Pumpkin Patch

Last Friday we went with our MACARONI (who knows what that stands for?) group from church to the Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch in Mt. Pleasant. It was overall fun but sooo tiring for Mom and KJ! First, we walked around in the pumpkins and then went over to the jump castles. KJ is a little too young for that yet but thankfully they had a small one for toddlers. Toddlers? Can you believe we're already using that word? Anyhoo, we had fun jumping around and crawling thru the tunnels. Next we went over to see the animals and KJ especially enjoyed the bunnies. She wanted to take one home but we had to leave them for the other children to enjoy. Lastly, we rode the truck aka "hayride" and as you'll see from the last photo we were pooped by then. When we left we hadn't eaten lunch and had packed one so Mom did some quick brainstorming and decided against sitting at a picnic table with bugs flying around. So we hoofed it to the van and had a picnic on the floor. Thank Goodness for sto and go seats! We flipped the screen down, popped in a Einstein DVD, and had a nice relaxing lunch in the air conditioning!

Weekend in Charlotte

This weekend we made our way to Charlotte. Daddy had a golf date with some buddies and Momma had a date with her friend Kelly for some shopping. We stopped over Friday with our friends Martin, April and Maddie. I'd never met Maddie before but we had a great time hanging out and playing. I can't wait to see her again!





















On Saturday Momma dropped Daddy off and made her way to Kelly's. While they caught up I took a nice long nap and then we went shopping. Momma got me a couple of cute outfits. Imagine that! Kelly had a great big beast of a dog named Gus and a little beast of a dog named Harper. I had such fun petting them. Then Momma found me leaning against Gus like he was a Lazyboy. So she got a cute shot. Then I leaned over and hugged him and she got another snapshot.

Momma just had to include this shot. This was from last week when I ran through the sprinkler in the yard. I was a wet mess!





And here I am today with Daddy. We were playing outside and Momma caught us being silly. I am sure glad to be home!

Blazing a trail through the firehouse

Today Momma and me took a tour of one of the local fire stations with our MOMS club. We got to see inside where they hang out, watch tv, and eat. That part was pretty boring considering at a year and a half my attention span is non-existent. But then the fun started when we went back outside and looked at a fire truck up close. I loved touching the buttons and wheels and I even got to sit inside. We had a blast. Momma even got a picture of me with the great big American Flag. Go USA!

A Little Update

So we've got us a little dog door from the den out onto the back porch and I've been checking it out for some time. You'll see from the pictures I've finally gotten it figured out! I never made it all the way through but with a few more tries I'll be running outside right behind Baby and Lexi.


















Every Saturday Daddy makes his world famous pancakes. I can't tell you exactly how he does it but I hear it's something to do with "lettin the mix sit." Anyway, I haven't gotten to have syrup yet but it is a yummy time with the folks.


















Momma got me a new slide to play on this past weekend for a whole $10. We got its worth out in just two slides! I also am modeling my nifty overalls thanks to Aunt Joni who always makes sure I have plenty of tiger wear.
















Get Ready!



















Lets do that again!
















Popsicles are my favorite treat in the whole wide world. Sunday afternoon me and the folks we relaxing on the back porch and Momma thought it'd be fun to share one. SHARE? She must have been out of her mind.































Gone! Thankfully Lexi was around to help clean up. That Lexi always seems to be in the right place at the right time!














In other news Momma also got me a new beanbag to relax on. She figured it was time
to graduate from the pile of pillows I had been laying on to watch the tube.
















Baby loves it too! Go figure. She is capable of finding a nesting spot in almost any situation.

My new slide and my super cute overalls

Watch me chase bubbles

Waking up from a nap is FUN!!

Self Feeding

Like most things we've taught her to do, the self feeding has gone right out the window. One day she can say 10 different words, shake her head no, and wave bye bye. Then the next she grunts like a newborn. Same thing with using a spoon. One day she was using it like a natural and then the next...well I'll let the photos speak for themselves. Another parent lesson to learn: a task learned is not always a task remembered!

First Day of Child's Day Out

Katie Jo started Child's Day out at our church a couple of weeks ago. She goes for a few hours two days a week. This gives her a chance to socialize with toddlers her own age and I can use the time to run errands, go to appointments, and sometimes clean the house! While she's there she goes to the gym to stretch and play games, she has music and sings songs, and they eat lunch. So far she has loved it and has gotten good reports from her teacher Mrs. Gail.

Catch up photos

This photo shows Katie Jo's new favorite spot: the pillow stack in our bedroom. She loves to lay down and watch a Baby Einstein video.










Here she is holding on for dear life like a monkey!























I love this picture because she looks like such a little girl.













This was the day Ernesto hit. Katie Jo ate lunch in the open door waiting for it to come. It never did!

Ernesto might not have hit hard but he brought plenty of rain. We made the best of it by playing in the puddles.

These last two photos show Katie Jo trying on her Daddy's shoes. She just loved trying to walk around in them which didn't work out too well in her favor!

Running down the nature trail

Putting on Daddy's shoes

Jumping on the bed!

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