Dominic's First Movie

Aunt Tracy and Momma took me to my very first movie!

Can you guess what it was?
That's right! I saw Toy Story in 3D!

I even got to pick out my very own treat from the candy counter.

I chose M&Ms and I had them all eaten almost before the previews were over.

And since it was in 3-D we all had to wear these crazy glasses. We had a great time and I think we should do that again sometime.

All About Dominic...

Here I am enjoying a lovely fall day. It was perfect for taking some time out to contemplate the meaning of life.

Here I am modeling my Halloween costume, a dragon.

No, my brother didn't stick me in here. It is one of my many ways to stall going to bed at night.

Labor Day Camping

It was a perfect weekend for camping. And it was Jude's first ever camping trip.

The sun did finally peak out and let us play on the SeaDoo with Erica.

We even braved the water with Mom and Aunt Lisa

Momma took me for a spin, although Daddy goes much faster!

We enjoyed our afternoon snack on the beach.

Erica and Tractor fruit snacks...it doesn't get any better than this.

Hanging out in the water.

Jude preferred hanging out on the beach and throwing in rocks.

Yummy, fruit snacks!

Daddy and Jude playing on the beach.

It did get a little chilly at night, but we were prepared. Who cares what you look like when you are camping

Lunchtime at the campsite.

We had so much fun playing with Valerie and Erica!

Throwing rocks in the water.

Yum, there is nothing like breakfast over a campfire.
We were at one with nature for 3 days! I even caught this locust! We can't wait to camp again!

New Friends

We are lucky to have found some new friends and hope to have many more playdates to come.

Poor Katie is the lone girl, but she can hold her own in the sandbox.
We had lots of fun with Ethan. We hope we can get into some trouble together soon!

Pool Party

We had a family pool party to celebrate our Great Grandma's birthday.

Who would've thought that it would be too cool to swim in August, but we did brave it and stick our feet in.
The best part was the popcorn machine!! Perfect for our popcorn lovin family.

We had fun playing with Cousin Helen and her friend.

Happy Birthday to Jude!

The boys hanging out at Grandpa's house

This cake is all mine
My chocolate Cars cake

Grandpa helping me play with my new toys

Happy Birthday to me!

Fun with Aunt Tracy

Aunt Tracy was with us the whole week and we had so much fun. Momma made all kinds of treats and we helped.

Dominic making enchilada sauce

Jude trying to decide whether to follow the devil or the angel on his shoulder.

We took Tracy to some of our favorite hangouts, including the library.

Jude was in charge of carrying our books home from the library in his backpack.

We had fun dancing-here we are doing the locomotion!

Of course we went swimming.

But the highlight of the week was going to Indy to the Ralph Mitchell Zoo.

My very first cotton candy! Although Mom and Aunt Tracy ate most of it!

Our first carousel ride.
And, yes, it only cost a nickel!

Jude and Momma on the train

Aunt Tracy and Dominic waiting to leave the station

Exploring the "real" train, which we named Gordon.

Roarrr!

Giddyup, Elephant!

"People let me tell ya 'bout my best friend!"

Enjoying the zoo together

"All's clear on my side. How about on yours?"

"All clear, except for this girl taking a video of me"

We loved KiddyLand at the zoo.

Checking out the monkeys, turtles and swans. (yes, in the same exhibit)

This pretty much sums up the fun that we had while Aunt Tracy was here. We sure do love her!