by Allison
I turned 5 months old yesterday, and am learning new things everyday. I've become quite good at picking up toys, and whatever else I can reach, and I enjoy putting these things in my mouth for a taste. If I can't grab anything, I'll just stick my hand in my mouth. I love eating. I haven't found anything that I don't like yet, but I haven't had peas yet, and Gracie has warned me about peas. I'm rolling back to front, and needing less support to sit up. I'm generally a gleeful girl, and I speak in a sort of happy growl that makes my parents laugh. Stats coming next month.
Much more importantly, I am now an interstate traveler. We drove and drove (GA, SC, NC, VA) and drove (DE, MD), and then stopped for 1/2 a day at Sesame Place (PA...more about that later), and drove (NJ, NY, VT) and drove some more, and finally arrived in the beautiful state of Vermont where I got to meet half my roots, and see a lot of neat places.
I found that the best place to hang-out was with Gram. I especially enjoyed an outdoor nap on the porch swing with the fan blowing on us. We certainly couldn't have enjoyed this in the miserable Georgia heat! Vermont was just right. I went to my first cook-outs, where I got to meet all kinds of aunts, uncles, great aunts and uncles, cousins, and friends. I had my eye on all that good food, but all they offered me was baby food. I enjoyed lots of outdoor time, lots of sitting with new people, and even had my first evening without my parents! I got to hang-out with my grown-up cousin while our parents went out to dinner.
Here I am with a couple of my cousins. All of them are really nice.
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| G's first rollercoaster, with Aunt Shari |
I also attended my first fair at Franklin County Field Days. I liked watching the flashing lights and hearing the wild music as the rides whirled around. I am told that there were also lots of animals (cows!) that my sister
really enjoyed, but I slept through that part. I thought I smelled something!
I loved my time in Vermont. Naturally, Gracie wants to have her own say about it, so there will be more about our trip coming very soon!
I had a great time with all my cousins, but especially Riley. I would be perfectly pleased to be permanently superglued to Riley's side. As soon as I saw her each day, I'd grab her by the hand and drag her away. If she left the room for a minute, I was looking for her. She read books to me, quizzed me on my letters, numbers, & colors, let me play in her awesome room, and generally looked out for me. We took a tour of the Vermont Teddy Bear Factory together, where we adopted Cowbear and Curly. I'm not sure, but I think my parents, aunt, and Gram were there too. I was too attached to Riley to notice!
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