Painting the Nursery

We found out in late August that we were expecting a little boy (due January 20) so Kenan painted the new nursery accordingly with the help of one delightful little assistant:

Kendall County Fair

We took Olivia to the fair this year and she enjoyed the petting zoo! She wasn't really even scared after a few minutes and walked around by herself with all the animals all around her. 

 She does that blink when she sees the camera and we tell her to smile :)

 She loved the miniature pig

 Feeding the goats with Daddy

She's really into ducks so she was so excited to see the real thing

Olivia's 18 Month Pictures

 We got her to look at the camera maybe once the entire time. Sigh.

Misc Olivia Stuff

See what I mean about sticks?

 Spaghetti and meatballs make for a happy girl at our house :)

 Believe it or not she is really into brushing her teeth

 Last story time of the summer

More Truck Work

Kenan and my Daddy worked on the truck together. I think they were mounting something on the motor (I know more than the average bear, but lots of the specifics are lost on me). All I really remember about that one is that it was a two-man job.

Happy Independence Day

 We took Olivia down to the river to play - she likes the sticks and the rocks

 The next day we went to a party at the Machiceks'. Olivia loves their doggies but only when they don't get too close.

A Safari...right down the road?

Even thought it's about five miles from our house, we have never visited the Serengeti Resort so we decided to go there for dinner and a wildlife excursion on a date in late June. I'm thinking next time we might do it in December. It was VERY hot - but we got to feed a giraffe; the animals were magnificent.

 I made friends with the camel. He was very greedy.

 You actually can't feed the ostrich because they're very aggressive.

The lemurs liked the grapes Kenan gave them