IT'S ONLY BEGUN!!!!

LAYLA AND A FEW OF HER COUSINS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE PUMPKIN DISPLAYPUMPKIN VERSION OF THE DAY FAMILY GOING FOR A DRIVE

THE SMILE THAT LAYLA BRINGS TO OUR FACES

THE TEARS OF JOY WE SHED WHEN THE PUMPKIN CARVING IS COMPLETED!

ALL THE DAY FAMILY GRANDKIDS

AS THE HALLOWEEN EXTRAVEGANZA EVENING CONTINUES.... SO WILL THE UPDATES! HOPE YOU ENJOY! LAYLA'S COSTUME IS FRESH OFF THE SEWING MACHINE AND READY FOR TRICK OR TREATING!

Carving away....

GRANDPA bustin out the drill for the SERIOUS pumpkin carving

The grandkids working away at their pumpkins
Layla's babysitters
Me taking a short brake... any excuse to hang out with Layla
Chloe feeding her favorite cousin
Sorry for the few posts... we're carving like crazy!

THESE ARE...

THESE ARE THE PUMPKINS WE'RE GOING TO CARVE

THESE ARE THE MUMMIE'S WE'RE GOING TO EAT

THESE ARE THE DRINKS WE'RE GOING TO DRINK

THESE ARE THE TREATS WE'RE GOING TO DEVOUR

THESE ARE THE SPELLS WE'RE GOING TO PUT ON YOU!

Pre- Extraveganza events:

HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA 2009

We're busy this morning gearing up for this years "Day Family Halloween Extravaganza." Lots of pictures, stories and blogging is coming your way.

SWEET 16 weeks

Could this robe and this Lady bug be any cuter!

Her new new thing is humming all the time. She loves humming at the faces of the book that Grandma Cindy gave her. It's the sweetest sound.

And her signature..... smile:)

Layla's 16 week Stats:

She has her 4 month doctors appointment on November 9th.

She's eating every 4 hours and isn't very hungry in the mornings. She'd rather gulp down the big bottles in the late afternoon and evening. Layla is loving her new bedtime routine that includes a bath, lotion massage, PJ's, singing primary songs and reading a short book. She goes to bed around 7:30-8:30 pm and she's still sleeping through the night (except last night, she woke up and talked to herself from 4-5 am). It was cute. She's really close to rolling over from her tummy to her back. She partly rolls from her back to her side (we'll post a video.) She still hold back her full laugh and only really giggles when she's really excited. Her tummy problems have settled down a lot since she's been eating Similac Sensitive formula which is milk based but Lactose Free. She still has to be swaddled tightly in order to fall asleep because otherwise she wiggles too much and can't settle down. She loves to snuggle with her new bunny blanket and pulls it up to her face. She's growing up so fast!

She's This Long

In response to the comment that was left on the previous post, Layla and I decided to document a few measurements while mommy was making dinner. Now, when ever you come across some of these objects, you can put them together and see for your self.

Layla is as long as: 6 cans of Chicken Noodle soup or 5 1/2 CD's

Layla is as long as: 3 1/2 Strings of pasta or 8 Post-It notes.

Layla is as long as: 5 Party napkins or 3 water bottles.

Layla is as long as: 4 Dollar bills or 3 1/2 spoons.

Layla is as long as: 4 Diapers or 3 of Daddy's sketch books.

Layla is as long as: 30 Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal bits.

If you're not the visual type and like numbers better... She's about 24" long.