Labor Day Weekend Adventures

I need a vacation from my three day weekend. We were so busy and had so much fun. First things first though, Ella started rice cereal and has already moved on to avocados. I'm attempting to make baby food like I did for Gannon so hopefully I can stick to the plan.

Saturday we spent time at our park on the playground, playing tennis and watching the Gateway Cup bike race around Francis Park. That evening we went to the largest St. Louis OU Club watch party in history. There were close to 100 people at Weber's which was amazing. We had the dining room packed and more people at the bar. The Sooners won but it was closer than we had hoped so it could be a long season.

Sunday we woke up and started our adventure in southern Illinois. Our first stop was at Mary's house for breakfast. Then off to Giant City State Park in Carbondale. The drive was a blast. We went through lots of great CDs but Gannon's favorite was a mix Megan made called Family Grooves. He and Ella danced in the backseat to Lime & the Coconut and Mountain Music. Matt was impressed I knew all the words. Once we got to Giant City Gannon and Matt climbed the water tower and Ella and I stayed on ground. Then we went on a hike in the woods and played on the playground. We were there for a little less than two hours but it was great. On our way home we stopped at Carlyle Lake and watched the boats in the water. We took Gannon to the spillway to watch the fishermen. I think we may have finally found a good place to fish. Both kiddos crashed in the car on the way home.

Monday morning we met Mike, Kim, Claire and Jackson at the Mill's Apple Farm near Highland. We had so much fun even though most of the apples were bad. Matt ate one and when he got to the core a worm crawled out!!! Gannon decided to put the car seat arm rest covers on his feet like boots and that is how he fell asleep.

It was such a fun family weekend and we decided every weekend should be three days!

Ella started school

Ella has joined Gannon at school and is doing great. The kids in her class are so interested in her and love playing with her toes. She seems to enjoy her teachers and they love her. I miss both my babies during the day but know they are learning so much. By Thursday night I don't want anyone else around because I don't want to share. Maybe I should go back to school and learn how to share and play well with others.

Funny Gannon

Gannon is a really funny kid. I know writing this down won't capture his cute face or voice but I hope this will help us keep his funny stories around for a while.

The other night I was leaving the house for a haircut. I told Gannon where I was going and he said, "Are you going to get a sucker at your haircut?" I said, "No." Gannon said, "Oh, a beer?" I told him I was going to have a glass of wine he said, "No, you're going to have two drinks beer and wine." Funny funny kid!

Gannon asked me if army men could surf. I said probably. He said, "Why do they all have surf boards?" I thought for a minute and realized all the army men are standing on little plastic platforms that look like surf boards. Pretty smart.

3rd times a charm

This is my third attempt at doing a blog and if this doesn't work I may be out for good. Gannon says so much funny stuff throughout the day and Ella changes by the minute so I figured why not try and write it all down.

Today Gannon, Ella and I walked to the park for a picnic dinner and some running around on the playground. Gannon has become a little climber and couldn't get high enough on the jungle gym. Towards the end of our time at the park Gannon sat on the teeter totter and Ella, strapped into the Baby Bjorn, and I sat on the other side. It must have been a blast for Ella because she cracked up the entire time. I wish I could have seen her face because I'm sure she was smiling from ear to ear.

I'm starting to plan Gannon's 3rd birthday and the theme this year is Tractors! Gannon is slightly obsessed. You will never notice so many tractors and construction than when you are in the car with Gannon. He calls is struction and always wants to know where the struction guys are and what they are doing. I hope to find some good party supplies and maybe even some really construction cones, fencing... to make it even more exciting.

Last day as a Milkyway

Today is Gannon's last day in the Milkyway classroom. On Monday he will officially be a Starburst. He spent most of this week in the Starburst room and when it was time to return to the Milkyway classroom and he went to the door and said "Bye bye Becky, bye bye Keesa" turned around and walked back down the hall. Gannon loves all the new activities and experiences he is having with his new friends and teachers. I am sad to leave our Milkyway teachers because they have been amazing but we'll see them in the hall and hopefully #2 will get to be in their room too.

Pictures from Jennie

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September visit to Tulsa

Matt has been gone for 2 weeks and we are so excited to see him next Friday.  Gannon and I have had fun together.  We spent our first weekend in Tulsa visiting Grammie and Granpie.  Lucy, Sarah and Adam were there which added to the excitement and fun.  This was Gannon's first flight with his own boarding pass and seat.  He was a great passenger and talked about the airplane all week.  Granpie picked us up at the airport and took us to Kingspoint to meet Lucy, Grammie and all their fun friends.  The kids danced to the band and had a great time.  Saturday we played outside with Irish and watched OU football.  Gannon and Lucy had so much fun together and got along great.