cookies, costumes, and candy

Halloween!  We had lots of fun on this day including the day before.  We did a little cookie decorating.  Which was fun to get Paxton into it.  He was more passive and allowed his sister to pretty much decorate his cookie while he ate all the decorations off.  So of course Maia took that opportunity to continue decorating his cookie.  As Maia gets older she gets more and more excited to bake and cook.  A girl after my own heart (this is Jeanette writing by the way :)). 

 On Halloween night we went trick or treating with some friends.   A lady bug and a mermaid joined us.  Its always so much fun to go with friends.  Maia loved the fact that she got candy and even started asking for two candies.   hmmm...well we got lots of candy lets just say.  It took Paxton a little time to warm up to the idea, but once he realized what was instore she was not shy anymore. He would just grab a handful of candy.  Did I mention that we got a lot of candy??  So yes a very successful Halloween indeed.  Maia does not really remember her candy or care unless I mention it.  Paxton, however, knows exactly where it is and will point asking for  "anny"  and I have to distract by giving him something else like.....a banana.  He was a monkey you would think it would work.

Dancing Pumpkin!

 So this Fall Maia was part of a pre-ballet class.  As you can imagine, she absolutely loves it!  I have to be extra attentive during class so I can know what positions she is talking about.  Its like we are both learning something at the same time.  I never took ballet and now I am learning so much.  We practice together at home and she loves telling me what position to do.  So much fun!  The class before Halloween they got to come dressed in their Halloween costumes.  This year Maia was a pumpkin princess.  Really we just had a orange dress we found at a vintage store and I made a stem crown and wallah!!  She thought it was the best!  I thought she was pretty cute myself.  So here are a few shots of my Pumpkin Princess dancing! 

First position.  This has been a hard one for her and she gets so excited because she can do it now!

Her little class!