THIS IS FROM THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER. I THINK WE HAVE A LITTLE DANCER ON OUR HANDS. IT JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER.

THIS WEEKEND ZOEY HAS AMAZED US. I CAN'T BELIEVE THE WORDS SHE HAS LEARNED AND THE THINGS SHE IS CAPABLE OF DOING. SHE EVEN ANSWERS US WITH YES AND NO BY SHAKING HER HEAD. SOME OF HER NEW WORDS THIS WEEKEND ARE BOOK, DUCK, BLUE, OOPS, AND ELMO. THAT IS AMAZING. SHE ALSO HAS BEEN BINKIE FREE FOR 5 DAYS!!! GO ZOEY. WE ARE SO HAPPY TO MAKE THIS TRANSISTION. THEY HAVE ALL SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED!

STUART AND I WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING. WE WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE WHAT THANKSGIVING IS ABOUT, AND WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THE WONDERFUL FAMILIES WE HAVE. ZOEY IS A LUCKY GIRL TO HAVE ALL OF YOU IN HER LIFE, AND TO HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT CARE ABOUT HER. WE WISH EVERYONE LUCK THROUGH THESE HARD TIMES. EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN STRUGGLES, AND THERE IS A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

SOME FAVORITES

TWO OF MY FAVORITE ZOEY PICS! I LOVE THAT SMILE!

MMMMM! PUMPKIN

NANA A ND ZOEY

CADEN


JUST A FEW MORE OF MY RECENT FAVORITES.

Halloween pictures

TRISTEN AND ZOEY

OUR LITTLE PANDA BEAR

I LOVE THIS THING!!! BEEP BEEP

IF ONLY I SMILED FOR THIS ONE.

ZOEY AND CADEN

ZOEY HAD A GREAT TIME TRICK-O-TREATING WITH HER COUSINS THIS YEAR. SHE WANTED TO WALK MOST OF THE TIME, WHICH HELD THINGS UP FOR POOR TRISTEN. SHE WANTED TO GO TO THE HOUSES, AND SHE GRABBED THE SHINY WRAPPERS. SHE LOVED HER CHEETOS THAT SHE GOT AT THE FIRST HOUSE THE BEST. A FEW MORE PICS TO FOLLOW.

Zoey Bean's first birthday

YUMMY CAKE

















SILLY ZOEY
IT'S MY CAKE EMMA!!!

OUR HAPPY GIRL

THIS PAST WEEKEND WE CELEBRATED ZOEY'S FIRST BIRTHDAY. I CAN'T BELIEVE OUR LITTLE ONE TURNED ONE. HER BIRTHDAY WAS ON TUESDAY. WE HAD A PARTY AT SANNAUK FOREST PRESERVE FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. ZOEY LOVES HER ELMO, SO HER PARTY WAS ALL ELMO. AT FIRST SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH HER CAKE, SO WE TOLD HER TO KISS ELMO. THEN SHE GOT A FACE FULL. AFTER THAT SHE FIGURED OUT CAKE IS YUMMY.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME TO CELEBRATE WITH US. IT REALLY MEANS ALOT TO OUR FAMILY. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL GIFTS. ZOEY HAS SOME VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE IN HER LIFE.

I know it has been awhile again since I blogged. I am not the greatest at this. My computer crashed on me also, so I do not have a way to put pics on right now. I will as soon as my computer is fixed. Thank you dad.
Zoey is walking!!!! Wow is it fun. She is having so much fun. She took her first steps a few weeks ago, and now she walks back and forth between two people. She even took off on her own a few times today. She thinks it is great to be able to walk. We are getting ready to celebrate her one year birthday at the end of this month. I can't believe it has been a year already. Time sure flies.

ZOEY'S 9 MONTH PICS

THESE ARE ZOEY'S 9 MONTH PICS. NOW SHE IS 10 MONTHS AND THAT YEAR BIRTHDAY WILL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT. AT HER 9 MONTH CHECK UP SHE WAS 16# 10 OZ. AND SHE IS 27 1/2 INCHES LONG. SHE IS IN THE <10%>

HER FIRST TOOTH JUST POPPED THROUGH TODAY. SHE HAS BEEN CRAWLING SINCE THE END OF JUNE, AND SHE IS CRUISING THE FURNITURE LIKE IT'S NOTHING. SHE RUNS IN HER WALKER ACROSS THE LIVINGROOM. WHEN SHE GETS TO THE OTHER SIDE SHE PICKS UP HER FEET AND LIFTS HER ARMS IN THE AIR. SHE SLAMS INTO THE CHAIR AND BOUNCES BACK, LAUGHS AND DOES IT AGAIN. IT IS HILARIOUS. I WILL GET IT ON VIDEO ONE OF THESE TIMES. SHE SEEMS TO BE GETTING READY TO WALK. SHE HAS BEEN DOING A LOT OF STANDING ON HER OWN AND WALKING WITH ONLY ONE HAND ATTACHED TO ME. I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE MUCH LONGER.

I AM ENJOYING ALL THE CUDDLING RIGHT NOW. SHE REALLY WANTS HER MOMMY ALL THE TIME. I LOVE ALL THE LAUGHTER, AND THE "MOM!!!" WHEN SHE WANTS SOMETHING. I LOVE TO HEAR HER WAKE UP SAYING DADA DADA DADA. ESPECIALLY WHEN HE ISN'T HERE AND IS CALLING ON THE PHONE. AND I LOVE HER LITTLE BASHFUL SMILE WHEN SHE IS TRYING TO BE SNEEKY.

THE FIRST PICTURE AT THE TOP IS ZOEY'S BEST BUD EMMA. SHE USED TO SEE HER 3 TIMES A WEEK AT DAYCARE, BUT LUCKILY THIS IS MY BEST FRIENDS DAUGHTER AND THEY STILL SEE EACH OTHER OFTEN. ZOEY GETS SO EXCITED WHEN SHE SEES EMMA. EMMA CONSTANTLY TALKS ABOUT HER ZO. SHE WAKES UP TALKING ABOUT HER AND GOES TO BED TALKING ABOUT HER. I LOVE THAT THEY ARE SO CLOSE.LIKE ME AND HER MOM.

MORE PICS

ZOEY'S 6 MONTH PICS.

ZOEY AND HER BEST FRIEND EMMA.

8 MONTHS OLD

ZOEY IS NOW 8 MONTHS OLD. I KNOW IT HAS BEEN 2 MONTHS SINCE I PUT NEW PICS ON. SHE IS NOW CRUISING ON FURNITURE, AND PULLING HERSELF UP ON EVERYTHING. I AM WAITING FOR HER TO START WALKING ANY TIME NOW. SHE DOES GREAT STANDING, BUT SHE HAS TO HOLD ON WITH ONE HAND STILL. IT IS AMAZING. MY LITTLE PEANUT WILL SOON BE ON THE GO. SHE HASN'T COMPLETELY SKIPPED THE CRAWLING STAGE. SHE REALLY WANTS TO CRAWL. SHE WILL GET ON HER HANDS AND KNEES AND INCH FOWARD NOW. SHE ARMY CRAWLS AND DOES A WHOLE LOT OF SCOOTING!!

SHE IS ALSO A HUNGRY HIPPO. I STILL DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE PUTS IT ALL. SHE SAID DAD FOR HER FIRST WORD THIS PAST WEEKEND. I KNOW STUART IS IN HEAVEN. ESPECIALLY SINCE FATHER'S DAY IS NEXT WEEKEND. WE WILL KEEP PRACTICING FOR SUNDAY.

WE RECENTLY TOOK A TRIP TO SEE ZOEY'S GREAT GRANDPARENTS IN MISSOURI. IT WAS HER FIRST LONG TRIP. SHE DID SO WELL. HER GREAT GRANDPARENTS ENJOYED MEETING HER, AND WE LOVED SPENDING TIME WITH THEM.

ZOEY'S HANDSOME LITTLE COUSIN CADEN WAS BORN IN APRIL. THEY ARE 7 MONTHS APART AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THEM TO GROW UP TOGETHER. ZOEY LOVES SEEING THE LITTLE BABY.

TRISTEN MAKES AN EXCELLENT OLDER BROTHER. HE SURE LOVES HIS LITTLE CADEN AND ZOEY.

NANA GAVE ZOEY A PICKLE THE OTHER NIGHT WHICH SHE ENJOYED SO MUCH. AND AS MANY OF YOU KNOW THIS MADE ME VERY PROUD. MMMMM PICKLES!!!

ZOEY WENT SWIMMING IN HER LITTLE POOL LAST WEEKEND WHEN IT REACHED 90 DEGREES. SHE HAD FUN IN HER BIG BATHTUB WITH HER DUCK!!

THE OTHER PICTURE ABOVE IS A CLASSIC ZOEY PICTURE. SHE LOVES TO MAKE THIS FACE. I JUST WANT TO EAT HER UP-ADORABLE....

I CAN'T BELIEVE ZOEY IS 6 MONTHS OLD ALREADY. THIS YEAR IS FLYING BY. IF ONLY WE COULD GET SPRING TO ARRIVE AND STAY AROUND. ZOEY HAD HER 6 MONTH CHECK UP 2 WEEKS AGO. SHE IS 13.4#, AND 25 INCHES LONG. SHE IS A LITTLE PEANUT. SHE IS ONLY IN THE 5TH PERCENTILE FOR HER HEIGHT AND WEIGHT. BUT SHE IS GROWING LIKE SHE SHOULD. THE DOCTOR SAYS SHE IS LEARNING VERY FAST AND EXPECTS HER TO BE WALKING BY THE NEXT VISIT. SHE CAN'T QUITE CRAWL YET, BUT SHE HAS GOTTEN TO HER KNEES A FEW TIMES. SHE DOESN'T SEEM VERY INTERESTED IN IT YET. WHAT SHE REALLY WANTS TO DO IS STAND. SHE CAN PULL HERSELF UP FROM A SITTING POSITION TO HER FEET. SHE USES ME, OR ANY TOYS SHE CAN GET A HOLD OF. I HAVE A FEELING SHE IS GOING TO BE MOBILE SOON. SHE IS EATING SO GOOD. I THINK HER FAVORITE FOODS ARE SQUASH AND BANANAS.

FOR ALL OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, STUART AND I HAD TO MAKE A VERY HARD DECISION A FEW WEEKS AGO. WE HAD TO EUTHANIZE OUR DOG THUNDER. HE WAS SUFFERING FROM BONE CANCER AND THERE WASN'T ANY MORE WE COULD DO. WE GAVE HIM AN EXTRA 4 MONTHS OF LIFE SINCE HE WAS DIAGNOSED IN DECEMBER. HE WILL BE MISSED GREATLY. STUART AND I HAVE HAD HIM FOR 7 YEARS. NOW HIS LITTLE BROTHER PEPSI HAS SOME BIG SHOES TO FILL, AND HAS ALREADY STEPPED IN.

WE HAD A GREAT TIME AT EASTER SEEING OUR FAMILES, AND CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT GET TOGETHER. I HOPE IT WILL BE SOON, AS MICHELLE IS DUE NEXT WEEK WITH HER LITTLE ONE. ZOEY WILL SOON HAVE ANOTHER COUSIN. SHE CAN'T WAIT. (REALLY I CAN'T WAIT TO BE AN AUNT AGAIN!!) THIS WEEKEND WOULD BE GOOD MICHELLE. :)

4 1/2 MONTHS OLD

I KNOW IT HAS BEEN AWHILE SINCE I HAVE POSTED ANYTHING. I WILL TRY TO GET MORE PICTURES ON HERE SOON. ZOEY IS NOW 4 1/2 MONTHS OLD ALREADY. SHE HAS BEEN EATING LIKE A CHAMP. ALTHOUGH THE DOCTOR THINKS SHE IS TOO SKINNY. SHE IS TRULY MY LITTLE PEANUT. THIS MONTH'S DOCTORS VISIT WAS SURPRISING. WE FOUND OUT SHE HADN'T EVEN GAINED A POUND SINCE HER 2 MONTH VISIT. ONLY .8 #. SO THE DOCTOR SAID GET GOING ON THE SOLIDS. NOW WE HAVE GIVEN HER RICE, OATMEAL, AND SWEET POTOATOES. SHE SEEMS TO LOVE HER FOOD. THIS WEEK WE WILL TRY SQUASH AND CARROTS. WE DID FIND OUT SHE IS NOT TOO FOND OF PRUNE JUICE!!!
ZOEY IS NOW ROLLING OVER LIKE A FISH. WE CAN'T KEEP HER STILL. SHE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SIT UP WHEN SHE IS LAYING DOWN AND SHE HAS BECOME AN INCH WORM. PRETTY SOON SHE WILL BE MOBILE. YIKES!!!
SHE HAS LEARNED THAT DADDY'S LAUGH IS PRETTY CONTAGIOUS. SHE LIKES TO GIGGLE. SHE HAS BEEN SPITTING RASPBERRIES AT US FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW, AND SHE LOVES TO CHAT WITH HER STUFFED FROGS. IF ONLY I KNEW WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT.
STUART AND I ARE HAVING FUN WITH THIS STAGE. IT IS COOL TO SEE HER DEVELOP HER OWN PERSONALITY, REACH FOR THINGS, HOLD ONTO THINGS, AND BECOME FRIENDS WITH PEPSI. (OUR DOG) THEY ARE BUDDIES NOW.