Fall....

It's so hard to keep up with posting now that I'm back to work but I wanted to share some fall pictures from this weekend.

First of all, Andrew and I went to a wedding this weekend.  Here is a pic of us:

 

We left Callie alone over night for the first time ever! She stayed at my parents house and was reportedly a very good girl...  but we're not sure if we believe it! ;) 

Then today we decided to go get some mums and pumpkins to put on the front porch.  Here in Plymouth, there is a farm with a petting zoo that is run by the inmates at the jail.  Callie loved looking at hte animals and running around the farm! 

When we got home we set up the pumpkins and mums on the porch and Callie decided to sit down and have her picture taken!

Rainy Day

Callie decided she was sick of being stuck in the house because of the rain.  So, we went out to play in the rain!

 

All of this rain was making the grass grow quickly! So, Callie decided to mow the lawn. 

 Cullan saw us playing outside and decided to come out too!

 Callie was so excited to see Cullan that she chased him down.....

...and gave him a big fast kiss :)

Back to work :(

I started back to work this past week.  I'm really sad that summer is officially over!  I had such an amazing summer with Callie and I definitely think we made the best of it. 

Here are some pics from the end of summer!

Our last official beach trip of the summer! We lost power at the house during Hurricane Irene so on the second night without power we decided to get out of the house.  We went out to the beach with our friends and neighbors the Ritz family! It was such a great way to end the summer. 

North Creek Lobster Bake 2011

Last weekend we went to my in-laws house in North Creek, NY.  For the 2nd year in a row, my in-laws, along with some friends, hosted a huge party in the woods.  Last year, Callie was a newborn, but we still went to the party and had a great time! Callie slept most of the day and enjoyed being passed around to our friends and family. 

North Creek Party 2010

This year was a different story.  Callie is a big 1 year old girl now and she came ready to party. 

 First, Callie had to do her hair so she would look pretty for the party.  

Then, she played with one of the dogs. 

  Next, Callie watched her Daddy and Uncle Erik prepare the food.

And then, she enjoyed some cuddle time with G.G., during which she drank/spilled an entire bottle of water all over herself!

After a quick outfit change, Callie marched around the party wearing her new Elmo backpack that she got from her Great Auntie Joyce!

 She did not want me to take the backpack off of her. 

 Then, Callie decided to go play some games with the other kids.

 Finally, the food was ready!

 And, it was time to eat.

 After Callie had a full belly and another outfit change, she decided to dance with one of her new friends.

 She also danced with G.G. - Callie really gets around the dance floor!

 After dark, Callie and her friends broke out the hula hoops for some more fun.

 Callie made one more trip to the dessert table....

 ....before her Daddy had to carry her away...   does this look like a familiar scenario?!

Callie had a great time in North Creek this weekend!

Surprised!

Callie's new thing is her "surprised" face.  It's hilarious.  She is "surprised" by everything.  Here is a pic of the "surprised" face:

And a cute video from today.  Some of our good friends Donna and Jon had a baby girl, Kayleigh, at the end of July.  Callie is in LOVE with the birth announcement they sent.  She carries it around the house pointing to the picture of Kayleigh and saying "baby".  Here is a video of Callie showing her love of Kayleigh and making her "surprise" noise/face.  Enjoy!

**Sorry, uploaded the wrong video the 1st time!**

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Imagination Island

Today was a rainy and crappy day so Callie and I went to Imagination Island here in Plymouth!  It's an indoor playground that has a climbing structure, bouncy houses and a variety of pretend play stations.  It was really really crowded there today but we still had fun!

Playing with the toys!

Making some music!

I tried to get her to go in the bouncy house but she didn't want anything to do with it!

Playing with the ride on toys!

She loved the puppets- especially the ducky puppet!

She was too little to reach the lego table, but loved when I put the legos on the edge and she could push them off!

Pirate Callie!

Watch out or she'll make you walk the plank!

Then it rained bubbles!

Grocery shopping!

Then cooking in the kitchen!

It was a fun day at Imagination Island!

Hedges Pond and Football

We found a new spot in Plymouth!  It's called Hedges Pond Recreation Area.  It used to be a camp but the town has taken it over and it re-opened this past July.  They cleaned it up and now it has walking paths, a small beach on the pond, a playground, picnic tables and bathrooms.  It's great because the pond water is warm and clean and Callie loves to swim in it! She honestly just wants to just swim (it's like she actually thinks she can swim!) and gets mad when we try to hold her back.  We discovered this pond this past week and we've already been 3 times.  It's great if we only have a little time and don't want to go out to the ocean.  Here are some pics from our trips to Hedges Pond!

Callie is loving the water!

Callie and Cullan.

Cullan loves the water too!

Callie - trying to swim!

She thinks she is a fish...

The picnic area and playground.

The beach.

Callie marching around the beach.

Callie and Cullan, pooped after the afternoon at the beach!

And, as a bonus - pics of Callie and Andrew at the South Shore Outlaws football game last night! (The Outlaws won! Woohoo!)

Andrew and Callie - 8/2011

Andrew and Callie - 8/2010