Ah, Disney

What Disney has done for the vocabulary of my one year old is amazing.

Lilly likes Toy Story. Here she is reading a book of it. 

My Little Katy Perry

So funny!

My little performer

singing Firework by Katy Perry.

A Pet Worm

I just wanted the girls to go outside. It was pretty nice and the yellow maple leaves had all just fallen on the parkway. Big piles of yellow up and down the road + two cute girls, I thought I'd get some good pics.

Here's Lilly in the pumpkin hat:

I don't remember what she was saying but it looks pretty funny! 

  So much for fall pics...

Lilly wouldn't stay away from the street and Maren was quickly distracted before she even got near yellow leaves because she found a worm.

A big ol' nightcrawler of a worm. Worm, you picked the wrong sidewalk. My daughter will love you forever.

We had to make him a home because it was cold outside and she didn't want him to get cold. Too bad he accidently escaped overnight (aka Dad dumped him back outside while Maren was sleeping). She didn't even ask about him (by the way, his name is Slinky, until a week later). Then I had to break the news to her about his escape.

Really?!?!

I never pictured my girls fighting over little things. Never did I think we'd have to have two of everything just because we had two kids. But alas, Lillian has entered the "MINE" stage.

"Mine, mine, mine." If she doesn't get it = cry, cry, cry. Really?!?!

The other day when Mom was watching the girls while I was at work it was all the same. This time though- in the barn. 

When I got to Hudson we embarked on a riding session (don't try it without 4 or more adult hands). 

Lillian wanted to sit, then ride, then she needed Maren's riding helmet. She didn't want her turn to end. She cried when I took her off of Dawn to let Maren ride. Maren cried when I even suggested they ride together. Maren cried when I put Lilly back up just to ride into the barn. Dare I say we need another horse?!? LOL!

Kris captured this shot of Lilly with her iPhone (gotta get me one of those):

Halloween

Getting ready for trick or treating

I had to throw the applesauce question in there. She is an excellent talker and has a huge vocabulary however- she doesn't say applesauce. We all laugh and don't bother correcting her asselbah. Maren gets a huge kick out of it.

And we're off. 

We went to the Daytons Bluff neighborhood this year since we don't have a great block for trick or treating on.

Maren is off and running. She chose to be Bat Girl for Halloween this year. I put her costume together for $8. Gramma sewed it all together in no time flat!

Maren was so determined. She was house to house in a hurry. 

Lillian was having quite a blast herself. She was the cutest. I wish I could keep her this age forever.

The blow up vampire Mickey Mouse was quite fascinating to the girls.

I found Lilly's costume at the thrift store for around $3 with the tags still on it. She was going to be Chewbaca to continue the Star Wars Theme but she wouldn't wear it. This dinosaur was a way cute alternative.

Scooping

Sunday was pumpking carving at the Sletten house. Lilly enjoyed scooping - it was the only carving tool that wasn't sharp. 

She was perfectly happy to scoop (an already cleaned out pumpkin).

Maren was really into trying to carve her pumpkin. Mom helped a lot or it wouldn't have turned out too well. I probably should have let her do it all. Maybe she wouldn't have cared what the final product looked like.

Final outcome  - unsteady photographer sans flash:

Dad cut a face on Lilly's pumpkin in about 20 seconds, I think it's endearing.