Lilly's Halloween Weekend

Here are pictures of Lilly in her Cheerleader Halloween costume! She loved her pom poms and ponytails! Thank you to my aunt Joyce for the perfect dress! Make sure you scroll all the way down because there are pictures from a couple of Halloween events!

Friday Night Spooky Party

Every year, my mom's neighborhood puts on a Halloween party for the kids and grandkids of the neighbors. This year, mom, Tom, Lilly and I attended and enjoyed story-telling, magic tricks, balloon animals, and the best.....wait for it....PIZZA!

Trick or Treating-Halloween Night

Anna (and her lovely mom, Erin) invited us to go trick or treating in their neighborhood, and boy did we have a great time. Their street is a full looping circle, and was filled with decorated houses, lots of little goblins, and tons of candy! It was a perfect night, with a nice breeze. It only took Lilly and Anna a few minutes to figure out the trick or treating process. Lilly couldn't believe that all she had to do was go to a door, ring the bell (which was her favorite part!), say trick or treat and THEN GET CANDY! After the first couple of houses, Lilly and Anna RAN from house to house! I guess it was all about volume and they realized it! LOL! Eventually, Lilly's bucket got so heavy that I had to carry it!

Update

We've been so busy, oh my goodness, that I've not had a chance to blog. Since blogging last, we've been to lots of parks and indoor playgrounds, taken Lilly bowling for the first time (she beat me in both games), moved to a very big house (built in 1926), had Tom's kids in town, etc. Anyway, make sure you scroll all the way down, as I've put pictures of the Father Daughter dance and Lilly's first haircut pictures. Will be updating more often. Be on the lookout for some fun Halloween pics. Lilly is dressing up as a cheerleader!

Father Daughter Dance

On October 18th, the senior class at Lilly's school put on a fundraising Father Daughter dance. Lilly and Tom were both so excited for weeks! And I loved shopping for a fancy dress for Lilly and a matching tie for Tom! Here are some pictures of the event! Don't forget that if you click on a picture, you can see the bigger version!











Here Lilly goes to her favorite place: THE STAGE!





Here she is likely telling Cassidy what moves she needs to be making!



Lilly definately dances to the beat of a different drummer! Here she is doing her own thing on the stage, rather than dancing with the other girls! (She gets this from me!)



This is the SAME LOOK I give Tom whenever I see him try to dance. To think that she can be embarrassed at such a young age..... LOL!!



She definately felt special on her "Butterfly Kisses" evening with Daddy!

Lilly's 1st Haircut

We were a little nervous about getting Lilly's hair professionally done, and about how she would respond. BUT Tom had had enough of the crooked, cut-way-too-short bangs look on our sweet little girl...so, we took her to Cartoon Cuts that caters to children. She hopped right up in the seat like she had done it a million times before! She sat still and was very cooperative. She told Dawn (the hairdresser) that she wanted a little ponytail in the back and on one side, so Dawn obliged. The best part was that they had sparkly hairspray!






We felt so confident about how well she cooperated that we next made her an appoinment to see the dentist. DID NOT GET THE SAME COOPERATION! She did not follow instructions and DARED them to put anything in her mouth. We have to try again in 6 months!

TOILET TRAINING- MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

Yeah! I'm pleased to report that Lilly now (proudly) uses the potty! She has been "going" at school for her teacher, but REFUSED to "go" on the potty at home! Finally, after some serious "tough love" Lilly is officially potty trained! Not a single accident for 2 weeks!