Country Village

Mommy and I went to Country Village today. I had a great time! There were TONS of ducks quacking and swimming in the pond. I also loved playing with Thomas the Train and the kitchen at the toystore. There was a pirate ship at the playground with a super fun ladder.  We ate lunch at The Village Bean, where they have a whole play area for kids. After lunch, we took a ride on the train, which was super exciting! We also got to see the Rooster... I named him Cock-a-doo. I had a really fun time, and can't wait to go back again, hopefully on a day when the playground is not quite so wet and swampy!
Having fun with the ducks

 Cooking some dinner at the toy store

 My first time on a tire swing

 At the train station

 Away we go!

 Steering the pirate ship

 Rooster with the crazy hair!

2.5 Years

I had my 2.5 year well child check-up today with Dr. Bennett. I weighed in at 26.6 pounds, and measured 35 inches tall. I had to have my hepatitis shot today, which did not make me happy. I said "ow, ow, ouch" all the way to the car. A good long nap took care of things though! I have been cracking my Mommy and Daddy up with all of my imaginary play lately. I just love to turn ordinary things into extraordinary things! Yesterday, I took the beaters from Mommy's mixer and turned them into screwdrivers, sticking them in the little holes inside the kitchen cabinet. Today at the doctor, I pretended that my toy turtle bit my toy zebra, and I put him on the exam table for Dr. Bennett to check when she came in. I'm always "workin' so hard" around the house, climbing chairs pretending they are ladders, scrubbing cabinets with toothbrushes, and generally making a giant mess in the process!

Pretending to be an alien with the angelfood cake pan, which ended up being a bit of a disaster since I got it stuck on my head and had to have Mommy pull it off.

 The guard from the inside of my construction hat was turned into my scuba diving mask after watching Finding Nemo.

 Taking apart my toy car, which requires my trick or treat pumpkin basket used as a construction hat.

I decided Daddy needed a hat too, but that he could have the real construction hat since the pumpkin was more comfortable on my head.