Thinking about it....

Nah.... (maybe next time!)

Fun at the park

It was such a beautiful day today!  We went to the park.  I had so much fun!  I played on the swing and the choo-choo train, and even went down the slide for the first time!  I watched kids play at the skate park, watched doggies play in the dog park and even saw a remote control airplane doing flips and other tricks!  

I love the swing (you can see my teeth in this picture)!

Here's the last time I was on the train at the park (2 months old)...

(See post from May 26, 2008)

And now...

Down the slide (the sun was in my eyes a little...that's why I'm not smiling)!

Walking around the skate park and dog park with Daddy!

Fall Festivals, Pumpkin Parties, and Picnics

I had a busy weekend!  On Saturday, I went to the Fall Festival at Mommy's school.  Then we went to the pumpkin party at Aunt Ashley's house.  Then on Sunday, after church we went on a picnic with Mommy and Daddy's Sunday School class.  It was a fun, busy weekend!

Some pictures from my weekend:

While Mommy was volunteering at the Fall Festival, Daddy and I watched some dancing inside.  It was warmer in there, and I got to dance to the music!

After the Fall Festival was over, we picked Maggie up from the groomer.  The groomer said that Maggie's ears looked like they had ear infections.  So, then we were off to an impromptu visit to the vet.  100 dollars later, Maggie has 3 medicines for her ear infections.  :-/  Poor Maggie.

After the visit to the vet, and watching some of the GA football game, we were off to Aunt Ashley's house for the pumpkin party.  I was a good girl, smiling and laughing the whole time!

I got to touch the pumpkin goop.  It was slimy!

I liked playing with our pumpkin!

Here's our family and our special pumpkin that Daddy carved (Mommy prepared the twigs).

Watching the pumpkin carving process.

Here I am posing with the pumpkins and eating a leaf.  It was icky tasting, but I kept trying it again to see if it would taste better.  

Daddy did such a good job carving the pumpkin that I decided he deserved a kiss!

A close up of the finished product.  We won 3rd place!

Today we went on my first picnic.  I played and played and played, and finally took a little nap.

Daddy played football while I was napping.  His team did so great ... I think they won.  Daddy was, of course, the star!

Pumpkin Fun

Mommy and Daddy took me to the Pumpkin Patch today!  It was a fun fall-ish activity to do on a fun fall day!  We picked pumpkins, saw lots of animals, talked to scarecrows, went on a hayride and lots more!  Here are some pictures from my fun day at the Pumpkin Patch:

The hayride ... I was wondering why I got to ride without my carseat (also you can tell I just woke up from my nap)

After the hayride, I got to pick my very own tiny pumpkin.  It was just my size!

After picking a pumpkin we picked a little cotton.  It was soft!

Then we went to find a larger pumpkin.  I sat and relaxed for a little while.  I heard you're supposed to be able to eat pumpkins, but I couldn't figure out how to fit mine in my mouth!

"These are mine!  Get your own!"

Here I am having a little conversation with the scarecrow.  He didn't say much, but I'm sure it's because he was so tired!  He has to stand there all day and all night!!

Here's Daddy picking the pumpkins!

After getting back from the patch, we went to see the animals.  Here's a turkey.  Mommy told me we would see him again soon around Thanksgiving.  I don't know what she was talking about...

After talking to some of the animals, Mommy and Daddy got some homemade ice cream.  You can tell Mommy loved it!

I heard they might be hiring at the farm, so I had to show them my tractor-driving skills.  They said to come back in a few years when my feet can reach the pedals.

And finally here I am asking the goat, "What does the billy goat say?" (tee-hee)

What does the billy goat say?

Well, here's the video that was promised.  I didn't answer as good as I usually do, but I guess I got camera shy this time.  So, anyway, you get the idea ... sorta.

Movin'

Here's a video of me getting around.  You see ... even though I don't really "crawl," I can get where I want to go!

Black Eye, Billy Goat, and Ma-ma

So, I've done a few new things lately.  I have been saying "da-da" for a while now.  I like how it sounds.  I say it all the time when I'm laughing, smiling, playing, and having fun.  Now, I have finally started saying "ma-ma."  Only difference is I say it, not when I'm happy and smiling, but when I am screaming and crying.  I guess I know that "Mama" will come save me and try to make me happy when I am sad and mad, so I call for her then.  But, she doesn't really like that I only say her name when I'm crying.  (Secretly I think she likes that I say her name at all, even if I do say it when I am crying).  

My other new trick is to answer Mommy and Daddy when they say, "What does a billy goat say?"  I make the sound.  (I will try to let Mommy get a video of this soon so that you can hear the sound I make, because I don't know how to spell the noise that a billy goat makes.  I asked Mommy how you spell it, and she said she doesn't know either.)  This is the only thing I will do on command.  Well, that and the Ray Charles head move...

Finally, my last piece of news is about my black eye.  I was playing with the wooden puzzle piece at school one morning last week and I thought it might be fun to try to head-butt it.  The puzzle piece won.  It hit me in the eye, and left a big bruise.  It's already looking a lot better, but it was my first real ouchie.  I didn't like it ... I cried for a little while.  But not for long. :)

Mommy and Daddy haven't taken many pictures lately, so I'll leave you with just one picture (since I just can't post without a picture!) from a couple weeks ago when we went to get my car seat checked out.  There was a fire truck there and I got to see it up close and I even talked to some firemen.  They were nice.