Halloween!

Audrey keeps getting more and more fun. I really enjoyed her excitement about Halloween and I can't wait for Christmas. I've posted most of these photos on facebook, but also wanted to share with Audrey's non-facebook fans.

We had a nice visit with Michael in Columbus this weekend and stayed with our friends Holly & Justin's - and Baby Dean. We went to the zoo for some Halloween festivities and Audrey got some practice trick-or-treating. It was neat to see all the kids in their costumes and Audrey had fun with her Daddy.

We were home for Halloween and Audrey was very excited. I was impressed at how well she did, she walked a long way and still had the energy to run the last block just for fun. She also surprised me with how well she did at the houses - people could barely get their door open before she exclaimed "trick or treat!" I thought she might be shy, but she was not at all.

She also made me laugh when we stopped by some friends' house and she needed to got to the bathroom. I told her she needed to ask, so she asked them, "Do you have a bathroom here?"

Lately I've noticed that Audrey's sense of time is starting to develop - she will refer to things that happened before today as "yesterday," although it might not have been exactly yesterday. She also likes to talk about the "sky" being up in the morning, and about it getting dark. Her imagination is also really growing and she will tell me little stories and play on her own and pretend she is playing with a friend or cooking in her little kitchen.

Next week we are driving up to Philadelphia for our last visit before we actually move. I'm glad Audrey is such a good traveler and hope she keeps it up!

Autumn with Audrey

We have had a fun month so far. We had a visit from Audrey's Nana & Manny and Audrey had a great time with them as usual. She always enjoys cooking with Nana.

We also went to the Nashville Zoo last week and to Kentucky Down Under this weekend. We have been keeping busy on the weekends.

Audrey is very opinionated and has a lot to say. She really likes to choose what she is going to wear and now that she knows all of her colors, she wants everything to match - including her socks & underwear! She likes to point out when things are the same color and say "these go together!"

Yesterday I was cooking and was putting some bell peppers back in the fridge, and Audrey asked if I could put them in her backpack "for safekeeping." I don't even know where she came up with that! She is really into backpacks and talks about school alot. She was really upset yesterday that she couldn't go to school!

Here are some pictures of our adventures over the last few weeks. I still have some more, including pumpkin carving last night & will definitely have some more after next weekend when we get to visit Daddy & our friends in Columbus!

More photos & Audrey news.

Audrey and I have had a nice quiet weekend together, trying to make up for my crazy work schedule lately. I had a really intense two-day trial last week and was in deep preparation for it last weekend.

Some of my favorite things Audrey has been saying lately:

- "I want much." to mean that she wants her cup full. I guess if too much is overflowing, she wants it almost at that point :)

- she still says "him's" for "he is", which I find hilarious.

Audrey is getting more and more independent. She especially likes to choose what she is going to wear, and try to put it on herself - she is actually pretty good at. Her style choices are rather amusing sometimes, but I generally let her wear whatever she chooses.

She recently became obsessed with having "tie-up shoes." We finally got some and they are a big hit. She also loves the sunglasses she got on our trip to Philadelphia, and likes to wear them inside or out.

In other news, I will be halfway through my pregnancy tomorrow and we have confirmation that the baby is indeed another girl! We are all very excited. Audrey came along with me for the ultrasound on Friday. I was nervous that she might have a hard time sitting still while it was going on, but she sat still in her chair perfectly with a very excited look on her face. She really enjoyed it.

We also had a great trip to Philly over Labor Day. We can't wait to move, although it looks like that won't be happening until February when the baby is born. We explored a little bit of the Italian Market (found Delicious cannolis!) and had a perfect day at the beach. Audrey's Avo Lista, Uncle Dave & Uncle Bryan also joined us and we had a lot of fun.

Here are some photos from our trip: