Halloween 2014!

Halloween is my favorite time of year. Yes, even more so than Christmas. Yes, I know that isn't normal. With that being said, it's taken Vienne a few years to fully warm up to the idea of Halloween. This past year - our second here on 23rd St. - was shared with friends, laughs, scares, Grammy, and lots of candy. Going into it, Danielle and I agreed to let Vienne eat as many pieces of candy as she wanted to after trick-r-treating, then we'd toss the uneaten candy the next morning. We had a "how many pieces will she eat?" pool going, and the various guesses ranged from 4 pieces to 35 pieces! I guessed 9 pieces...and she ate exactly 9 pieces! HA! With about 100 pieces of delicious candy on the floor in front of her (Skittles, Crunch, Hershey Kisses, Lollipops, etc), she exercised some restraint and cut herself off at 9 pieces. We were very proud of her grown up decision! Also, last October, we took our traditional journey to the pumpkin patch. Later that night, Danielle and I met some friends for Halloween drinks. Danielle was dressed as a dead witch and I went as "Rob" zombie. As you may be able to tell from the pictures, our theme in 2014 was spiders! Can't wait for Halloween 2015, because this year we'll have a killer clown theme on the porch! Vienne will love it (NOT!).

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From the vault: Vienne sings Frozen

Vienne's interest in Disney's mega hit Frozen is starting to wane. Sure, she'll occasionally ask to watch the movie, or she'll dust off her Elsa or Anna dolls for a round of Saturday dress up, but she seems less and less interested in it as the days pass. She recently saw the special Frozen animated short that played at the beginning of the live action Cinderella, and she got a little jazzed about Frozen again. Just a little. I'm sure that whenever Frozen 2 comes out that she'll be right back into Frozen again like she just saw it for the first time. Until that day comes, here's a video from 2013...a real blast from the past. As you may have guessed, this is a song from Frozen, Love Is An Open Door.

Vienne's 4th birthday part 1

Vienne's 4th birthday party with family was held in our backyard on a warm August Saturday. All the major players were there, including Momma and Papa, Grammy and Cindy, Grandma and Grandpa, Annee the dog, Mike the boyfriend, Pepe the cook, and Courtney the friend and former roommate, who made an amazing cast iron cookie! Vienne had a great time showing off in front of her adoring fans (her family!) and she got many awesome presents, including a rad unicorn bike helmet that she's only now putting to good use. (Bike video coming soon!)

4th birthday party part 2

Vienne's 4th birthday party with her friends from Little Friends Montessori school was held at the Salem Carousel. It was a Minnie Mouse themed party and her Momma made some delicious cupcakes! Everyone got free rides on the carousel, and they played pin the tail on the donkey and hit a pinata (filled with candy). It was a blast.

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