Leo has been busy learning lots of new things. He says a handful of words (mama, dada, kak kak for quack, ga ga for doggie, ha for hot) and says "BA" for alot of things like: Bat, Bath, Balloon, Ball, Baby, etc. :) He has taken his first steps but still prefers crawling everywhere. He dances everytime he hears music and by dance I mean bounces up and down. He LOVES his books that play music and he absolutely loved his first time fingerpainting...
Isla continues to love school and she's had a lot of great days in a row where the teacher has said what a fabulous helper she's been. She cracks me up with the things she says everyday. She is just growing into a little lady too fast for me. She also still loves going to the park on pretty days and fishing with Coach, feeding the ducks and turtles and swinging.
Bathtime with these two gets out of control. They have splash wars everynight and crack up the whole time.
We had another picnic at the park the other day and John met us up there to spend time with us during his lunch break. Isla blowed bubbles for Leo, we fed the huge ducks and even had one almost land on Isla's head.
Of course one of the best parts about October is the pumpkin patch. Haystacks, tons of pumpkins, bouncy houses, games, scarecrows, I love all of it.
Isla's class even took a field trip to the pumpkin patch where she got to enjoy all the activities for a second time. And I tagged along with Leo so we got to have a round two as well. 
And the most exciting news this month is that I get to finally announce my pregnancy! :) That's right, we are expecting another little pumpkin May 4th. We are so very excited. Isla can hardly wait and already is kissing and rubbing my belly. I can't believe we will be blessed with 3 children. All this love makes me the happiest mama in the world! More on the pregnancy to come.
The Jacksonville Zoo's Spooktacular was this past weekend and it was a hit. Candy at every turn, face painting, D.J.s, more carved jack o lanterns than I ever thought possible, carousel rides, candy apples, pirates, Alice and Wonderland world, bouncy houses, and tons of smiles.
It's been a great October and all of our little pumpkins fill us with so much happiness. 
I painted these favor bags and stuffed them with little sponges, bubble bath, a bubble duck necklace and party horn. The little duck sticker at the top said "Leo's first birthday."
The food was catered by al la Carte and I made lots of cupcakes decorated with blue sprinkles and of course a sugared duck on top. I also blew up a bag full of light blue balloons and had them scattered throughout the house to look like bubbles. We also had bath/duck themed music playing during the party. The hits were Elmo's version of Splish Splash and of course, Ernie's Rubber Ducky.
As the guests arrived we had little stations set up for the babies to play in. A sand box filled with ducks, a bubble wand station, a "duck" pond, and a color your own rubber duck station (which was a hit for the older kids). We also had a bubble machine that spewed out hundreds of bubbles at a time. Seriously, Leo did not know what was going on. This was his expression pretty much the entire party. :) He's still adorable though. 
Sister Isla had a blast too. She made sure the bubbles were blowing the right way and that all the party guests knew what activities they could do. 
I bought this blow up duck tub to use as a cooler but also thought Leo might like to take baths in it too. Little did I know this thing quacks LOUD when you press his beak and ever since then, Leo won't go near this Duck. 
Here is the duck pinata that lasted for the little kids swings, then a 7 year old whacked it's head off and candy went flying. It was pretty gruesome. 
The day was beautiful and we really enjoyed all the activities. I'm so thankful we have such a huge gorgeous tree in our front yard that shades the entire thing. 
I can't believe my baby boy is One! He is such a sweet little guy and we love him so very much!
The next event was the clown/magician. He did magic tricks with his bunny and hamster, made m&ms out of sugar and cocoa, did the old scarf in the sleeve trick, and much more. Isla was his little sidekick and was hilarious. 
This was Leo's first lollipop and he's never been the same since. Any time he sees one know, he HAS to have it. 
And he absolutely LOVED the hampster. He went nuts over him!
Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Leo, Happy Birthday to you! He Loved his cake!
