Happy Halloween! I'm pretty sure Alan and I were more into it than Eloise was. Eloise didn't care anything about walking around, ringing doorbells and/or getting candy. However, she did dive out of my arms in excitement every time someone with a dog opened their door to greet us. If she could, I think she'd rename the whole event, "the neighborhood pet tour."
Groovy Grandma made the rounds with us as well!
Eloise among her litter mates
Eloise and I flew up to NH to visit my best friend Tina and her boys while her husband, Brian, was out of town on business. Even though we were outnumbered by the kids, we had a great time catching up, learning more about parenting and especially getting to know each others' kids more. Thanks for having us Tina!
I came upon Eloise in this predicament...I'm not sure she intended to end up like this, but she was strolling along, happy as a lark. (the bed-head is a nice addition the photo, too!)
We had so much fun playing outside in the yard and feeding the chickens. The Krugs have 9 chickens that gave us plenty of delicious eggs to eat while we were there.
The kiddies dressed up in their Halloween costumes since the boys were headed out to trick or treat that afternoon as Eloise and I flew back to Atlanta.
On our way to NYC, we stopped in Annandale, NJ to see Tim and Christie Jaegle, some friends of ours that lived in Paris the same time that we did. We had lunch and walked along a beautiful trail next to a river.
Then on to Brooklyn, NY to see Alan's sister's family. Eloise had a ball getting to know her cousin better and chasing around their poor cat, barking at it. Thank you so much Jerah and Matt for having us there!
Jerah took us on a tour of the UN. Since it was after that last guided tour, we got to play around at the podium in the general assembly and security council.
Always thought that kid looked a little British to me...
Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Kyle and Rachel Brown!!! Luckily the fellas only pulled up there pant legs once the ceremony was over.
Eloise came to the reception and danced the night away. She was completely exhausted during dinner, but once the music started we couldn't pull her away from the dance floor! She also became an independent little walker right there as well. I guess anything is possible if you have enough people watching and cheering you on.
She pretty much just alternated between two dance moves...one bouncing up and down and then an occasional upper body twisting action.
We arrived in town a day early so that we could spend some time with Alan's maternal grandparents. Eloise had fun meeting her great Pop Pop and especially liked crawling around the front porch of his big farm house.
Pop Pop lives in Lancaster Co. where we drove past many many beautiful Amish farms.
The next morning we headed to Reading, Pa. To see Grammy and her new apartment. Eloise made out quite well, as Grammy took us out to lunch and the restaurant owner gave eloise a stuffed dog. Jackpot! She barked all the way home.
Eloise is a huge fan of this new daily activity....logan doesn't seem to mind at all, so happy climbing little one.
she goes back and forth about 15 times before getting bored and moving on to something new
First of all, sorry for being so absent on the blog recently...we've been busy with the move. Eloise started standing for extended periods of time last weekend when we went to visit a pumpkin farm with my sister-in-law, dawn, and eloise's cousins. Eloise was so impressed and proud of herself that she tried to make eye contact with everyone and anyone walking by and lead them in a round of applause for her new accomplishment. It was adorable. She's starting to take a few steps now and I promise to catch it on video and post it soon.
We all had a great time with face painting, a hayride, picking pumpkins, climbing in the tree fort, visiting the baby farm animals and a picnic.
