More Halloween...

On Halloween, again, we weren't sure if Cooper was going to be agreeable to wearing a costume, but he did, (with just a little encouragement). We decided to put Isabel in a costume that was a little more girly. I thought she was a sweet little thing until her great Aunt Sue called her a play boy bunny. Nice Aunt Sue. It was not a very nice day so we skipped the door to door trick or treating, and instead just stopped by all of the relatives house. And just from those 5 stops Cooper had more than his fill of candy. I never liked Halloween growing up, but I must say, I'm enjoying it much more as a parent.

(One more picture from Spooktacular)

Halloween

We have had a long Halloween celebration that started last Saturday. We carved Jack 'O Lanterns at home. Cooper didn't want his to have a scary face, he just wanted a "happy pumpkin." Then on Sunday we went downtown where Middlebury was having the second annual Spooktacular. We weren't sure if Cooper was even going to put on a costume as getting dressed into new clothes is quite an ordeal these days. He didn't want to wear the monkey costume we got for him, but he was willing to wear the Bob the Builder/Handy Manny accessories. Thank goodness we had some overalls in the closet. I think his "thrown together" costume turned out pretty well. He really enjoyed going from store to store and getting candy. He went straight for the lollipops as that's his candy of choice these days. Isabel made a pretty cute little tiger as well.

Another Great Visit

Last weekend Aunt Linsey came to visit and brought her fiance Mark! We were so happy to meet Mark and had a great time with them both. We spent a little time on the Waterfront in Burlington, which you'll see in the pictures below. That same weekend Aunt Kate and Alice were in town. We were lucky enough to babysit cousin Alice on Saturday night, while Aunt Kate had a few hours to herself. It was a great weekend with family and just wish everyone lived a little closer!

Cooper and Cousin Alice

Thanks Aunt Casey!

Casey and Cooper in their fort.

We had a great weekend with Aunt Casey. She came all the way from Virginia to see us and we were so sad to see her leave! Thanks for coming to visit Casey!

Isabel's Big Day

Isabel had quite an active day yesterday. For the last couple weeks she's been pulling herself up to standing more and more, and yesterday she started cruising along the couch for the first time. She also is very interested in the stairs and climbed those for the first time yesterday as well. This is going to get interesting...

Road of Books

I was quite annoyed yesterday at Cooper when he decided to pull every book off of his bookshelf onto the floor. However, shortly after, he had built a "road" that travelled the length of our hallway. So cute!

Apple Orchard

Cooper, Isabel and Rowdy