Fall Festival

We went to the Fall Festival at Evie's school on Friday and had a blast!  There were hayrides, costume parades, cookie decorating, pumkin painting, bounce houses and more.  Evie was soooo wound up we couldn't get her to bed until after 9pm (she usually knocks out around 7:30pm).  Here are some pictures and videos from the night. 

Because she had a problem with her original costume we feared she might not wear it, so this was a our backup.  This is actually a 3T chearleader outfit!  

Caitlin and Kelby as Minnie Mouse and a Ladybug. 

Milo in a chicken costume.  Hayrides are awesome!

My backseat is covered in glitter-glue now...

Yummy. 

Evie being ridiculous. 

Hayrides!  Wave to the babies...

Evie and her best buddy Lydia (as a kung fu fighter) bouncing.

Watch this one until the end and notice how concerned we all are as parents.  Poor Evie...

Thanks to Buck Lake Babies for putting this on.  HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYBODY!!!

Buck Lake Baby Lingo

Here's a fun challenge.  First take a look at this picture below.  Then try to figure out how many belong to our kid.  These are odd and quirky sayings that Evie's school teachers write down during the day. 

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EVIE SAYS:

"I can fart" - guess who taught her this one???

"Whatcha doin"

"God our fatter" - a blessing they say at lunchtime "God our father"

"I don't like it" - what she says when she doesn't like her food

"Go away, go away, go away" - sometimes girls just want to be left alone

"I'm stuck"

"Read to you" - when she wants YOU to read to HER

"Gorgeous"

"Its a tragedy" - after she knocks her food all over the floor

Evie's Halloween Costume

This is Evie's costume for Halloween this year.  Grammy and Pops generously decided to pitch in for it.  THANKS GRAMMY & POPS!!!  She is supposed to be a flower gnome but we've just been telling everone she is a munchkin from The Wizard of Oz (that makes it easier than explaining what flower gnome is).  My reasoning for this is that for the next 7 Halloween's Evie is going to want to be a princess or a fairy and we might as well put her in something that we think is cute.  

  Evie hates the hat, however, and once she becomes aware of it she will toss it off violently:

A Visit to the Pumpkin Patch

On Sunday, October 24, we took Evie to the Pumpkin Patch to pick out our pumpkins for Halloween. She had a great time running around and trying to pick up all the pumpkins (some as big as her). When we got home, we let her decorate her pumpkin with water colors, which she took very seriously and seemed to enjoy immensely. Now that we have our pumpkins, we are ready for Halloween!

I look GORGEOUS!!!

Evie says a lot of cute things during the day.  In fact, it is often hard to get her to shut up long enough for you to get a word in.  Lately she has been looking in the mirror after getting dressed and saying "I look GORGEOUS!"  Describing it doesn't do it justice so I've included a video.  Enjoy...

It's a Girl!!

On Thursday, Blake and I found out we will be adding a little sister to our family.  We are very exited to see our little one on the ultrasound.  She was moving around very a lot so we both fear she will be even more active than our little Evie.  Everything checked out good too in regards to the baby's heartbeat and measurements and we are still on for a March 3rd due date. 

Darcy Elizabeth Mallard will be here in five months! 

Boy or Girl?

Next Thursday on October 7th we will finally find out what we are expecting in March.  After pouring through several baby name books and combing through family names we managed to find one name for both sexes that we could agree on.  Actually when I say we agreed on it I mean we just flipped a coin.  Before I reveal what our picks are here are some honorable mentions that were heavily considered before making our decision. 

TOP BOYS' NAMES:

- Owen Watson
- Aiden Kenneth
- Seamus Daniel (pronouced SHAY-MUS)
- Caleb Andrew

TOP GIRLS' NAMES:

- Charlotte Elizabeth
- Leigh Anne
- Lillian Olive
- Clara Elizabeth

So here we are.  If we end up having a boy, then his name will be....

LIAM DANIEL MALLARD 



Liam is a derivative of William, Kiley's father and Daniel is Blake's father's name.  Evelyn is a very Irish name so this will definately fit with her name. 

If we are having another (god help us!) girl then her name will be...

DARCY ELIZABETH MALLARD



Darcy and Elizabeth are, of course, characters from Jane Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice.  This is one of Kiley's favorite books and movies of all time.  Side note: Blake lost this coin toss.

Well, there you have it.  We'll be sure to update and tell everyone as soon as we know!