Not for Halloween

Audrey had a wonderful surprise when she woke up from nap today! Aunt Jenn and Nanny sent her a Princess Belle dress complete with crown and light up shoes. Audrey has really gotten into dress-up (thanks to her new friend Noelle), so Santa has planned to bring her lots of dress-up clothes for Christmas this year.... especially princess dresses. This is not her Halloween costume. You'll get to see that on Saturday night.

The Pumpkin Patch

My oldest niece and nephew, my sister and my mom are all here visiting, so we took the kids to the pumpkin patch at Cox Farms. Included in your admission were fresh apples and cider, and a free pumpkin. I think this was the first time Audrey ate from a whole apple.

School Picture Day

Tuesday was Picture Day at Audrey's school, so of course we searched long and hard for the perfect outfit. In fact, I spotted this dress while shopping with my mother-in-law before school even started. I originally wanted it to be her first day of school outfit, but I'm glad we couldn't find it in her size then because it was perfect for picture day. After I searched about 5 stores that sell Carter's clothing in my area, my friend Cindy found it while vacationing in Williamsburg. (Yes, I had a few people on the lookout.) Audrey's teachers said he wasn't happy to have her picture taken, but that they did get her to smile and that there were some sweet ones without smiles. I can't wait to see what they look like, but the ones I took are AMAZING!!

This one with Nana is silly, but I wanted you to see the whole outfit.

Horses

We try to go on a family walk a few times each week, but only recently started walking down to where the horses are. Only had my phone with me, so the quality isn't the best, but they're still pretty. Audrey prefers the horses when they are far away :)

 
The horses actually came over to us. Guess they thought we had some food.






































I love how long her hair looks here.... kind of like a mane :)

First Day of School

What a thrill!! It was so fun to send Audrey to school today because I knew that she would have such a blast.... and she did. Since Grammy and Poppy (Andy's parents) are here visiting, they got in on the fun, too. Audrey told me that she sang songs about "wheels" and "Bible" and that she played with puzzles and read a story about "ducks" and "piggies." Now, those of you who know me well will be surprised that Audrey's First Day of School outfit isn't more elaborate, but her teachers have said MANY times to send them in play clothes, and I didn't want to be THAT mom :)

This is me so excited that I'm skipping and smiling because her teachers just asked me to be ROOM MOM!!! How did they know I was born to be Room Mom?? LOL!!

LadyBug Princess

Isn't this outfit adorable? The Wynnes gave it to Audrey for her birthday, and as with most pretty outfits, Audrey loves to wear it. They also gave her the wand. The other pictures are from the pet store. We go there a lot!!! It's one of the best free entertainment options for Audrey.

Here she's waving hello to the fish.

The down side to no more diapers

Can't keep some of your britches up.