Trick or Treat!!!!

We had such a great time Trick or Treating this year. Michael took the day off so he was actually home to go with us and that was nice! It was the first of her three Halloweens that he has actually got to go but, this was the best because it was the first year we actually went door to door tick or treating. Before it was strictly to a few family members and that was it. This year was a blast. Janae did very well and wasn't shy and didn't get tired or whiny and want to be carried. She walked the whole time and she didn't even have an accident. As soon as we got to my mom's house she ran to the bathroom to go potty and I checked and she had on dry pants!! She's getting too big...too fast. Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween.

Here she is running up to get more candy. These guys had a great set up...a little cemetary in the front and a spooky woods walk through over to the neighbors house for more candy. It was great they also were giving away hot chocolate!! My favorite!!

Ended up sliding 3 times before we had to coax her off of it with the thought of people giving her candy. Gotta love bribery.

Here she is in Sheridan by the Fire Barn...had to slide down the slide!

There she goes...her wings are so cute!

Here she is trying to "fly away" from us...or run either way she is taking off!

Here she is standing and saying cheese for her pictures.

Here is Janae in her Abby Cadabby costume with her Elmo bucket for her candy. She is checking out her hair because I think those little pom poms are making her head itch.

Haunted Cookie House

Our finished Halloween Spooky Cookie house!!
Almost all ready to decorate. Just waiting for it to finish drying.

Just stood it up! And it didn't fall apart....YAY!!



Janae reading the directions...learning how to do it the right way! She was so funny watching her try and help do the house. She was also interested in going potty that night so she did that probably 100 times because it was the night that we started potty training. So she was running back and forth between me at the table, her little potty, and the tv because we had to have on a cartoon!! (of course) I definitely recommend this. Lots of fun for kids to do!!

Carving Pumpkins 2008

Behrend Family Pumpkins...minus the one Janae colored on because well we forgot to bring it outside.

~*CHEESE*~

Decorating my own little pumkin...the one that I like to literally throw around the house.

Pumpkin is empty, time to stand in it!

Scooping out the guts!! Janae actually helped get the guts out and sort out all the seeds!!

Daddy and Janae cutting the top off of Janae's big pumpkin. OK so daddy is doing the cutting and Janae is standing there saying cheese for yet another picture.

Potty Training!!

Everyone gets chance at our house...it's now Barbie's turn. Pudgy, Pinky, and Purple Cow have all went too!
Miss Independence "Can do it herself!"

This has definitely been one of the funniest adventures in our Journey's of being parents "New Parents." Janae has been doing really well and has been sleeping at nap and night time with no accidents for one full week now. She still has some accidents during the day because she gets so busy playing but after all we are just starting so that is bound to happen.

Klackle's Orchard

Janae riding the pony...her favorite!!

Riding the Camel!!!!

Hey are you guys picking the apples or just eating them??

More picking...

Here Mommy here's an apple for you.

Picking apples with daddy.

Driving the John Deere Tractor

Here we are again...Laura is posing to have her picture taken.

Mommy and Janae riding Laura the elephant


We had lots of fun at the orchard...playing with things and picking apples and riding all the animals! Next year we have decided to go back during the week when it isn't quite so busy!

Day 4 - Hershey and a Harley Dealer in State College, PA

That's the Dealership we stopped at (and our rental car) Janae thinking about how she wants to run and not get back in that rental car.
Hmm...there's that cutie again!


This place was HUGE!!
My cute Hubby....at his next love a Harley Dealership. Putting them on the conveyor belt to be packaged. (Yes we bought the one that Janae filled.)

Man this is a pretty hard job filling these gears with Hershey's kisses.Still working.
At work...first shift...hope she does it right!

Getting name badge made to work in the factory.
Does everyone like chocolate...Janae's answer clearly shows!!! Getting ready for the Biggest 3D Movie

Day 3 - Adventure Aquarium, NJ and Historical Sites of Philadelphia

Daddy and Janae stopping for a picture.
This is Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse where we at supper that night.

This is outside of Betsy Ross' house
Ben Franklin's Grave
Daddy and Janae riding the carousel in Franklin Square...this time she is on Smarty Jones!

Janae pushing her car, tired of riding in it I guess.
This was a beautiful Memorial set up in a park behind Independence Hall for all the soldiers that died there in that very park during one of the earlier wars. There is an eternal flame that burns for them. It was seriously a very cool experience learning all this history. I wish we would have had one more day to do all this stuff because there was so much we didn't get to see.
First Bank of Philadelphia - or something like that...it is a bank i do remember that part.

Janae and I at the Aquarium
The Liberty Bell
Independence Hall

~Jellies~
*Sharks*
More colorful fishes...