Pumpkin Patch OK Style

We made a trip to OK this weekend to see my parents and have our holiday pictures taken.  On Saturday before the OSU game, we went out to a pumpkin patch.  It was COLD and WINDY when we got there, and we were not prepared, but Scarlett had a blast which is all that matters, right!? We went on a hay ride, fed some animals, complained about the wind, went through a muddy corn maze, picked out some pumpkins to take home, complained about the mud, and best of all....Scarlett rode her first pony!

Daddy and Scarlett and their boots!

Practicin' her rodeo moves. 

 

They have "nighttime" corn maze adventures....can you imagine!? No thanks. 

 Scarlett shot down this slide; good thing Pa was there to catch her.  

After coming down she said, "I'm a space ship!"

My new shoes, boo hoo. 

 

Even though I stayed by Scarlett when she rode the pony, I was very surprised she liked it so much.  When she got on she said, "Yee haw!"  I tell ya, this kid is a riot.

 Scarlett's dorky parents...

Blurry, but the best family shot of the day so I had to include it. 

Getting Ready for Halloween

Scarlett is getting more into Halloween this year.  Last year, she went trick-or-treating for the first time, but had no clue what was going on.  I let her have one sucker then threw the rest of the candy away, and she had no idea. I'm sure that won't be the case this time around.  She's very into asking what everyone is going to be for Halloween this year and she loves noticing all the pumpkins and decorations that are out.  They're going to paint pumpkins in preschool this week too which I'm sure she'll love.

This year she is going to be a cowgirl! We got her some real live pink cowboy boots from the western store, a pink hat, and a little western skirt ensemble. She originally said she wanted to be a princess, but I figured she has plenty of time for that, and that this might the last year I can fully control her costume. She wears the new boots all day around the house so I think it was a great idea.  I figured she would continue to wear it all for dress-up even after Halloween too which helped me justify the cost of it all!

Here's some digital scrapbook pages I just finished of her first two years.

And a small sneak peak I took with my phone of her in 1/2 of the costume for this year....she would NOT sit still... I think it will be a fun Halloween!

Wordless Wednesday

Miss Personality

This little video is a perfect example of Scarlett's funny personality. I snuck up on her when she was entertaining herself the other day and singing her preschool songs. She loves to sing the songs she's learning there. It's still weird to me to hear her sing songs I don't know and that I didn't teach her. She has to teach me the new ones she learning! Also, you'll notice she's got her pjs on, but she has her dress-up jewelry on, her sunglasses, and some random shoes too.  She plays dress up ALL day like this. I swear, every time she comes out of her room throughout the day, she's got a different get-up on!

Hodge Podge

Scarlett is settling into preschool more and more.  Her two teachers are so wonderful.  They give me full updates on her progress when I pick her up.  They tell me she is getting a little more comfortable and at ease each time she attends.  She was having accidents so I was putting her in a pull up, but on Friday she told them she wanted to wear her underwear!  And then she did fine all day using the potty for them with no accidents.  Also on Friday she finally participated in art time and actually enjoyed it they said.  She loves going to music too.  She still gets panicky when I drop her off, and she won't play on the playground for some reason.  At home, she's always asking when she can go back to preschool though and wants to include her teachers in our prayers to thank God for them. 

On another note, Scarlett has started drawing faces at home, and I think it so fascinating and sweet! The first time she drew a face and showed me, I was quite surprised.  Here's one she did, saying it was Vito, our cat:

 She did this one yesterday:

Also this weekend, Scarlett said something very funny when were were eating out.  The waitress was talking to Scarlett.  It went something like this:

Waitress: What's your name?
Scarlett: Scarlett!
Waitress: How old are you?
Scarlett: I'm two!
Scarlett: (Pointing to me) And that's Michelle!
We all died laughing.
Waitress: (Pointing to Chris) And who's this?
Scarlett: That's Daddy!

Every day we get such a kick out of the things she says.

She's also developing quite an imagination.  She told me this whole story about how she had to go to time out at preschool.  When I asked her why, she said it was because she hit.  I asked her who else had to go to time out, and she said "that girl." She included many other details.  I couldn't wait to ask her teachers about it.  They laughed when I told them saying they don't even do time out there, and that they couldn't even imagine Scarlett hitting anyone. (To which I told them, Oh just wait!) They said she has never even done anything remotely bad. (Again, just wait!)  So she made up that whole little story! We've definitely got our hands full with this little two year old!