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Me and Gwen were at Babies R' Us for like 2 hours yesterday trying to figure out which double stroller we're going to graduate to (still haven't decided - I neeeed a big basket for groceries, but all those strollers are HUGE). During that time Gwen got a free glamor shot (they were giving away a 5x7), good thing she decided to accessorize that day. Since I'm too cheap to buy anything, I'm just scanning it into my computer and will print it at my leisure. Screw the man, mwaaa-hahahahahahaha (evil laugh).

*Oh, and don't worry, I've had a double jogger for months (Ryan found an awesome deal at a garage sale, of course) in anticipation of the burn that's going to occur after this baby comes. I'm sweating just thinking about it, but I sweat pretty easily.

Halloweenie

Gwen was a flower for Halloween. I was having a really hard time getting her to wear her costume. Every time I put it on she would pull off the hat and then tug at the outfit saying "off." So, a week before official Halloween, we had an activity at our church where the kids could wear their costumes, play games and trunk-or-treat from people's cars in the parking lot. I think when she saw the other kids in their costumes she became more cooperative, and theeeen, when people started putting candy in her bucket she was stoooooooked.

Then, on Halloween day, the shops in Seal Beach were giving out candy to trick-or-treators all afternoon. Some more good practice because we've been trying to teach Gwen to say "Trick or Treat" for like a month (but it was hard because at the time those words had no meaning for her).


Then, Halloween night turned into one of the highlights of her short life. It was us with 2 other couples without kids (so 6 adults and 1 child).

Here's the loot (now hidden from her greedy hands).
So, she figured out trick-or-treat and then on Sunday had a little meltdown because she wanted to go again. So she trick or treated our house a couple times and then we took her out for a walk in the wagon, during which she kept saying "trick or treat" randomly and getting sad because we weren't stopping anywhere.

Thanks

Liz Block made and sent these to Gwen and her little brother for no apparent reason. A couple of my girlfriends noticed them on Gwen's wall and spent like 10 minutes complimenting them - super cute. We thank you in this month of thanks :)

15 Dolla

Me and Jen took a field trip to Little Saigon to investigate the rumors we've heard of hour massages for $15. The rumors turned out to be...TRUE!!! Unbelievable. Full body massage from a little Vietnamese man with super-strong hands smelling mildly of cigarettes. Hands so strong that I worried for my safety a couple of times - he almost broke my neck and then later I honestly thought my arm was going to be ripped out of its socket. Definitely worth it.

Pumpkin Patch

Our second annual visit to Pa's.
I put Gweener on this car ride - but since it was pretty deserted the night we went I hadn't seen it actually moving. I saw other kids who looked like they were just a little bit older than her and the ride guy didn't blink when I went to put her in, so I thought it would be fine. Theeeen...when it started up it kept going faster and faster, and every revolution I could see Gwen's face changing from kinda bored to terrified. She started crying and they stopped the ride so I could take her off. I felt like an awesome mom, haha.

She liked some of animals at the petting zoo, like the chicks and bunnies, pretty much anything tiny and in a cage.
She was pretty nervous around the sheep and goats that were roaming around, I had to do some heavy convincing to get her to pet anything.

Feeding the Birds

Anyone can watch these, but they may be kinda boring. I figured they were something more for the grandparents who think everything Gwen does is cute and interesting ;) And maybe keep the sound down/off because I HATE my voice on tape, haha.

Guess Who's a Broker

(Here's a hint, it's one of the people in this photo.)
If anyone's planning on buying a house in Cali, call this guy - he'd looooove to help.