Dancing Queen

Yesterday, Randy picked Jenna up from school. When he looked through her classroom window to see her, he couldn't find her with the rest of the kids who were in a circle. Her teacher saw him and motioned for him to come in. When he walked in, the teacher said, "She's over dancing in front of the mirror like she enjoys doing." What a funny personality she has!

A Few Random Pictures

Jenna has turned over a new leaf this week: she's now tolerating pigtails and ponytails! Big step! Here's a picture of how cute she looks in the pigtails. Her hair is getting so long so her pigtails are really long too. When I picked her up from school that day, her hair was in a ponytail up high. Randy said she looked like an Olsen "single", but just cuter. So true!



Here's a picture of Jenna last night. We'd just gone to Kroger (her favorite store), but we must have forgotten something. Soon after we got home, she put Snoopy in her shopping cart, grabbed her "purse" and keys, and told us "bye, bye." Here's a picture of her heading out the door. She's such a big helper.

A Trip to the Zoo

Yesterday, we enjoyed the beautiful fall weather by going to the zoo. It was probably our best visit yet--the temperature was perfect so it was very pleasant to be walking around for us, but most of all the animals were out like never before! We saw bears, elephants, zebras, giraffes, gorillas, red pandas, lions, cheetahs, and much more. They were out enjoying the cooler temperatures too! Jenna really enjoyed seeing all of them!

On the way out, we walked by the carousel, but Jenna pointed to it and let us know she wanted to ride it. So she rode a carousel--for the second time in one week--this time on an elephant. She wasn't too sure about the experience while it was moving but afterward acted like she had fun. We'll see how she acts next time.


P.S. I added a third collage to our Chattanooga trip post below.

Chattanooga

Last weekend, we met Mimi and Poppa in Chattanooga to enjoy time at the aquarium and relax downtown. We had a great time! Jenna liked the fish and animals at the aquarium, the weather was perfect, and we even has time to spend several hours relaxing in Coolidge Park. I'll post more pictures soon.

Outside Play

We've been trying to take advantage of this gorgeous weather. Here are some pictures of Jenna enjoying playing outside. She was so excited to be going outside, she even let me put a ponytail in her hair! What a cutie!

Let's Go Krogering!

Just within the past month, Jenna has started saying Kroger when she recognizes that we're near it. The other day, I had to go to a store in the same shopping center, so she was obviously getting excited. When we left to go home without going to Kroger, she was very upset and cried the whole way home saying, "Kroger, Kroger, Kroger." What a funny kid!

After Randy and my dad putting me on a guilt trip for not just taking her to Kroger, we went on my way to work the next day. She wanted to get her own cart, which she's never done before. She had a blast! What a big girl she is becoming. She truly loves to shop--even at the grocery store!

A Fun Shopping Saturday

Saturday morning, Randy had to go to a school function in the morning so I decided to take Jenna and run a bunch of errands. She had a few moments where she was tired/bored/restless, but overall she did really well for the 4 hours we were out. She even slept for about an hour in Kohls so I could shop. After we spent an hour or so at the mall, I bought a treat for Jenna--dippin' dots. Based on the price for a small size, this will be a rare treat for her! She loved it though, and it was much less messy than real ice cream would have been. Here is a picture of her enjoying the treat for her good behavior! We're working her up to longer and longer shopping trips, and she's doing really well at it. We'll be sure to have many fun shopping experiences as she grows up.


Here is a shirt I found and bought for Jenna to commemorate our good day. It says "We love to shop!" How appropriate!

Hot Air Balloon Festival

Here are some pictures from our weekend activities--a hot air balloon festival. We went to the balloon glow last year with Mimi and Poppa, but this year we went back during the day. Also, Randy and his band were able to open the Saturday activities with an hour concert. They did a great job! Jenna and I were obviously very proud of him.


At the end of the day, we took this brief video of Jenna. She's gotten into the habit of grunting when she means yes, so we're trying to work with her to say "yes" instead. I think she's missing the "ye" part and only hearing the "ssss." : )