Busy Weekend...the Highlight

The highlight of our busy weekend was the Louisville Christmas parade.  It felt like the entire town was in the parade because there were not too many bystanders.  We tossed out candy anyway from our smooth ride on Papa's tractor.  He hitched up his trailer, add some straw and we took off!

Larry, the neighbor, and Papa

Keaton, Mimi and Rob getting ready to board the tractor

 Mimi, me and Keaton all decked out in festive attire

 

Papa, aka Rudolph

 

Mimi and Keaton tossing out candy

 

what a load!

 

Stay tuned for some more updates from the busy weekend!

Celeb Baby Sighting

Who is this celeb baby!?  So cute, so stylish, so Hollywood!

Upcoming Busy Week and Weekend

We are light on photos because Keaton has a terrible cough and is cutting her two top eye teeth.  That must be painful.  There was a lot of "hold you mama" this weekend, which means she wasn't feeling very good.  We've found the best "medicine" is Mickey Mouse and the humidifier on full blast.

There's a lot coming up....

Monday: Craft night at Maddie's house
Tuesday: no plans yet, but I'm sure something will come up!
Wednesday: Tennessee Shines (bluegrass music) with B and Papa
Thursday: turkey and football all day long!
Friday: riding the Three Rivers Rambler choo-choo and meeting Santa!
Saturday: Louisville Christmas Parade, Fantasy of Trees
Sunday: recover from all of the above

The Dress that Mama Made

I made Keaton a dress....a real dress from a pattern...not a potato sack looking thing like I've been doing.  My mom still had to rescue me on a tough part, but I'm proud I made something with sleeves!  Even without button holes and zippers, it was quite the task.  Good thing my model is super cute and makes the dress even cuter!

Keaton's best buddy, Maddie, has a dress from the same pattern that her mama made.  We coached each other through the process! We took the girls to the park for a photo shoot.  Here are two pics from the shoot, but I'll post some more soon.

Keaton loves to swing!

Keaton sporting her hoodie dress

Great Day Full of Fish

This morning we drove down to the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga.  It was the perfect little trip with the perfect weather!  Keaton was happy the entire time and she saw lots of new things. She even held a butterfly on her arm.  We think she liked the butterfly room the best...odd "favorite" for an aquarium visit, but it was very cool.

ready to go!

checking out sting rays...Daddy even fed one!

 

Keaton wanting to hold the butterfly

 

Daddy and Keaton being very still and very gentle with the butterfly

 

trying out another one

 

Mama and Keaton looking at yellow fish

 

Keaton also had her first taste of Ben & Jerry's ice cream...yum!  We had the seasonal flavor, pumpkin cheesecake.  We think Auntie Linda would be proud of Keaton for knowing good ice cream at an early age!  Next time we go to Chattanooga we are going to check out the Choo Choo because Keaton loves to say "all aboard!" 

BBQ and Gymnastics

Sorry it has been several days since our last post.  Things have just been busy with regular ole life!  Nana and her friend, Mary Ann, visited over the weekend and as always we went to Calhoun's for dinner.  There's nothing more Knoxville than Calhoun's.  Keaton agrees, but she prefers quesadillas to BBQ.

wouldn't this make a great Calhoun's billboard on I-40?

Nana doing her best to keep Keaton happy

 

Nana made Keaton a sweet little bracelet

that matches one of her bracelets

 

We went to our second session at the Little Gym this evening.  Keaton was a bit shy for a few minutes last week, but she warmed up quickly.  Tonight she talked about "nastics" all the way from school, to home and back to the gym.  She was super excited to wear her fancy leotard (thanks Nana!) and get some exercise with her friends.

Her teachers at school always comment that Keaton is a good helper and she follows directions well, but we rarely see the evidence.  Keaton impressed me at gymnastics tonight because she did everything she was asked to do.  She tried some more skills and was a pro at the bubble popping.

 the gymnast at her best

 

hanging on the rings while Daddy cheers her on

dancing with a scarf

Soggy Bunny

It was a spooky, rainy night....sounds like a storybook Halloween night, huh!?  We invited a cowgirl and her cow and a stinky skunk over for Halloween chili and cornbread.  After filling up on somewhat healthy food, we set out in search of candy bars and suckers!

Keaton and Annalise eating dinner

 Keaton the bunny...soggy bunny

 

 Bryce, the little stinker, in his grandma-made costume

 

Keaton running to the neighbor's house

 

rain doesn't matter when there's candy to be collected!

 

Daddy sported Keaton's ears when she got tired of them

 

Mama and Keaton

Keaton, Annalise, Alison and Bryce

 

Keaton and Papa eating a sucker

 

B and Keaton...still eating a sucker

 

all warm and toasty in their jammies after quite a soggy night

 

Fall Festival at School

Keaton's school had a Fall Festival on Friday afternoon.  It was so much fun to have mommies and daddies at school.  The teachers did a super job of making it a fun, special day.  Everyone had tons of fun...games, cookie decorating, cake walk, and Keaton's favorite...sliding on the big kid slide.

Keaton was a fancy bunny this year complete with a tutu and bows on her ears.  There were lots of princesses, some pirates, puppies, skeletons, and lots more.

Keaton, the fancy bunny

 

the cotton tail...no ears

 

Keaton decorating a cookie that she ate in two bites

 

Maddie the beautiful butterfly

Sydney the monkey (with her pink cast)

 

Keaton and Katie Ann the kitty

 

Keaton sliding on the big kid slide