Leading up to Halloween night!

We are all excited for Halloween in the Terry household.

Little Alice was about to fly off because she was so excited, until she heard there were cookies being made in the kitchen.

Daddy and Jane were busy cutting out pumpkins, and witches, and bats, oh my!

After bath night and before bed, the cookies were done and Mommy and Jane got to sample the goodies! Then it was off to bed.

Sleep tight and dream of Halloween tonight!

(The hand was Kevin's idea. Alice loves to hold our hands and so he said he was going to buy a severed hand for her, so we didn't have to be right there with her. I never liked the idea and said it was sick and wrong. Well, Jane and Kevin went on a little outing to the Halloween store and came back with the hand. Jane will tell you it's for Alice, but the other night she decided to take it to bed and fell asleep with it. I am still disturbed by it, but hey, she fell asleep on her own and it made a great Halloween picture!!!)

My daddy runs fast!

That's what Jane told a lady sitting next to us at Disney on Saturday night. The weekend was filled with races for us. Friday night, Kevin ran in the Pumpkins in the park 5k race. Jane ran in the little kid race at the end of it. While Kevin ran, we tried to stay out of the rain. Because of the rain, we did get to see a beautiful rainbow. We all got a little wet, but it was fun.

Before and After

Jane saying goodbye to Daddy before the race

The pretty rainbow over the river

Jane all wet and waiting to cheer Daddy on!

Jane crossing the finish line at the end of the kid's race

Disney Tower of Terror 13k

Then Saturday night Kevin ran a 13k at Disney's Hollywood Studios. The race didn't start until 10pm, so we had a few hours to kill around town. We decided to spend them at Disney's boardwalk. Then we figured we could let Jane ride a boat, a bus, and a monorail. The transportation system is all free at Disney. Anyway, we had a great time and then were all ready to sit on a bench and let Daddy run his race. We got to rest, but Daddy didn't. He did say it was a good race for him though and he ran faster this year than last. So it was a very enjoyable afternoon and evening.

"Baby watch!" Jane likes to include all of her friends in what she is doing.

Jane and Kevin walking out to the lighthouse. We took the boat on the left to Hollywood Studios.

Alice, Jane and I on the ferry

Jane on the monorail. We took a bus from Hollywood studios to Epcot and then the monorail from Epcot to the Magic Kingdom.

Before the race. I decided to take the single stroller so Jane could lay down and carry Alice. It worked out beautifully! We just parked ourselves on a bench inside Hollywood Studios and waited for Kevin to run by.

Lining up for the start. The fireworks at the start of the race scared Jane, but she got over it quickly. Kevin is a bit tired today, but all in all, he had two great races and we all enjoyed cheering him on and just being apart of the atmosphere at the events! If you've never been to a 5k or marathon or half marathon, GO, it's very motivational and makes you feel good, even if you're just standing on the sidelines cheering the runners on!

4 months old

Alice had her 4 month check up today. She weighed 17 lbs and was 27 inches long. Needless to say she was off the percentile charts. She even got her two bottom teeth last Wed and she rolled over on Saturday night. She just wants to be so big. Here she is on her first public park swing. She loved it.

Picture tag

Chamaine tagged me so here is the 4th picture in the 4th folder.

This picture was in April of 2007. Kevin had a business trip to Huntsville, AL, so Jane and I went along for the ride. We had a great time and even took a trip to the space center. Jane loved it. She was about 8 months old here.

Green Meadows Farm

Thanks to my sister Kim's ward for inviting me along, the mom's took their kids to a place called Green Meadows Farm (http://greenmeadowsfarm.com/) in Kissimmee this past Tues. Check out the website. It was great. Jane had a blast petting the animals, going on a hayride, a pony ride and best of all getting to hang out with her favorite cousin and best friend, Mikayla. We had a wonderful time.

That is one big pig!

Each of the kids got to hold a chick and a duckling. Jane and Mikayla were very excited about that.

Petting the goats and sheep

Even Ben got in on the action

The Hay ride! Jane and Mikayla

Kim and Ben

Alice and I with Scarlet and Katie Von in the background

The Pony ride

Mikayla

Jane (she got the smallest horse)

And on the way out Jane got to pick her very first pumpkin out of a pumpkin patch. Because of the rain, there were no pictures taken.

Camping near Sebastian Inlet

I never remember the name of the campsites. Last weekend we decided to go for a little overnight camping trip. Since I was going to take the girls on the Stake Mother/Daughter campout the following week, we wanted a trial run. The campsite was right on the water and the grounds were great. Jane especially loved the playground right across the street. We had a wonderful time, except for all the mosquito bites. Here are some fun pictures. The weather was beautiful, still a little hot in the tent, but not bad.

Jane wouldn't hold still for the picture

Settling down for the night

You can see a campsite in the background and see how close the water is. In fact, we had to use the next site's fire pit because our's was pretty much in the water. Jane is pointing out a plane in the above picture.

The toddler bed...

So, a few weeks ago I lamented over the move into a toddler bed for Jane. Well, taking my sister, Kim's advice and that of my very intelligent husband, I moved the bed into Jane's room. Then each night and at nap time I would ask her where she wanted to sleep. The first few days it was mostly the crib and if it was the bed, she only lasted for about 10 minutes, then she went in the crib. And she never fell asleep on her own in the bed, until last Thursday. My mom was over because we watch Dancing with the Stars together (recorded) and I put Jane in her bed for her nap. I fully expected to see her come out of her room. She opened her door, so I went in and layed her back down and then I left the door open a crack. Then I didn't hear a peep out of her for a long time, so when I checked in on her, this is what I found...

She was sound asleep in her bed. Yeah!!! The second day, she again fell asleep on her own, but this is how I found her...

Asleep on the floor. That's the pillow we lay on when we sleep next to her at night until she falls asleep. And the third day, this is how we discovered her...

After a fun camping trip and taking a short nap on the way home from it, we figured she should take a longer one a little later in her bed. Well, Kevin went out to mow and I knew Jane wasn't asleep. As soon as he started the blower I heard her yell, "Daddy!" What I didn't know is that Kevin heard it too and as he looked at her room, he saw her standing in the window with the blinds pulled apart yelling, "Daddy!" He just laughed and then he came inside and took the above picture. She's standing on a cedar chest. She cracks me up.

Since then she has done great at nap times and doing better each night at bedtime in her bed. So it looks like the crib can now belong to Alice and Jane has officially graduated to a toddler bed!!! I think we'll still get some fun sheets for her also. She'll love the princess ones.

Cute little Alice!

Since the last post, and most posts are devoted to the more energetic and demanding, but oh so sweet, older sister, this one is all about Alice. She is getting so big. She loves to just watch people. She turns her head when she hears my voice. Jane is always exciting to watch. And when Daddy walks around, she follows his every movement. She is such a good and happy baby. Grandma brought cousin Ben's old Bumbo for Alice. She enjoys it because she can sit up and see the world. Although her favorite pasttime is finding her hands and holding them. The commentary for the video should be:

"It's a beautiful sunny day, oh, I lost my hands where did they go, where did they go. Oh there they are. Yum, yum. Wait, what was I doing, oh I lost my hands again, what's going on. Oh look, they're... right... here. Yeah, I'm so glad I found them. Oh, Hey Mom, I didn't even see you there."

Here are some other cute pictures of her, her hands, and her infectious smile.