Pumpkins and Puppies

Halloween 2009 was a lot of fun. Lauren picked out the cat pattern for our pumpkin carving. She wasn't too fond of scooping out the pumpking guts though - 'Oh, man!' she said as she helped empty out the inerts (albeit very slowly, one seed at a time). She was excited to wear her dalmation puppy costume for her party at daycare, and for trick-or-treating on Halloween. Cole and I handed out candy, while Lauren and Daddy hit the neighborhood to collect some Halloween loot. Even though she practiced saying 'trick or treat' at home a lot, turns out she preferred to do her trick-or-treating in silence... Ah, maybe next year :)

Incentive

Getting Lauren ready in the morning is a long process... There's a lot of stalling, indecisiveness, and 'no's. So we gave her a little incentive to keep her moving along - the promise of a sticker when she finishes all 5 of her morning tasks (potty, change clothes, breakfast, sunscreen, and brushing her hair). We still experience a lot of stall tactics, but she does look forward to that sticker - which she peels off and sticks on her shirt right away. And amazingly, it usually remains stuck on all day.

Just 3 months left....

till Christmas arrives; I'm not sure I am going to finish this project. I have all the 'ornaments' completed (still one more set to post), but the calendar looks like more work than I thought. Plus, I want to do a slight redesign which will add some 'additional' time - which I don't have much of these days :)