OCTOBER!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE October!  Not to mention that my baby girl's birthday is in October and our Wedding Anniversary (3 years at the end of this month) but the leaves are changing, the air is crisp, and lots of FUN Fall Activities are planned! It's my favorite time of the year, that passes way too quickly..never to get everything I want accomplished actually accomplished. 

Baby Girl turned 2 last Thursday! We had her party the Sunday before...it was a wonderful celebration...full of DORA the Explorer...and TONS of Presents (this kid is so loved and blessed...she will never go without...).  Then I took Thursday and Friday off so we could really party...two year old style (lol)...so Wednesday night, Hubs picked up J from school and we took the kids to Texas Roadhouse. We had a nice dinner, complete with Baby Girl riding on the Saddle.  That was too funny.  I can't believe she is big enough to ride that thing!  And she loved it!  I almost want to cry because she is growing SO fast but it is also a good thing to see my Greatest Accomplishment growing into a little Toddler who can frustrate me like no one's business but in the next five seconds make me Grin from Ear to Ear with the things she comes up with!  She is funny, adorable, beautiful, trying at times, but seriously my life's greatest joy and the real reason I believe I was put here. If there is something I have to pinpoint the sole reason God put Tiny Little Me on this Earth, it was her. Motherhood is my greatest and most wonderful accomplishment. Every Day I get to spend with Baby Girl is so special and make me believe, at least there is one thing I am good at. haha. I love it more than I could have imagined. And even if I bug Hubs every day for another one, I am SO BLESSED to have had the pleasure of having Baby Girl First.  She is truly the light of our lives. 

So after all my raving...Thursday was her actual birthday...so we got up and dressed, her in her Birthday Outfit (of course), we opened up the gift we got her the night before, My Favorite Disney movie of all time..."Beauty and the Beast".  She LOVED it...and since then, has wanted to watch it CONSTANTLY. I know this is a Toddler thing...but as soon as she gets a new movie, she becomes obsessed! Not even Joking. I think we have seen "Snow White" a gazillion times since LAST YEAR. Like 3 times in one day. Not kidding. Anyhow, For awhile I am sure I will not get sick of Beauty and the Beast...so we watched...then Daddy went to get some new suits with Nana to look spiffy for Jobs and such...so Auntie K came over and the three of us went out for a Girls' Afternoon.  We took Baby Girl to lunch...then we visited "Build a Bear" where Baby Girl got "Princess Bella"..a dog with a Princess Shirt on..LOL...too funny. She had a great time..that is until she actually had to pick an outfit....that was a DISASTER! Too many choices for a 2 year old! We had to steer her in a direction...and then narrow it down...she still had a great time. She loved that she got to kiss the heart of the bear!  : ) It was too cute!  Next, we went to Target and got her 2 year pictures done...again, have I mentioned how hard it is to get her to LOOK at the camera, nevermind get a nice picture?!?  Well that was an adventure...we ended up getting about 10 good shots..and we called it quits. haha. Finally, we met back up with Daddy and Auntie M so we could all go to Dinner at Chili's...where she was sang "Happy Birthday" again. That girl is spoiled :)

The rest of the weekend was fun. Filled with WONDERFUL weather...perfect...along with visiting a few Fairs and spending time with our friends.  Who could ask for a better Columbus Day weekend?!?