A Trip to the Zoo

For myself and Doodle, this wasn't just another trip to the zoo.

We have been to the zoo together more times than I went my entire childhood.

But this time, we went with my parents. And it was my dad's first time to a zoo.

I continue to be humbled by all that my parents have done for me. They grew up, literally, dirt poor and worked SO HARD and LONG to provide much better for their kids. Being the youngest of 3 and more than a decade younger than the older 2 kids, I was certainly more spoiled than the others. I continue to be so thankful for my parents and all they did for me. I will never know why God blessed me to be their daughter.

The weather that day was gorgeous! I loved seeing Doodle run place to place with PaPaw and my dad laughing at all his antics! This day was certainly a day I will always remember!

Maw Nana helping Doddle see the swimming penguin

PaPaw's boy

Of course he is saying, "Cheeeeese!"

It was so nice to have help wrangling that boy!

This makes my heart smile :]

Halloween 2012

HALLOWEEN 2012

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Farmer and his John Deere tractor!

 and yes, I did make the tractor myself

and I am quite proud of it :]

 Trick-or-Treating with Daddy

 And this is what I get when I ask for a smile,

"Cheeeeeeeese", complete with nose scrunch.

Farmer J with his harvested crop

Whose house is it?

Doodle and I are in the vehicle driving down the road behind our house.

He says, "Where my house at, Mommy? Oh! There it is!"

I say, "That's my house," just to get a rise out of him.

"No. It's MINE!"

"Ok. It's Daddy's."

"No. Mine."

"Well, actually it's Mommy's and Daddy's house," I say. "We lived there before you."

Immediately I hear, "It's MY house. I let Mommy and Daddy live in it."

The kid may be smarter than we realize.

These are the little things I don't want to forget. 

Doodle says stuff all the time that just blow us away! 

OR make us laugh until we cry!

I want to sit down one day when my house is way too quiet and clean and read about all the little things that have slipped my mind far too quickly.