Playing With The Big Kids in the Neighborhood!

I think I've said this before but I just love, love, love playing and watching the big kids! On Friday, a high 60 degree fall day (and probably the last warm day of the year), many of the neighbor kids were out playing. I took the initiative to join right in and they love me so much they didn't mind at all!

They were playing some version of freeze-tag and all gathered around the base to see who was going to be it first.

I was trying to keep my distant from the person who was "it"!

Halloween Party With My Playgroup!

Friday, my playgroup gathered at one of the mommy's houses for a Halloween Party! We all arrived in our costumes, had a yummy pot-luck lunch, decorated cups with stickers for a pinata, and played!

There was a monkey, Michigan cheerleader (yikes!), a duck (that's me)......

Elmo (woohoo!!!)....

Super woman, and a princess (to name a few).

We ate a scrumptious lunch at a table just our size!

I played in a bouncy blow up thing!

That had a slide too!

I rode on a roller-coaster!

Wheeee!!!

I waited patiently, with my decorated cup in hand, for my turn at the pinata!

I played with my whistle that I got from the pinata!

And I ended the party by munching on a BIG sugar cookie (sans icing and sprinkles that the "bigger" kids got).

Thanks ma-ma for letting me enjoy a cookie!!! :)

1, 2, 3!

I can now count to 3!!!! I prefer to skip 1 most of the time and just go straight to 2!

Listen to me count!!!

Mommy and Daddy's Post!

Before you were conceived I wanted you.

Before you were born I loved you.

Before you were here an hour I would die for you.

This is the miracle of life.

Weekend in Columbus - Boo at the Zoo!!!

Sunday, was a beautifully sunny day (though a little chilly early) so we headed to the Columbus Zoo for Boo at the Zoo!!! I got dressed in my Halloween costume which is a duck!!! I am a natural at "Quacking" so this costume fits me perfectly!

After a short drive, we arrived!

We got packed up in the wagon and headed in to the zoo!

Cousin Addison is going to be the cutest ladybug around this Halloween!

And me, well, the most handsome duck around, of course!

We stopped for a quick picture with Mr. Jack-o-lantern!

Then said hello to the Flamingos!

The monkey!

The Gorillas! The Gorillas were soooo cool! They were very interactive and were even giving us kisses through the glass!

Aunt Kristi gave them a kiss back!

Next, we saw the Bonobo's! We arrived just in time for lunch! Though, we passed! It's a little deceiving....they really aren't eating Wheat Thins and Oatmeal, it's actually carrots and lettuce in empty boxes!

They were sooo interesting to watch though....I was in awe!

This is the baby Bonobo (munching on a carrot)!

Excuse my invasion of Mr. Bonobo's privacy but their "bottoms" were very "unique" (to put it nicely), I just had to show you!

This Bonobo was the smart one of the group. He gathered all of his food and hid it under the hay on a slide! He would secretly go to it, uncover it, grab a piece and quickly cover it back up again!

Next we rode the horses!

Looking for mommy! "WHOA, these horses go fast!"

We ended at the aquarium where we saw lots of fish and received a few pieces of candy (and a little bag of pretzels)! Mommy gave me the pretzels and guess who got the candy! :) Thanks for keeping me healthy mommy!

Unfortunately, the Zoo led us to the end of our fun weekend! The time to say good-bye to everyone came too quick! We had a great time though and always look forward to next time! I asked for Addie (and continue to 4 days later) a gazillion times. I know it breaks my mommy's heart but she puts a smile on her face and says, "Addie's at her home, sweet boy (that's me!), but we'll see her very soon!" I will just be that much more excited to see her again since I have to wait!

Weekend in Columbus - Playing With My Cousin, Addie!

After our tailgating party, Addison and I played at her house! We had such a great time together and were INSEPARABLE!!!

Just look at us!

We bathed together.

We colored together.

We read together.

We went swimming at the Worthington Rec Center and they had a fantastic pool!

There was a splash zone where Addison and I could fill up our watering cans!

A basketball hoop for us to shoot baskets!

I practiced the front crawl!

Relaxed in a floaty!
Went through the lazy river with mommy!

And there was even a slide just our size for Addison and I to go down!

INSEPARABLE, like I said earlier!

Mommy didn't want to miss out on the fun of going down the slide!