Barton Hills Farm

Today, Pearce and I met Christie, Mike, and Ridley at Barton Hills Farm Fall Festival.  It was sooo much fun!  It was a bit of a drive...took us almost an hour to get out there, but it was worth it.  We had perfect weather with a cool breeze, and there was just enough for the kids to do without it being overly crowded.  Actually, the main thing Pearce loved was the wide open space to run around in!  There were adorable goats to pet and feed, a pumpkin patch, a barrel train ride, a corn maze, a big "pillow" bounce thing, and good food and good music....perfect!

*See that pic above with the pumpkin he's holding....see the pic below....I bet you can guess what he did with that pumpkin he WAS holding :)

Tiny Tails Petting Zoo and Cowboy boots

This morning Elizabeth and I took the boys to the Toybrary for a little petting zoo they were having.  Pearce and I have been going to the Toybrary for their fun events, so I was excited Elizabeth and Brice got to come with us!  Pearce is always wanting a "nack" so I was glad I brought a couple pouches of fruit snacks and REALLY glad Pearce wanted to share with Brice :)  

We all sat in a circle and put little mats on our laps to keep from getting any little accidents on us.  First, we all got to hold baby bunnies!!!  Oh my gosh, they were adorable!  Pearce loved our bunny, but man, I LOVED our bunny!  I didn't want to give him back, so the guy let me hold it the whole time.  We got to pet a turtle, a hedgehog, a guinea pig, baby chicks, and a chinchilla!  Pearce and Brice loved seeing the animals...at one point though, Brice said "I done" haha!! 

I think this is Brice's "I done" face :)

 After the petting zoo, we decided to go check out a couple cute children's stores.  We went to a gigantic toy store and Pearce and Brice were in HEAVEN!  Then we went to a shoe store to look around and I found the cutest cowboy boots ever!!!!!  I've always wanted to get Pearce a cute pair, but didn't know if I wanted to spend the money on them....oh my gosh, after seeing Pearce walk around in these, I may just have to go back.  Elizabeth said her nephew wore his cowboy boots with everything...I think that's so cute!

20 Months Old!

Pearce, you are 20 months old now!  I can't believe how fast time is flying by and how much you are growing and changing each day.  You are such a talker and now put several words together all the time.  The other day you said "Mommy eh funny."  Awww...I'm glad you think I'm funny :)

You have such a good memory.  You always talk about the choo choo train at the mall and how you have to give the man tickets.  You love for me to sing you songs....especially "E-Yi-Yo."  You will say, "Peese Mommy, E-Yi-Yo."  We sing that a LOT in the car :)  The other day, your friend, Bodie came over to play and he brought you a car.  I said that was so nice of Bodie and now when you play with the car, you say "Bodie eh nice."  You have started saying "Yup or Yap" for yes :)  It's pretty funny!  You love to show us how you can run fast.  You will say "Run fast....seh, doe!"  Or you will say "On, doo, free, doe!"  You now want to do EVERYTHING yourself...buckle yourself in, pour your milk, feed yourself, put on your shoes and socks, give Otis his medicine.  I let you do what you can, but man, do you get mad when I don't let you do something....like pour your own milk :)

You get so happy and squeal when Daddy comes home.  You still love to watch videos about planes or "dof darts" with him.  At the moment, you are pretty obsessed with your cousin, Nathan or "Nay Nay" as you call him.  You want to watch videos of him and see pictures of him, but you often cry after because you want the real thing!  Mother's Day Out is getting easier for you, I think.  I now hold your hand and you walk right in....but usually cry a little and then you are o.k.  Yesterday, I held your hand as we walked to your classroom and as your teacher opened the door and said "Hi Pearce," your little mouth turned down and started to quiver....but you really didn't cry....I saw her direct you to a table of toys and you were happy!  I've also started putting "BB" in your backpack so that you don't have it when you walk in, but it's there if you need it.  You were holding "BB" when I picked you up yesterday :)

If you could live outside, you would be so happy!  You just love to play outside and ride in your wagon, play with your bike, blow bubbles, or go for a stroller ride to get the mail.  You are just the sweetest little thing.  The next few holiday months are going to be so fun with you!  Mommy and Daddy love you more than you will ever know!  

Mama and Papa's Visit

We had such a fun time with Mama and Papa when they came for a visit.  I love for them to come, but man, I hate to see them leave.  Our time together was jam-packed with ice cream cones, trips to the park, going on wagon rides, playing outside, and just having fun being together!  When they got here, our first order of business was to take Pearce to get an ice cream cone and go to the park....two of Pearce's favorite things!  This boy is so good with an ice cream cone!  

We took Mama with us to Gymboree so she could see what all Pearce gets to do there.  That was really fun!  After his nap, we went to the mall to get new shoes...and some new fall clothes for the little guy!  We couldn't go to the mall and not ride the train and carousel, though!

Pearce loves his Papa!  They had fun playing with his blocks and going on I don't know how many wagon rides around the neighborhood!   

Yesterday morning we ventured downtown to Zilker Park to go on the train there and play on the neat playground they have.  Well, the train was not operating because there was something wrong with the track, but we still had fun playing on the playground.  And what do you do when you are hot and sweaty from playing?  Well, you get an ice cream cone, of course!  Like I said, Pearce LOVES his ice cream cones!  And check out those cute new shoes!

The park was right by Austin's famous Barton Springs, so Mom and I said next time, we are going to bring our suits and go for a dip!  You can see the water where we were sitting...it's so pretty at Zilker Park!

While Mama cooked us dinner, Pearce decided he would make us some soup :)  I put Pearce's apron and hat on and put him in his learning tower.  I just put a bowl in the sink and gave him a spoon and mom kept adding ingredients to his bowl....pasta, lettuce, tomatoes....he went to town stirring that "soup!"  

Mama and Papa, we had so much fun with you!  Thank you for all of your help and for spoiling my baby boy!  Come back and see us soon.  We love you!!