Fall at Fender’s Farm!

Sunday we met Erica, Jason, and Teagan at Fender’s Farm in Jonesborough, Tennessee for some fall festivities!

There was so much to see and do!

We went for a ride on the cow train…   

…took a trip through the corn maze…

(thankfully we all managed to find our way out!)

 

 

…snapped a few pictures of the beautiful scenery …

 

 

 

…took a hayride over to the children’s play area where we…

…bounced on the “big bouncy thing”…

 

…slid down the giant slide…

…and made a few new friends…

and then we wrapped the day up at the pig race!

 

I mean, come on, can you think of a better end to this fun-filled day?!?

Weekend Away...

We spent this weekend away in Greenville, South Carolina visiting with our friends Laura and Travis. We were so excited to see them!

We spent Saturday at the Aunt Het Festival in Fountain Inn.

We enjoyed the people watching...

...the farmer's market...

...the pumpkin decorating contest...

...the car show...

...and the sunshine!

Sunday we decided to spend some time exploring downtown Greenville.

It was so nice to walk around in the cool fall weather!

We can't wait to go back and visit again!

9 Months!

Bailey turned 9 months old this past Saturday! I know I probably say this every month, but my goodness how time flies!

In the last month Bailey has more than mastered crawling and pulling up on things (i.e. the side of her crib, the coffee table, the couch, etc.). She is literally all over the place and in to everything which definitely keeps Craig and I on our toes.

At her pediatrician appointment this morning she weighed 16 lbs. 15 oz. (25th percentile) and measured 27 3/4 inches (50th percentile). Dr. Marlow said she's right on track! Can't wait to see what she'll do next!

Cheerios

Bailey loves her Cheerios!

She also loves her puppy!

I was amazed yesterday to watch Bailey as she snuck a Cheerio to Sydney with her right hand every time she fed herself a Cheerio with her left hand. It was hilarious!

I wonder if Sydney will still be excited when it's broccoli that she's trying to sneak him.

2010 Kidspo!

This Saturday we headed down to the Meadowview Convention Center for the 2010 Kidspo. There were all sorts of kid-friendly things to see and do!

We had been invited to the Kidspo by Craig's boss, Wayne, to be a part of a fashion show sponsored by his store... As We Grow Children's Clothier.

Now... I must admit... I was very torn over whether or not to agree to do this.

All I could think about was the show Toddlers & Tiaras on TLC! All of those babies with big hair... lots of make up... and even more attitude! Oh my God do we really want to do THAT to our child!!!

But, after a brief moment of panic and doubt, we decided to give it a shot and try to have fun with it!

And fun we certainly had! Bailey looked so adorable in her little outfit!

We suggested Maelen as another potential model for the show and she was also invited to participate. She too looked adorable!
The girls had a little help from Wayne's two, very sweet daughters when it was their turn down the runway! They handled it like pros!

We were certainly a bunch of very proud "stage parents"!

I wonder if we will be asked to do it again next year...

Labor Day Fun!

Our friends Jared and Melanie decided to pay a visit this past weekend. We were very excited to see them and let them meet Bailey!We kicked off our weekend of fun Saturday afternoon with a visit to Duffield, Virginia for the Duffield Daze festival. It definitely provided opportunities for some very interesting people watching.

We were quite sad that we missed the tractor pull and slow tractor race. However, on the bright side we did get to take in the antique tractor show...
...petting zoo...
...and craft tables.
On the way home Craig decided to make a pit stop at the Natural Tunnel State Park where we rode the chairlift down to view the tunnel.

Later that night our friends Erica and Jason (along with their daughter Teagan) joined us for some home-made BBQ...

...and fire-roasted smores!

Melanie loved her birthday smore!

We ended our busy day by hanging out by the fire.Sunday, we dropped the kayaks in the Holston River. We decided to try a new fork of the river this time. We had a great time with the exception of Craig being ticketed ($198) for not having a life jacket in his boat... stupid Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency! That's my tax dollars at use?!?

That night we took Melanie out to dinner for her birthday (which had been the previous day) and then surprised her with a cake back at the house. Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera handy for any of the festivities.

We loved having Jared and Melanie visit for the weekend, but I must admit that we were all a little tired after such a busy weekend.

We hope to do it again soon!