Halloween & Trip to Iowa

First off, I would like to announce the arrival of my niece, Miss Katelynn Marie Bidney! She was born 10/26/10 and we were able to meet her last weekend! She is a doll and doing very well for her mommies :) It is amazing that Anna was once that tiny...in fact Eli & Katelynn had the same birth weight and I REALLY can't believe HE was that small once!! Anyway, here are pictures:

Eli meeting his cousin:

He has good practice holding babies from his sister!:

Uncle Eric and Katelynn:

The mommies :)

WOW....5 months difference is amazing! Anna was really into Miss Katelynn and vice versa. They will be forever playmates, I'm sure:


What is also great about having a girl cousin 5 months apart is Anna gets to play with all her toys first! We got to bring this one home with us and Anna loves it!!:

Most of our time was spent trying to make sure Sarah & Steph only had one thing to focus on: Katelynn! We also were able to visit with Grandpa & Lola. Unfortunately we don't get to see them often enough!! Here's pictures from our visit with them:

Pretending it is raining with Lola. Eli is all about pretend play these days!:

Watching "The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" with Grandpa:

Anna chillin' and trying on her winter hat at Grandpa & Lola's:

Now on to Halloween! Eli's preschool had a little concert and Pumpkin Party which was too cute. Here's a clip from the concert....is Eli a little ADD or what?!?:

Waiting patiently for snacks:

Anna had to wear her costume, too! Can you tell she is a bunny?:

Yummy!:

In Iowa, they trick-or-treat on Saturday so that it is not on a school night....smart, huh? So, Eli got to go TWICE!!! What a lucky boy.

Mr. Spiderman with Aunt Sarah & Katelynn:

Aunt Holly dressed up for trick-or-treat fun, too! What a cool aunt!:

Here comes Spiderman!:

He's a natural trick-or-treater...not a shy bone in his body!:

Oooo....scary!:

And we made it home just in time to go out in our neighborhood. We have a lot of older, retired people in our neighborhood who adore Eli. It is great that he is so loved in our neighborhood!:

Our neighbor, Peggy, giving Spiderman a hug...

...and some candy

One of Eli's best buddies is Ed. He loves seeing Eli & so we made sure to go to his house!:



Miss Anna enjoying the ride:

Eli & his buddy, Lance:

In other quick news, Anna is getting her SECOND tooth, right next to her first! She also weighed in at 16 lbs. 13 oz. on Monday....Eli was 20 lbs. at her age!! Phew! She is loving her bumbo & jumperoo and can sit for very short periods of time with the boppy around her before she topples over. Hehe!

Hope everyone had a great Halloween!