Thanksgiving

I took some time off to visit my folks in Philly. Monday through Saturday of Tday week. It was good spending some time with them. They had just moved into a smaller condo and the kitchen was still not finished. They finished it on Wed! We almost had to get takeout pizza for Thanksgiving!
Laura took to my parents well (since she hasn't seen them since last April) and was overall a "good girl" except for a few minor incidents of uncontrolled crying but I won't elaborate.

Laura with "hal muh nee" getting her nails done.



"ha da buh gee" and Laura

A visit to my friend, Missy and Mark. Laura with Aaron and Zoe


A visit to my friend, Shuchi and Jock. Laura with Jackson

Tday meal. Thanks mom for all the cooking!

Yummy cheesecake for dessert

A visit to my aunt and uncle in Silver Springs,MD. Laura doing a puzzle with my bro, Jimmy.


Overall a great trip. I was lazy with the photos. Laura was great with her grandparents until Thursday when my sister showed up. Then she just wanted to spend all her time with her auntie. She also got to meet the great grandmother for the first time. 86 years old and healthy as a horse. She was visiting my aunt/uncle in MD. The week went by too fast. I miss them already.

Playdate: November 15, 2006

It has been a while since Laura has hung out with her buddy Thomas. I miss the summers when we could just meet and hang out at the park. I invited Thomas over and when the car pulled up in front of the house, I opened the door and Laura screamed at the top of her lungs for a full 5 minutes because she was so excited. I'm sure the neighbors appreciated that.

She was also so excited that she kept jumping up and down and managed to lose her pants.




The night consisted of take out sushi, the Wiggle's video and "read a book" about Dolphins. Laura was not the best hostess. As soon as Thomas came into the house and started going through her toys, the only words that came out of her mouth was "MINE!" and grabbed everything out of his hands.

Saturday November 11, 2006

Laura's father took her to the Museum of Fine Arts for the afternoon while mom did a bunch of errands.

Laura helped me make some Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake by Paula Deen for dessert. Quick, easy, yummy. Click here for the recipe.Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake



No pictures of the cake because I already ate half of it!

Halloween

Happy Halloween!
Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Get your pumpkin container ready, Kitty Cat.


Get those shoes on!

First stop: Atrium Mall in Chestnut Hill
I wonder if anyone will notice if I take the whole box.

Sample the goods.

A girl on a mission.


Thanks mommy, for letting me eat 3 whole pieces of candy!

End the day with Taco night. Eat up girl!

Halloween Party

Saturday October 28, 2006
Laura and Thomas go to the Halloween party at the Dedham Athletic Club.

Apple Picking at Lookout Farm

October 14, 2006
Laura, Thomas, Dimitri (with Dimitri's grandma) went apple (more like asian pear) picking at Lookout Farm in Natick.
Get your bags ready!

Don't just stand there, get to work!
Good work, Thomas

Put some more in those bags, Laura.

No child labor laws were broken.

2 year checkup

October 13, 2006

36 inches tall (about 95% in height)
25lbs 13.5 oz (about 45% in weight)
18.5" head circumference (50%)

The nurse taking the measurements said, "hey, she's 3 feet tall" and hubby says, "wow, she'll be as tall as you when she's 4!" doh.

She had such a good visit with her pediatrician. No crying, no fear, no anxiety. Finally, at the end of the visit, he asked if we wanted her to get her flu and MMR shot, I said "YES" and hubby said "NO". It was such a good visit, he didn't want her to leave with a bad impression, especially since she had cried with anxiety the last couple of visits and we could just get it next month.
We still had to get blood drawn by the lab tech for lead levels and to our amazement, she did not even FLINCH! She actually watched the tech as she was siphoning off her blood. She was so proud of her boo boo and bugs bunny bandaid. She also got a lolly pop and 2 stickers that she pasted on her knees.

The Big E

Laura and I with Thomas' family went to the Big E in Springfield,MA on Saturday. It was a gorgeous day. We got off to a late start and didn't start driving until 10am. We made good time and got there by noon with a stop to McDonalds for fries. Then it took another 1/2 hr to go the last mile. Bad traffic. UUGHH!

Poor elephant. This was a ride. Very sad.

This was the petting zoo. The kids did not pet or feed the animals, (scardy cats)instead they just spit on this poor Llama.

Cream Puffs mustache


They actually had a pickle stand.

She ate this entire pickle and then wanted more!

Milking a fake cow.

Cotton Candy (no fair is complete without this)

The funny thing about this last picture is that this kid in the back of the car actually fell while he was in his stroller just before the ride started and his father just wisked him out and strapped him into the ride before the gates closed. He bawled his eyes out the entire time and Thomas kept looking at him during the ride while Laura kept "driving" and waving to everyone.

Overall it was a fun trip. I would have never done it if it wasn't for Laura and Thomas. The Expo was HUGE and we probably only covered about 1/4 of it. We did have our fill of fair food: fries, corn dogs, cream puffs, pickles, cotton candy. They even had these ginormous smoked turkey legs but that was a little too scary to tackle. By the end of the day, we were all exhausted.