Happy Halloween.

We hope everyone had a great Halloween!! Emma was a kitty this year. She definitely enjoyed trick or treating more this year. We went early in the evening and then headed home to pass out candy. Emma loved answering the door and seeing all the other costumes too.

28 weeks.

So I have had a few requests to post a "belly pic." Here we are just before trick or treating. I am 28 weeks and feeling pretty well. Tired at times and moving a little slower these days. Baby Ashler loves to move around, day or night. (Especially after a few halloween treats.)

Slam Dunk.

We have had this basketball goal since 2008. When Harrison bought it for us we used to have to hold Emma up to the basket for her to make it in or she would have to stand on a chair. As you can see...things have changed. We watched her shoot the other night without any assistance. Whoa. Yes, that is a Little Mermaid kitchen next to the basketball goal. Doesn't everyone have a Little Mermaid kitchen next to their basketball goal?

Pumpkin Carving.

Phil and Emma took on the pumpkin carving for Halloween this year. Phil really wanted Emma to stick her hand inside in the pumpkin. With much coaxing, she finally did it. And, only did it once. She then declared that Daddy was suppose to do that job. Later, she named the pumpkin Bryce...we have NO IDEA where that name came from.

The Craul Sisters!

We had a fun day with Aunt Linda and Aunt Wendy a few weekends ago. They were staying in Orlando for the weekend and we met them at Disney Marketplace for lunch and laughs.

Lunch was at a restaurant named T-Rex. Emma was learning how to wear a stylish scarf from Aunt Wendy.

Emma loved all the figurines that were her size. As many of you know she gets a little freaked out by the live characters that walk around. These figurines were a little more her pace.

We walked around the Disney village after lunch. Wendy took Emma on the train ride. She LOVED it!! (unfortunately the best pic had Wendy with her eyes closed...ooops.)

T-Rex

I had to add a few pics from this restaurant. In usual Disney fashion it was a little over the top. The dinosaurs would move and make noise. The Octopus bar was pretty cool, it also had a large aquarium. Surprisely, Emma was not freaked out once Phil explained that they were not real but she still refused to have her picture taken with any of them.

Spooktacular with Shamu.

Emma and I ventured to Sea World Saturday morning while Phil had to work the UCF/Miami game. We only spent a few hours there. The park was decorated for the month long Spooktacular events. We didn't stick around for much of that, we were ready for a nap after a few shows. I am excited to point out that Emma is wearing PANTS!! It was in the 60-70's that morning.

Sunny Day...

Sunday afternoon we ventured to Elmo LIVE at the UCF arena. We invited Reagan (her mom Kristen) and Carter (his mom Jenny). Emma definitely was the eldest of the three and enjoyed helping them with popcorn and drinks. While I did get picture of her sitting, she enjoyed dancing and clapping the majority of the time.

Safety First.

At the Elmo show, Emma scored a new bike helmet. (She was big enough to be fitted for one.) She wanted to try it out on the way home.





Then we finally tried it out with the Princess Tricycle.