unreal, i know

guess who like mommy's spinach quiche!?

i do have to say it was delicious (that's my back i'm patting) and even better as leftovers!

spooooky!

this is scary stuff, people. i can assure you the only time my child will be dressed under my supervision - or my dollar - in this color combination is when her dayschool says "no halloween costumes, but please dress your child like she's a highway construction worker or like she is preparing to go hunting wild game in a Southeast Oklahoma pasture...um, in orange & black". oops. did i say that out loud? my sincerest apologies to my friends who are flawed with the cowboy fever.


elle was a monkey for halloween (appropriate, given her affinity for bananas). she surprised us and actually wore the costume. but, she wasn't so fond of the trick or treating. maybe next year.

hiding places & fish faces

elle's new hiding place? the living room built in hutch where i store my china and serving dishes...so far, she's only interested in my flatware box!

doggies, vans and crackies

you'd never know it but there is a tennis ball in those floppy lips!

best hand me down shoes EVER!

sorry...i couldn't resist!

while daddy's away...

why play with these?:

when you can play with this?!:

does anyone see the "hair horns" on her head? she was definitely a little devil tonight and her hairdo proves it!

and because you haven't seen jack in awhile (this was the look on his face while the laundry basket was on her head):

fun stuff.

check out some new blogs i (dawn) read (s)!

http://www.lakejane.com/

http://www.raisingfoodies.blogspot.com/

http://dollopbyann.blogspot.com/

just from these, i could become a professional blog reader (is there such a thing?). these blogs follow so many other blogs! fun!

little traveler

we all survived elle's first trip to dc! she was great on the airplane, the metro & the circulator (one of the two busing systems in the district). we had the white house tour, the national zoo saturday morning and walks all over the district. of course, elle charmed everyone in her path - the friends we saw, the strangers on the street or in the hotel.

the trip was a hit. i'm fairly sure this trip will be in our future as often as possible.

we treated elle to a chocolate covered oreo (YUM!). here's what she thought: