Josiah's 2nd Birthday

On November 16, Josiah turned 2!  We had a low-key celebration with family this year.  Josiah's love for Cars continues to flourish, so we celebrated with a Cars theme this year.

Grammy Penner got to celebrate her birthday as well.

Play Date

I mentioned Priya's friend Savannah a few posts back.  We enjoyed meeting Savannah's mom, Cecily, that day at the pumpkin patch and discovered that Savannah had a little brother (Anthony) who was 5 days younger than Josiah.  We exchanged phone numbers that day and determined to find a time to set up a play date.  So last weekend we were invited over to their house for the afternoon.  The girls had a blast together playing dress up and doing each other's make-up.  Josiah and Anthony played with cars, trains and dinosaurs.  And Cecily had a great time chatting and getting to know each other.  I definitely look forward to building deeper friendships with this special family!

Trick or Treat

October 31 was a rainy day this year so we decided to try trick or treating at the mall - a new experience for all of us.  It was PACKED with hundreds of kids.  We moved in a huge line throughout the perimiter of the mall.  Priya got to try some lipgloss on from the makeup counter at Macy's (they were doing this in addition to giving out candy), the kids got balloons from Old Navy and they even scored cell phones from one of the phone stores as well (probably the biggest hit for them that night).  Josiah also made quite the stir with his Elmo costume.  Some of the kids seemed to think that he was the real deal and they were pretty excited to see him while others took his picture. 

Fun With Shrinky Dinks

I loved playing with Shrinky Dinks as a kid, so it was fun to find these again and to give my kids a go at them.

The coloring phase...

The cooking phase...

The finished products.  Josiah's were turned into stickers.

And Priya's made a charm bracelet.

Trinity Lutheran Preschool Harvest Carnival

The fun continued in the month of October as we attended the Trinity Lutheran Preschool Harvest Carnival.  Josiah and Priya dressed up as Elmo and Abby Cadabby from Sesame Street and had fun playing games and winning candy.

Josiah's Big Boy Bed

 Josiah is a couple of weeks shy of his 2nd birthday.  We decided to go ahead and transition him from his crib to a "big boy bed".  Thanks Dad for helping us to convert his bed!

 

School Field Trip to Hawes Farm

Annually Priya's school takes a field trip to Hawes Farm.  This year our entire family was able to enjoy the adventure together.  It ended up being a cold and rainy morning but we had fun nonetheless.  Here's a glimpse of our time in the pumpkin patch, visiting animals and hanging out with friends.

Savannah has become one of Priya's dearest friends at school.

Enjoying a hay ride.  Josiah was especially excited about the tractor that was pulling us.

Feeding the goats...