A little sewing project

I got a sewing machine about a month ago and have had fun experimenting and making fun things. I made a dress for Katelyn first and after some altering because my model is a stick - I think it turned out pretty well (especially for the first project since ohhhh probably middle school home ec!)

My model was real cooperative so this is the best shot I could get!
I can't wait to make more fun dresses/outfits for her!
I'm in love with my sewing machine!

Monkey Joes

Katelyn and I went to a birthday party over the St. Patty's Day weekend. Jack was in Bristol, TN for the Nascar race with some buddies so he wasn't able to go with us. (Hopefully he can do a post about his weekend!) The birthday party was at Monkey Joes - an indoor place with inflatables. I wasn't sure how Katelyn would do - the last time she'd played in the inflatables, she was the only one in the joint and she wasn't so happy to be bouncing, just going down the slides. I was also able to get in with her last time since there wasn't anyone there. This time - it was PACKED since it was on a Saturday!

But - she LOVED it! I didn't think she'd be able to get up to the slides since you have to climb ladders and such, but she disappeared one time and then next thing I knew she was coming down the slide all by herself! Little stinker! Needless to say, she didn't want to leave and we had tears on the way out!



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Playing "Peek" with Pops

Katelyn had a lot of fun when Grammie and Pops were here. She had someone to keep her entertained ALL the time! She thought it was fun to play Peek a boo with Pops!






Here are just some other fun pictures from our time with John and Joann......

Grocery shopping at the Commissary -
Grammie and Katelyn had a blast shopping with this cart.
Katelyn got the ride of her life!
She wanted to use that cart the next time we went,
but mean ol' mom said no - not big enough!
Grammie is always more fun than Mom!

Who knew that a simple box from Sam's could be so entertaining!

Being a goof ball-
But a side note .............

We no longer have that ugly plug!
She is a pacifier free girl so you'll never see another picture of Katelyn with a paci!
WooHooo!

I ordered this bag from a 31 party I attended -
when it arrived, Katelyn must have thought it was a bag to carry her in because she just climbed right in!
She fit perfectly!

Fun at the park - and to think that this girl used to HATE swings!

West Point Founders Day

Wow - it's been a while since I've blogged and of course and WAY behind. Hopefully I can get y'all caught up on what's been happenin' in GA!

On March 12, Jack and I went to a formal dinner in honor of West Point Founder's Day. There were probably 100 other people there - West Point grads and their spouses/dates. It was fun to see grads from 50 years ago!

Jack's parents happened to be in town for his change of command so we had great babysitters for Katelyn!

(Don't mind the pampers box behind us - I don't have time to edit it out right now!)

St. Patrick's Day

Today was a busy day for us.

Katelyn went to school, Jack left for the Nascar race in Bristol and

I'm trying to put the house back together after a busy week.

Katelyn had a green kind of day -

Lucky green t-shirt, green hair bows, green shamrock shaped pancakes for dinner with green milk and green applesauce.

Surprisingly, she ate all of it!

Skeptical Katelyn ate it!

Can you believe it?!?

She called her shirt her "Patty" shirt and

she helped make the green "patty" cakes and green "patty" milk.

Maybe that's why she was agreeable to eat it!

Who knows!

A trip to the park to pass the beautiful afternoon!

Helping make the green "Patty" cakes

The shamrock "Patty" Cakes

A green milk mustache!

And last but not least, using all of her K-State tableware in hopes for a March Madness victory tonight!

Let's go Cats!

When head meets dresser

This is what it looks like ---

When Katelyn was getting ready for bath tonight she got a little rowdy and ended up meeting the dresser with her forehead - her first big goose egg!
She was a pretty good trooper about it though and didn't cry as long as I thought after hearing how it sounded when she went down.
Oh well, she lived and life goes on for her!
Just the first of many I'm sure!

The household's been crazy busy lately.
I hope to get y'all caught up in the next few days!

Jacksonville Zoo

We took advantage of the beautiful weather and headed south to Jacksonville to go to the zoo. The Jacksonville Zoo is the closest zoo - It'd be nice if Savannah had one but no dice. Katelyn and I went a year ago to meet a friend there but she was too small to really enjoy any of it. I thought she would love it this time. Well, I think she might still be too young. The 2 hour car ride didn't help matters either. By the time we got there she looked like she could hardly keep her eyes open and then lasted a few minutes of enjoying looking at the animals before she HAD to have her paci. She was just somewhat grouchy all day long. We left Jacksonville about 1:00 and she was about to fall asleep in the stroller, but do you think she would take a nap on the car ride home?!? NOPE! So at 3 she went down for a nap and woke up with a slight fever and was overall in a crap mood the rest of the night. Maybe teeth, another cold, allergies, who knows, but it might explain her temperament at the zoo today. I'm hoping we can start tomorrow off on a better note!

Daddy pointing out the crocodile's to Katelyn

"I can see the world from here!"

She liked watching the elephants eat and drink and would repeat over and over "Eat, Eat, Eat"

Getting a close up!

The giraffe exhibit was so cool! You could pay $2 to feed the giraffe's little twigs of greenery.
They stick their long gray tongue right through the fence and grab it from your hands!
We would have done it but the line was a mile long.
Next time hopefully!

They had a carousel!
This one went MUCH faster and up and down more than the little one she went on last week.
Overall she enjoyed it, but I think she might have liked the little "baby" one more!

Such a big girl on the carousel!

Checking out the penguin exhibit -
I was a bit disappointed with how this was laid out.
You had to crawl under there to see them swimming in the water.
Even the little kids were having trouble not hitting there head.
Imagine an adult crawling in there - and there were quite a few!

And last but not least - my favorite exhibit at the zoo!!
The Monkeys!!
These guys were pretty busy showing off for us this afternoon.
They were climbing all over and eating reeds.
I could have stood there for hours just watching them "monkey" around.

Hope y'all are having a good weekend too and the weather is being cooperative!