Monkey See, Monkey Do...Whoa Monkey!

Today for Playgroup, we played at the Sunset Marina playground and had a picnic. While others played on the equipment, swings, or on the beach, some of the bigger boys took turns on a riding toy. They'd push it all the way to the top of the sidewalk hill and would ride down with feet extended plopping themselves into the sand at the end...they were so amused! I NEVER expected Anna to follow suit! I saw her pushing the riding toy around, but was busy with Aliza when all of a sudden I heard the worst sounding scream of fear (and "Mommy, HELP ME!!!!), I turned just in time to see the riding toy rocking side to side out of control down the steep sidewalk with Anna screaming and legs flailing, before suddenly halting at the bottom. I stood jaw-dropped and lifted up a silent prayer of God's intervention!!! She walked away with a her baby toe all skinned up and of course was frightened...but all the moms commented on how brave she was. I was glad it was over!

Abigail got to go to her 1st jammie party Saturday night...it included all the perks of a sleepover- playing with friends, eating popcorn, watching movies, and staying up late (like 10:30 P.M.)...only she came home to sleep in her own bed! She was so excited to tell me all about it!

On Labor Day weekend, the girls and I drove to PA for my Granny's 70th birthday and we were able to once again get a 5 generation picture, this time with Aliza! It was so neat to spend some time with our extended family and get to introduce Aliza to them. Being up there brought back a lot of fond childhood memories and it was neat to get to share stories with Abigail and Anna and be understood!

Sweet Potato Head

"And Jesus said unto them, follow Me and I will make you fishers of men." Matthew 4:19...my heart just beamed today as I watched Abigail and Anna recite their Bible verse today during church with the other kids. We've been working on it a few weeks now at home and Ms. Doris told them, as well as the others in their Bible Class, that once everyone had it down, they'd get to pick something from the Treasure Chest. Anna picked out a Mrs. Potato Head, whom she calls Sweet Potato Head, lol. Abigail picked out a bubble wand. The next memory verse, John 3:16 is a little longer, so we might be working on it a little more often!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Aliza Beth grows on

Aliza is a busy body these days! She climbed all over me last night while I was trying to read...she must have had an energy boost right before bed! At 8 1/2 months, she has 2 teeth, is on the go "army crawl" style and gets into whatever she can reach, and has made it from lying on her tummy in her crib to the sitting position...she is growing and growing! She is quick at pulling Anna's hair and loves it when I push Abigail and Anna on the swings with her on my hip. She just giggles so hard, she is too cute! I love this stage of her: belly laughs and baby babbles...no longer is she that quiet baby in church, she is always competing with her daddy while he preaches!

Table for 5 on the patio

All 5 of us went out Saturday night for dinner at Grider Hill Dock Restaurant on Lake Cumberland in Albany, KY. While there, Anna tripped over a little chained fence, got a big knot on her head, and bruised both knees pretty badly while trying to pick some berries. Abigail kept bugging us to eat inside most of the time! We laughed at the "entertainment of the night" agreeing this would be a great date night place! The ribeye and half chicken were the best we'd ever had and the peanut butter and chocolate pies were out of this world! We had enough food between our two plates to feed all 4 of us, as well as 2 more! We loved the atmosphere, the views, and the chefs (the husband & wife team go to our church). It was the "Nice place to eat" I was looking for!