Happy 1 Year

Happy 1 Year

Happy Birthday Brooklyn!

Another little one turned one celebrating with birthday cake, ice cream, food, presents, family and friends. 

Celebrating In a princess sort of way. 

Fun.

Complete with my DIY bday banner. You can see it in the background in the window. 

Festival Life

The best part of fall is the festivals and fairs and the few great holidays. People, food, fun, activities, excitement, and fall 

weather fill the air.

Our festivals begin with Walker Pine Tree

Festival in my home town. Where I grew up, went to school, raised our family, our kids went To school here and still live

In the area. 

Our first attraction was the kiddie rides. 

I watched Brooklyn and her mom ride 

While the others ate peanuts and funnel 

Cake. 

But the best part of my day was the Walker Pine Tree Festival Pageant.  And the Baby Miss Walker Pageant Queen was Brooklyn. She's the big baby being held by Another queen on the right side of  The picture. 

 Sorry you have to read about another

Pageant. But we are on a roll. And we have to get while the gettings good. lol.

The pre-teen and above wore evening gowns. The younger ones were to wear denim attire. She did terrific today. Here she is on stage between sessions holding her Crown. Her dress is hiked up

Above her petti skirt here and kinda unruly. But she looked and did great on stage in front of the judges. 

It was a good day!

The Mawmaw and the Pawpaw

Yayy! We get to pick up both babies from daycare the same day. And treating us all to ice cream.  Just the littles, the Mawmaw, and the Pawpaw. Spoil city here we come. 

With security clearance we have them both checked out and loaded up. 

It seemed like getting a security clearance. After showing my ID, photo copying my ID, signing and initialing forms, and waiting for the buzzer to sound to open the door, I get escorted to their rooms and enter thru the door. 

I hear grand music announcing "Mawmaw is here to pick you up", And I envision my little one running  to me with open arms and I pick him/her up and dance around and hug and kiss. But when the teacher calls my name several times, and I snap back to the real moment, I only hear nursery rhyme songs playing and some cries in the background . I did this twice. You know there are 2 little ones. 

So, pawpaw buckles  them in, and we stop for a NomNom Yogurt treat. 

They sit like two big kids, no longer little babies and listen to pawpaw's instructions. 

Enjoying their yogurt and hoping enjoying 

Their time with the Mawmaw and the 

Pawpaw. 

Fun Fun Fun with a little rivalry. 

I could use more days like this. 

Gin

Photos

I use this blog to make a family photo book every year. It's not nearly all my pictures, but represents a small glimpse of life with mom in the wilderness. 

Since there are 2 new people in our life over the past year, my pictures seem to be all about them. 

So here goes. 

I take every chance I get to play and babysit. 

Running here and there to keep up with two walkers. 

And taking a break if even for 2 minutes.

I think they love me as much as I love them.

Gin

Cohen's 1st Party

One year old Cohen. With the cake, the presents, and people.
 

            

Happy Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to Cohen.

One year old today. 

What a wonderful year!

Back up

Oh my, I missed a birthday post. Jennifer's birthday was in June. We use the same plans for everyone's birthday- dinner out, Gambinos cake, and gifts. 

So here's to commemorate Jennifer's 30th birthday. 

Cohen and Me

Cohen and me spent the day together today while his parents went boating.

He will be 1 year old in 2 weeks. So we spent the day singing Happy Birthday to You and having him hold 1 finger up. I want him to be ready for his big day.

We took a walk outside thru the subdivision cause I like to look in new houses being built. It kept us occupied for a little while. 

He sure does eat a lot. Lunch, snack, snack, and dinner. 

Miss Priss came over to play and stayed while her mom went to tan and get her nails and toes done. 

They don't look too happy, but they were playing good together and I was trying so hard to get a good picture of them together.  I kept interrupting them to look at me for pictures. And Miss Priss was clean when her mom brought her, but she had a snack with Cohen.  And we had a food accident. 

Fun time went by fast and their parents came home and I was sent on my way. 

A Little Pageantry

A weekend of fun with Brooklyn in a 2 day pageant. One on Friday night and the second part on Saturday.

Here she is waiting for the 0-11 months at The Red White Blue Pageant on Friday night.

     

Then her on stage.

   

She did good. Except if she would only smile for the judges. She is a wild child sitting out in the audience, laughing and screaming. But once on stage she freezes. But that's ok. She will learn. She placed 2nd out of 12 contestants.

And the casual wear on Saturday.

She is a cutie. If only she would smile for the judges, again, we could breathe a sigh of relief. But not.She looks at them, rather stares at them. But no smile.

On stage with 12 other contestants.

Saturday was 5 pageants with competition only once. With 5 directors of the 5 pageants and 10 judges and awards in each 5. She place 2nd in two, 3rd place in the other 3, and prettiest hair in one. And a lot of gifts awarded. She received a crown, a trophy, a little charm bracelet with a crown charm, a little silver necklace with a pearl droplet, a set of child nail polish, bubble bath and lip gloss, and a toy fishing pole. The fishing pole was her favorite of all.  She did good, and was already the queen in our eyes. 

It was a long morning for her. She was exhausted at the end.

Summer Week

A summer week with just me and Cohen. Usually the little one goes to the grandma's house. But we are not your usual ordinary people, so I go baby sit for a week. He will start daycare the following Monday. 

We did make time for crawling races with Brooklyn.