Halloween

It was a very scary night - we had so many trick or treaters come to our door! Greta delighted in seeing all of the kids. We lit jack o lanters and candles and had friends over for hot chili and "old lady fingers" and set the mood with a pot smoking with dry ice. And Greta was skunk!

Our Little Pumpkin

I have been looking forward to this for a year now - going to the pumpkin patch with my family. We went to Louisburg Cider Mill and ate homemade apple cider donuts and drank steaming hot cider. There were pumpkins, a corn maze and a zip cord for the, um, daddies. It was a beautiful day, windy and warm, and the trees are just starting to show their fall colors to Greta.....

How to Inflate a Baby...

Greta at the Kansas City Library

She absolutely loved it there...the energy was just right for her - stimulating, but not too much racket. She did the cutest thing that made me so proud and even made me cry.....She spotted a little girl across the childrens' area and crawled like mad to get close to her. She stopped at the little girl's feet and held her arm up and waved. Then she lifted both arms up to the little girl, and then she began climbing her! The little girl was cautious and Derek went over to them to reassure her. She said, "I can say hi to her but not to you!" She ran over to her mother and Greta followed her just as fast. Her name was Lottie, and Greta made a friend!

Dairy Queen

We went to Dairy Queen! It was one of my very favorite places as a child, and I think that Miss Greta is going to carry on the tradition.

The Joy of the Swing

A Day at the Park

Greta loves to swing! LOVES IT! We went to Loose Park and had a wonderful time -we walked and saw doggies. We played on the swings and found a new spray park. Greta also loved that. She doesn't even mind cold water. There was also a wedding taking place in the rose garden....we had a perfect view from a distant park bench. When the music began for the ceremony, Greta's attention went right to it - she has quite an ear!