Pool Opening/Closing Party

Thank you, Suzie, for taking all these pictures that I stole from your blog!

I think this is a cool picture of the pool and all the people!

Brad had a good time singing!

Brad and Dad---check out Brad's face here!

Suzie, me, and Sarah

Rick and Mitzi singing with Brint

Can you tell how excited Pat is about singing??

Cute picture of Pax and Caroline! Their hair looks the same color in this picture!

Sarah and Suzie

Steph, Suzie, Sarah, and me singing

Back in August, we had our pool opening and pool closing party. Some friends of ours brought their really nice karaoke machine, and we had a blast! Sarah said that she hadn't ever done karaoke that night! Well, now she's a pro!

We had such a wonderful time, and a lot of people were able to make it! The weather held off until around 11:00, and the last of us were stranded in the screened porch area. It was a bonding experience while it poured and almost made the pool overflow outside.

Caroline and Megan babysat Pax and played with him upstairs, so that's why there aren't a whole lot of pictures of him. This is the night that he had his first sleep over that I mentioned before!

We've Created a Monster!

Mesmerized by "Praise Baby"

So, last weekend, we picked up a mobile DVD player--the kind that plugs into the cigarette lighter, and hooks around the back of the seat. We've been talking about his love for "bo-bo's" in the car, but we finally broke down and bought it.

After one time in the car, Pax was hooked! Now, my mother told me that we should save it for trips, and not use it around town. Well, she was right, but now we've created a monster!!!

We tried to take Brad's car to church today, but as we were trying to buckle Pax into the car, he starts screaming for the "bo-bo!" Later this afternoon, Brad went ahead and put it in his car for the long haul tomorrow. When we headed out to dinner, Brad was buckling him, and Pax starts to scream again for the "bo-bo." When Brad finally convinced him that the movie was now in his car, you should have seen his face! He was so excited!!!!! So, you see the monster we have created now? My mom was right!!! :-)

September Saturdays

During the "coaxing" phase; Pax is looking quite confused!

great posture!!

Look at those eyes!

The Dobbs plus our adopted daughter--Caroline:-)

When they called the teachers up front to recognize them.

Douglas County held "September Saturdays" and we took Caroline to work at the pony rides. She spent the night with us last night, and we took her to the courthouse this afternoon. It was actually a lot of fun! Along with the pony rides, there were booths where people were selling things, there were lots of old cars and "mo-mo's" (motorcycles), singers, and jumpy things to name some of the activities. They also recognized the teachers in the county, and I had to go up front.

We ate our lunch sitting by the horses, and the whole time, Pax kept saying, "neigh-neigh". He was so excited to see them and be so close!! When it came time to actually ride, he got a little nervous, and we had to coax him into it. Once the horse starting moving, he relaxed, and enjoyed himself! He was super tired, though, and you can see the sleepy eyes in the pictures! He was such a good sport about this whole day, because he woke up at 8, and we didn't leave until 2:30, when he finally fell asleep on the way home!

Thanks, Aunt Sarah!

When we first got into the elephant activity presentation

He had to have a stick in his hand!

The panda eating bamboo

Pax thought this was pretty fun!

The kangaroos were "night-night" Pax told us

Brushing the goats in the petting area

He loved them!

In front of the turtle exhibit

Showing us the birds--he was super excited to see them

They were really pretty

They had feeding sticks you could offer the birds

Posing as meerkats with Daddy

Looking at the African Plains animals

Looking at the "neigh" or zebra

I'm not sure if the rhino was supposed to be in there or not---it was the moat right below where people could stand to see the giraffes, rhinos, and zebras.

the lions

A lone gorilla

A gorilla in a hammock

The orangutan--I think he's actually kind of cute here!

We had another fun day today, and we did another "first" for Pax!! Aunt Sarah bought us tickets to take Paxton to the Atlanta Zoo for his birthday. I wanted to wait until it was a little cooler, and today was the perfect day! It was a little overcast, and 76 degrees when we arrived! Right when we got there, they were doing a demonstration in the elephant house. At first, Pax didn't know what to think, but then he loved it, and kept making the elephant sound! Even when we were looking at all the other animals, he couldn't get the elephant out of his mind! We ended up seeing them two more times before we left.

His other favorite was the part where you can pet the animals. They have sheep, goats, and pigs in a pen that you can go in to pet and brush them. Pax loved that and was walking all over the place from one "baa" to another! He was in his element!! He wasn't too happy when we had to leave, but quickly forgot when he got to play in the water to wash his hands!

It was difficult to capture the excitement in his face in the pictures, but you can sure see the wonder as he sees some of these animals for the first time! Pax was so excited to see them, and was such a good sport! We were hoping he would take a nap on the way in, so we didn't put him down this morning. Well, of course, he didn't want any of that. So, he didn't fall asleep until we were on our way home around 2:30! Such a good boy!!

Last night's pictures weren't taken with the good camera. Can't you see the difference in today's? Us big kids sure did have fun taking pictures! We all had a blast, and were worn out when we left! Thank you, Aunt Sarah, for such a great gift!!! Pax sure did enjoy the animals!

Take Me out to the Ballgame

I took this right when we got there.

This was where we ended up sitting

2 Braves fans

I had to pull the glasses out, because I couldn't see.

He liked to stand on this railing and watch the game and the people below

Pax took this picture! He was so cute pretending to take pictures, that I turned it on and let him take a real one. He was so funny holding the camera up to his eye and then pointing it at us! You can tell he has had lots of pictures taken of him!! Aunt Suzie has taught him well!

We went to meet Mimi and Papa at Pappasito's for dinner. Brad dressed Pax this morning all decked out in Braves gear, and even added the hat that doesn't quite fit him yet, but Pax insisted on wearing it. As the hostess sat us, she asked if we were going to the Braves game. I said, "no, we should, though!" That got me thinking. So, we made a spur of the moment decision to go to the game! If you know Brad, it takes him 2 weeks (at least) to decide to do anything!! I was so excited that he actually did this!

We had such a great time, and Pax was wonderful! We got there in the 3rd inning, and we didn't even have to pay for parking! We don't know how in the world that happened, but we just went with it! Pax sat in his stroller for a little while and I thought he might fall asleep. Then he wanted down, and we had plenty of room around us. He sat in a seat and watched the game, and played with the books in my purse. He loved it when the organist played the "charge" cheer. Pax would throw his fist in the air and say, "dar!" It was pretty cute!! He also liked watching the big screen. We had a great view of it, and he was very intrigued!

This was his first time going to a game, despite Pops and Grandma's attempts to take him several other times! He was so good, and enjoyed it so much, we will definitely take him again!

Play Time

He loves the "mote!" Now he says, "other" and wants both of them!

Climbing up all by himself

A while back we rearranged the furniture in the family room downstairs. We put Paxton's slide up down there, along with his frog tent. He likes to play down there, and today, I finally took some pictures for the blog!