Where Did October Go?

To say October passed quickly would be an understatement. Both Ella and Coltyn were fully immersed in the Halloween spirit, and before they knew it, the month had passed. The festivities started earlier in the month with a visit to the Stoney Creek pumpkin patch. Ella and Coltyn were joined by Uncle Toey and Aunt Andrea. Ella’s friend Hailey also showed up. There was plenty to do to keep everyone entertained. Ella rode ponies, she crawled through mazes, took a pumpkin carriage ride, and even jumped around on an open air bounce contraption. Eventually, however, it became time to trek out to the pumpkin patch in hopes of gathering the perfect pumpkin worthy of display on the Price family doorstep. If it were Ella’s decision, she would have chosen the gigantic pumpkins Uncle Toey insisted Dad carry back to the car. However, Dad had informed Ella beforehand of this year’s pumpkin weight restriction, and settled on a pumpkin that was well under the 150lb threshold.

For Halloween, Ella and Coltyn visited Nana again at the Indianapolis 500 trick or treating celebration. Both acquired bountiful amounts of candy and enjoyed visiting with Nana and all of her coworkers. Ella chose to dress as Snow White this year, and her transformation was not limited to just one day. It seems that Ella has permanently taken on the persona of Snow White. In fact, she prefers to be addressed as Snow White now, and rarely responds to Ella Mackenzie. Both Mom and Dad hope this behavior isn’t permanent, as her certain sense of entitlement that now accompanies her transformation has, at times, lost its “cuteness”.

Coltyn “chose” to re-use one of Ella’s old costumes, and dressed as a fuzzy bear, which didn’t bother him one bit. He just sat back and soaked the experience in as Mom and Dad chauffeured him from one house to the next in the comforts of his radio flyer wagon. Coltyn continues to explore new areas of the house, thanks to his advancing mobility. Mom and Dad now have only seconds to leave a room before returning to find him yanking Ella’s hair, splashing in Vu’s water dish, or heading to the garage with dad’s car keys in hand.