A Little of This a Little of That!

Adrian got ahold of Aunt Jamie's old ukulele that she had when she was little. This picture she looks like she is pondering what her song will be about!

Adrian was pretty cute playing and signing. Earlier she kept asking to go downstairs and play so she could play on the piano so that's what she decided to sing about. We literally heard her sing, "I want to go downstairs and play" I got it recorded on the video recorder so it is officially captured forever :)

The weather was so mild we took advantage of it and went for a walk in the Rockford Fossil Park.

Adrian's face is priceless...u ask her to say cheese and this is what she gives you :)

Or we get this...her hands up like she is hold a camera :)

Leaves Leaves & More Leaves

Here are some pics from 2 weeks ago, we were attempting to get all of our leaves picked up...there are soooo many. It is nice to have big mature shade trees but in the fall it isn't fun raking and hauling away 10-15 truck loads of leaves!

Happy Halloween

Below are some pics from Trick-or-Treating on Sunday in Polk City. Adrian was an Ice Cream Cone and Trice even came along in his skeleton costume. Adrian had a good time she got the hang of it pretty fast recognizing the porch lights that were on.

These are Adrian's friends from her babysitters, on Monday they had their little Halloween party. (Left to Right)
Tessa, Adrian, Claire, Hayden, & Hudson

3 Year Stats

Last Wednesday Adrian had her 3 year doctor appt. She didn't really cooperate on getting her height & weight but after some coaxing this is what we ended up with. Weight 35 Lbs (85%) & Height 39.5 inches (95%) so we have a big toddler! I looked back at my baby book to compare her stats to mine and she weighs 7 lbs. more then what I did at 3 years!

Adrian playing with her Birthday Mega Bloks from Uncle Joe & Nick! She decided she wanted to give her tower a kiss :)

Below are some of Adrian's favorite things and habits at age 3:

Favorite Cuddle Things: Her Little Pillow (it goes to daycare everyday), Toy Story plush characters (Jesse is her favorite), Paci (we are down to 2 lonely pacis and when those get lost or damaged we are done!) I don't want to end up on Dr. Phil with a 10 year old still using a paci!!

Favorite Things To Do: Play Hide-and-Seek, Dance, Watch any Toy Story Movie, Read Books, Sesame Street, Play-Doh, Going for walks, Playing at the Mall or Monkey Joes, Absolutely loves her nesting dolls, and of course her many babies.

Favorite Foods To Eat: Toast & Peanut Butter, Milk, Mac-n-Cheese, Whole Apple (she prefers it not cut up in pieces), any type of noodle, broccoli, oatmeal, cereal, juice, and fruit snacks.

Adrian is going to be a hard teenager to get out of bed in the morning...she already likes to lay in her bed in the mornings. She still likes collecting things doesn't really matter what it is so hopefully that hoarding trait fades over time. Adrian is still not potty trained, we went from a year ago almost potty trained (she was going 6 times a day) to now she has been refusing to even sit on the potty. She often is dry through the night so we know she has the ability to be done with pull-ups. That darn sticker chart isn't working anymore. I will have to come up with another plan :)

Birthday Party

Adrian officially celebrated her 3rd Birthday on Sunday with Family. She had a Toy Story themed b-day with cake, balloons, & gifts.

Adrian smiling big next to her shopping cart, so far no walls have been chipped but it has only been a few days.

Adrian and Mitch working on constructing their car.

"Mega Bloks" already in use...here is our giraffe.

3 Years Old!!

On Adrian's actual B-day (Sat. Oct. 22nd) we planned a day with her friends at the Orchard. Claire, Tessa, & Gracin were all able to make it for the fun day. The girls had a great time and the weather was gorgeous on Sat.

It was very difficult to get four 3 yr old little girls to sit together and smile together. Didn't workout too well!

Corn Pool

Below is a video from last month at Orchard Grove of Adrian playing in the corn!

Center Grove Orchard 2011

This past weekend we went to Center Grove Orchard near Cambridge Iowa, which is North of Ankeny about 10 miles. Adrian went to this place last year with her friends from daycare. We thought we would check it out since Adrian is inviting her daycare friends there this year for her b-day. We had a great time and will be back this weekend purchasing season passes! Between the corn pool, jumping pillow, corn maze, picking apples from the orchard, picking pumpkins, hayride...there is so much to do!

Mommy and Adrian in the giant corn pool, very dusty but a good time!

I don't care what she does as long as she doesn't shove corn kernels up her nose :)

The giant jumping pillow...this was a blast for Adrian and mommy. This was her favorite, she was taking about jumping on it even the next day!

The farm also had animals to feed...goats, ducks, pigs, etc.

I love these 3 little pig homes :)

Family pic from Labor Day Weekend at the tractor show. It was a cool muddy day, not the best for being outside walking around.

Doesn't that parking lot look fun? Just a muddy mess!

All Sorts of Fun!

Last week Adrian's Babysitter was closed for the week so we got in all sorts of activities. Grandma Harden watched her Mon & Tues (Thanks so much!) and Mommy took Wed-Fri. off to get in some good quality time. Sorry for the not so great pics...it is difficult getting a good pic of an active 2 year old with a crummy camera (that darn flash!)

1st snow cone at the park

Adrian's Fort of cushions & sheet
Adrian hiding out

Adrian sleeping in...normally she is up at 6:30 so I can get her dropped off by 7:15 and make it Downtown Des Moines by 8am.

Adrian riding her tricycle sportin her new sneakers.

Iowa State Fair!

Children's Petting Zoo (I can't remember what we are feeding here)

An Alpacha staying cool by the fan. This year was perfect weather for the fair...low to mid 80s.

Adrian loves snakes, so we took her into the snake building at the fair...she is not shy at all. At the end of the tour there were huge boas you can get your picture taken with. She was throwing a fit because she wanted to touch it!

Miniature Bull...pretty darn cute!

Biggest Bull

We stumbled upon this in the art building...giant sand sculpture!

Butterfly garden...Adrian was more afraid in here then she was with the snakes!

Blank Park Zoo...the red panda was out and about.

Adrian decided she wanted to wash her house on Sunday so we got it

all shinny clean.