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you.
And you will feel your angel's love and be very happy."

Again the child asked, "And how am I going to be able to understand
when people talk to me if I don't know the language?"

God said, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words
you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak."

"And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?"

God said, "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray."

"Who will protect me?"

God said, "Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life."

"But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore."

God said, "Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach
you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you."

At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth
could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, "God, if I am to leave now,

please tell me my angel's name."

God said, "You will simply call her, "Mom."

She Did It!!!

Ariel slept through the night! Now I know this is going to come and go, but it was still pretty exciting to wake up at 7:15am. She went to bed around 11pm, and even when I woke up during the night (its habit forming) she was out cold. However, once Ariel was up this morning, she ate and wanted to play, play, play. I put her in her crib for a moment so I could freshen up, only to find her sleeping again. She can really tire herself out.

We then went to have coffee with Nana. All bundled in her kitty suit and warm in the snuggly, we made our way. Had a nice visit. Then we headed to the framers with the stitching I made for her room. Its been sitting on the table for weeks and finally I realized I had to wash it because it had so much dust in it. Blah. So, washed and pressed it, and FINALLY its being framed! Yay. Pictures when its done.

Then we walked down to the shops, I wanted some socks for the sock monkeys I am making for Trudy's boys for Christmas. I realized I need to get my butt in gear. Ack. Then to the grocery store for some stuff for dinner. I am attempting the duck tonight. Its all very exciting. I bought a small slab of this really awesome cake for dessert, so either way, dinner should end well at least. Lol.

Stopped in the quilt shop to see Stella briefly, but at this point Ariel had woken up completely and wanted to eat. So came home, and fed her. Nana brought her laundry over (yes Nana does Ariel's laundry, I can't talk her out of it, so I take it as a real treat) and told me about Papa being under the house again. Good grief. An 80 year old man doesn't need to be in a tiny crawl space, sigh. At least its not the middle of summer in the heat. I then told her about the really stupid driver at the intersection who never bothered to look in the cross walk before turning the corner, well, thats not true, she did look one way, just not the other way. I was standing there trying to get her attention but she was too busy talking to someone on the corner that I wanted to cross to. All the other drivers had their mouths hanging open at this crazy woman. I almost tapped on the side window to get her attention, but figured she might drive over my foot. I let it go, especially since I had Ariel, but its not cool. Blah.

Yesterday, I got the remaining bins for the closet thing for Ariel. Yay. Its much more organized for my liking. Its such a cute unit. Only thing missing is her new laundry bin that will sit on the lowest step. I ordered it from the Avon book, its blues clues. Hee. Love that show. Anyhoo, it frees up more drawer space for her and that makes putting the laundry away so much easier.

I also got 4 pages done for her scrapbook. I have to get some more pictures printed before I can continue. It was so much fun than the one I did for our wedding and honeymoon, I guess kid stuff is always cuter. Ken finished the drawing for the box top that will store her baby cards. I wanted to save them and because there are so many, a box was needed. Will post when I paint it. Its really cute.

Well, princess is awake. So, here are some pictures to get you through the weekend.