Halloween fun continued

The good news is Hadleigh is not allergic to penicillin, the bad news is that she had to take her first round of antibiotics ever! She got sent home from school Wednesday with a fever and a splotchy face. I took her to the doctor that afternoon and she was diagnosed with strep throat. By this point, she had a rash all over her torso and her face had bright red splotches all over it. She looked pretty terrible (we even got sympathy from the pharmacy and got out of there in record time), but she stayed in good spirits the whole time. Getting her to take the first dose of amoxicillin, however, was not an easy task, but she has learned to love it and now begs for more each time! Anyways, Hadleigh rebounded quickly so none of our weekend plans had to be changed.
We made a quick trip down to Little Rock Saturday where we watched a terrible football game with The Franks and spent some time with Christian's family. Then our church had its Fall Festival on Sunday and Hadleigh was so excited to be a sheep again. She was overwhelmed when we first got there, but once she realized she got candy each time she played a game, she was totally on board. Scarlett and her had fun going to all the booths and making up their own set of rules along the way. The costume held up a lot better indoors without the strong winds! Here are pics from the weekend:

Harper the cow and Adriene the chick hatching from the egg

The sucker kept her from eating all the other pieces of candy she was collecting!

A hole-in-one on her 3rd try!

The cow and chicken refusing to look at the camera

Madison kept the girls entertained during the whole game...what a nice break!!!

This picture is just a mild representation of how red Hadleigh's face was. And no, I wasn't being a bad mom exposing Harper to Hadleigh...the doctor said that she wasn't at risk of catching it since her tonsils aren't fully developed yet.

Look at the big blue eyes!

Halloween Fun...Part 1

With the end of October quickly approaching, we figured we'd better buy some pumpkins for the porch. Hadleigh's field trip to the pumpkin patch got rained out, so we just went up to the local patch and picked out a couple of pumpkins. We are hoping the weather will hold out this week, so we can make it up to the big patch on Friday. We also had our neighborhood Halloween party on Sunday. I made a sheep costume for Hadleigh to go along with Harper's cow costume. Hadleigh was super excited to wear her costume, but she only made it about 15 minutes before taking it off. Oh well, at least it survived with only a few missing cotton balls. It's in the process of getting repaired for the next go-around.
Hadleigh and neighbor Haley getting ready for the hayride.The girls ready for the parade to the party

Harper's first drum lesson. She doesn't seem to be too enthused about it!Harper's 4 month stats:
weight 12 lbs (15th percentile)
height 24.8" (65th percentile)
head 30th percentile
She had a great check up and handled her shots as expected...with a loud wail:(
She's eating good, sleeping great, smiling a lot, and yes, her eyes are still blue.

Where have the 4 months gone?

I'm a little behind on blogging as usual. I feel like we have been super busy, but I don't have the pictures to prove it and I can't really tell you what all we've been doing! Fall is definitely here and we have dug out the winter coats. Hadleigh has the first cold of the season and I'm sure the rest of us won't be far behind as she has been extra generous in sharing her germs. Harper turned 4 months old Friday and has been growing like a weed. I've already had to pack away her newborn clothes and unpack some bigger, warmer clothes. She was bound and determined to roll over today, but she never quite made it all the way. She' s been enjoying her Jumperoo and prefers to sit up so she can see what's going on around her. I'm hoping she is about to cut some teeth soon because she has not been sleeping great. She's been waking up during the night and not falling back to sleep until I bring her to bed with us. Then she sleeps a little better, but I don't sleep great at all with her in my arms, not to mention the neck pains. I'm hoping she'll get back to her 11 hour sleep pattern soon!
We're still working on potty-training Hadleigh. We tried panties for a weekend, but that didn't go over too well. She loved getting to change into a new pair every time she messed up so that kind of defeated it's purpose! She loves her dance class, school, singing, and playing on her swing set. We read tons of books with her, per her request, and she has been so cute lately flipping through the books and making up stories as she reads to herself. She has mastered her colors, thanks to the classic game of Twister, shapes, numbers up to 12, and is working on the days of the week and counting on her fingers. She is a very inquisitive young lady, but what 2 year old isn't?
Pictures from the past couple of weeks:
Harper working on her rolling

Our trip to the pumpkin patch got rained out on Friday, so I bought a pumpkin for Hadleigh to paint today until we can get to the patch to buy our big pumpkins.

I had to post this picture because, though I know she doesn't know what she's doing, I'm sure this is what Hadleigh actually thinks as I'm snapping pictures of her!

Adriene and Harper chilling on the floor watching the Hogs play.

While Scarlett and Hadleigh call the Hogs