HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Okay so if you're just reading this check the previous posts for the trip to Maine, Boston and the like. But only after you've check out,

Bellas First Halloween!

So our little girl had her first Halloween tonight and thanks to Ben, Wendy, Ella, Leo, Todd, Julie and Boogs it was AWESOME!

Down the block from Ben and Wendy they block off an entire street to let the kids trick or treat without having to worry about getting hit by a car. Everyone comes for miles around to trick or treat here because it is such a prime candy spot. So they invited us to bring Bells along and even though she can't eat candy and was freaked out by how many people there were, we are DEFINITELY going back next year!

But I'm jumping ahead.

So there wasn't a shortage of costumes for Bella this year. We had bought her a Winnie the Pooh costume but my mom came across a pink poodle costume and she had to see Bella in it! So we put her in the pink poodle first and of course she was adorable. See for yourself.

We were going to take her to the mall in this but she wasn't having it.
Here wait, I think it looked a little something like this...





"Yeah, I hear what your saying about the Poodle costume but I'm not really feelin' it for the mall."


"No dad I know it's cute, but your just gonna have to trust me on this one."


"Dad, don't dress me. Just let mom do it. She knows what she's doing."

And so the Pink Poodle outfit though cute as a button was done.
So on to costume #2 WINNIE THE POOH!!

Now this was a bit of a tough sell at first but after about two minutes she loved it.












Belly was pretty skeptical on going out in public dressed like Pooh.


Mom are you sure this is a good idea?


I don't know, something doesn't feel right...


DAD DIDN'T PICK THIS COSTUME DID HE?!



Taking me to the mall as a Pink Poodle?!

What is wrong with you?!



So in any case we went with the Wexler/Garfields on Bellys first Trick or Treat and had a great time. Bella didn't like it as much as we did but after she got some Cheerie O's instead of candy she was just fine.








And on the ride home she gave me that look.
That, "we're doing this again next year right?" look.



Ugh Ohh. Random Cuteness.


I love random cuteness.

Until next time!

SETTLE IN KIDS, THIS IS GONNA BE A BIG ONE!

HEY YOU!
YOU WANNA SEE MORE PICTURES?

Alright hang on, lets get the cutesy ones out of the way first.

Almost there...

aaaaand...

DONE!

Okay, so mom and dad had been taking me to parks to play.

Now fall in LA is nice, but you don't really get to see the leaves change color or feel the cold, crisp air on your nose. So they decided we should all goto Maine and enjoy fall as a family.

Not even a year old and my first ride on a plane is FIRST CLASS!
And guess what...

I ACED IT!
No crying, no fussing, just hanging out taking in the view at 30,000 feet.

So we got to Maine and stayed with Aunt Elle and Uncle Pete!

They took us to the Lobster Shack down by the water.

Then Uncle Eric and Uncle Sandro and my Cousin Rachael Maria joined us. And we headed up to Bath to spend the weekend at a lodge.

Real quick, Maine is COLD!

But beautiful.

but still friggin cold.

Eric and Rachael Maria

Sandro, Rachael Maria, Bella and Rachael

Elle at the cabin.

Sunset from the backyard of the cabin in Bath.

A shot of the back of the cabin during the day.

Same angle of the cabin at midnight using a 30 second exposure.

another 30 second exposure from the other side.
The small cluster of stars twords the top is called the seven sisters.

So then Pete and Elle took us to this little restaurant near an old military fortification.

Then we headed back down to Elle and Petes house and took some nice family hikes.

Grandpa Tony and Grandma Trudy came up from New York to see Bella.
She LOVED them.

Then another lunch at the "Lobster Shack."

We witnessed the shear efficiency of two men changing a baby.

Belly played in the grass some more.

I have no idea what was going on here but I find this picture hilarious.

This looks like an album cover to me.

Then Sandro and Rachael witnessed Eric....

use the baby as a sunshade.
(no he didn't but it completely looks like he is.)

Then it was off to Boston to meet up with Becky!

We walked around the park for a while.got coffee

watched the birds

walked in the park some more

Then I had one of those classic, "this is a great idea!" bad ideas.

"I'll take Bells on the Merry Go Round!"
What kid doesn't like the Merry Go Round?!

This one.

and so we went, around and around and around....

and it got worse and worse and worse...

and just when I thought the music would never end...

it didn't.

But eventually I got wise and put her in her favorite spot, on my shoulders and she calmed down a bit.

and eventually the music ended and we went back to the Four Seasons to meet...


BECKY AND MADELINE!!

We had a great time walking around Boston and seeing the sights.
Freezing, vomiting, drinking hot chocolate, heck you name it we did it.

Then we flew home.

6 hours of sitting in front of chatty drunks who have no respect for a kid trying to sleep.
And they were worried that I was going to be a pain in the ass.

Then it was home to play with Pino.

Try on some new clothes from Grandma Gerry.

And another hike with dad.

That pretty much brings us up to speed.

Tomorrow I celebrate my first Halloween! So tune back in for pictures of that!

Okay it's time for my nap.