My summer was full of fun and firsts. We took our first long road trip as a family. We stopped in Atlanta to meet my Great Uncle Buzz and Great Aunt Dianne (my mom's aunt and uncle). While we were there, I saw my first beluga whale at the Georgia Aquarium. We traveled farther on to North Carolina (Murphy-area) to visit my Great Grandma Lois and some more of my extended family. I saw my first fireflies (or lightning bugs as mom calls them), and met some of my cousins for the first time. I ended my summer with a little trip to St. Petersburg. Mom and I tagged along with dad while he had to work and we visited Lowry Park Zoo (my favorite thing was the giraffe skull), the beach near where my mom grew up (Redington Shores), and topped of the trip with a Rays game, but not just any Rays game. It was THE Rays game - the first no-hitter in the history of the Rays! I was there with my family and some friends. Here I am with one of those friends (Justin) below.
This year I am still in preschool and I am going 3 days each week. Just before my first day of school (see pics at the left), I got my very first haircut (see below). It was just a trim, but I really enjoyed it. School is a lot of fun and I love my new teacher, Mrs. Scott. This year, mom gets to help out in the classroom about once a month and I like having her in the classroom.
Here I am just dressing up for fun. This is a dress that my Aunt Kimmie and my mom wore when they were little girls.
The approach of the fall also brought an onslaught of birthday parties! Here I am at my friend Grace's birthday party enjoying some dress up time and, Play-doh, and (of course), Dora and Swiper. It was lots of fun.
A good friend of ours had a 40th birthday party at the Swan and Dolphin Hotel near Disney World, so we took the opportunity to stay overnight and enjoy some fun things at the hotel. Here's a picture of our room (I loved the balcony).
The approach of the fall also brought an onslaught of birthday parties! Here I am at my friend Grace's birthday party enjoying some dress up time and, Play-doh, and (of course), Dora and Swiper. It was lots of fun.
A good friend of ours had a 40th birthday party at the Swan and Dolphin Hotel near Disney World, so we took the opportunity to stay overnight and enjoy some fun things at the hotel. Here's a picture of our room (I loved the balcony).
I had a great time swinging in the hammock with dad.
I spent a lot of time playing with my ponies. I buried them in the sand, took them on the playground, and taking them swimming in the pools.
The water was definitely cooler than my pool at home, but mom came in and braved the cold with me. I even tried the "big-kid" water slide, but mom and dad couldn't get pictures because one of them had to help me at the top of the slide and the other one had to meet me at the bottom, but TRUST me - I DID it!
I completed my trip to the Swan and Dolphin with a big, sticky, messy, lollipop. Mom was not happy about the fact that dad let me have it in the car (I have a propensity toward wiping sticky, messy things on the car seat), but she wasn't too upset because I had eaten a great, healthy breakfast that morning. In fact, Goofy, Pluto, Chip and Dale also came to breakfast! It was a lot of fun.
After lots and lots of waiting the pumpkins FINALLY arrived! Mom and I took a trip to the pumpkin patch by ourselves. We took some fun pictures and took home some pumpkins, too.
Here are some pictures from another birthday party. However, this was a special birthday party. It was at Green Meadows Farm, which is one of my favorite places!
Mrs. Tammy (the birthday girl's mommy), helped me feed the goats.
I was a little bit afraid to feed the goats myself, but I did like petting them!
The highlight of the trip for mom was watching me kiss this little, tiny baby duck. However, the highlight of the trip for me was when the duck pooped on daddy's shirt. I guess I squeezed the little thing a little too hard. Even my friend Paige got a kick out of that.
I was feeling a bit "sheepish" standing next to this ewe. If you could hear this picture, you'd hear me giggling and making "baaa" sounds.
Paige and I were very amused by the rabbits, but mom was more amused at how similar Paige and I look in this picture.
I got to play around in an antique school room. It had "old-fashioned" desks that mom remembers having in her classroom. Wow, my mom just might be a bit antique herself.
Chugga-chugga Choo! Choo! We took a train ride together and I really liked watching Baby Tyler while we were on the train.
Even mom got into the farm life for a moment and held a chicken.
No trip to Green Meadows would be complete without riding a pony. I stayed very steady on the horse and rode it like a pro! (well, nearly . . . .)
When I came to Green Meadows for my 2nd birthday, I was too scared to milk a cow, but THIS time I did it! I also got to feed Sweet Lips - that's the cow's name.
Here I am with my family. Mom likes this picture because she says you can tell that I look a little like her and a little like my dad. I just think I look cute and totally prepared for a day at the farm.
I spent a lot of time playing with my ponies. I buried them in the sand, took them on the playground, and taking them swimming in the pools.
The water was definitely cooler than my pool at home, but mom came in and braved the cold with me. I even tried the "big-kid" water slide, but mom and dad couldn't get pictures because one of them had to help me at the top of the slide and the other one had to meet me at the bottom, but TRUST me - I DID it!
I completed my trip to the Swan and Dolphin with a big, sticky, messy, lollipop. Mom was not happy about the fact that dad let me have it in the car (I have a propensity toward wiping sticky, messy things on the car seat), but she wasn't too upset because I had eaten a great, healthy breakfast that morning. In fact, Goofy, Pluto, Chip and Dale also came to breakfast! It was a lot of fun.
After lots and lots of waiting the pumpkins FINALLY arrived! Mom and I took a trip to the pumpkin patch by ourselves. We took some fun pictures and took home some pumpkins, too.
Here are some pictures from another birthday party. However, this was a special birthday party. It was at Green Meadows Farm, which is one of my favorite places!
Mrs. Tammy (the birthday girl's mommy), helped me feed the goats.
I was a little bit afraid to feed the goats myself, but I did like petting them!
The highlight of the trip for mom was watching me kiss this little, tiny baby duck. However, the highlight of the trip for me was when the duck pooped on daddy's shirt. I guess I squeezed the little thing a little too hard. Even my friend Paige got a kick out of that.
I was feeling a bit "sheepish" standing next to this ewe. If you could hear this picture, you'd hear me giggling and making "baaa" sounds.
Paige and I were very amused by the rabbits, but mom was more amused at how similar Paige and I look in this picture.
I got to play around in an antique school room. It had "old-fashioned" desks that mom remembers having in her classroom. Wow, my mom just might be a bit antique herself.
Chugga-chugga Choo! Choo! We took a train ride together and I really liked watching Baby Tyler while we were on the train.
Even mom got into the farm life for a moment and held a chicken.
No trip to Green Meadows would be complete without riding a pony. I stayed very steady on the horse and rode it like a pro! (well, nearly . . . .)
When I came to Green Meadows for my 2nd birthday, I was too scared to milk a cow, but THIS time I did it! I also got to feed Sweet Lips - that's the cow's name.
Here I am with my family. Mom likes this picture because she says you can tell that I look a little like her and a little like my dad. I just think I look cute and totally prepared for a day at the farm.
So, that was my summer and fall. Who knows what the winter will bring!
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