Trick or Treat!

We couldn't have asked for a nicer Halloween this year. It was a beautiful evening and Bryn and I had a great time. Poor Girard missed out on all the fun since he works evenings. We only visited a few houses but she came home with tons of loot. She was our cute little kitty this year and we think she looked adorable.

We've been busy lately with our music and gym classes. Bryn loves music and singing (her latest song is Take Me Out To the Ball Game) and still makes up her own songs all the time to entertain us. She's getting more comfortable in gym and loves the trampoline so much we bought her a little one for home. The other day at gym she was playing with a hula hoop. She had it around her waist and said "Look mom, I'm Saturn!" The days are never boring and we always have a chuckle over something she's said or done.

It seems like she's grown a foot in the past couple of months -- she's now 36" and just shy of 30 lbs.  She loves reading books, doing puzzles, playing with play-doh, coloring and painting "like Pubba". Her latest thing is band-aids -- we go through them like crazy. Her stuffies are covered with them and Bryn always has some sort of owie she thinks she needs a band-aid for even if it just ends up on her clothes. She loves to tease and giggle and is constantly on the go.

Potty training is going slow to say the least. Even with rewards (bribes?) of Smarties and stickers Bryn doesn't have much interest in using her potty. She's still a non-sleeper and is becoming more of a night owl all the time. And (sigh) the later she goes to bed the earlier she gets up. Her favorite question is "why?" and her favorite answers are "I can't" and "no". She's become very good at asserting herself lately and we have a lot of lively discussions, most of them at meal time when she's saying "I don't want that". We've always tried to tell her to say yes, please and no, thank you in a nice voice and usually she's pretty good.  One day during one of our discussions I was trying to convince her to do something and she said "did you say please in a nice boice, mom?" I try not to think about what she'll be like when she's 14 and keep telling myself it's good that she has her own mind. :)

Busy making pizza.

Our little Beethoven.

Having fun on the tramp.

She gets her fashion sense from me.

All dressed up to go to her first wedding.

My girl.

Bryn's Nana and Pubba were visiting a few weeks ago. When Nana pulled out her crocheting Bryn ran and grabbed a pencil to use as a hook so Nana could show her how.

Rembryn.

Papa and Bryn looking through our already well-worn Christmas catalog.