Halloween was a busy, fun-filled day that was very exciting for Little Miss.
The day began with a wonderful Halloween brunch at a fellow ET adoptive family's home.
An adorable assortment of high energy, costumed kiddos hyped for the impending candy-palooza!
Little Miss doting on her baby buddy . . .she loves this little guy!
Little Miss ditched the costume when she got too hot - would have been cute with the adorable Cat in the Hat.
Missy's first carved jack-o-lantern or "pumpkin jack" as she called it, complete with ears (by her suggestion). Two minutes into the "de-gutting" of the pumpkin Little Miss took off saying, "I changed my mind", so Mama did most of the process.
My little bunny getting even more excited as the big moment drew near.
After a BRIEF nap, we were off to our friends' house for some pre-trick-or-treating fun and photos. These little cuties looked like they stepped straight off Old MacDonald's farm!
And here we have the breakdown moment . . . it was bound to come. The culmination of nonstop excitement, fun, lack of sleep, sugar, and anticipation brought Little Miss to tears just as we were ready to hit the streets.
Fortunately, a lollipop from the first house we visited was a quick fix! (Oh yes, she was definitely allowed to eat that while we were out - desperate times call for desperate measures)
Initially, her big cousins were 2 houses ahead of Little Miss, but once she got the hang of it she was leading the pack, at the door while they were still on the sidewalk! She held her own with the big kids. She was quite polite and even turned on the charm at times with a bonus "Happy Halloween" in addition to her "trick-or-treat" and "Thank you"!
As the night ended, the pace slowed and Little Miss was carried more than she walked or rode in the wagon. But still, her comment as we arrived home was, "I want to stay at trick-or-treating" . . . already a die-hard at 2 and 1/2!
Move over Mary Lou Reton . . . Little Miss has started gymnastics! A few minutes in and she was hooked. I figured she'd enjoy tumbling around since she likes to move so much, but I had no idea how immediate and intense her interest would be. She loves it and she did super straight out of the gate! Here are a few pics from her first class: 
nose pressed up against the glass to see the kids in the earlier class
patiently waiting for her class to begin on day one
Little Miss in action . . . she literally "jumped" in full force at all four stations (vault, floor, beam, and bars) 
swinging on the rings like a little monkey - and having a blast!
