Memphis Zoo

This weekend we took a little family trip to the Memphis Zoo. We spent the day Friday in Southaven shopping, having a family dinner date at Texas Roadhouse (yummy), and spent the night. Saturday morning we hit the Memphis Zoo early. After 6 long, fun-filled hours at the zoo, we headed back home. Kamryn had so much fun seeing all of the animals; everything with horns were deer, everything that semi-resembled a dog was a dog, same thing with a cat! It is so hard to get beyond the basics with a 1 year old....but she enjoyed seeing LOTS of deer, dogs, cats, fish, etc. :) I love to watch her experience new and exciting things!

...checking things out...

....taking a break...

"Look Mama, a DEER!"



"Can I give it kisses?" (btw, please excuse my 1o chins...her kissing this germ-infested deer grossed me out but I couldn't help but laugh....this child LOVES deer!)

Mama and Kamryn with the giraffes

...again with the elephants...

Kamryn and Daddy

"Look...a Panda!"

"I think I should pet it."

Going for a swim but not before I steal Daddy's phone earpiece and run from Mama so she can't take it away. Apparently this is hilarious and so much fun for Kamryn.

Kamryn on the drive home from Memphis. This child was so tired she slept the entire 2 1/2 hour drive!

...pics from last week...

Kamryn and Austin

...they really enjoy playing with each other when they "play nice"....

Kamryn and Mama posing

...sweet girl before church...

A day in the life of...

I can't seem to keep up with the posting like I want to. It's not for lack of picture taking. (I take PLENTY, daily-lol!) This post I have compiled random pictures to show us on our typical day. Enjoy. :)

Since, Kamryn has gotten to big (but still to young) to stay in "big church", she has attempted the church nursery. She's been attending the nursery for the last three weeks and she seems to like it. As most of you know, I am home with her and when we tried placing her in the gym daycare, she wanted NO part in that. The first Sunday we dropped her off, she did much better than I had planned. She’s gotten more comfortable with each visit and she didn’t seem to care when she watched me leave yesterday. WHEW, that is such a relief for me!!

Here she is all dressed up and ready to go.

We try to go outside after lunch but that just depends on the day. The weather has been absolutely crazy lately-even for Mississippi. It will be sunny and 70 degrees one day and snowing/sleeting and 30 degrees the next. So, we take advantage of those "nice" days and go outside to play. We also take her to the park to play on the equipment….she loves it! She especially likes it when other kids show up. She LOVES to play with other kids. Hhmmm, I wonder if it’s time for a little brother or sister. ;)

...walking with Daddy...

...going to attempt the slide with Mama...


...Miss. Independent thinks she can swing all by herself...

...but she still "humors Mama" and allows help...

...she can push the button and ride her 4wheeler all over the yard...just can't quite steer yet...



Daddy brought Kamryn a HUGE cookie home for snack the other day…and I mean HUGE! It was bigger than her head! I decided she should only eat half of half….OF HALF!

...sweet girl wanting to share...

"Yummy, thanks Daddy!"

A perfect way to end the day....sneaking a spot in Mama and Daddy's bed, when I KNOW I'm to be in my own bed.

...playing in the snow...

It started snowing here last night and continued on and off all night. When we woke up this morning, it was snowing and continued until around noon. This was, by far, the best snow this winter....and Kamryn enjoyed playing in it. She didn't last very long outside this morning because she was so cold. We decided to go back out later in the day when it was warmer but most of the snow was melting. She still had a blast!

The snow is beautiful....but, I am personally ready for warmer weather. However, if it is going to be cold-might as well have some beautiful snow!

A NOTE FROM KAMRYN

I have been a busy little bee over the last month that Mama has failed to post. She sends her apologies. :) I am getting around so much and I am (usually) very independent. I say "usually" because this does not include the times Mama and Daddy tried to drop me off in the gym's daycare.....I don't like that at all. I refuse to stay in that place for one minute....so my plan was to cry and cry until Mama and Daddy gave up and came back to get me. It worked wonderfully. :) Now, I get to go to Grandaddy's, Aunt Jenny's, or Mawmaw's to play while Mama and Daddy go work out. It worked out for everyone. ;)

Just for your enjoyment...here are a few pictures of me playing.

"Here I am hiding from Mama and Daddy...Mama found me! "

"I am getting very good at riding my 4-wheeler."

"I can even do tricks on it! :)"

Have a great weekend everyone. I am off to play some more! :)

LOVE,

KAMRYN

PS: I want to add that I enjoyed watching my first Superbowl game last weekend. You could find me cheering for the Saints throughout the game (when I wasn't distracted by food or playing). GEAUX SAINTS!

...visitors this weekend...

My friend, Angela, and her son, Dylan, came to visit this weekend. I enjoyed seeing my sweet friend that I have missed-oh-so-much……and Kamryn and Dylan enjoyed playing with each other. We must plan another visit soon!

...pictures of the kiddos playing...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I can't believe it is 2010! I'm not even comfortable saying 2009 yet....I've just stopped writing 2008 on checks! I'm trying so hard to catch up!

We shot a few fireworks on New Year's Eve...minus Jimmy because he had to work. I hated that he wasn't with us to start the new year, but what can you do? After shooting some fireworks, Kamryn and I came home early to ring in the new year with some nice SLEEP! :)

Kamryn really enjoyed the fireworks....she wasn't afraid of them at all.

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE AGUILAR FAMILY!