A BIG girl named Sue...

Believe it or not, the world famous T-Rex, Sue, made an appearance at our local museum (or a replica of it at least...). I thought the girls might think it was interesting to see a big dinosaur. I had some second thoughts though when we were walking up to the building and Alli kept saying, "go away, big dinosaur!" When we got inside, they seemed impressed by the size of Sue's teeth. (They've been pretty in to brushing their own lately) The next biggest hit was a stuffed animal "Nemo" that somehow snuck its way into a different "history" exhibit?

Allison is explaining to the big green dinosaur head that there is a "big dinosaur... right there!"

I should have known better than to say "Say 'bye-bye to the dinosaur". I nearly lost them under the railing by the time I put the camera down. I guess fearing enormous reptiles is a developmental milestone they haven't yet reached... They also said bye-bye and I love you to Nemo on the way out!

Baa Ram Ewe!!!

Meet the sheep! Mia and Alli have been crazy about the movie 'Babe' ever since we resorted to using the DVD player on the Montana road trip last summer. They love the animals, especially the sheep, and the part when the farmer sings to Babe and dances. If you haven't seen it, we all recommend it. Anyway, Grandma Affeldt found these two little sheep suits and we were so glad she did!

Allison was not a fan of the hood, but we could sneak it on over her hat and then she would tolerate it. Mia embraced the lamb suit through and through. I think these costumes demonstrate the formula for costume cuteness- skinny legs sticking out of a fluffy body!

Mmmmm... Chocolate.

We started the adventure at a friend's house. She wasn't home so we tried to get back in the car. Allison wasn't having it and started screaming 'trick or treat' over and over, stiff as a board so we couldn't get her back in her car seat. On to the next!

(The idea for the foot print card came from Krissy and little Jack. He was quite the artist!!!)

Up to their elbows...

I may have overestimated the helpfulness of two year olds when it came time to clean pumpkins and sort seeds for roasting. I ended up doing all of the tedious sorting, while the girls squished their fingers through the seeds in the bowl and then shook the extras off their hands (and all over the kitchen). The girls LoVeD the slimy pulp and were busy for at least an hour and a half slopping it from pumpkin to cup and back again. The project made for a fun morning. The floor was in need of a good mopping anyway!

I should admit that after hours of sorting the seeds from four pumpkins, I proceeded to space out while they were in the oven and burnt the whole bunch... Happy Halloween!!!