A Not so Happy Halloween

Halloween was not so Happy for Lyla this year. She had a big day on the 31st. Her sweet friend Molly had her 3rd birthday in Amarillo that morning. So up early + lots of sugary donuts + short nap = cranky Lyla. Not even her Little People Halloween set could cheer her up. We had to cut Trick or Treating short, only visiting Aunt Sherry and Nana's house. She did have a blast the night before Halloween, spending the night with her Aunt MeMe, who taught her how to make ghost sounds - the cutest thing ever!

Pumpkin Carving

Our family carved pumpkins this year to release some of our creativity - ha ha. We are not the artists in the family but I think we did a pretty good job! Lyla loved the "pump-pumps". She carried around her tiny pumpkin like a baby. But she was totally grossed out by the pumpkin guts! I am probably the least patient and the least artistic but I got stuck carving both mine and Lyla's. Our little family of pumpkins turned out pretty cute and made a nice addition to our front porch.

FBC Halloween Carnival

We are getting as much use out of Lyla's Halloween costume as possible by attending almost every event in Borger. We took Lyla and Bryn to the First Baptist Church Halloween Carnival at the Aluminum Dome. It was a gross, rainy evening but there were tons of kids there. We didn't have as much fun as the FUMC carnival but it was still neat to see all of the kids in their costumes. The best part was that Lyla's daddy finally got to come to something! He has been working really long hours (so I can stay home!) and so we were glad he got to join us.

Lyla and Her Daddy

Her favorite game - the Duck Grab

Not sure about the Bean Bag TossDaddy really wanted to win this one!Bryn and Lauren at the Pumpkin TossLauren and BrynnyBerryOur family + Our BrynWild ThingsWalking Zebra and the cutest berry in the bunchAnimal Walk

FUMC Fall Festival

My sweet sister and I took Lyla to the First United Methodist Church Fall Festival. This was the church we grew up in so it was neat to take Lyla there. They did a wonderful job and Lyla had a great time. They even had games she could play! But the best part was that she won 2nd place in the costume contest!!! I was so excited and she liked playing with her medal. In fact, she wouldn't let us take it off! She wore it until bedtime. She liked the taste of victory so maybe she will be competitive like her daddy. Ha!

Fashionista

Have I mentioned how much I LOVE having a girl! I played with Barbies way after it was "uncool", mostly just to dress them up as models. Well I have a new model, Lyla! Luckily she likes having her picture made and being told she is pretty. I am training her early. We have the best time playing fashion model!

Strike a Pose

Standing up so well by herself

Cute Face

See - she likes it!

"I am SO over this."

Halloween Pics

I took Lyla back to Portrait Innovations to get some pictures in her Halloween costume. Halloween is my favorite holiday and since Lyla was due on the 24th, I really played up the whole pumpkin/baby boo thing. And since she is our little pumpkin, my mom got her the cutest Pumpkin dress. It looks so great with her strawberry blond hair!
Her costume this year is a zebra. We decided to go with that costume since it went along with her birthday party theme. She looks adorable in it and she is so good about keeping the head and feet on!!

Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch

Our wonderful friends, Lauren and Bryn Hays, went with us this Saturday to the Amazingly Fun Farm in Amarillo. Daddys' had to work so it was a girls day out. It was a blast! Lyla's Aunt Mimi came along to help us out. I think the little girls had fun, but I know the older girls did! We traveled a corn maze, played in a tank of corn, climbed hay stacks, rode a cow train, went on a hay ride, picked pumpkins, shot a corn cannon, and enjoyed snow cones. It was a perfect afternoon to enjoy with good friends!

Getting set to go

Entering the Maze - it took us 22 minutes to find our way out

Group Shot

Mommy, Aunt "Mimi" & Lyla

Children of the Corn

Hay Ride to the Pumpkin Patch

Bryn picks out her pumpkin

Cow Train!

Queens of the Hay Stacks

Bryn

Lyla

Lyla & Marissa

Bryn & Lauren

Lyla Grace

Bryn

Lyla & Bryn

Enjoying a snowcone after the Hay Ride

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