No More Goldfish

Here's little love bug having a meltdown because she couldn't have anymore goldfish. We were about to eat dinner and she didn't like being told 'no more' so this was her reaction. We recognized it was part our fault since we were having dinner an hour later than normal. She just lied on the floor and cried for a little while and then when it was time to eat dinner she wanted nothing to do with it - I guess she told us! Although, I must say she still looks cute as ever even when she's having a meltdown. It's not easy being told 'no more' when it comes to goldfish - Julia just loves them...especially the Parmesan ones.

The Playground is Done!

The playground is finally done. The whole process took a while from picking out the playground to having our lot graded so we'd have a flat area to put it and then putting it together. We're all excited about it and last night was the first night Julia got to play on it! I'm sure we'll be spending lots of time out there as the weather gets a little cooler. Right now we only use it after dinner since it's so hot.


Up in the fort. I must say it's a pretty nice fort with lots of room to play.


She's not sure she wants to go down the slide. She thought it was funny when Daddy and I went down the slide.


Not quite big enough for the swings that came with the playground. It's a good thing we have her bucket swing.

Walking Backwards

Here's a video I took of Julia back in July of her walking backwards. I've been having so much trouble getting videos to upload so I just forgot about it. I looked at it again today and figured it out. I hope you enjoy watching little love bug walking backwards...it's so cute! She thinks it's so funny and just smiles.

Fun, Fun, Fun

Another trip to Sprayground at Riverside Park turned out to be great. I'm not sure who had more fun...Julia or Nana and Grandpa.


Julia and Grandpa looking good after doing some swinging. Gotta love the bungee cord around Julia's neck. She loves wearing it just like a necklace.


Grandpa and Daddy spent lots of time working on setting up the playground. They also assembled this picnic table that came with the playground. Julia's enjoying a clementine as an after dinner snack. I'm sure she'll enjoy many more meals at her picnic table. She really liked sitting there since it's made for little kids and it's just her size.


A trip to Coal Mountain Park is always fun except right before we left Julia fell and bumped her head on the concrete.


Julia loves carrying her purse around. You can see the black and blue on her forehead from a few days earlier. She's always on the move so it's harder getting pictures now.


Last photo with Nana and Grandpa before they left.

Looking Cute...As Always

I took this picture a month ago but I think it's so cute! For a few weeks Julia carried this Minnie Mouse everywhere. In a few more years we'll take her to Disney World to see the real Minnie Mouse. It's so nice that it's only a 7 1/2 hour drive from our house to Orlando.

4th of July

We hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend...we sure did! We've lived in Georgia for 12 years now and we've never gone to the 4th of July parade in Cumming. This year we decided to check it out and be patriotic. It's a steam engine parade and the people in the wagons on the back of the steam engines throw candy at the crowds. Julia got her first taste of candy which was Nerds. What better way to celebrate America!


We moved back from the parade a little bit because when the steam engines release steam it goes through a whistle and it's so loud. In years past we can hear them at our house. We tried putting ear plugs in Julia's ears but she wouldn't keep them in..she tried eating them instead.


We're all set up and ready for the fireworks!


Julia enjoyed walking around and playing with her bracelets that glow in the dark while waiting for the fireworks to start. Her shirt says 'happy 4th.'


Gotta love her facial expression from seeing something new. She really enjoyed the fireworks and wasn't scared at all.


Daddy and Julia watching the fireworks show. Don't you just love her hand under her chin...she does that every now and then, it's so cute.


Daddy enjoyed watching Julia watch the fireworks. She definitely liked them! Last year at this time we were doing the overnight drive from the Outer Banks and Julia was woken up by fireworks in some small town in North Carolina. This year she managed to stay awake until 10:45 and wasn't grumpy at all. Now she's taking a long nap...so far it's been about 3 hours.

Sprayground @ Riverside Park

I just recently heard about this Sprayground Park from a friend and had to take Julia since I knew she'd love it. She was a bit timid at first and not sure what to think but soon enough she realized how much fun it was and when it was time to go she didn't want to leave. She first started playing with the little water fountain...a perfect size for her.


Only mommy and Julia got in the water that day and daddy took photos. Next time daddy said he's going to go in. It was lots of fun!


Still playing near the little water fountain with her hat. She soon decided she didn't want to wear it.


Checking out the bigger water fountain.


Getting more and more adventurous as we headed towards the fountains with lots of water gushing out. Julia is loving it as the water splashes in her face. We'll definitely be heading back real soon for some more fun.