This is me and Ryker on Halloween. I'm a poodle and he's a golfer. We had such a good time trick or treating!

Grandma Fendler gave out candy at our house but we made sure to visit with PaPa so he could see me in my costume. I wasn't very happy at this point.

Halloween is quickly becoming one of my favorite holidays!

My grandma Johns came over to see me in my costume.

This is my Great Grandma Seady. She lives just up the street so we stopped in to say hi.

Putting on my puppy makeup.

My cousin Micheala's birthday party was this weekend and she had a really fun party. She has a pool IN her house!!!

We played a lot of fun games at the party and made smores.

This is a picture of my daddy with his new car.

It's so new there is still plastic on his seat.

He lets me drive it whenever I want.

Come to think of it...he let's me do whatever I want most of the time!!

Daddy really loves his new car!

Abby had been asking to make "pup cakes" for about a week, so we finally did. She did really good. She concentrates hard on activities and held on tight to the mixer.

What a fake smile!!

She even iced her cup cakes (until they were smashed to bits) and put pink sprinkles on them.

I love to watch her learn new things and figure things out on her own. She is a really smart little girl!

We had to go back to Stuckmeyer's with Abby's daddy because she promised him she would ride on a pony. She has had several chances to do this before and was always too afraid. There is a lot to do there and we usually go more than once a year.

I didn't think she would do the barrel ride either but she did.

Here is our brave girl having her first pony ride. Jon said she held on tight and wouldn't talk, but he thinks she liked it...no crying!

Face painting of course. She kept saying how pretty she was.

Every October we all go to Aunt Sue's in Jeff. City for Apple Butter Weekend. It's been a tradition for many years. It's a 2 day process and everyone has to take turns continuously stirring the kettle. This is Abby PaPa taking a turn.

Abby and her cousin Will played well together digging in the sand.

Abby and her cousin Lane.

She loved the tree house. It was way too high for her and her daddy would have had a fit if he saw how we got her up there. Maybe next year!

Abby and Will admiring the worm they dug up.

Aunt Sue's turn to stir.

Here are a few pictures of Abby and her friend Mollie Koetting at Stuckmeyer's Farm. We were the only one's on the hayride. A friend at work made matching hats for the girls. They had a great time playing as always.

Abby went apple pickin' at Eckert's for the first time with her grandma and aunts Jaime, Rosie and Becky. She brought a few home for us but ate them herself. Who knew she liked apples sooo much?

Balloon Race

Saturday Jon and I took Abby to the Balloon races at Forest Park. She got to jump in the bounce house and watch the dogs run races. She cheered on team Puppy Chow! They also had a petting zoo for the kids. She is finally at the age that we can let her walk and not be afraid she will take off running!

The Hair Cut !

Abby has been enjoying her swingset and back yard a lot since the weather has cooled off. She climbs up in her club house by herself and can swing in the big girl swing now. She probably went down her slide 35 times this day.





This is a picture of Beth trimming Abby's beautiful long hair. About a week after this I decided she needed more cut off so I cut it up to her shoulders. At first I was sad that it was so short. It looks really cute and makes her look way too old! Then I remembered that hair DOES grow back. Here is a before and after.

The Magic House

Abby went to the Magic House for the first time with her friend Molly Koetting. We could have stayed all day. There were a lot of activities for their age group and they had a blast playing at the water table. We took the girls to McDonald's for lunch and Abby passed out in the car she was so exhausted from her morning!