Halloween

I started scoping out Halloween costumes mid September because I am a Halloween freak! I wanted to do the same theme for the whole family and I saw a little pig costume online that I thought would look adorable on Ryann, so it was settled. The Erickson's are Ranchers this year!

Thanks to our neighbors our costumes were pretty authentic, and I must say Bryce looked pretty good as a cowboy. Now I know where they get the saying save a horse ride a cowboy ;) all except for the mustache of coarse, but his nephews loved. TJ who is 6 told Bryce that he liked his bro stache. This particular "bro stache" was made out of horse tail. Bryce's nephews also thought that Bryce needed a can that said beer on it. I am not sure what cowboys they have seen or hung out with, but apparently cowboys like to drink?? I tried to inform them that the beer was for the horses, but they didn't buy it. They must not listen to country music too much.

When I got Ryann's costume in the mail. I was a little disappointed looking at it, but it looked much cuter on and aunt Penney helped me make some piggy bows and a piggy tail which gave it a special little touch, but the best part of that costume is those cheeks!!!

Ryann thinks piggy noises are pretty funny too. She even tries to impersonate it.

As always we had our annual hood Halloween party. I love seeing everyone all dressed up!! Halloween has got to be the best holiday!!!

It was especially fun dressing Ryann up this year. I wasn't sure if I should take her trick or treating since she can't eat candy, and I didn't want people to think that I was going so I could have the candy, but I really wanted to show Ryann off so I just took her to a few houses of our closest friends in the parents neighborhood! It was too much fun!!!

8 Months

• Ryann does this thing where she sings and dances. Aunt Penney thought she was have a seizure, but I ensured her that she was just singing and dancing to her. She use to mostly do it when she was nursing (which I didn't love) but now will mimic you if you sing and dance with her.
• She also will carry on conversations with you and have a laughing fest, only curtasy laughs though. I am not sure what we are talking about or laughing about, but she seems to be pretty amused by the whole thing.
• She likes Toys that talk and light up, or move. She loves the elmo that sings and dances to the E.L.M.O She will even go to other people as long as they have some toys that will enterain her.
• Drewling like crazy, and we are beginning to see some more teeth
• She is very interested in real food. I have given her a few things like peas, crackers, and one time I gave her the brown part of an orea. She loved it!! Everytime she sees me eat she just stares at me and wants to eat it too.
• Unless I am holding and walking with her, she would rather sit
• On November 18th she had pink eye. It was the saddest thing I have ever seen!!
• Makes the "chucky face" when she looks at herself in the mirror and when she sees certain people. (Mostly her dad)










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