fall fun

all i can say is day light savings is terrible.  mae was finally sleeping in (and by that i mean later than 5:30), but that's over! 

mae loves to line things up.  it doesn't really matter what it is.  and her favorite place to do it is the bench at the kitchen table.

 we love story time at the library.  we usually go at least once a week.  it's great because mae will sit through almost the entire thing now...sometimes.  anyways, they always have fun crafts to make afterwards, and last week she got to make a mask.  she loves this thing.  the day she made it, she would not take it off.  i'm seeing a cape to match in her christmas future.

 again...lining things up.  her baby pumpkins and all the treasures she finds from the yard.

this girl has become a climber.  we still make it down to the lake once or twice a week, just not to swim.  her new favorite thing to do down there is climb the "spida wen".  she loves to climb this thing, and is pretty good at it too.  she's only fallen a few times.  and when i go get her and pick her up, she cries if i take her away from it.

halloween was a lot of fun this year.  we got her all dressed up for our trunk or treat at church, and she loved it.  i'm not sure she really got the trick or treat thing, but she had fun walking around and seeing all the other kids.  on halloween we decided not to take her out.  i was too tired.  but, i think she had more fun when the trick-or-treaters rang the doorbell.  every time it rang she would run to it saying trick or treat trick or treat!  holidays are so much fun with kids!

we set up our tv in our bedroom when i was really sick.  so, sometimes i'll turn a show on for her in the morning while i'm working out or getting ready.  this is how i found her the other day...

whenever i start to bake or cook, this girl has to help.  she gets all the pots and pans she can (and of course lines them up on the bench).  i love it because it keeps her busy so i can cook!

it's actually cooled off quite a bit the past few weeks.  and we are enjoying that it finally feels like fall!  we're getting excited for my dad to come visit soon, i've already got a list of things for him to help me with while he's here!