I can't believe it has been 4 months since my last blog post. My goal is to write at least once a month, but life has gotten crazy, and time flies by quicker than I can keep up.After the death of Oreo, our lives still feel as though there is a hole in our family unit. We have not gotten a second kitty as of yet. In time, I'm sure that will change, but for now, we are still healing.
Now to catch you up.......
Over July 4th weekend, Lee, Taylor, and I went to Holiday World for a much needed fun time. It was great! Holiday World is such a family friendly place with so much to do. We spent the morning in the water park and the afternoon was spent in the dry park. We had a great time on the water coaster, water slides, and lazy rivers (Taylor's favorite). And, we got Taylor to ride some rides she was initially scared of - the Liberty Launch, The Raven, and Frightful Falls. It was a great time away, and Amelia got to spend the day with Grandma and Grandpa Lee.
In late-July, Taylor and Lee went to the much-anticipated Taylor Swift concert. Taylor loves Taylor :-)! They made their own shirts, created a poster, and had great seats! It was a concert neither of them will soon forget, and I'm so glad they got to make Daddy/Daughter memories!
Over Labor Day, we went to visit my sister in Indianapolis for the weekend. While Saturday was a girls shopping day, Sunday was kids' day! We spent the afternoon at the Children's Museum. Taylor loved the exhibit on Anne Frank and Ryan White, and Amelia had a great time at Playscape. We all were exhausted by the end of the day, and Aunt Brenda and Uncle Doug got to spend some much needed time with their nieces.
In early October, we took some time to go to Freeman Family Farm here in Bloomington. Amelia got to meet some animals - cow, horses, donkey, goats, and pigs, and she enjoyed playing with the pumpkins. It is a great place here in town to spend some family fall time, and I hope to make it an annual tradition.
And, finally Amelia turned 2 years old 1 1/2 weeks ago. Honestly, where has the time gone? She had two parties - one for Lee's family and one for my family. I made her a turtle cake because she loves turtles! It amazes me how much she has changed in her 2 short years on this planet. She seems to learn new words every day, and just last night, we removed the gate from our stairs. It seems to have opened up a whole new world for her. She went up and down those stairs more times than I can count, even playing with Elmo on the landing.
I hope to keep up better on my blog from now on. It's hard to stop and write down the great memories we make, but for our family, I will do my best. Happy Fall to you all!
