Cold Plate

This is the name of Julianne's favorite band. We are fortunate enough to be going to their concert in November (too bad Jules will have to sit that one out). For those "old fogies" reading this blog, the name of the band is actually Coldplay and they have a very mellow, yet happy sound that Julianne really likes. Julianne fequently requests that we play Coldplate in the car. It is a nice change from Big Girls Don't Cry. Keep making that beautiful music, Coldplate!

2nd Cousins

Last week, Julianne got to hang out with her second cousins Parker, Kali, Madison, River, and Brooke. I can't believe I actually got them all to look at the camera and the 3 oldest are smiling! River and Brooke are turning one sometime this week - Happy Birthday!

Andrew Chatigny

He is 2 weeks old now, but we have a new nephew and Julianne has a new cousin! His name is Andrew Chatigny and will most likely be called, "Agamoo" by Julianne. Uncle Justin has already met the handsome little guy and Jules and I will meet him at Thanksgiving. It will be so fun to have a little boy in the mix and I am sure Noelle and Julianne will have so much fun tormenting him, dressing him up like a princess, and forcing him to play with barbies in the future!

Dad and Jules

Dad and Jules (seen here when she was 3 months in Williamsburg, VA) have been bonding lately. Julianne is starting to really want Daddy around and she loves when we are "all together." She has been joyfully clapping and saying, "We are all eating together!!!" when we all 3 sit down at the dinner table. She also wants to have group hugs when Daddy comes home from work at the end of the day. Last night, Justin went fishing and we joined him in a separate car. We got to see him catch his first fish in The Woodlands. When Julianne and I left she started crying and said, " I am sad for my Daddy....becasue he is by his-self." I told her he wanted to fish by himself and that we needed to get home for bed. She has become very perceptive of everyone around her and many times when the two of us are in a restaurant or at a park, I find us just people watching and observing other people around us - the apple does not fall far from the tree. She is always asking us "What's Wong, Mom? or What's Wong, Dad?" and it is hard to stay in a bad mood when she is in your face asking you that with her precious little voice.

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?"