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Never a Dull Moment *UPDATED*

In the last week or so, Sadie has started to engage in some imaginative play. She feeds her babies, teaches her dogs tricks and even brushes their teeth. Today at lunch she was particularly animated and I tried to capture it on film. As usual, hilarity ensued.

We tried a little Special Agent Oso.



Then an impending shark attack distracted Sadie from counting.




After that Sadie wore me down and we just watched videos of her. While she continued to pick her nose.

Garden Reveal

Over the past few weeks we have taken on the task of getting our yard in shape. Chris planted an impressive vegetable garden in the back, complete with watermelon. Sadie, Kristin and Grandma planted flowers in the back flower bed.


The biggest project by far was tearing out the shaggy, overgrown bushes in the front yard. Chris had to go all Paul Bunyan on them for several days before they finally gave up. We don't really have a good before picture of these monsters, but you can see the craziness in this pic:


And after the addition of impatiens and probably too many hostas.


Voila!

(Don't worry we didn't forget about Sadie. She was a big helper and saved Mommy from all the savage wormies.)

Warm Weather

Today, Sadie practiced for the pool opening next weekend. She looked so cute in her swimsuit from Tee-Tee.

Sadie's Favorite Chair

Yes, folks, that is a napkin basket.

Pops & Gigi Come to Town

This past weekend Sadie received a long-awaited visit from her favorite Memphis grandparents. She kept them busy gardening, pushing the pink car and watching "Pochas."
After getting spoiled rotten with lots of presents and goodies, we met some friends at a Columbus Crew soccer game. Sadie loved all the noise and had plenty of helicopters and "sharks"/airplanes to watch.
Quote of the weekend: "Stop it, Daddy!"

Cutest Video Ever Recorded

Happy Belated Mothers' Day

Happy Mothers' Day to all of the moms, grandmas and great grandmas in our lives!

Kristin Mothers' Day

Today, Chris and Sadie treated me to a wonderful early Mother's Day. Sadie and I ran in a Mothers' Day race. She was definitely the youngest (and cutest) runner. We haven't quite adjusted to the Midwestern weather so we all froze our butts off. Sadie was a little nervous at all the commotion but finished the 30 yard dash on her own. I finished the 5k but forgot to listen for my time. Afterward, we all warmed up indoors and watched selected scenes from Pocahontas. For dinner, Daddy & Sadie took me out the the Cheesecake Factory for some yummy orange chicken and strawberry cheesecake. They bought me some workout pants, a non-diaper bag purse and the Brett Michaels cover People magazine. I'm so spoiled! :)

Sadie at 17 months

Dear Sadie,

Today you are 17 months old. We celebrated by getting your hair cut, going to Homestead Park and watching Daddy's softball team win their game. At 17 months, you are glued to Mommy & Daddy. You like to eat broccoli, any fruit, and any food where rice, chicken or cheese is involved. You look even more like your Daddy. You are a big Pocahontas fan. You love making new friends and talk about them all the time. Just about everyone that meets you marvels at how well you speak, how many words you know and how fast you can run and climb. Mommy & Daddy have to watch their words around you because you repeat EVERYTHING! Daddy loves that you take a flying leap into his arm everyday when he gets back from work.

Love you, Boo-boo!

PS. The toddler bed ended up being a hot mess so we decided to try again when Chris is NOT on a Q4 month. Turns out our floors get crazy noisy once the weather warms up. For now the bed makes an excellent story time couch.

Weekend at the Columbus Zoo

Yesterday and today we took full advantage of the free family passes to the zoo. The weather wasn't the greatest, but Sadie still got to see lots of her favorite animals including the "mingos" and fishies. She was delighted to find that fishies love to eat broccoli, too.