Baby Pumpkin

Last Saturday we decided to carve pumpkins. When we went to the store to get them Eve decided that she needed a baby pumpkin. What was hilarious about this is that the store we went to only had baby pumpkins for decorations so we had to go to an entirely different store to get Eve her baby pumpkin.

She loved the process, especially the special tools for carving. She wasn't really into the guts this year but she had fun. You can see the picture of her pumpkin. She got to choose various shapes for the eyes, nose, and she was determined that the mouth had to have teeth. She is really proud of that pumpkin and keeps on trying to sneak him into the house. It has been very rainy and I think she is afraid of that poor baby pumpkin drowning. We have to empty the rain water out of him every day. She also has to give him a kiss every time that we leave the house.

Halloween

We had a great Halloween. Eve really liked the idea that she could go scare people with her scary tiger growl. We just went to a few homes of people that we knew and that was enough... she was exhausted by the time we got home. It was a fun night though. Then we had a movie night with my mom and Alice once Eve went to bed, that is when we ate our scary spider web dip.

The highlights for Eve were her special flashlight (glow stick), candy everywhere, and big scary teeth.

Sometimes it is so nice to live in Alaska. The beginning of October was so nice we took advantage of just about every sunny day we could. The jogging stroller got lots of use and our little legs did too. Eve enjoyed grocery shopping (mushroom hunting) and just running around in the woods.

About two weeks ago we were out walking on a trail towards a fishing platform and Eve was running ahead full speed when I saw the little black spot a mom does not want to see her child running towards. I told Ian that he had to grab Eve right away... then we backed off so she could see the bear that she almost ran right into. When Ian picked her up she thought that she was running towards a dog!! How hilarious! Of course when she was running right at the bear my heart about stopped, but now that I am calm and my baby is okay I can sit and laugh about how crazy living in Alaska can be.

Contemplating Life

As I wandered down a leaf littered woodland trail I happened upon this delightful creature. She appeared to be quietly enjoying the crisp fall day. Each sip of her bitter brew strengthen the grasp of concentration. The depth of contemplation of this being only merits one topic to ponder, that of life itself.

The Terrible Terrible Tiger

We have had Eve's Halloween costume for a couple months now. Recently Eve asks to put on her tiger suit. This is a fun game. Eve pretends to be a very scary tiger and chases us around the house. Oh, and believe me, she is a very scary little tiger.

Pony Rides

Eve loves horses... have I mentioned this before? Once I got her my little pony fruit snacks and that was the end of it... now she doesn't want any other type of fruit snacks... she only wants to eat neigh snacks (what she calls them). It is pretty funny. My mom bought her a my little pony and she loves to just sit and brush it. I think it is pretty funny.

Well her parents are not left out of her love of horses... she also loves a good horse ride... I am not talking the nice tromp around on my back while I am on all fours kind of ride... we are talking some serious speed. Usually as we are galloping around the house she is begging us to go faster and faster... It's good exercise.

Mommy's Helper

Eve has turned into my number one helper. All she does all the time is "help" me out. Sometimes, okay most times, it makes things take a whole lot longer to do things when she is helping but she really loves helping out. She will move furniture around or do pretty much anything she needs to do to help me do thing around the house.

She is so obsessed with laundry. She is has figured out how to open the dryer without any help and loves just sitting in there while I load up the washer. I love having my little shadow around... and it makes me more aware of the things that I do because she is always imitating me.