Halloween!

Posing in her kitty costume.

She loves her brother "O"

Extremely excited on the way to trick-or-treating

Krista giving Deanna a break trick or treating
Krista's and her group of very nice friends!

Deanna had a very fun filled Halloween this year. She picked out her costume (kitty if you can't tell) and was quite excited to wear it. The day started out with a preschool party with games and prized. Fortunately not too many treats.

Later on she was thrilled to be able to trick or treat with Krista and her friends. The girls had a great time and Deanna kept up pretty well.

We later met up with some of our grown up friends and Deanna busied herself with TV and learned to play some pool.

Thankfully Deanna is very generous with her halloween candy and she was quite excited to share it with Jordan. This is amazing considering this girl LOVES candy and we usually restrict it!

Busy with Fall

Deanna was happy to dress up to go out to dinner for her Grandma's birthday. She is always happy to go to a restaurant, even though she doesn't eat very much.

The Pumpkin Patch!!

We had a great time on the Preschool Pumpkin Patch field trip. We have been enjoying great weather this fall, and this morning was one of the best. This particular pumpkin patch had hay rides, crafts, a hay maze that you crawl-through with flashlights, and animals to pet.

Deanna had a great time and it was fun for me to watch her interact with her preschool friends. She really fits in like she has always been here!

Deanna was so happy to be invited to a pumpkin carving party. We really had a lot of fun and appreciate being included!

Kitty Rescue

Today we were wondering where the little kitty was when Jon heard a faint cry coming from the trees. We spotted our little Lucy way up in a fir tree. The base of these trees is surrounded by blackberries so I imagine she was chased up there, possibly by a coyote which are often invading our property. If you look hard you can see the little black and white spots up in the tree. Jon tried to coax her down but she was too terrified to descend on her own. He had to resort to a ladder rescue. She was spooked but otherwise unhurt. Jon unfortunately suffered several third degree bleeding cat scratches! Below is Deanna doing a victory dance. (She has her bathing suit on, hoping for a hot tub) Thats our excitement for the day!!

Home 7 Months

Deanna has now been home for 7 months. Doesn't she look grown up!! She looks big, but she is actually on the small side for her age.

These pictures were the first day she rode the bus to speech therapy. She was very excited about it, but I was a nervous wreck. Everything went very smoothly and she was home safely in a short amount of time. We both like her new speech teacher very much!

Everything is going well at home and Deanna's new favorite thing to do is watch movies. At first she was not interested in TV at all (not a bad thing) but I was a little concerned about her attention span. Now she watches all kinds of movies and especially enjoys musicals and stories about animals. I do think its good for her english comprehension. "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" here we come!