After her nap today Mary Elizabeth wanted to bring the big stuffed horse into the den. She immediately sat on him! After a little snack I got her riding horse out that she got for Christmas but never really rode much. She wanted on the Radio Flyer horse and she is still there! Maybe there will be ponies in our future!
This is one of Mary Elizabeth's favorite places to sit at LuLu's house. She has on frog sandals that Scottie bought for her. Mary Elizabeth loves these sandals, because you know frogs like to HOP!
On Tuesday of this week Mary Elizabeth and I loaded up for a trip to see Scottie in Huntsville. Scottie's husband was out of town on business, so we just had girl time. Tuesday night was pretty low key, dinner, playing and bath. M.E really liked Scottie's cat and the cat wasn't afraid of her. She followed the cat around waving and saying "hi". M.E. was not happy about going to bed in a strage place, but she finally gave up and went to sleep (or passed out!). Scottie and I ate a good dinner of boiled shrimp, potatoes and corn, then we stayed up way too late talking. Wednesday M.E. woke a little early (5:45ish) which would have been fine except that I had gotten in bed at 12:30! M.E. and I played and let Scottie sleep until about 7:30 (we tried to wake her up at 6 but she was still snoozing hard!). Once Scottie was up we took Sam for a walk and M.E. took a stroller nap. We headed to Chick-fil-a for breakfast and then we went to the botanical gardens. The gardens had a special "bug" exhibit that M.E really liked! She also enjoyed the butterfly house especially the frog fountains in the ponds. It was so hot! By the time we left we were all soaked, but it was fun! We did a quick swing through McDonalds for nuggets and milk then we did a quick Target run. We got back to the house around 1 and Scottie and M.E. played while I packed the car. M.E. slept for the first hour of the trip home then woke up when I stopped for gas, which was a good thing because I needed a bathroom break! A visit to a gas station bathroom with a toddler is quite an adventure! All in all it was a fun trip and my girl was a GREAT traveler! She entertained herself in the car and I learned to keep animal crackers at the ready.
A car ride between 9 and 12 usually results in a sleeping girl. As soon as the car stops though she generally wakes up as I get her out and we go in the house, store etc. Today was different though! I unbuckled her, carried her in, turned on the lights and television, then put her in her chair and she slept on! It didn't last long though (5-10 minutes) now she is off and running. The things I put my poor child through to preserve the 2 hour after lunch nap!
Mary Elizabeth and I went on a new adventure this morning. We went to storytime at the library, then for a walk in town and finally we visited with the cows on the way home. Storytime was pretty interesting. The storyteller had puppets, a guitar, banjo and two books. M.E. was pretty attentive during the music. After a few songs there was a puppet song and all the kids (who obviously knew the drill!) ran for the puppets and went crazy chasing each other on the stage and in the auditorium. M.E. just walked around in the chaos, then she saw the books. She picked up one of the books and went to a chair and started reading! Keep in mind there are about 20 kids with puppets running and yelling all around her! I couldn't help but laugh. Of course when we had to give the book back she went nuts. There is nothing like a good tantrum in public! We went for a walk down Main Street after storytime, then we spotted the cows on the way home. M.E. is a big fan of cows these days so we stopped to talk for a little while. It is almost naptime (M.E. not me unfortunately!), then Pat and Big Joe are coming for a visit this afternoon.