Wednesday, September 29, 2010

The Zoo: Part 2

First, I'm excited to report that August got his first tooth this week!!!  I will take pictures when you can actually see it :)

Andy was home this past weekend and Amelia wanted to take him to the zoo - so off we went!  We saw mostly the same 1/2 of the zoo from last week, but we did find a few animals that weren't out last time!  She was most excited about the zebras and the giraffes!  We're probably going to go again when Aunt Kelsey is in town this weekend - I'm hoping to hit the other side this time.  It is a great zoo and we want to take advantage of it while the weather is nice :) 

Giraffes!!!

August - chillin' out again :)

She made another map - but she let Daddy hold it most of the time this time.

Hopping like a kangaroo!!!!

Having a serious discussion about the bears.

Riding a rhino - I mean - doesn't everybody do this???

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

The longest Post Ever

I haven't posted anything in a while, and we've been pretty busy...so here are pictures and the stories to go with them.

While Andy is out of town, I am lucky to have visitors to help and keep me company.  My parents were the first - and we did a TON in a small amount of time. 

First - we built a "Story Box" for Amelia.  It is from one of her favorite TV shows called Pinky Dinky Doo - and she loves it!

Then we visited the Edmond Historical Museum.  They have a children's area with dress up, a tee pee, a little town store, and a fun little garden (that picture is on my mom's camera).  This one is of our smiley guy watching Amelia pick vegetables in the garden :)

We went to eat at Pop's (it's a cute restaurant on Route 66) and we were trying to teach Amelia to point with her pointer finger, but, alas, she still just flips everyone off! HA!

We have these great ponds just a few houses down, and we all went fishing the last night they were here.  Doc figured out that the fish love cheese and they were just reeling them in!  Here is Amelia's first catch - a huge Bass!
And of course, before they were allowed to leave, Amelia had to build a tent with Honey.  Those are the "windows" for the tent and Amelia's silly little face!

Notice that she's wearing dresses now :)  Soooo cute!!  Thanks, Honey.


Always smiling for the camera!  He's going after a Cheerio under the couch - ha!

We've also been making some fun new friends.  One of our library friends invited us to the zoo today!  When I told Amelia we were going - she went right to the crayon box and started drawing.  She made a MAP of the zoo so that we would know where to go.  She carried it the ENTIRE time - it was priceless!

She would have stayed in the otter exhibit all day if I let her.  (Notice the map in her hands).

Tried to get a mother/daughter picture, but Amelia wasn't having any of it!  Good thing our little friend Makenna was all smiles :)

Studying the map to see where we should go after the gorillas!

Hi Buddy!  He was so good all morning :)  Such a trooper.  He liked the gorillas the best.

She made sure to pet every single goat in the petting zoo!  All while holding onto her map!  It was totally crumbled by the end of the day - but it sure was a big help :)

We will definitely go back to the zoo soon - it's only 10 minutes away! 

Next up - Daddy comes home for the weekend - then Aunt Kelsey comes the next :)

Friday, September 10, 2010

Time for School

I have a new job as a substitute for a local pre school!  It's exciting because it still gives me time at home with the kids and then when I am working - the babies get to come with me!!!!  Yahoo!!  Now - if only they would pay me for full time I work I could do it forever :)

Because Amelia will be coming with me to work - she needed her pre school gear!  So we went to get her a backpack.  She picked it out all on her own (and it just happens to match some of her pajamas).  I was also loving the "after school season sales!!!"

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Pocketbaby Up and Running Again

I finally got Pocketbaby up and running again.  I'm going to give these Oklahoma people a chance to get in on the action!  You can see the new format at http://shoppocketbaby.blogspot.com or you can still link to it from www.pocketbaby.com


Tell all of your friends to shop! 

And, Sarah, you'll still see your precious little girl as our star!!!

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Crazy Kid


I like walking into a room and cracking up!  That's what happened today around 5:00.  I was feeding August in the kitchen and Amelia was running back and forth - then it got quiet in the living room.  I walked around the corner to this - she is nuts!!!!!  haha!!!