Can't believe October is over!

I have decided that October is my favorite month of the year.  So I am sad that it is over!  We had a fun month.  Let's catch up and start with the end of September.  Our friends, Wayne & Kristen Guymon came to visit.  They brought their kids, Stanley & Elizabeth.  Wayne & Mike went to the USC game that Saturday and the wives had the kids.  We had a blast playing in the pool all day in between naps that is. 

At the beginning of October my friend Denise came to visit from Boston.  For those of you who don't know her, we worked together in Connecticut.  We came back to California together and she did some travel nursing here.  It was nice to catch up.  Plus, it was her first time meeting Kaylen!

 

Here's our happy girl!

We took Kaylen to the aquarium and then her first pumpkin patch.  At the aquarium, she loved looking at all the fishes.  We also fed the birds outside.  We love having a membership so we can go for an hour or so, then leave.  Then we had a good time at the pumpkin patch.  I just wanted to get some cute pics of her amongst the pumpkins.  The outfit that she has on is one that Daddy picked out all by himself!  Shirt, jeans, socks & shoes!  Too cute!

 Kaylen loved climbing on top of the pumpkins!

To make this October extra special, we went to my friend Kathleen's wedding.  It took place in Dana Point, overlooking the ocean.  It was such a beautiful day.  We had a great time.  We also found us a great new babysitter.  Her name is Hayley.  She is the daughter of one of the nurses that I work with.  She is in her first year of college.  Kaylen loves her!  And we love her!  She watched Kaylen for us while we enjoyed the wedding.

We stayed the night in a hotel in Dana Point.  The next day, I had a baby shower to attend & Mike went to the USC game with Marco.  Our friends Marco & Stephanie are expecting a baby boy in November.  Here is the sock monkey diaper cake I made for her.

After the baby shower, Kaylen & I drove to Costa Mesa to attend Hudson's first birthday party.  Yes it was a busy weekend!  Kaylen held up well, considering she didn't get much of a nap. 

Swinging with Kyla!

The next weekend we celebrated Olivia's 3rd birthday and Sydney & Kensey's 1st birthdays.  They had a bounce house which Kaylen had a blast in. 

 She also had a good time in the ball pit....

Here is a close up of the cake.....another one of Janet's beautiful creations!

So for Mike's birthday, we went to see the Book of Mormon in LA.  It's a play from the creators of South Park.  We had a nice date night.  A sushi dinner and the play.  We enjoyed ourselves and laughed a lot.  I didn't take any pics though, sorry!

On Mike's actual birthday Kaylen & I met him for lunch.  We had a nice afternoon with Daddy for his birthday.

On Halloween night, Kaylen dressed up as Abby Cadabby from Sesame Street.  I know, it's not as good as a beaver costume, but Kaylen loves Sesame Street.  We took her trick or treating for the first time and she did pretty good.  She just followed the other kids going from house to house.  We weren't out very long.  I am sure she didn't understand what was going on, but she had a good time. 

Our girl is growing up so fast.  She is saying new words every day.  She likes to repeat what I say.  Sometimes only a mother can understand but other times they are clear.  She is a pro at operating an iPhone or iPad.  She loves to play Angry Birds & watch PBS kids.  She loves Curious George and can say "George"  and "monkey."  She likes to say "it's a mess"  when she spills something.  Guess she got that phrase from me.

Here is a video of Kaylen brushing her teeth....




Kaylen is not ready for potty training at all, but she likes to sit on her potty sometimes.  She will figure it out one day.