The only cat I've ever liked...

So i usually hate cats, the alive ones. However I wanted a costume where I could paint Alyssa's sweet little nose so I decided on a black cat. It was adorable! I made her tail, ears, and collar. She was the cutest little cat ever! We went trick or treating and then to a Halloween party (where Dave and I dressed up as Mario and Luigi). We forgot to take a picture of our costume though but it was a repeat costume so we already have some old pictures. We let Alyssa walk around with her monogrammed halloween basket (thanks caitlin!). She would take the candy and put it in her basket like a pro! We knew she would be better than the average 1 year old at trick or treating because all day long she carries around her easter basket and a beach bucket and fills them with things. If we can't find something, we look in a shoe, bucket, toy chest, etc since she just loves putting things in containers. We found our sim card in her toy bin the other day. So the trick or treating was right up her alley. And if you ask her what a ghost says she'll say "boo" (although it kind of comes out a little more like baa). That was her trick at each door.

She is continuing to get smarter and smarter. We were looking at pictures the other day and i could ask her where Mommy or Daddy were in pictures with multiple people and she would point to us. She is also getting really good at putting puzzle pieces in their correct spot after searching. She is just getting so fun. But she is also starting to find her free will and she is testing us a lot. Time out works wonderfully on her though so far. Usually I just have to threaten a time out and she will listen. The other day I told her not to climb the stairs. She did so I gave her a time out warning. She got down immediately and walked away. A few seconds later I saw her walking back over so i told her she was getting a time out if she went up the stairs again. She lifted her knee up over the stair and looked at me. She in no way let her knee touch the stair though. So she listened, she did not go up the stairs, but the little turd was just messing with me. I guess as long as she listens that well its all i can expect out of a 13 month old. And its so hard not to laugh when she does something like that because she will give me this little smirk and sometimes even give me her little princess wave.

She is getting 2 more teeth of the bottom which are bothering her some but she is handling them pretty well. She will yell out in the middle of the night but she must just roll over and go back to sleep right away because its only like one yell.

All and all we are doing great! I think I am going to start with the new blog next time i post (the private one) so make sure you email me (Lindsayb727@yahoo.com) if you want access to it!