Treat, please!

Happy Halloween!

Ellie had a fabulous time trick-or-treating in Ma-mop's and Ba-pop's neighborhood.

Instead, of saying trick-or-treat Ellie choose to get right to the point by saying

"Treat, please"

As you can see the idea of filling her basket with candy made Ellie VERY happy!

p.s. In case you didn't recognize her, Ellie was dressed up as Abby Cadabby from Sesame Street.

Pumpkin, my pumpkin

Ellie has truly been enjoying the fall season this year. She went to the fffaarrrrmm (Ellie speak, in case you didn't guess) with Drew and friends from preschool a couple weeks ago and got to pet a goat.

Yesterday, Grammie and Grampie took her to a farm by their house and Ellie saw a pony!

Today, my girlfriends and I packed up the kids and headed to a pumpkin patch near our house.

Ellie loved being outside and jumping in the mud puddles. I really had to bite my tongue to keep from yelling "Don't get dirty!"

Kids get dirty, right? Right!

Karen's daughter, Alister, is 3 and she and Ellie really play great together.

After everyone went home today Ellie asked about 50 times . . .

"Where'd Ali go?"

"Where'd Ali go?"

"Where'd Ali go?"

Baking with Nana!

My Auntie M is in town so Ellie had a day in the kitchen at Ma-mop's house.

Ellie and Auntie M rolling out dough for apple pie! Ellie's favorite part was drawing pictures in the flour.

Showing off her flour fingers Smitty was happy Ellie dropped some dough!

Wedding Bliss

We're all back home after our vacation to Florida and Shaneen's wedding.

We had a wonderful time at the beach and the wedding was beautiful!

Here are some photos . . .

The wedding was right at sunset on beautiful Cape San Blas. Sugar white sand and warm water!

Ellie and Anthony's neice Bella were flower girls! So cute!

Aunty Neen!

p.s. Ellie did amazingly well on the plane! It took a lot of work to keep her entertained but she was a real trooper!

T minus 3 days

The Nobles are embarking on a 10 day family vacation on Thursday!!

Drew's sister, Shaneen, is getting married in Florida this weekend.

We are very excited about the wedding . . . not so excited about the plane ride with a toddler!

After much research, thought and nightmares I will share with you our game plan:

1. Talk up the plane ride like it's Disneyland! (note the excitement in the video below)

2. Bring a boat load of new toys, snacks and a DVD player with Elmo movies.

3. Bribe her with the promise of eatting cake at the wedding!

And our last resort/back-up plan . . . drugs. Valium for the parents or benadryl for the baby. Not sure which yet.

Sweetness

This kid is too much!

Everyday, I keep thinking . . . she can't get any cuter!!

But then she opens her mouth and her sweet little voice just cracks me up!

Her favorite game lately is to walk around the house with her toy cellphone at her ear saying "mmhmm . . . mmhmmm, ok, bye bye!"

A B C Delicious

Ellie has started singing her alphabet.

My favorite letters are

L

Q (which she pronounces "cute")

and Rrrrrrr