Fun Weekend

So, this weekend, Mommy, Granddaddy and I packed up and made the LONG trip to Tullahoma, TN to visit Big Daddy (my great granddaddy) and Mommy's Aunt Watts (which is technically my great aunt, but I'd rather just call her my aunt but she is SUPER cool and so much fun!) and Uncle Greg. I HATE car rides, so that part was kind of a drag, but when we got there, Aunt Watts had dinner waiting for us - which was my favorite meal - breakfast for dinner!! (Daddy refers to this as 'brinner').

It was getting late, so after dinner, I took a bath and headed for bed because it had been a LONG day!

The next morning Mommy told me that I got to spend the entire day with my aunt b/c she was going to meet Aunt Kelly in Nashville to go shopping with Uncle John. They were going to look for some 'cute' stuff for Uncle John's new house. Mommy and Aunt Kelly had a lot of fun looking for couches and 'accessories' with John and I think he actually enjoyed it too.

While Mommy was gone, I had a blast with Aunt Watts and all her "doggies." She has FIVE dogs!!! My favorite was Katy because we are both the same age and both have a lot of energy. Here is us playing in the recycling bins

And then we headed to the park

I played in the tubes

And in the rocks

Aunt Watts even helped me learn how to count and we played music together. We had so much fun!!! I have the greatest family! Mommy said we are going back to visit for Christmas very soon. I can't wait to see Aunt Watts, Big Daddy and all the doggies again! Mommy even said Kristin, Scott, and Kari will be there too!

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. I have so much to be thankful for. I have so many people who love me and I look forward to spending the day with my family!

Mommy and Daddy Got a New Camera

Last week when we were making our weekly family trip to Target, Mommy and Daddy were browsing in the electronic department b/c they have been looking for a camera for quite awhile now, so they could get better pictures of ME :). The one they were looking for was on sale, so Mommy and Daddy got their Christmas present early. They still need a good lens (hint hint hint), but here are a few pictures from the week.

Here is me playing in Mommy and Daddy's bed before breakfast.

Bouncing on the bed - Check out my bed head hair :)

Here is me this morning when I was told we were going out to breakfast and then to the park!

Here is me when we got to the park on the way to see the DUCKS!!!

First Mommy made me post for a picture with her

Ok, off to see the QUACK QUACKS

Mommy, can I take one home with me?

After much swinging and sliding with LAYLA (i.e. Gracen), I was tired and ready to go home for a nap.

I'm sure there will be more pictures soon!!!!

Halloween

Sorry it has been so long since I have blogged, but there are 2 reasons for this. 1. I won't sit still long enough for Mommy to take my picture anymore and 2. Our Internet has been out for an entire month! But don't you guys worry, I am back to blogging and will make it my TOP PRIORITY to keep my readers happy.

A lot has happened this past month, but I am going to blog about Halloween because it was SO much fun!! Gracen came over, so we hit the streets to find some candy.

I was a duck and Gracen was a pumpkin!

Gracen looks like a big girl with her pig tails

"Layla" (which is what I call myself and Gracen) was a crazy person

Watch out, duck on the loose

Here is us trick or treating. I liked the candy better with the wrapper on ;)

Trick or treat!!!

I was not happy about it, but I took a break for a family photo

After trick or treating, we ate dinner and I had a bath and then Gangi gave me my 1st candy bar

I don't know what to think about chocolate. Mommy seems to love it, so maybe I will someday!

This Halloween was way more fun than last year when Mommy dressed me up as a RAT!!

Wow, I have grown a lot since last year! Ok, time for bed. I promise not to wait another month before my next post!

It's Fall!

Sorry I haven't blogged in awhile, but I don't sit still long enough for Mommy to take my picture, but I did want to share with everyone about my week. Friday was Mommy's 28th b-day! Daddy and I celebrated by making Mommy her favorite breakfast - chocolate chip waffles! Then we went and shopped at the Gap b/c Aunt Kristin got her a gift card for new jeans and Mommy wanted them ASAP (you know how we girls love to shop!). After my nap, Mommy and Daddy took me to Gangi's house to spend the night so they could go to the movies and then a work event at Daddy's work. I love spending the night with Gangi! We had a lot of fun, but I woke up the next morning at 9:15 and felt terrible. I couldn't breathe well so Mommy and Daddy took me to the doctor and I had croup. Never heard of that before, but I don't feel so bad because Mommy hadn't either :). The doc gave me a shot and some meds and I felt SO much better. Unfortunately I didn't get to go to Disney on Ice b/c the doc said I was contagious to little kids :( But, there's always next year!

Today, Mommy took me to the park because fall is finally here! It is so nice outside! I wish it was Fall all year round! Here is Mommy chasing me (of course I don't want to sit still for pics anymore ;)

And then Mommy pushed me in the swing. As you can tell, I LOVE to swing :)

Alright, time to go take a nap. Just for the record books, I officially only take one nap a day, which makes Mommy tired for some reason :)

Oh, here is a pic of me eating Rotel Chicken last week. I LOVE cheese and pasta!

iPhotos

We had a very eventful week, but Mommy (oh and Aunt Stefanie) didn't take many pictures except with her very cool iPhone (which is my favorite toy of all times)!

On Wednesday, Gangi was out of town so Aunt Stefanie and Gracen came and spent the day with me (Mommy owes Aunt Stefanie BIG time for this - which is fine with me because it just means I get to see Gracen more ;). Anyways, Gracen and I were having craft time with the markers, but we only wanted to color ourselves, not the paper :) Here is what I did to myself while Aunt Stefanie was trying to remove the marker from Gracen's hand.

We had a blast all day and didn't even want to sleep all day. Poor Aunt Stefanie!

Then on Saturday was Dada's real b-day. Happy 28th BIRTHDAY DADA!!! We celebrated by going out to breakfast, then to the Germantown Festival. It was a lot of fun. They even had rides for the little kids like me! Here is me on the airplane ride before takeoff.

And then after it started. It was so much fun and we went super fast (as you can tell)

For the rest of Dada's b-day we went to Charlie's 1st B-day party (also SUPER fun!) and then I got to go to James and Candace's wedding. Wow, what a day! I slept good that night!

Mommy promises to go try to find a charger for the video camera so I can post videos of all I have learned lately.

Delta Fair + Dada's B-day

Sunday, Mommy & Daddy took me to the Delta Fair.  This is the 2nd time I have been to the Delta Fair - check out my pic from last year.  Wow, I have grown a lot in a year!

There wasn't much to do if you were under 32" and since I was only 30" I couldn't ride any of the rides, but I did get to go to the petting zoo!  Here is me and the goat having a staring contest

Then I fed the sheep

And kicked the horse.  I love the petting zoo!

Mommy and Daddy took turns riding the scary rides.  Mama looked sick after she rode the one that spun her upside down.  I'm glad I am too short for that one!  Then I posed for a pic, but was way too tired from all the activities to smile.

Then we left and someone gave me a "Lawler for Mayer" sticker.  Mommy and Daddy thought it was pretty funny.  Must be an inside joke because I didn't get it.  Oh well. 

All in all the Delta Fair was a lot of fun!

Yesterday was Labor Day and everyone had the day off, so we celebrated Dada's 28th b-day!  It was a few days early, but it was the only time everyone could get together for the occasion.  Uncle Jared came over early to make everyone ribs so I got to play with Gracen!  We played in my car, in the sprinkler, and with bubbles.  We had so much fun.

I even made a special shirt for the occasion (ok, so maybe I didn't make it but Mommy and her buddy Brienne did and it looks like I made it since some of the letters are backwards, tehehehehe)

I hope Dada had a very special day.  

Please Vote Now thru Sept 11th

The voting has begun on the cutest kid contest.  I would love it if you would vote for me at:  http://web.commercialappeal.com/coverkids/.  Uncle Andrew has already voted for me 100 times so if others would do the same, I will win!  I mean, we all know I am the cutest kid around, but unfortunately all these kids' parents think they are too!!!  Depending on your computer, I am either on the 3rd page, 3rd row, 1st column or 11th row, column 1.  Thanks to all you who vote!

Tuesday Blog Post

I had a pretty eventful week since my last post.  Mommy and I were supposed to go visit Great Granddaddy Bill for his 88th b-day, but right before we were supposed to leave I got sick so we couldn't go celebrate, but we promise to go soon!  So, Mommy and I stayed home together while I recovered from my tummy ache.  Here is me the next morning.  Mommy left the room for an entire 30 seconds and I found all the cheerios she had packed for our trip.  Mommy should know by now that she can't leave me unattended ;)

Later in the day I started feeling MUCH better and started to act like a crazy person.  I had a lot of energy to get out from the day before.  Check out my hair!!  Mama keeps telling Dada that I need a haircut and he says ABSOLUTELY NOT!  You can always tell what the weather is like in Memphis by just looking at my hair :)

On Friday night, Dada took me to the lake to see Pop Pop so we could give Mommy the night off!  We had a blast at the lake and I behaved for Dada and Pop Pop so maybe I will get invited back soon.  Mommy deserves a break every once in awhile!  Then Saturday after my nap, Mommy dressed me up because she read on the internet where they were having a photo contest at the mall for the cutest kid.  Of course Mommy thinks I am, so we entered.  The winner gets to be on the cover of a magazine.  Cool!  I will keep everyone posted on that because I will need your vote!  Gracen and and Gangi met us at the mall and then guess what?!?  Gangi let Gracen and I have a sleep over so Mommy and Daddy could go out with their friends.  We are best buds and had a blast.  Gangi took her eyes off of us for 1 second to start dinner and look what trouble we got ourselves into

I was the ring leader of this as you can tell ;)  So, she put us in our chairs for craft time.   

We were REALLY good for Gangi because we want to get invited back SOON (hint, hint, Gangi, can we come back this weekend?!?).  We all slept really good and then the next day Gangi dressed us up in matching outfits and caught us holding hands.  We LOVE each other!

Mommy & Daddy bought me a jungle table and chairs and Dada put it together.  I think it is so much fun to sit at the table like a big girl and do crafts

I will learn to color with markers soon enough.  Mama, I think I need to start out with crayons ;)

Here is my table without me sitting at it.  I have an elephant, lion, tiger and panda chair.  Mamas favorite part of it is that it is easy to clean up my messes on it.  Isn't it cute?  I love it!

Finally, I wanted to post of pic of my 1st pedicure.  Mommy and I were at her buddies' house for dinner last week and they decided to paint my toes.  This is the only pic I could find where you could actually see my feet, so look closely....

Phew, that was a long post!  Hope everyone has a great week!

Family Weekend

Daddy had to work all day on Saturday, but when he got home, Mommy packed a picnic dinner and we went to Shelby Farms.  We had cheese and crackers (my favorite) and chicken salad.  I love spending time with Dada!

I didn't really eat much because there were way too many distractions ;)

After dinner, Dada let me play with my new "bubble wand." It is really cool and blows lots of really big bubbles.  I can now say 'bubbles' too so I kept asking Dada for more 'bubbles.'

After the bubbles we went to see the horses.  They all really liked me, but Mommy was scared they would eat my foot, so I couldn't get too close.  I call horses and all other animals with 4 legs GAWGS (i.e. dogs), so I kept yelling 'GAWG' at the horse.  We both thought it was funny.

On Sunday after church and my nap (which by the way, most of the time these days I only take 1 nap - I am getting to be such a big girl!) we went to the zoo!  This was my 1st time being at the zoo when I knew how to walk.  I did NOT want to be in my stroller, but exploring all these interesting animals (GAWGS!).  I spent most of the time on Dada's shoulders when Mommy and Daddy got tired of waiting on me.  I can't help it I have short legs!

We had a lot of fun!  I enjoy the zoo more and more each time I go.  I am really interested in all the animals, but always prefer the petting zoo.  Here is me outside the birds and the bees exhibit.

And here is me outside the polar bear exhibit (of course I won't sit still long enough for a picture)

We had so much fun together this weekend.  I love pretty weather and spending time with Mama and Dada!

Gracen-Filled Weekend + BIG NEWS + Runny nose

Sorry, to all my frequent readers, but our internet has been out for 10 days, so I haven't been able to do any blogging.  But, don't you guys worry, we still had a fun past few weeks with lots of pictures.  Mommy and I continue to have a blast on her days off from work.  Here is my first attempt at picture taking.  I have a feeling photography is going to be one of the many things I excel at ;) (This is my thumb if you guys can't figure that out)

Last weekend was a 'Gracen-filled' weekend.  We have SO much fun together.  We love to boss each other around and Gracen can even say "LAYLA."  I am working on saying Gracen, but haven't quite done it yet.  Instead I just get REALLY excited when I see her.  On Friday, we started off our weekend by Mommy and Aunt Stefanie taking us to the sprinkler park.  We both LOVED it.  First we played on the big kids playground.  Does everyone like my aqua socks?  They came in very handy at the playground and sprinkler park

Gracen liked my aqua socks too, check out what's in her hand ;)

Here is Gracen standing on some other kids towel ;)

But, Gracen holding my shoe hostage didn't stop me!

Then Friday night, Mommy and Daddy invited Uncle Jared, Aunt Stefanie and Gracen over for burgers, so we could play longer.  Aren't we getting to be big girls?!?  

Then Saturday night we went over to Uncle Jared & Aunt Stefanie's apartment, so we got to play together AGAIN, then Sunday we all went out to lunch after church then swimming.  I love spending time with Gracen - we are best buds.  

On Wednesday, Mommy and & I ate dinner at Gangi & Pop Pop's along with Uncle Jared, Aunt Stef and Gracen and they had big news for us!  I'm going to have ANOTHER cousin!!!  Hurray!!!! Gracen and I are going to have so much fun with the newest addition, though we are going to have to be patient for him/her to be able to play with us.  Until then, we still have each other!

Finally, I have had a runny nose lately.  On Friday, I was eating my Cheerios when Mommy noticed that one had gotten stuck under my nose.  Hehehe

Then Friday night, we were having family time and I sneezed and oops, I need to learn to blow my nose ;)

Alright, gotta go take a nap.  Daddy had to work all day, but we are going to the park for a picnic tonight, so I need my rest.