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Getting my Wiggles out!

Double Trouble!
Today mom and I went to the Wiggles play center in Frisco. It was a perfect day to go because of the rain. We met Pierce and Ms. Kristen there and got at it. After a teeny melt down when they put my bracelet on (not a fan of things on me I can't get off, i.e., band aids), we were off! We also saw Noah, Cade and Ryland, and Logan and Lincoln. Funny coincidence that it was all boys and none of my girlfriends. :)

Ms. Kristen helping us up the steps to the slide.

They had a designated toddler area which was great. There were a ton of big mats to climb over and a big slide. My favorite though were the Little Tykes cars. I loved getting in and out, in and out, in and out...you get the picture. I spent at least 50% of my time playing in those.

"I'm talking this is one fuel efficient car...one of the best!"

"Hey! Where's the seatbelt? I knew it was too good of a deal."

Then mom and I ventured into the big kid playscape. It was a great climb and had all sorts of fun things to explore. We took the express slide down together and called it a day. Lucky for us (errr...mom) Taco Delight (a Frisco favorite) is in the same shopping center, so you can guess where we ate lunch. Mom LOVES their ice and their fresh, cheap tacos...yummy!

Headed into the land of the unknown...big kid playscape.

Speaking of big kids, don't I look so big here?!

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Just for you Mandy:
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I have always, ALWAYS, loved hiding and scaring people. I get it from my dad. He used to have a burglar's mask, which looked like an old man with a leathery face and a badana over his eyes. Many a nights I almost peed my pants he scared me so bad. My mom was not one to shy away from it either. The best was when she hid in the hall closet and when he got home and hung up his jacket she came out of there like a banshee and almost gave him a heart attack. All of these resulted in lots of laughs and butterflies in the stomach.
Then one day I started dating Ross, the man of my dreams, who also to my delight is SUPER fun to scare. My favorite was getting him as he came out of the bathroom to a house with all the lights out. SCARY! One night, we were in Austin visiting my parents and I viciously said "watch this" while we waited for Ross to finish in the loo.
Quick interjection: Earlier that day, Ross had to go to the CareNow clinic because of a sore throat he couldn't shake. They gave him some antibiotics and sent him on his way.
Ok, so Ross comes out of the bathroom, lights are off and I'm ready to pounce like a tiger. I'm give him my best "AHH!!!" and smile with delight. However, after slightly convulsing, he says "Babe, any time but tonight. I think I need to go to the emergency room." Uh oh. I felt TERRIBLE! He was having an allergic reaction to his antibiotic. We had to go and get him pumped up with high doses of Benadryl, but at least when you say someone's having an allergic reaction they get you in asap. He slept it off and we learned a new antiobiotic to add to the list of ones he's already allergic too. I really did feel awful, not as bad as he did, but apologized a lot. So lesson learned. I don't scare nearly as often, at least not him. Although, Luke, watch out...when you get older, it's on!

Our little handyman is 17 months old!

"Did someone call for a handyman?"

Hard to believe, but Luke is almost a year and half old! He continues to amaze me each day with his words and catching onto little things I do. I really have to watch myself and what I say and do...little eyes and ears are paying attention.

Stats: Weight: 26lbs - 50th percentile
Height: 32 inches - 75th percentile

Words (that I can make out): shoe, shirt, all done, TAY! (as in Taylor the beagle), outside, thank you, cookie, up, star (and he recognizes which shape this is), Avery (so sweet), mama and dada (a given), and ball. That's all I can remember off the top of my head, there could possibly be more.

We are most definitely down to one nap a day, which at first I dreaded, but after a 2-3 week transition it's actually better. Luke usually wakes up around 8/8:30AM (9AM if I'm lucky) and takes a nap around 12:30-3:30PM and then off to bed around 8/8:30PM depending on his mood. I love that long stretch to get done what I need to get done and then we ususally play in the water in the afternoons before dinner and bath. That way he's nice and tuckered out for bedtime...he he, ha ha!

Favorite foods: chicken nuggets (with a little ketchup to dip in...actually he just loves dipping), scrambled eggs, strawberries, grapes, peaches, bananas, mac and cheese, cheese in general, ice cream and ice cream cones, cookies (fig newtons), honey bunnies, peas, carrots...and the rest he will usually eat. He's not too picky which is great!

He's such a sweet little man, full of smiles and laughs. He loves to run and loves to hide...I have NO idea where he gets that from, but ask Ross sometime about the time I scared him and then we went to the emergency room. I took a hiatus after that.

Here's some picks of my little man:

"A hammer can pretty much fix anything!"

"Where did I put that hammer by the way?"

Thank goodness no plumbers you-know-what here...just a cute little toosh!

Petting Zoo

Peering in at all the animals.

While in Oklahoma we went to visit a petting zoo. What an adventure. First I got to ride a pony all by myself. Dad went along side us, but I pretty much was ready for jumps. My pony was a little pokey though...all he did was walk in circles trying to eat his hay. Mom was perfectly fine with his speed of choice.

My noble steed.
A little unsure at first...
But grew to love it!

After the pony ride we went into the corral to visit a lot of different animals. I have really been working on petting "eeee--zzzz", especially at home with Taylor. What a great place to practice. First I found a baby cow to pet "mmmmm" and then some goats. One baby goat kept trying to poke his baby horns at me...settle down little one! There were some ducks "cak" which surprisingly stayed still for me to pet them. A soft rabbit was taking a nap "ohhhh" and a baby donkey. They were all so sweet and I was enamored with them. I think I have my mom's love for animals, but I don't think she's ready to pay for me to go to veterniary school, although it would increase my probablity of going to A&M, decisions, decisions.

Our feathered friends.

"Look mom at those lazy goats!"
"That goat has devil eyes!"
"OHHH" We kept hearing the whole time.

Cow: "Where's my food?"

Cow: "That's nice and all...but where's my food?"
For Gigi

Catching the breeze in the swing.