Little House On The Prairie

Ms A was invited to a "Little House On The Prairie" Birthday Party for her friend, Ms G. I loved watching Laura as a child, so I was more than excited. I found a great pattern (Thanks JoAnn's for your $1 Patterns). Ms A chose her fabric and I got to work. She also chose one of her dresses to wear. I {Heart} the final result!

Doesn't she look ADORABLE!

A Close-up

In other news: Ms A has the sweetest little heart and perspective. Aunt Sara was visiting over the weekend. Ms A had a sweet little conversation with her. It went something like this:

Ms A: Do you know how we are going to get a baby?
Aunt Sara: No.

Ms A: We are getting a baby the adoption way, not the tummy way!

Isn't she so sweet! I love that she said it so matter-of-factly. :)
Yes, we have been working with LDS Family Services to bring a new little one into our family. We've just begun, so no announcements, yet. ;)

All Hallow's Eve

Ms A and Reed have been counting days down to Halloween since the beginning of the month. I don't know who was more excited! Whenever we'd ask Ms A what she was wanted to be, she'd have a list of several ideas. We finally reached a decision with two costumes, a Unicorn Pegasus (thanks B and B) and a Cowgirl Princess (thanks to Aunt Sara and Ms E).

Friday was the big preschool celebration. Ms A gave me very DIRECT instructions as far as face painting. She wanted a rainbow with a blue star under it. She loved the pink boots and hat and was TICKLED PINK when she discovered how much the dress would twirl. (She's definitely a girl.) I enjoyed seeing her preschool buddies all dressed up. Everyone had a match except for Ms. A. :) She had a great time with her friends and was tickled when I showed up and demonstrated how to make edible spiders (ritz crackers, cream cheese, pretzels and raisins - Thanks Sara for the AWESOME idea!).

We carved our pumpkins that night and much to Ms A's disapproval, we made sure she had the FULL carving experience by getting the seeds out by hand, spoon or shaking. She DID NOT like to feel of the pumpkin insides. Once they were cleaned out, Ms A gave us instructions on how to carve the pumpkins. She wanted hers to have a happy face on one side and a scary face on the other side. With Reed, she told him what shape to carve for the face.

Saturday was a full day. Our church group had a Halloween Party with a Trunk or Treat at the end. We had a great time! Later that evening, we went Trick or Treating. Ms A was joined by Mr A to do a bit more candy hunting with daddy! She had a wonderful time with her best bud and her daddy.