Cats Have Strong Necks

Sophia loved "playing" with the cat at her cousin's home during Thanksgiving. As you can tell from the picture in the middle, sometimes, the best way to survive a play date with a toddler is to play dead.



Surprisingly, shortly after this video was taken, the kitten decided it was no longer fun to play with Sophia.

Cheerios

It's been awhile since our last post, so I'm going to try and put a few things up in the next few days. I found this in the archives while sorting through my video tapes. It's a few months old. Sometime this summer. It might give you a strange craving for Cheerios and Knight Rider.

A Fairy and a Ladybug

Only a week or so late, but a least we finally have some pictures of our cute little costume wearing kids . . . and their cute little pile of candy that mom and dad will steal from them.

Scary Happy People

Be Afraid

Pick the scariest of these photos: Jeremy with a knife. Sophia with a knife. Julia with the jack-o-lantern ghost rising up behind her. Pumpkins are scarier than clowns. I think I just wet myself.

Field Trip

Julia went on her first field trip last week to the Big Red Barn, and mom got to go too. She had a great time petting animals, climbing hail bails, and learning all about the farm. (Julia enjoyed all that stuff too.) Julia's friend and neighbor, Chevi, is on the right hand side of the picnic table picture (purple shirt).

Attack of the Jurassic Junior

Rated PG-13: graphic language and scenes of torture . . . for the viewer

I Love Rain . . . Rain is Dumb

Rated PG-13: Violence and Drama - Julia told us to show this movie. It makes her laugh. (Julia's commentary, "I was pretend crying")

That Left A Mark

This is what happens when a baby tumbles of the couch into the end table. Yikes! But, it's nothing an ice cube and dropper full of baby Tylenol can't fix. As much as Sophia hits her head on things (stairs, deck, driveway, and now end table), it's good to know she'll carry on the head bumping legacy passed down by her father and his Pappaw Dudney before him. Hopefully Sophia will continue with a full head of hair to cover up the many bumps and bruises that await her cranium.


Yes, Sophia, it's nice to share your cracker. And, please promise me you won't be making this face at a music festival when you're 17. Let's practice together now, "No thanks guys, I'll just keep eating my cracker."

Welcome to Arrowhead

We got tickets to the Chiefs pre-season game on Thursday! So Dad took Julia for her first live Chiefs experience. Before the game,we stopped at Taco Bell across from the stadium to eat, a severe thunderstorm rolled in, they delayed the Chiefs game, Taco Bell lost power, and we ended up staying there for an hour and a half! Finally, the storm parted and we walked to Arrowhead just a couple minutes after kickoff. Even though it was pre-season, it was much louder and high energy then any sports even Julia's been too. This ain't no Royals game! Luckily, the Chiefs scored three touchdowns in the first 45 minutes so she got to cheer and dance and scream and clap many many times.

Of course, staying in one small seat for three hours is not possible in a 5 year old world. So, we took silly pictures, went for snacks, and chased KC Wolf until we caught him for a photo opp. Julia loved the malt . . . maybe too much. She looks a little malt tipsy. I'm cutting her off at 1/2 a malt next time.

Julia insisted we stay until the end. Seriously! I asked several times if she wanted to leave, but she wouldn't have it. She kept asking, "Is it midnight?" She was loving the action. After the game ended we took one final picture, where it appears Julia's malt tipsy state has moved into full blown malt puke prevention. Finally, after a night of Chiefs football, lots of cheering and screaming, loads of sugar goodness, and a long walk back to the car, the night ended as it should: with Julia passed out in the car. We love football.

Sophia Says Hi

Okay, she didn't actually "say" hi, but she did request a greater presence on our blog.

Lazy Dog

Get off the couch, and go get a job!

A Box

So, Julia fell asleep in a box. Needless to say, this Kindergarten thing is really wearing her out. It was real nap too. Like 30-40 minutes . . . asleep . . . in a box.

Kindergarten!

Here are a few pics from our "long" trek to Kindergarten. Up the street and around the corner. I like the one with Julia walking just out of reach of her parents shadows.

More Kindergarten!

Here she is in front of her school, Rolling Ridge Elementary. She was ready to go as she walked down the hallway, and even more ready as soon as she entered the room. She hung up her backpack, went to her seat, and went right to work. We didn't even get a good-bye hug and kiss. She's off and running!

Another Promotion

Not to be out done by her big sister, Sophia has now been promoted to a new car seat. Good-bye baby seat! Julia enrolled for Kindergarten yesterday and will find out who her teacher is in just a few days we hope. We'll certainly post some "first day" pictures on the 15th of August.

The Little Gardener

Here's the garden Julia planted (with a little help from her dad) using the seeds Nana sent her. The cucumber is going strong, and the sunflowers aren't far behind. The lettuce is slow growing, but looking good too. She and Becky water the garden and the flowers each morning or evening. Julia will do most any garden work that doesn't involve getting dirty. So, that pretty much leaves her watering.

No Worries

I'm gone for a week at camp, and when I get back Sophia is walking all over the place. Of course, once she learned to walk for real, she fell down our stairs for the third time. Steps are dumb.

The Oklahoma Family

The girls enjoying the family in OKC, Poppy, Nanna, Aunt Jeanna, and Uncle Adam.

Julia turns 5!

Julia got plenty of presents for the big 5. Books, crafts, cash AND a car
seat (see below). She's saving her $ for a fish tank and fish to keep in
her bedroom. Plus, she got to plan her own b-day party with her friends
organized around the themes of Snoopy (cake), soccer (plates and cups),
and pajamas (attire). It sure is good to be 5!