Bookstore Photoshoot and Great-Grands

Well, we had another crazy week on our hands!

Thursday, we went to Adam's 18 month check-up! He's doing great and surprisingly did pretty well getting three shots. 24 lbs (48%), 30.75 in (7%) height, and 18.25 in (22%) head. He's definitely a short little guy, but the doctor says he's perfect. We don't have to go back until he turns two - which seems like a very long time, but also too close for comfort.

That same day, my parents and grandparents from Florida came over to visit and for my grandparents to see our house. 

Oh, and whilst at the pediatrician, we talked about moving to a front-facing car seat and decided it was an okay thing to do. Adam loves being able to see everything!

Friday, we went to my parents' house for dinner to see my grandparents again before they head back home and to celebrate my mom's birthday. We, of course, had to take a picture of the whole group.

Saturday, Adam, Rusty, Julie, and I went to a church down the road because they were selling pumpkins. We let Adam run around and play with all the pumpkins and then we adults picked out pumpkins for ourselves (Adam already has one from the previous patch). 

Sunday, we went to church, Adam got a nap, THEN we went to a bookstore, The Book Nook, in Marietta to do Adam's 18 month photoshoot with my sister, Katie Cooper Photography. She posted a couple of sneak peak pictures and I LOVE them all! I can't wait to see the rest! Doing them at the bookstore, which shows Adam's and our whole family's love of books, was a perfect choice!

Monday, after dinner, we began singing some of the songs Adam likes from Toddler Time. He's been picking up a lot of new things lately and while we were singing "The Little Green Frog", he even did the "blink blink blink". It was really cute and cool to see him learning so quickly.

Yesterday, Adam and I had a lunch date at Chick-fil-a. We actually ran into Rusty's cousin, who apparently works there. We said hey but didn't want to bug each other. Adam decided to wear his sunglasses the entire time! He's something else.

Today was pretty low key after Toddler Time.

Finger Paints and Greedy Goats

Last week, as part of our Fall Activities Calendar, I decided to let Adam finger paint. It was a huge mess - and yet, that made it a huge success!

Adam turned 18 months old! This is probably the last half birthday we'll be so excited about, but it still shocks me as to how much he's growing.

Another fall activity we did was having brinner (breakfast for dinner) with Pumpkin Pancakes. Even Rusty loved them (he's more of a waffle guy).

The next day, it was apple cinnamon cookies!!

Yesterday, Adam and I picked up Emma and we met my mom with her preschool at a pumpkin patch. Adam was able to pick out a pumpkin, feed goats, ride a hayride, mine for "gems", play in a giant corn box (think sandbox but with corn), and meet a "pioneer woman". He had so much fun (and so did I)!

Afterwards, we stopped by my parents' house because my grandparents from Florida are staying for the week. We picked up some lunch and Adam got to spend some special time with his great-grandparents.

Today, when we got out of the car at the library for Toddler Time, we got two see two beautiful deer running down the street - in the middle of town!

Baby Reveals, Weddings, and The Georgia Aquarium

What a week! Seriously, it's been crazy! Our falls tend to be super busy and this fall has started off on the same foot! Our October is filled with so much!

We started by decorating the house for fall. This is part of our fall activities calendar that I made for Adam and myself. I'll post another blog just on that, because there is literally something to do every day.

Friday, we packed Adam up to spend the night with Grammy and Grandpa (Rusty's dad and stepmom). These are only the second people he's spent the night with, but I should've known he did just fine. He didn't cry or whine and was so relaxed with them. They have asked for this for a while and I'm hoping it will improve his relationship with them.

While the baby's away, the parents will... go see a movie. Rusty, Julie, and I went to see The Martian. We had all read the book earlier in the year and I HIGHLY recommend it and the movie. I can't say that much because movie adaptations are normally never as good, but this one really was great. Go see it!

Saturday, Rusty threw a gaming party for his friends. so after I picked up Adam and let him take a nap, he and I skedaddled so that Rusty could feel free with the guys.

Adam and I went to The Sullivan's for their Baby Gender Reveal party and guess what?!? IT'S A GIRL!!! I knew it! I called it from the beginning and am super excited! Here's Adam with Meghan's niece, Charliegh, at the party.

We left there to spend the night at my parents' house so that Rusty and the guys didn't have to worry about being quiet because of a baby. We decided to go to church with them the next morning so that I could take pictures for the website since I designed the website and handle the social media marketing for their church.

After church we had to hurry back home to change and get Rusty and James for my cousin's wedding about 45 minutes away. We left early, which was planned because we needed gas, but when we were about ten minutes from the venue we get a notification about tire pressure. Wouldn't you know it - we had a flat tire! Ahhh...

Luckily, between James, Rusty, and I, we got it replaced with the spare pretty quickly and arrived literally right on time. We had do walk in behind the grandparents, but we still made it!

Anyways, it was a beautiful wedding and a beautiful venue. If there is anyone getting married in Canton or Ballground - you should definitely check out Fendley Farmstead. The wedding was originally set to be outside, but because of the rain, they did it in the barn and it was just as beautiful. The venue, the bride, BBQ, homemade ice cream. It was great! PLUS, we got to see all of my dad's family (for a great reason), including my cousin who now lives in Texas!

Monday was a day that the AQUARIUM! I loved the Georgia Aquarium when Rusty and I went several years ago - but there is so much more now! I found out that they have a Toddler Time some mornings that you have a reserve a spot. So after having to wait a while for an opening, we got in and I'm so glad we did. It was an hour and a half of crafts, songs, books, costumed characters, snacks, and interacting with sea creatures (including touching sea stars, seeing the baby belugas fed, manta rays in a toddler-sized tank). Because this area is separate from the main aquarium, you can let your child run around without worrying about strange adults. If you have a toddler in Atlanta, I definitely recommend doing this at least once. Adam fell in love with the all the fish and sea animals!

We had lunch in the aquarium restaurant and met with my brother, James, who took the day off to explore the rest of the aquarium since he'd never been. Again, Adam was in LOVE. The giant tanks that he could just walk up to were his favorite. He kept pointing and squealing and tried to touch everything. We even saw the dolphin show and got soaked - which didn't seem to bother Adam either.

After all that excitement, Adam fell asleep before we even pulled out of the parking deck.

Tuesday was a quiet day of grocery shopping and chores. Wednesday, however, we went to surprise Nana for her birthday! Us, along with Emma, took her out to a Mexican restaurant and they gave her a free dessert and sombrero to wear! Happy Birthday Nana!

I have so much more happening this month and can't wait to continue to share it with you all!