Tuesday, November 2, 2010

"Treat!"


 She kissed the pumpkins because, well, she is very much into kissing lately!


 Making friends with Rudy.
 We ran into a little Brobee and we made them pose together!
 She had fun passing out candy with Auntie Lara for awhile!
 Last stop of the evening:  The Nunez Family...she adores them!
Jess & MVP

Margaux said "Treat!" instead of "Trick or treat!".  Halloween was fun for her this year.  She was very excited about the pumpkin carving despite the fact that she REFUSED to get her hands soiled with the pumpkin guts!  Her Foofa costume made her very happy and she got into the spirit of trick-or-treating a bit more this year.  We probably only went to about 10 houses since she was a bit timid, but she enjoyed herself and so did we.  When we stopped by Lara & Tony's house she had a blast answering the door and helping Lara hand out the candy.  Maybe she'll be the girl who likes to dress up to be the candy giver rather than the candy receiver!

The Dancing Horses Theatre









This past Friday we checked out The Dancing Horses Theatre in Delavan, WI.  Delavan is just past Lake Geneva, such a pretty little area!  The theatre property is pretty amazing as it also includes vast acreage for a wide assortment of animals.  We first took in the 75 minute show that kicks off with the owner, Dana Montana, giving a little speech about how her love of horses began.  She's an interesting lady...ex Playboy Bunny, horse lover, owner of The Sugar Shack and a club in Chicago!  The show is kind of Vegas-y, with pretty girls in glitzy costumes and beautiful horses trained to perform neat tricks to music.  This was followed by a bird show in another building and then a back stage tour of the horse stables and a demonstration of the training techniques.  Margaux LOVED the petting zoo!  It is by far the best we have ever visited.  The animals are so well cared for and you are free to roam about without the staff lurking around nervously watching your every move like so many others that we have visited.  We are thrilled at how much Margaux loves animals...she was all about those little goats! They even offer camel rides, but MVP was WAY too tired to do that on this visit!  I have to add that as per usual, MVP cozied up to another older lady who was nice to her.  This woman was sitting next to us during the show and the next thing we know, Margaux is snuggled into her lap and calling her "Grandma"!  Cute.