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A friend from Capitol Hill and a Bug-a-boo

Halloween weekend, one of my good friends, Kathryn came from Washington D.C. to meet Bug.  Kathryn and I went to high school together, but afterwards, she returned to her roots and went back east.  (Sad times, I know.)  We had a fun-filled weekend and Bug got attached to Auntie Kathryn pretty quickly.  The day she left, I cried on the way to the airport, at the airport, and on the way home.  Sometimes you just don't realize how much you miss people until you see them again.  I am so lucky to have such an amazing friend.

Bug and Auntie Kathryn's first official hello was in the bathroom at LAX.  Awesome.

What can I say?  The girl LOVES being changed...even in a public restroom.

Before fighting traffic on the 2 hour car ride home, we stopped to eat and feed Bug.




A visit to Santa Monica




 We are getting so good at this Baby Bjorn business.  (I still like the Ergo better, though.  Gotta save up for that one!)


More chatter time during lunch.  Where does this girl get all this talking from?  For someone who doesn't even know words, she sure has A LOT to say!



After getting lost in the parking structure for half an hour or so, we found that taking pics of Bug helped pass the time.

Bath time fun.  (Isn't she ADORABLE?  SERIOUSLY?!?!)

Bug LOVES to chat with Auntie Kathryn!

*VIDEO

Fell asleep on Daddy's lap at the kitchen table while Daddy was talking to Auntie Kathryn.  Sometimes Bug just has to accept that she is not always a part of the conversation.  (Talking in that really high pitch voice  that babies like is EXHAUSTING!)

Ready for church!

Because we now have a child, I felt obligated to take her to a real pumpkin patch.  I failed.  We took her to a sorry excuse of a pumpkin patch, off the freeway exit and made her pose.  We ran in, took the photo and left without buying a single pumpkin.  It looks like we took her to the real deal, though...right? :P  We'll try again next year.  Parental fail.  :P




The next day, we visited Daddy for a Halloween lunch.  Bug is getting so good at being in a restaurant and going out.  No fussing or anything! :)  Peaceful meals are becoming more frequent these days.  SCORE!

For Halloween, our community has what they call a Spooktacular, which is basically a Halloween festival/carnival and the stores in the downtown area hand out candy to the kids.  I have never in my entire life seen so many kids out trick-or-treating and in costumes!  We live in a very quiet and small community.   I didn't even know we had that many people live around here.  I'm excited for the future, where Bug can get dressed and have a safe and friendly Halloween experience.  The plan was to go with Uncle Scott, get Bug in her lady bug costume and carry her around.  Do you think we were able to pull it off?  You're right- we didn't.  :P  Bug was tired from such a long weekend with Auntie Kathryn and although we got her lady bug tights on, we were unable to take her out of the car seat without cries and tears.  New plan- Bug fell asleep in the car seat and we all went to dinner. 

Since she was in such a bad mood on Halloween, I was thankful we had tried on the costume the previous day and got a shot of her in it.  SCORE!  Here's our little Bug-a-boo...

Happy belated Halloween, all!

God Bless,
Kat

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