Chloë's First Halloween

This year we joined up with Melanie, Ian and their girls at Mel's parents house to take Chloë trick or treating for the first time. Our girls looked so adorable in their costumes... I think it should be mandatory that anyone under the age of six wear a furry animal costume for Halloween. They were all so cuddly and warm!

Two little bugs on a rug...

Chloë (Ladybug), Keelyn (Unicorn), Kylie (Bumblebee)

& Jordyn (Elephant) all ready to go trick or treating.
Mama and Uncle Ian round up the zoo.

Chloë & Papa and a big bag of treats. Chloë not only held her own trick or treat bag but whenever people put candy in it she would point inside, all wide eyed, and say "Ohhhh..."

Two tired little bugs looking to bum a ride from Poppa Latour and Mama.

Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my!

Our tiggerific tot tries on one of her Halloween costumes.

Chloë checking out the snazzy frou-frou party hat she got from her Great Auntie Anne.

Is anyone at all surprised that this girl already knows how to use a hand mirror??

Chloë opening some of her gifts (with a little help from her friends).

The Birthday Girl at her First Birthday Bash!

I said 'MAMA'!

Hurrah! I finally took the time to figure out how to post video. This one dates all the way back to when Chloë was only 6 months old but it is one of our favorites.

I said 'MAMA'!

Hurrah! I finally took the time to figure out how to post video. This one dates all the way back to when Chloë was only 6 months old but it is one of our favorites.

More pics from the studio tour and Thanksgiving...

Thanksgiving Day and our Little Turkey's 1st Birthday!

This year we started our long awaited tradition of visiting the Perth Studio Tour on Thanksgiving Weekend (going into labour kind of ruined our plans in 2005). It was supposed to rain but we bravely ventured out and were rewarded by a gorgeous warm fall day of golden sunshine. The leaves were changing colours all over the Lanark Highlands and the studios we visited were set in some of the most picturesque locales. We bought blown glass jewelry, lovely pottery and I sat and rocked longingly in a beautiful, hand crafted rocking chair that I sadly had to leave behind. After a day spent traipsing the countryside we sated our appetites with Thanksgiving dinner at a nice little restaurant in Perth. Chloë opened up a few presents from family (the rest were being saved for her party the next weekend) and was an absolute angel given that the four course meal took over two hours and went way past her bedtime.