Snow White and some Halloween Fun!

..with Snow White hair

Lily Grace and Claire at the Church Carnival

Snow White golfs??

Harry Potter, Snow White and a cute Giraffe on their way trick or treating

Her first house

And near the last house (and this isn't even our wagon or her daddy pulling)

This year, Lily Grace asked to be Snow White. Her other request was for "Snow White Hair." She was so serious, that she would pull out books with Snow White in them and insist that she needed curls. Well I obliged her. Sure Lily Grace has hair as straight as a board, but you see, there are two things us Southern girls know and that's teasing big hair and hairspray. (And I will admit that I lived through the 80's with big hair, I just won't show you any pictures.- HA!) Curling her hair actually took about 35 minutes and half a can of extra hold hairspray. When I finished it, Lily Grace took a look at herself gasped and then squealed with excitement at how she looked. I will say, she looked cute as a button.
Now only did Snow White enjoy trick or treating with friend Claire (this is actually the first year that Lily Grace has asked to go), but we also joined Claire and her family at the church carnival. The girls even entered the costume contest. They marched right up on stage, one adorable giraffe and precious Snow White. They looked so cute. Lily Grace did her princess wave and blew kisses to the audience the entire time she was on stage. When the announcer got to her to introduce her as Snow White, she touched her hair and let him know that it was special. So funny! And on a side note, Daddy also contributed to that hair. Who do you think stopped on the way home from work and picked up the curling iron? Thanks daddy!
Matt, along with a couple of other dads took the kids trick or treating. He said they all had a great time. Apparently! I think Lily Grace was asleep before her head hit the pillow. Well actually, the two shampoos and blow dry it took to get all that hairspray out could have something to do with how relaxed she was. HA! HA!
Happy Halloween!

The Many Faces of Lily Grace

Digging away.....even in a big pink bow

One cute little dirty girl and her latest outside find

The Bride...

...and her husband (you're a great sport daddy)

In mom's wedding dress

Lily Grace has a huge imagination. She keeps Matt and I laughing. Her latest is digging in the flower beds and playing bride.
According to her, she is either digging for dinosaur bones or planting. She is very girly, but doesn't mind getting dirty. I told Matt last week that she is such an answered prayer. What momma doesn't pray for a precious little girl covered in dirty fun? I know I did!!
Playing bride is her other favorite thing right now. When she does, her name changes to Mary. Get it??? ( I must admit, that when she first started dressing up and told us that her name was Mary, Matt and I thought she meant the Virgin Mary. We were so proud like awww, she's really been listening in church. Then she explains to us that because she is getting married that her name is Mary.) So funny! Daddy is her husband and she lugs around those artificial flowers. That veil on her head is actually a cape which she used to wear as a super hero. (What a versatile wardrobe piece. -ha) Last weekend, I snuck upstairs and put on my wedding dress and came downstairs. She has never seen it and the look on her face was hilarious. Of course, she had to try it on after that.
She's also very in to being like mommy. Believe me, I am cherishing this time. I know that soon enough, that might not be as cool. Wait....of course it will, you've met me right?? I'm a fun hip mom. HA! HA!
I got out of the shower last week to find her standing in my bathroom with my rollers in her hair. She rolled it herself and told me she was getting ready to go to Target.

Pumpkins, pumpkins and.......Goofy too!

Saturday we took our annual trip to the pumpkin patch. This year's trip was a little different. Lily Grace asked her friend Claire to go with us.
The weather was perfect!! Those girls kept Matt and I entertained from the moment we got both of them in the car for the 45 minute drive. It was just like two little old ladies back there chatting away. Their conversation was so funny and much of it revolved around way back when they were babies, you know, a whole 4 years ago. HA! HA! Too cute!
Once at the farm, we enjoyed riding horses, feeding several animals, a train ride, playing in the hay and a picnic lunch by the lake. And of course, we rounded out the trip with a hayride back to the pumpkin patch.
Back home the girls carried the fun (and their energy) out back to play on the swing set while I made homemade Banana-Blueberry Muffins for snack. Needless to say, Darby was enjoying every moment of having two girls running around the yard.
On Sunday, Matt and Lily Grace got busy with carving. Now I must admit that in writing this post, I almost feel like I should have a special "Ode to the Pumpkin" post rather than just lumping it in to this one. You see, for the past 3 years, Matt and Lily Grace have decided on a face made up of simple circles, triangles etc... Well this year, thanks to a weekly visit to Target with hours of browsing, I found a stencil set of Disney characters. I couldn't wait to show Lily Grace. She was really excited and gave Matt the task of doing one of the stencils. Lily Grace chose Goofy. Did I happen to mention, how many little intricate cuts made up Goofy's face? Did I also mention that you have to punch this stencil on before you can even begin cutting? Well, don't worry because I am sure that Matt would be more than willing to tell you about how he went about doing that for about 2 hours. Matt worked on that thing so long that Lily Grace and I broke out the muffins and milk and set about doing other things. And there was daddy, humped over the table, little poker and tiny saw in hand, just carving away. HA! All the hard work paid off though, our Goofy pumpkin looks awesome and it's the best yet daddy. Thanks so much!! We love you!! I'm so proud to be married to "that kind of dad." The kind that will do whatever to put a smile on your face and spend time making his little girl feel like she is the only person in the world. You are a blessing!
Happy Fall to All!