Everyone should know by now that Lauren does a lot more than just sleep at nap time. Here you can see her latest venture. At least this time she tooks clothes out of the dirty clothes basket and you can see that she wasn't picky . . . hence the pink undies!

Birthday Fun

My mom celebrated a birthday on Monday so this past weekend several of her friends gathered here for a celebration. I think everyone had a good time. Here are a couple shots from supper. You can see that Lauren had a good time wearing all the goodies my mom received.

More Birthday Fun

Andrew decided to get in on the fun last night. He kept pulling the hat over his eyes so he couldn't see where he was walking but it sure didn't stop him. A couple of falls later, he decided the chair was the best spot for him.

Trip to the Dentist

Lauren took her first trip to the dentist this morning. She did great. She found some pretty red leaves on the way into the office so she just *had* to collect a few.

She let the hygienist do a complete cleaning while watching an episode of Tom & Jerry. You would have thought she was home on the couch by how relaxed she was. I couldn't believe it.

Both the hygienist and the dentist commented on how good everything looked so someone must be doing some great brushing. Lauren does it all herself. Elliott & I are not allowed to help! They were amazed.

Locked in

Lauren has a new obsession with locking doors. Last night she locked the bathroom door when she was going potty before bed. Not a big deal, she's been doing it off and now for a few weeks now. Well pretty soon we here, "Daddy, I can't unlock the door." Great! Elliott & I go to the door and ask her to turn the lock knob. She says she can't. We keep asking as we go on a search for something to stick into the hole and unlock the door. We finally find something that will fit but we still can't get it unlocked. So after 30 minutes of pleading with Lauren and fighting the lock, Elliott takes apart the door and out comes Lauren. She thought it was funny!! I had hoped she would be scared out of her mind. I asked her, "Did you think you'd be stuck in there forever?" Her response, "No, I knew Daddy would get me out." So she has promised several times over never to lock any door again. We'll see how long it lasts.

Happy Halloween

This afternoon will be going downtown to the BooRama. Basically all the downtown business people come out on the street and hand out candy to the kids. This will be our version of trick or treating!

When I was still working for the bank, I helped to pass out candy a few years but I've never been on the receiving end. I can only imagine the loot the kids will come home with. I'm sure Elliott's co-workers will be happy come Monday!

Just playing

Andrew loves to crawl into the recliner and read his books. In the last few days he has discovered that it is also tons of fun to have Lauren sit with him and rock. The chair is getting quite a work out!