Over and Out

This is the new theme of Matilda's naps (and bedtime once) as she has officially mastered the art of climbing out of her crib! Usually she is very stealth and Matt & I don't even know she's out of her crib until we hear her playing with a toy. We were going to wait until Matt's classes were over to move her out of the crib onto a classy college mattress (ie. one that's on the floor), but given that for 2 of the past 4 naps she spent the entire time climbing out of the crib, it looks like she'll be without a crib much sooner. Honestly, I really wasn't ready for this happen so soon & so quickly!

Thanksgiving Fun

Here's some footage of Matilda "rolling" out the pie crust for the Thanksgiving pumpkin pies (which she really enjoyed eating the next day!).

Finger Painting Fun

Last week Matilda thoroughly enjoyed herself while finger painting for the first time. I think the part she liked the most was being able to eat the "paint" since it was vanilla pudding with some food dye in it.

Halloween Tricks

Poor Matilda had a nasty Halloween trick played on her...she wasn't feeling very good that night. Fortunately, once we wrestled her into her costume (which she loved wearing last weekend mind you) she seemed to enjoy herself. Daddy took her to few houses on the block to get some treats, but she seemed to enjoy handing the treats out to the kids much more.

And speaking of tricks...Matt & I would like to know who played the trick on us by replacing our sweet, happy-go-lucky daughter with one that suddenly seems to be in her "terrible twos." I guess I always knew this day would come (especially considering the stories from the grandmothers on how well behaved Matilda's parents were), but a part of me was really hoping that we wouldn't be the parents with the child crying in the fetal position on the mall floor (thankfully it wasn't in a very crowded area).