Peanut is all about best friends lately. A few weeks ago Gigi, Peanut and I met up with a very sweet and funny friend (funny as in humorous not funny as in strange) and her family. Funny friend as I shall affectionately call her loves my Daddy-o. She was a room-mate of mine while in college and she got to know Dad and was missing him...so we set up a time for all of us to meet and have dinner. All that being said, it was the first time I had ever heard Peanut announce that she had a best friend. On the way to the restaurant she announced, "______ is my best friend." (Child's identity withheld for security...heehee.) Since that time she has announced that Gigi's really good friend is her best friend and the other night on the way home from Dobbie and Papa's she said, "Papa is my very best friend."
Here are some pictures from our time with Funny Friend and her family. (I like that title, don't you, Funny Friend?)
Here is Funny Friend getting her Pumpkin squeeze in.
I sure am blessed by this girl. She has been so constant in my life and a part of a strong network of friends that the Lord has blessed me with. We saw each other through quite a bit in our college days and have kept in touch over the years since. Love You, Funny Friend. Oh, if you ever run into her you definitely have to ask to see her personally choreographed version of the 1996 hit Christian song "Stand." You haven't lived until you've seen it!
Can I just add something? I have been working on getting Pumpkin to fall asleep by herself without being rocked especially for nap times and she is doing really well. Three times now she has only cried for up to 15 minutes and then falls asleep. I hope it continues like this.
Speaking of Pumpkin check out these cute pictures of her. I know you just want to crawl into the screen and squeeze her. It can't be helped. She is just that cute!
I'm thinking Cupcake would have been a cute nickname too. :)
We took in the local county fair with Gigi. We had a grand time...it is a small, old time fair. We watched the grand opening, went to a gospel sing, checked out the animals and rode on a ride which cost $6.00 for both Peanut and I. Can you believe that? Geesh..highway robbery! Peanut got to go back the next night with a very special friend of mine from church...she titled herself Peanut's Fairy Godmother after she was born. She took Peanut on the Merry-go-Round.
Last weekend we went to Ohio for Daddy's family reunion. We had alot of fun catching up with his many cousins, aunts, and uncles. It turned out to be a rather chilly day but a cute little Peanut begged her Daddy to take her swimming and he withstood the cool temps to swim with her. What a good Daddy! And we got to see Daddy's sister and her girls...always a hit with Peanut!
Pumpkin got alot of squeezes and love too.
So, that should quench your thirst for this fabulous blog. I do have more pics and news to share, so I will be back....but tomorrow is a sweet Peanut's birthday, so I will be busy taking care of birthday business. She is having a lion birthday in honor of her imaginary lion friend! Fun!\
-Mama
