Kensie at the park today

Today we went to the park that is a few blocks from our house. Sadly, it is the first time we have made it here since we moved to Elmwood Park! But, there are definitely a few more weekends of park weather, I'm sure. Kensie enjoyed watching the other kids, going on the swings and pointing at someone's pet dog.

New Rugs!

Profile of a toddler

Yesterday before we went out to run errands I thought I would take a picture of Kensie. She just looked so cute with her pig tails, you know? Anyway, I couldn't for the life of me get her to look at the camera. She is definitely getting more stubborn as time goes on. Anne, her daycare person, actually called me the other day to ask if Kensie was throwing food off her tray at home, too. The answer is yes. And what do I do when she does that, aside from looking exasperated and telling her "no?" I offer her something else. Sometimes it takes a few tries to find something she will consume. Fruit is usually a winner. Eggs have been off her list for a while now. Pasta, it can go either way!

Thank goodness she does cute things, too, so we don't feel totally compelled to lock her in a closet until she grows up. The most recent thing is she says "uh oh!" It just popped out of her mouth a few days ago when her cup fell off the table. So that is her third word... 1. Daddy 2. Mama 3. Uh Oh. The other things she does to entertain us is dance and play peek a boo. Dancing can happen anywhere there is music. And it doesn't matter what kind of music... rap, country, rock... she starts shaking back and forth! Sometimes she will even walk in circles when a song motivates her! The peek a boo also happens whenever the mood strikes -- and if you play along, she will crouch down and hide and pop up endlessly! And her laugh is just priceless! Loud and happy!

Halloween!

As expected, as soon as I put the hat on Kensie, she started to cry. Something about hats just makes her so sad!! So... we had to bribe her with candy!!

She didn't actually eat the candy, I just threw it in the air... which she thought was hilarious!

After candy-photo time, went to Wicker Park and met up with Jon, Carrie, Charlie, and some of their friends. Lots of babies... all little boys. Kensie was without her coat in the beginning, because we wanted people to see her cute costume, but after about 20 minutes she was so cold. Bad parents! Even after she had her coat on, she was still cold and shaking and refused to walk around... live and learn. Next year she will be something that involves a warm fuzzy body suit.