Gymnastics

After Hurricane Ike and all of it's inconveniences (lucky for us it was nothing more than that and was actually quite fun to evacuate to see the Mills and the Zimmermans!), it was nice to return to a normal Monday which consists of Julianne going to gymnastics with Mimi. Here are some pictures of some of the activities:

Before I Forget...

I think Julianne has become a little girl rather than a Toddler. This change has been coming gradually, but I guess I am finally admitting it. Yes, she still cuddles with me at night and let's me rock her if she is having a hard time sleeping and yes, I occasionally still burp her (upon her request of "mom, burb me like a baby"), but for the most part she is all little girl. This morning we were getting ready for school and she wanted to wear her ladybug costume. I obliged her from about 7 am until 8 am and she "flew" around the house and then when I told her she had to change clothes for school she protested with, "but, I don't have red shoes on yet!!!" She wanted matching red shoes for her lady bug costume and I did not even know she noticed things like that (colors of clothes, matching shoes, etc). Pretty soon, she is going to be asking for pierced ears (not allowed until she is at least 8!) and matching accessories! We don't even own red shoes. She also told me she wanted to be a Care Bear for Halloween.

A few cute things that have come out of her mouth (and a few that would only be cute to her mother and father) that I don't want to forget:

*Upon telling her we have to leave the park or stop feeding the ducks she screams at the top of her lungs, "It's NOT FAIR, K?" Then she turns her back and folds her arms across her chest in a very awkward looking way with elbows flying everywhere. If she is in a good mood, she may ask, "2 more minutes, is that fair?" This "fair" talk comes from Daddy. :-)

*She can now pronouce her full name and it sounds something like this:
Juwianne Weed Chatigmee

*She is obsessed with the movie Toy Story and calls the movie, "Buzz." When asked what Buzz says, she replies, "To Infiny Denny...and Beyond!"

*After giving her a kiss or a hug, both of her parents have been told, "Your air stinks."

*We met Dad up at a fishing pond near out house and upon seeing her Dad fish for the first time, Julianne exclaimed, "Look at you go, Dad!"

*Sometimes when we are being silly together or going somewhere fun she will say, "Rock and Roll, Dude."

Trip to LA (Lower Alabama)

Yes, we went to LA despite Hurricane Gustov and we drove right on through Louisiana with all of the evacuees to get there. Despite the rain, we had a few nice days of partly cloudy weather and lots of rain, but we had a great trip. It was fun to be with other families with young kiddos and just be together, cook out, play at the beach, etc. We got one day of boating in and so Jules had her first boat ride and liked to go, "FAST!" Julianne traveled very well in the car thanks to the DVD player and only said, "I am tired to be in my carseat" once or twice. She was the big girl on this trip and took good care of Austin and Adalynn (6 month old twins) and Emma (1 year old). I will post more about the trip and more pics, but here are a few:


AT Lulu's - a great little dive on the bay. Owned by Jimmy Buffet's sister.
At a bar called Florabama on the adults night out. Who is that sexy kitty cat?
AT Johnson's Beach near Pensacola. Julianne and Daddy looking for shells.
Precious Jules and her shells. She also found a "Creature" which was a little muscle that she insisted taking in the car with us. She played with it for 2 days until it shriveled up and died. Then she kept saying, "Where my creature go?"