The Petting Zoo

Daddy came home! Big highlight of Saturday night. After being away since Monday, Ryan finally made it home and Reese was super excited. She did forget he was home Sunday morning. Usually on weekends she likes to annoy Ryan until he gets up...this time she went on playing with me in the kitchen and when he woke up she was slightly stunned he was in the house. I thought it was hilarious. That's what going away for a week will do.

Monday she had some fun on her own accord. After taking some Tupperware out of the cabinet and using it to dump dog water from the bowl onto the floor (all so very quietly that I should have known she was up to no good), I had to pick up the bowl...leading to the hole in the top of the dog's food bowl stand. Next thing I know little miss "Clarissa Climbs-A-Lot" is up on the food stand and in the hole like it's a seat. Freaking hilarious!

So damn proud of herself and the latest accomplishment

On Nana's last trip to N.C. she brought back this shirt for Reese. Sunset Beach is where we spent many a summer, while Nana and Pop-pop lived in Calabash. It is one of my favorite places from my youth. I miss going to the beach there, maybe one day we can take Reese when she's old enough to ride the waves into the shore.

Next time she wants to go on the trip too.

If you look closely you will see the goose-egg in between her eyes. Ryan was tickling her in Church and she lurched forward and nailed the pew in front of us. Needless to say the ENTIRE congregation turned around and looked as they heard the hit and the scream that came afterwards. Let this be a lesson to an ADULT (Ryan) that you shouldn't play around in Church...Poor kid, had a rough Sunday...a mere 3 hours after the head injury she was playing outside on her swing set. Our 30 mph sustained winds got the big girl swing blowing and she walked right into it. Ryan and I couldn't get there fast enough and the metal brace holding the seat of the swing, split her lip right open (no stitches needed) but a little bit of blood and LOTS of crying. Poor baby...she enjoyed a nice afternoon cocktail of Infant Tylenol.

Reese was invited to a 1st Birthday party for her friend Ronan this past Sunday evening. They had a mobile petting zoo so she got to see all kinds of little animals. They had a goat, bunny, pig and lots of chickens. Let's just say that once again Reese is down with animals as long as they are coming to her live from her See-n-Say toy. In real life, Reese wants nothing to do with them. She clung closely to Ryan and really only ventured to touch the chicken.

Peek-a-boo