A Cold Day in the Park

On the day after Thanksgiving, I had a great surprise. Daddy and mommy's friends William and Renee, and their kids Cole and Connor, went to breakfast with me, daddy and mommy. Then daddy and William (or Sherman, depending on who you ask) took me and Connor and Cole to the park. Connor and I swung on the swings. It was really, really cold, but I would have stayed out there all day if mommy would have let me.

Here are a couple of pictures of William, Connor, daddy and me.

Doesn't mommy look so cold.....
Connor was walking and running everywhere. I can't wait to be big like him.

Happy Turkey Day 2007

Happy Thanksgiving (or as Dada says, happy turkey day) everyone! I hope you had lots of fun. I did. Mommy and daddy and Leo and I (we left Olivia at home) went over to Doll and Granddad's for the day. We had a yummy lunch (I ate turkey, sweet potatoes, rolls, rice, and green beans -- Aunt T made the green beans) and I got to play a bunch with everyone. Connie and Phil and cousin Aaron came to dinner. Aunt T and John and John's kids were there too. I played and I played and then I got really tired. So I took a super long nap. Must have been the turkey.

Anyway, here is a picture of me and Grandad and Doll. I'm wearing my turkey day outfit.
I'm learning to walk. I can't do it by myself yet, but I can do it with mommy's help.

More walking....
But my preferred method of transportation is still the scoot. I am earning my nickname ("Scooter").

Crazy Fall Weather

I live in Springfield, Missouri. In Springfield, the weather is always crazy. Especially in the fall. Last week, it was 20 degrees one morning. The furnace in our new house wasn't working and it was freeeeeeeeeezing cold. Then, this weekend the weather felt like summer. It was 75 degrees today and really sunny. That's why I'm not wearing any shoes in my fall pictures. I got to play in a pile of leaves today. Daddy threw leaves at me and I threw leaves at daddy, when I wasn't eating them. So anyway, here are my fall pictures. I hope you enjoy.

I am getting excited for the holidays. Even though this won't be my first Thanksgiving and Christmas, it will be the first one where I can move around. I can't wait to tell you all of my stories. Plus, this Christmas I will have a cousin for the first time (because My Auntie Jessica is having a baby in December).

First Day of School

Yes, you read that right. I went to my school today for five hours. My "school" is Westminster Presbyterian Church's parents day out program. Since it is cold here, I wore some of my warm new clothes. I even wore shoes. I had lots of fun at school! We took naps and ate lunch and played with lots and lots of toys. My mommy said she had never seen so many toys and such a big mess when she picked me up.

In this picture, I am showing off my teeth! And I am wearing my back to school clothes.

Here, I am showing my newest trick. I can make my way over the step up between our sun room and living room and then I can scoot all over the house.

Don't you like my shoes? My aunt T got them for me.