Halloween at the Zoo!

Earlier this summer we became members of the Minnesota Zoo. They host a members only HallZOOween event and we decided that this would be great for us (since we are still living in an apartment and they weren't sponsoring any kind of Trick-or-Treating). It was perfect! Madeline absolutely LOVED wearing her Monkey costume and fit right in with all of the animals. We walked along the different indoor trails and collected treats along the way. Madeline even got to touch a few of the creatures they had on display :-) They only let 2000 people in and the whole event was indoors - except for the scarecrow viewing. We can't wait to come back next year!

Pumpkin Carving

Tonight we carved the pumpkin we got at Emma Krumbees. Mommy got it started and wanted Madeline to help her dig out all of the seeds. After one handful Madeline was done, claiming it was too "googly" in there! Instead she did a "googly" dance while mommy finished cleaning out the seeds. Daddy did the actual carving and Madeline helped him push in the cut out pieces. We had a ton of fun and were pretty proud of our finished pumpkin!!!

Landscaping and Pumpkin Picking!

We went to Grandma Judy's again today to help her with some landscaping. Madeline thought digging in the dirt and carrying rocks was so fun! We finished up a lot earlier than we expected to in the afternoon so we went to Emma Krumbees for their annual scarecrow festival. We saw all the scarecrows, fed the goats, went down the big green slide, played on all of the fun toys, rode a train, climbed a haystack, took a hayride, picked pumpkins and apples and played along with the band!So much to do!
We took a ton of pictures - the rest of our collection can be found on our Shutterfly account :-)

Fall at Grandma Judy's

Madeline and Mommy went down to spend a few days with Grandma Judy since Daddy was on a business trip and Grandma had a long weekend away from school. We were very fortunate to have yet another beautiful fall day. We had so much fun playing outside! Later on we drove down to Saint Peter to see Aunt Melanie at college and take her out for dinner. These two always have so much fun when they're together :-)

Painting at Grandma Judy's

Another trip to Grandma Judy's and this time Madeline broke out the paint pens she got from Dave. She had a blast and Grandma got lots of new art for her refrigerator :-)

Snack time!

Madeline and Mommy were sharing some crackers on the couch today and Daddy thought it would be a good time to snap a couple pictures...

Just Another Bath Picture...

It's been a while since we captured Madeline post bath, but her running around in her favorite froggy towel was just too cute to pass up this time :-)

Another Playdate with the Miriovsky Girls!

Another playdate with the Miriovsky girls was planned for today and we were really hoping it would still be warm enough to meet them outside. It turned out to be almost 70 degrees so we met at Baker State Park and the girls had a blast! There was sand to dig in and lots of equipment to play on. Once we got enough playing in we ate lunch and then the girls read some books and sang some songs. We just love our playdates with Lauren, Kate and Ellen!

Madeline's First Visit to the Dentist!

Today we took Madeline to the dentist for the first time! There are so many different opinions on when they need to start going, but we decided that since insurance covered it we would start taking her now. As everyone expected, she didn't let them do much more than count her teeth, but it was a good experience and hopefully she won't grow up with any fears. They said that she has a narrow jaw and that it might be difficult for all of her teeth to fit into such a small space, but that was absolutely no surprise to either of us - we BOTH had expanders when we were in grade school! We just hope she doesn't have to go throught that... but we guess only time will tell! Next time they will attempt a cleaning, but for now we think it was a good experience :-)

Grandpa & Grandma Frantz' House

Today is our last day at Grandma & Grandpa Frantz' house in IN. Aunt Alyssa stayed here with us last night and woke up ready to play! Before brunch Madeline headed outside with Grandpa. They had a tea party! After brunch Madeline finally got dressed for the day and headed back outside. What beautiful weather! She loves playing with the tricycle Grandpa & Grandma have at their house. We spent most of the day outside and got pretty tuckered out! Before we knew it we were back in our PJ's and getting ready for bed! We can't wait to come back and visit again :-)