happy thanksgiving...

this post is the final installment of my trip to grandmommie's house last weekend.


i really enjoyed playing in the backyard. she has a swing & a windmill. i also liked sitting by the drainage area & throwing leaves into the hole. mommy & i did that for a ReALLy long time one day!! i hope everyone has a GrEaT thanksgiving & i hope to post more holiday fun later today.

thanksgiving at grandmommie's house...

on sunday, daddy's family arrived at grandmommie's house to celebrate thanksgiving. i enjoyed playing with aunt lorna & aunt judy & i also got to hang out with my cousins, drew & matt. grandmommie had some old papers & bills that she wanted to destroy so daddy & the boys burned them in the backyard. i had fun throwing leaves into the hole (after the fire was put out, of course!) i also enjoyed helping mommy with her "turkey cake" which was actually a duck dressed up as a turkey. i got to play with the cake decorating tools that mommy wasn't using for the cake & then i got to EAT some cake too!!

my weekend with grandmommie...

this weekend i went to see my grandmommie in tuscumbia, alabama. we arrived on thursday and the rest of the family came on sunday to celebrate thanksgiving. one thing i enjoyed with grandmommie was playing with stickers. i put the stickers on her hand & counted them. i also enjoyed playing with several ceramic ducks. daddy said i could play with them if i was sitting on the bed, and i obeyed those directions pretty well. i haven't had a chance to look through all my pictures yet, but i will be sure to post more as soon as i can!!

my busy day of nothing...

hooray! today was the first day in a while that mommy, daddy & i have all been at home together for the entire day. it was so much FUN! we did go to the doctor for my flu shot (BOOOO on that!) but otherwise we just spent the day playing & eating & napping. as of late, one of my favorite things to "do" is to love this painting of fish & water. i've been told that daddy made this painting a LONG LONG time ago but we just found it recently when we were organizing some things. i LovE LOvE LoVe this picture! i even try to hug it & i have gotten upset a few times when i could not bring it with me. so mommy took a photograph of the painting & we carry that with us sometimes. i call the picture "gool" which means "water" in my world, because a pool is the best kind of water, right??

spending time with the men in my life...

on friday i stayed with grammy & pappy because mommy & daddy were both working. grammy had a lot of church chores to do so i spent much of the day with pappy. we did play on the playground during the day, but these pictures are from friday evening at church. i enjoyed running through the halls *i don't get to do THAT when i'm at school! and i also enjoyed the toys in a classroom different than my school classroom.














on saturday, i stayed with daddy all day long. we did all sorts of fun things, like draw pictures & sing songs. he taught me the letter-names of piano keys & we played B-I-N-G-O. i LovE music!!

i am enjoying fall...

sorry it has been several days since my last post. we have been very busy this week. these pictures are from a couple of nights ago when i played outside after my nap. during the summer, we would often play outside after my nap *about 430 or 500 pm* but now it gets dark so much earlier. mommy is going to have to come up with a different plan. but i had fun for the few minutes that we were outside. being outside later in the fall IS neat because i got to enjoy these colored lights on our back patio. i love them & yell out "colors!" i also enjoyed crunching through all the leaves. my eagle came outside too -- and he got VERY dirty. one of the new things i say is "fly, bird!" and of course, bird FLIES!! i also looked at the last of our purple flowers -- they are growing smaller & fewer as the weather gets colder. but i am ready for the cold!

peek-a-boo & playgroup...

these first pictures are of me playing peek-a-boo this morning before church. i get very excited when mommy asks "where's MK?" and i get to 'reveal' myself. and speaking of church -- i have made it through the entire time of worship & sunday for several sundays in a row. i think i am settled into my class now!













after church, i tried to nap because we had plans to attend a neighborhood playgroup. but i was too hyper to go to sleep! so we went to the playgroup, but didn't stay for very long. and that is why i am going to bed at 7:45 tonight!!

my busy saturday...

well, it was busy by MY standards... first, i woke up & had breakfast. i actually slept until about 8am this morning! we went to the post office at the mall & we ate lunch at the mall. then we went to another store near the mall to look for doorknob covers because i have learned how to unlock & open our doors. then we came home & napped. after my nap, we went to the park. whew! i will sleep well tonight!!













just a p.s. --> i think it is interesting that i am holding 3 different birds in these pictures. i still love my ducky, but i definitely have several loves in my life now. in these pics, i am holding a white goose, a black eagle & my grey pelican.

the wheels on the bus...

i love LOVE love "the wheels on the bus" song. often times, i will shake my hands around wildly & some people might think i am a little crazy. but those who know me well realize that i am asking to sing "the wheels on the bus." this wild hand shaking is my way of making the "round & round" part of the song. i am trying to learn to use more words & so one of my teachers gave me some pictures to go with my "wheels" song. daddy & i worked on this song a lot today. i have also noticed that my worm sings "wheels" when i press the letter "W." we press "W" a lot!! here's a little of my sing-a-long with pictures:

the mommas on the bus go "sshh sshh sshh"

the babies on the bus go "wah wah wah"

the people on the bus go up & down

it's official...

well, i have slept in my new bed every night for almost a week. i am pretty settled into it. i have slept through the night every night & i even stay in the bed pretty well when i am trying to go to sleep. but i still don't use a blanket because i kick and move around too much. the headboard for my bed actually belonged to mommy when she was a little girl. daddy painted the headboard to match the rocking chair that is already in my room. we've also rearranged my room a little bit -- daddy had painted this picture for me & i thought it looked perfect hanging over my bed. then we got a new comforter set with animals on it. i am glad that this set is a little more girly than my crib set was.

have you missed your ducky...

this is a video from my wednesday of discoveries. it just wouldn't upload last night. mommy says my laughter is contagious. so i hope you enjoy :o)

a day of discoveries...

today we stayed at the house all day long & i loved it!! i noticed several new things today -- well, at least they seemed new to ME. mommy was cutting up cauliflower & i wanted to help. she asked me if i would eat it, but i just wanted to break it apart & throw it in the floor. needless to say, my cauliflower experience was short-lived. then i found this guitar-looking thing that mommy says is a dulcimer. i enjoyed playing it, but i was really concerned that the dulcimer, zebra, & fiddle stand all had to be in close proximity as i was strumming. i would drag all three items from one area to another area & then continue my music. go figure... i also noticed this statue of frogs. daddy says we've had it a while, but i just discovered it today. i kept hugging the frogs & calling them "green," even though they are really brown. then mommy & i were upstairs packing away my old clothes & i made more discoveries. i noticed this baby doll *it belonged to mommy's great aunt margaret* and i thought she was really sweet. i enjoyed talking to her & holding her hands & i took her shoes off too.





and remember i said we were packing away old things? well, i found my original ducky-one!! oh, how i had missed him! mommy asked me "have you missed your ducky?" and i thought that was hillarious!! for the rest of the day, i have been saying "ushh ducky" which must mean "miss ducky." but ducky has many holes & his stuffing is coming out, so he disappeared during my nap. it was good while it lasted. i am posting a video of my dulcimer music... enjoy!

i am full of energy...

here are some silly pictures of me jumping & dancing. ever since i jumped in the bouncy house at the pumpkin patch, i cannot quit jumping! i jump at random times, just for fun. you'll also see that i am wearing another one of grammy's necklaces. i love to wear this jewelry & i don't bite it or try to take it off. i have my own jewelry too, but mommy has been afraid i would chew on it. since i am a big girl, maybe we can try it out soon!