Hide and Seek

The holiday season is now in full force and I have been busy being a part of it. I have done everything from getting ready for Thanksgiving to getting out and putting up the Christmas tree this weekend. Sorry about no posts, just been a little crazy. Yesterday, we played and played and played our favorite game...hide and seek! In her playroom (otherwise known as a dining room), she constantly hid in a toy basket. Lots of fun! She always laughs the best laugh when I find her!

All Fired Up!

Music, creativity, imagination are three characteristics of a right brained child. All of these and many more explain the dynamics of Dawson. Over the weekend I decided to tap into her art side and paint a little pottery. We met our friends Grace and Lynn and the creativity began. I did not help her at all (that was a hard thing not to do) and she really did a great job.

Both girls loved picking out their paint colors and bringing them to the table. At one point, we had a few too many! I thought we might get in trouble...heeeheee. I'm not sure the shop was used to such fun girls as ours!

We picked out two things to paint. Lynn and I looked for things that had big open spaces. One was a mitten ornament and the other was an ornament plate.

The girls picked their colors and got to work.

Dawson amazed me as she used a color, rinsed and then dried her brush before using another color. She likes things done the right way (her way) and she likes them done well. I think I have a perfectionist on my hands! Look at the intensity in the picture above. Yikes!

Check out her work in progress. I can't wait until next week when we pick up the finished product.

Cheerleading

Our friend Gretchen gave Dawson some pompoms. She picked them up and began a short and sweet little cheer! I have no idea where she learned this but it sure was funny! Watch carefully because it's really short. I caught this video on my Iphone.

Happy Halloween 2010

Last night we had some of our good friends over for dinner and trick or treating. It makes such a difference to have friends going with us this time. A few nights ago, we went to my brothers house and Dawson would walk up to the door, say trick or treat and when they handed her candy she would say no thank you. I did this for about 3 houses and then decided to take her home! This time, all the girls were running and having so much fun just being together!

Two beautiful princesses on a mission!

Sleeping Beauty (also known as Princess Aurora)

My princess running to me with her first piece of candy.

Checking out the goods!

Here they go...I love this picture. They are both so excited!

After about 15 houses, they were done. They suckered Kyle to pull them home in the wagon. Look at who's checking out the goods again! The funny thing is, she didn't even eat her candy. She got out her scissors, cut them all open and then left them on the table. Dawson LOVES her scissors....more than anything...including candy!

And here we are back at our front door with our friend Cami! HOME SWEET HOME!