happy halloween

chloe's first (well, technically second) halloween today. i took her to walgreens and then around the neighborhood a little bit in her skeleton costume. unfortunately, by the time it was really time to trick-or-treat, she was crashing...bedtime is at 7 these days. anyway, good times. she now has 4 teeth and is smart as a whip. she understands quite a lot although she is struggling sometimes with comminication with us and has little fits when we don't know what she wants. mostly, she wants food 24-7. she is an eating machine! she hoards food in her left hand while she shovels it in with her right...and ends up with mush in her left hand by the time she's finished with her meal. we call it her "bob dole." she loves going outside and still gets crazy when she sees other kids and dogs. when we go to the park, we have to peek over the fence at the dog park everytime so she can point and shout "durdurdurdurdurdurdurdurdur" it's only slightly annoying when people are walking in front of our house to go to the dog park...she follows them down the street....forever.

punkin patch

went to a pumpkin patch in half moon bay yesterday with cat & carrie....actually, it was one of the "kiddie ride" places and was a madhouse! chloe had a good time in the petting zoo and people watching, but we got a bit overwhelmed. we ended up going to davenport to the swanton berry farm where carrie's husband, tim works. had a much more mellow time in the pumpkin patch, although chloe would rather have the dirt and rocks. one more tooth has broken through...finally, top teeth! and chloe wishes that she could have a dog. she goes crazy whenever she sees a dog whether it be in person or on tv. she points and barks and is mesmorized. alas...she will have to reside herself to admiring from afar as we are NOT getting a dog!! oh yeah, i forgot to post the balloon video..here it is.

chloe's first balloon

chloe got her first balloon today at trader joe's. we tied it to her shoe because she got freaked out when it was on her wrist. lots of fun. looks like she needs a haircut too...she's kinda rockin the mullet right now. :( that'll be a joy. have been spending lots of time outside in the yard and at the park. she still loves dogs and barks at them and runs towards them when she sees them. she also likes to walk up to complete strangers and give them a hug...but only if they're her size....at the park, at target, at garage sales...wherever.