A Bummy Bee and a Strawberry

One day a bummy bee and a strawberry decided it would be fun to go around the neighborhood and ask for candy from the neighbors... Everyone thought they were very cute, and didn't mind that the bummy bee forgot how to say trick or treat most of the time. At one house there were a bunch of older kids dressed as scary things (like Jason or monsters), which is when Kensie decided that she was "scared" and didn't like the idea of going to unknown doors and ringing doorbells. We got to do about 10 houses before heading home, which was a good try for our first year of really trick or treating. Clara held up well, not fussing or even spitting up on her berry nice costume!

Devil's night

The day before Halloween we carved our punkins! Daddy did the hard part... scooping the seeds and dumping the guts into a bucket. We didn't save the seeds this year, but I imagine in future years Kensie and Clara will learn about those tasty treats and the process will get a bit more complicated. Anyway, here is our family of witches getting into the Halloween spirit...

Pre-Halloween fun!

We decorated cookies and painted pumpkins for Halloween. Kensie was really into painting one pumpkin completely purple. The blue paint was not her favorite -- she did a few dots and was done. That one looks like a Smurf pooped on it!

Crawling Clara

Clara has been on the move for weeks now, and we are having a hard time deciding if she is "crawling" or not. Last night I decided to make it official. She gets from here to there with will and determination! It's more of a army crawl, I suppose, but who knows if she will ever do the traditional hands and knees thing before she starts to walk! In any case, we are very proud of her progress in mobility... even if Kensie isn't too thrilled that her toys are no longer safe from drooling lips and sticky fingers.

Smiling Clara - Go Blue!

Clara is such a happy baby... so easy to please!

Sisters playing...

In this video Kensie is running toward Clara with her train, stopping just short of running her over. Clara loved it!

Clara the musician

Clara is a very curious baby. And very strong... she grasps things with gusto! I remember Kensie having such a hard time getting this piano to work and make noise. Clara must have a really heavy hand, because she has been playing with it easily for a few months now. I love how her face lights up when she hits the magic button that makes it play the full song!

Our little bambino is also almost crawling, in addition to sitting up on her own. She gets up on her knees and rocks that booty back and forth. I guess its time to start mopping the floors more frequently...