Follow the Yellow Brick Road!

Waking up from her nap and arriving in Oz (aka Mimosa Lane Baptist Church), Dorothy was a little confused.
Thankfully, she soon found the Tin Man and...

with a little guidance...

she was confidently on her way with a basket full of goodies.

Toto (aka Puppy) was the inspiration for this costume as were the red shoes but, for some reason, she was not a big fan of carrying Puppy around today.

A little bee tattoo was applied to remember her time at Oz.More games were played...

Later, en route on the yellow brick road, Dorothy's knees moved a little faster than her feet and resulted in two skinned knees. However, a hug from the Wizard (aka Daddy) and some candy seemed to help her forget all about it.Still, in the end, there's no place like HOME!

Happy Halloween 2009!

Nanna Goose

Lolly (Dennis's mom) and Nanna (Dennis's grandmother) flew in from Plainview to spend a long weekend in Dallas. When I told Amity on Thursday that Lolly and Nanna were coming, she heard "nana" and thought banana and started signing and saying "Nana, please!" over and over. The last time she saw the real Nanna, she wasn't walking or talking, so quite a bit has changed!

Before dinner, Nanna read several books to Amity (still in costume).

Nanna is a good reader!

After dinner (costume removed due to lasagna dinner), Amity started showing Nanna a little extra special love and asked to sit on Nanna's lap.

Then, Nanna patiently played Amity's game of fill the candy basket and empty the candy basket, over and over and over!

Thanks for coming to visit us, Nanna!