Safari Halloween

This Halloween we decided to be Safari themed with some really cute lions and a lady in a jeep.  Mike did so much work to help put these together, he even sewed the tails all by himself!  For not starting anything until Friday night, I think we did a great job.  We even won the costume contest at our complex last night too.  

At the Ward Trunk or Treat, Allie would growl instead of saying trick or treat and I think that got her even more candy!  This morning, Allie came out of her bedroom and went directly to her costume and begged to put it on, probably wanting more candy.

 Our little safari family

Understanding the idea people give you candy if you wear a silly costume

The Cutest little lion there

We had to get a little tail shot

Mike made the Jeep out of boxes all by himself.  I think he is quite creative

Allie's 18 Month Post

Allie's 18 Month Stats:

Height: 34.5 inches (100%+)

Weight: 24.5 lbs (60th %)

          Allie has been such a joy lately, learning so much and becoming so independent.  She now will go into her room and read books on her little rocking chair for 10+ minutes at a time all by herself.  She has a lot of teeth now and can eat basically anything, but she still eats like a little bird.  She would rather graze all day long than sit and eat meals.  She LOVES Elmo and she sometimes gets to watch Elmo's world while I get ready if Mike has already left.  

         Allie also constantly asks to play with her buddy Madison, or AAAA as she calls her.  Today we were on our way back from the store and Allie was pretending to talk to Madison on the phone; it was really cute.  She has done fantastically well in Nursery at church and only cried for a minute the first time or two and now just runs into the room and waves goodbye.  I love it!

         Allie's vocabulary has started to expand greatly, saying new words every day.  Her latest ones are all halloween related as we just put up our decorations.  She will go around saying bat and pointing to the decorations.  Her favorite word now is See.  Whenever I am in the kitchen she will come up to me and say see see see pease,  mama see.  She wants me either to pick her up and hold her or to put her on the counter so she can see what I am doing.  I just have to remember that I am sure I was the exact same for my mom and that it will come in handy once she can actually start helping me in the kitchen.  

         We love our little Allie, even though she is not so little any more, and look forward to who she is going to become.  

A Little Seat for a Little Bum

I came into the living room this morning and Allie had pulled out her baby's bassinet (that is actually her Aunt Melanie's that her grandpa made) and decided it was a good seat for her as well.  Good thing she has a little bum.  

On a second note,

Allie has been a teething machine lately.  Since moving to Texas, she has added 4 molars, 2 canines and 2 more canines that are so close to popping out.  We have seen a whole lot of fingers in the mouth.  Yum.