Shopping With Gramma

On Saturday morning, Camden and I journeyed to Greenwood Mall to meet Gramma Pat for some shopping.  Our first stop was Kohl's.  Camden eagerly ran into Gramma's arms for a hug, then headed off to see the Christmas trees and decorations while I looked for a new purse.  Camden and Gramma joined me and Camden picked out a few for herself.  Apparently she likes red.

Next we headed over to the main mall and enjoyed some window shopping along with stops at the play areas for a break.  Camden hitched a ride on the little merry-go-round with another couple of kids.  Gramma had to walk beside her the whole time.

Down the hall a bit, we came across a Colts store that had a punching bag out front.  Camden had a ball making it weeble and then bounce back up. 

We took a lunch break at Paradise Cafe and Bakery for some yummy salad and soup.  I knew we had back light from the sun, but I wanted a picture of Camden and her Gramma.

Then back to the mall for more shopping.  Camden wanted to do the "alligator" at Macy's and Gramma happily obliged.

We finally found the main playland area and Camden got a final 30-minutes of running, climbing, and sliding in front of Gramma before it was time for us to head home.

We had to get home for trick-or-treating...and take a much needed nap.  Camden was out about 3 minutes drive away from the mall!  Thankfully it's an hour drive and she slept another 1/2 hour once we got home.

Such a fun day for all!

Our Neighborhood

We got the wagon out and trekked through the neighborhood.  She is still so young and doesn't need so much candy, so we only hit the houses between Papaw's house and ours. 

Our neighborhood is perfect for trick or treating.  It is so small town America!  Everyone is out either walking their kids or sitting on their porch waiting for kids.  Porch lights are on.  And our neighbors are so generous to the kids.  It wasn't just one little dumdum sucker she got.  It was a handful of candy or a baggie of treats.  We only hit seven houses, but her bucket was overflowing!

Our two neighbors that we know the best, "Grandma" as Camden calls the older lady who owns Fritz the dog and Crystal our immediate next door neighbor, were especially impressed with our little cow.  But, in reality, she was a hit at every house.  She had mastered, "Trick or treat" and "thank you" by the time we were at the second house, so she was beyond cute!

First Stops: Grandparents

Our first house is always GaGa's and Grandpa's.  Plus we were ready before the official hours and this gave us a chance to visit before heading down the street.  We had Camden go to the door by herself and knock.  At this point she hadn't gotten down saying "trick or treat" or even "moo!"  But GaGa welcomed her anyway.

GaGa prepared bags of treats and Camden liked that her bucket was already filling up!

Haliana stopped by too.  She was a sweet little lady bug.  Camden wouldn't sit by herself, so I had to get in the picture.

Next it was off to PaPaw's.  Camden was getting to be a pro at knocking.



Papaw had a little toy tricycle that she enjoyed playing with while we visited.  Gave me a chance to capture the costume again.

PaPaw had some yummy chocolate for Camden, too.

Her Costume

I never wanted to buy Camden's Halloween costume.  I like the idea of putting something together or making it myself.  However, we were in Sam's a few weeks ago and they had some adorable "big belly" animal outfits that I couldn't pass up. They were inexpensive and would keep her warm.  Since I frequently call her, "Missy Moo," I picked the cow outfit.

I love the tail!  And the face was so cute, too.

The above one is her getting impatient with Kevin, since he was still inside when we were all ready to go.  Here she's saying, "C'mon Daddy!"

Trick or Treat....MOOO!

Daddy's Hat

The daily ritual when Daddy comes home from hunting...Camden runs to the door and puts on Kevin's hat.  She looks so cute.  The picture doesn't do it justice. 

I'm most shocked by how green her eyes look.  My dad, Camden's Grandpa Don, had eyes that changed when he wore different colors.  Mine do too, to some extent.  Looks like baby girl also got that trait.

Uh Oh...Driving

Yes, Camden is convinced that she should drive a car.  Everytime we get ready to go anywhere, she emphatically offers to drive.  I had the Buick parked in the driveway and needed to clean it out, so I let her sit in the driver's seat to keep her occupied.  Hog Heaven!

By the way, the car was parked in the driveway so the insurance adjuster could see it.  On the way home on Sunday night from picking up Camden from Uncle Ric and Aunt Carole, a HUGE buck decided to run into my path.  I saw him quick enough to hit the brakes and swerve, but he ran into the side of the car.  No one was hurt and it's relatively minor damage for a deer hitting it, but we'll have to have some body work done to the driver's door, mirror and front fender.  Kevin says he's glad one of us got a big one this year!