Christmas, part 2?

It snowed here in Lexington yesterday, so Celia asked if it was Christmas.

Me: Does it only snow on Christmas?
Celia: Yes.

Later, we saw some deer out the back window.  I picked Celia up so she could see them.

Celia: Are those reindeer?

Little Celia, thinking it was Christmas again.  Later:

Celia: Mommy, I think we should put the tree back up,

The Kids Interests

Nyla has been asking me to teach her how to sew. So, I have been finding small projects for her to work on. She is pretty good at using the needle and thread, we haven't tried the sewing machine yet.
(She was against me posting anything about this so next time you see her pretend you don't know.)

Celia loves to paint and color with markers. Sometimes she will sit and paint for over an hour. Asking for more and more pieces of paper.

Celia is 3!

Celia turned 3 last week! She requested a blue cake with Snow White on it.  She and Wyndee worked on it together.  Here she is with their creation:

And here is Celia being a cute little helper.  She was so excited to stir the batter.

Celia is potty-trained!

She still wears a diaper to sleep in at night, but hasn't worn one during the day for about three weeks now.  Congratulations, Celia!

While we're on the topic of Celia, here is her take on our address:

Me: Celia, where do we live?
Celia: In A-tucky, by the earth, in our house.

Other October events

More October fun! Lots of leaves in the backyard for the kids to play in:

Wyndee had a great idea one day: Outdoor Candy Land.  Wyndee inspired a few imitators around the neighborhood as well. The kids had a lot of fun with this for about a week until it rained.

Wyndee and I also took a nice walk along the Kentucky River Palisades. There were some beautiful views from along the cliffs:

Halloween

Well, lots have happened since our last blog posting. First in a series of posts: Halloween. The kids were both witches this year. Here they are in their costumes:

They also liked playing with vampire teeth:

We discovered a pumpkin plant growing in our garden this year. We're not entirely sure how it got there, but we managed to get a nice pumpkin out of it. Here is Celia next to the pumpkin while it was just starting to grow. It got bigger. And oranger.

Below are our family's pumpkins. Celia's pumpkin (the one above) is on the far left.

Jealousy

Celia got a new dress yesterday, and was wearing it when Nyla got home from school:

Celia: Nyla, do you see my new dress?
Nyla: Yes.
Celia: Are you jealous?
Nyla: No.
Celia: Yes you are.