Our Trip to the Zoo...

Mom and I took Sawyer to the zoo today, and we couldn't have picked a better day to go! The weather was beautiful...
Sawyer had been to the zoo once before with her Mimi and Papaw (while Preston and I were on our cruise last fall) but she was only 14 months old then, so I thought she could really enjoy it more now. We had such a blast! Now that she's a little older she's much more interested in all the different kinds of animals...she'd just sit and watch them, taking it all in. I think her favorite was probably the guerrilla's. One of the smaller guerrilla's came up right next to the the glass where Sawyer was standing and they just sat there for a while, staring at each other! It was neat. She also loved the little petting zoo they have now. She touched several of the little goats and got a super-up-close look at a huge turtle...and then we washed her hands...THOROUGHLY.
We also rode the big carousel twice...she liked it so much that once just wasn't enough! It was kind of neat because the carousel worker guy was telling me how that carousel was made in 1919 in Philadelphia (I think), and they brought here to Louisville in 1996. I thought it was crazy that it was almost a hundred years old and still running!
Before we left, Mimi treated us to Dippin Dots, which is always yummy. Bless her heart, Sawyer was so worn out by the time we left that she could barely keep her eyes open on the ride home!
She took a good long nap, and when she woke up we headed to Toys-R-Us in search of a new pool! Long story short...the other one we got her popped (totally my fault) and we couldn't go the rest of the summer without one! We actually ended up staying at Toys-R-Us for over an hour because they had about twenty little cars setting out in the middle of the store on display, and Sawyer couldn't get enough. I thought it was pretty funny that they actually make little pink Escalades for toddlers to ride around in. After trying out every single car, we finally found a pool that has a tiny slide on it, and she loves it. We blew it up for her tonight and she had so much fun!
Tomorrow is supposed to be another nice day, so we'll probably be spending the majority of it outside again...I'm trying to spend as much time as possible outdoors before it gets too hot again!

Jennifer's Baby Shower...

Just a few (I ended up taking over 200) pictures I took from the shower on Sunday...I think the last one's my favorite.
Jennifer is expecting a little boy in just a few weeks...Can't wait to meet baby Cody!

Yummy...

Tonight, the weather was LOVELY! It's been so hot and humid for the past two weeks that I could barely stand even walking to my car from the house, so I was excited to be able to spend some time outside with Preston and Sawyer this evening! After dinner, we all sat out on our porch and had ice cream sandwiches. As you can see, Sawyer really enjoyed hers.

Put Your Shades On...

Sawyer's Papaw got her a little pair of sunglasses a few weeks ago, and she is in love with them. Just about every time we get in the car she asks for them! They look so cute on her. Yesterday, Sawyer and Preston ran to the grocery store to get a few things, and he said she wore her sunglasses the ENTIRE time they were in the store!
Doesn't she just look too cool (and a little bit like a baby alien) with her new shades on?

Jesus Loves Me...

Sawyer learned all the words to "Jesus Loves Me." Usually, I'll sing part of a line, and then she'll finish the line, but today...she sang the whole first part all by herself! During the last half of the song she decided she needed a water break, so I finished it up for her. As tempting as it may be to cry, please, try and hold back your tears of joy over my awesome vocal skills...ha ha ha. Oh, you may have to turn your speakers WAY up to hear her...she was signing very softly this time! I don't think I'll ever get tired of hearing her sing those sweet words...how true they are!

Birthday Party Fun...

Last night, Sawyer and I got to go to a birthday party for two of her little friends at church, Jack and Nathan! I told her we were going to be going to a birthday party on Wednesday, and she didn't stop talking about it for the next two days. I mean, she was BEYOND excited! She would bring it up at the most random times and say, "I'm goin' to "birday" party for Jack! YEEEYYY!!!" followed by lots of hand clapping.
All the kids had such a good time! It was pretty hot outside, so they had a little pool and sprinkler set up for the kids to play in, which of course they loved. Sawyer's a little daredevil, but she still wanted to have me hold her hand while she went down the slide into the pool. The party was an "airplane" them, so there were little planes, and white clouds (white balloon) hanging everywhere. They also had signs up that said things like, "ARRIVALS," "BAGGAGE CLAIM," and "CONTROL TOWER." So cute! The kids even got to enjoy a cake shaped like an airplane! Unfortunately Sawyer and I had to leave a little bit earlier than I would have liked because we had to be up really early this morning.
Julia took our pictures today! It was hotter than I thought it was going to be at 7:30 this morning, so I was melting and my hair was kinking up by the second. I think she got some really good shots though. I was mainly doing these pictures for Sawyer, so as long as hers turn out okay we're good. She looked super sweet this morning. We brought a long a HUGE (almost the size of her face) sucker for the end of the photo shoot because I thought it would look cute in some of the pictures, plus it would keep her happy. However, she saw it almost as soon as we got there so in several of the pictures she has it! Julia also said that she'd looked at some of my pictures I'd taken, and she thought they were really good...to me, that was like hearing Picasso say he liked my painting, so that was encouraging!
Tonight, we're grilling out some barbecue chicken...yum. We just got up from a nice long nap, so I'm sure I'll have plenty of energy later tonight to get the house ready for Open House tomorrow!
I think I said before that I've been asked to take the pictures at a shower I'll be going to tomorrow afternoon...so wish me luck! Hope Everyone has a Happy Sunday (including Sawyer, in the nursery) ha ha ha.

Lost and Found...

Yesterday, Dad treated Sawyer and I to a late lunch at Jason's Deli. Sawyer greatly enjoyed her chocolate and vanilla swirl ice cream, as always! After that we went over to Mom and Dad's and Sawyer watched a few minutes of Ice Age before deciding she wanted to have a dance party in the basement. Her new favorite thing is to go down in Mom and Dad's basement and BLAIR the music (which just so happens to be the "Do You Wanna Funk" disco song...she absolutely loves that song, which is funny in and of itself) while running around dancing like a wild child. She could do this for hours. It is HILARIOUS...really, you should see some of her moves. Ive got to remember to bring my video camera next time.
After we got home later that evening, Preston offered to watch Sawyer while I went to get a pedicure. Mom and Dad got me a gift certificate for Mother's day, and I hadn't used it yet, so I figured since we were getting pictures taken Saturday morning I might as well get them done...you know, just in case my toes happened to be in any of the shots! I ended up also going to get my eyebrows waxed afterwards...it had been way too long. While I was gone, Preston and Sawyer made a trip to Lowe's to buy a new hedge trimmer because our bushes were getting out of control.
When Sawyer went to bed we went outside and trimmed up almost all of the bushes before it got dark, and I must say, I'm pretty proud of myself. I think we'll finish them up tonight.
Anyhow, so this morning, everything was going as usual around here until Sawyer starts asking me for "Crazy Bunny." Crazy Bunny is this little stuffed bear with these rabbit ears that Sawyer got from someone as part of a gift when she was born. For the past 6 months, her and her beloved Crazy Bunny have been inseparable...she likes to take him just about everywhere. So, I go searching for Crazy Bunny in her bed, then our bed (she slept with us half the night because she woke up and was scared of the "punder" (thunder) she heard outside), then the car, the basement...but he's nowhere to be found. She looks like she's about to cry. Then, I remembered the last place I saw her with Crazy Bunny. Jason's Deli, yesterday afternoon. I get on the phone, thinking here's no way in the world its going to be there, but sure enough...it was! Yey!!! I'm planning on picking up Crazy after nap time.
Later today, Sawyer and I are going to a birthday party, which she hasn't stopped talking about since the Wednesday...she's even memorized the Happy Birthday Song! Tomorrow morning, we're going to meet Julia (the photographer who did our wedding) at Papa John's headquarters to get our family pictures taken, and then the rest of Saturday we will spend relaxing! Sunday afternoon, Mom and I are going to a friends baby shower, we're Ive been asked to take pictures...I just hope its not too hot!
Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Weekend Recap...

Our Saturday was perfect. Preston and I hung out at the house all afternoon and played with Sawyer, and when she took a nap we decided to take one as well. We ALL slept for almost 3 and a half hours! It was SO nice...
That night Mom and Dad came over to watch Sawyer while we went out on a date! We started out with dinner at Bonefish Grille, which was delicious as always, and then we headed over to the Summit. We went to Coconuts because I lost one of my Michael Buble Cd's and I wanted to replace it...I love that CD, and we played it the entire rest of the night while driving around. We also stopped in Bath and Body works so I could pick up two more of my favorite candles. They are having a HUGE sale, so I got them half off! After the Summit, we decided to drive around a do a little house browsing.
When we got home we all made a unanimous decision to open Father's Day presents that night instead of waiting until Sunday. Dad and Preston both LOVED their gifts!
Sunday Morning we headed to church, were Sawyer did a little better than last week in the nursery. I'm so thankful that we have had a lot of people praying for her (and us) about this situation, and I'm trying to remain confident that it will keep getting better with each passing week!
Sunday afternoon, my family had a little reunion at Joe Creason Park. There was about 50-75 people that ended up coming and it was so good to see everyone! Unfortunately I didn't get to get pictures of everyone because they were all over the place, but all the pictures I have posted are at the picnic. It was ridiculously HOT, but we had fans, a covered pavilion, and lots of cold drinks. All the kids, including Sawyer wore themselves out playing on the playground. They were having too much fun. You should have seen Sawyer on the ride home...she was absolutely exhausted.
I Hope everyone had a wonderful Father's Day weekend!