I am sorry that I have not written in a loooonngg time but here I am! The last month has been quite exciting. Zoey is rolling all over the place but mostly to the right. haha She enjoys laying on her tummy laughing at people and "eating" everything within reach. We are beginning to think that she may be crawling by Christmas.
A few weekends ago we took Zoey and Roxy to the Graves Mountain Lodge Apple Festival. It was nice to finally get out and explore something other than the city. It was about an hour and a half drive through the trees down what we would call "back roads" like Western or Fairgrounds from Perkins to Stillwater except these are the main highways and shortest routes to the destination. It feels like you are getting ready to end up in the middle of someone's private property but it was beautiful. Unfortunately the trees weren't changing color yet. I'm sure it is gorgeous right now!
We had decided to visit this festival because it didn't cost anything to get in. All pumpkin patches (or at least the ones I know of) cost just to get into. Since Zoey isn't old enough to do and games it doesn't make sense for us to spend money on thing we couldn't actually take advantage of. Graves Mountain however is free to get into and then if you decide you want to pick apples or a take hayride you pay individually. This was nice for us because we could walk around and look at the vendors, the grounds, the lodge and take all the pictures we 
wanted. We parked right next to a friend from church that said she comes every year just for the the "illegal" apple cider. I know you are probably having the same thought I did when I heard this but don't worry it doesn't moonshine or anything in it! Illegal simply refers to the lack of pasteurization, but man it is good stuff!!! They also make their own apple sauce, apple butter, and just about anything else you can thing of that can be jarred.
This was Roxy's first outing without Riley but she did surprisingly well. She didn't growl at the other dogs and she didn't even hide from most of the people. I was really happy to be able to get her out of the house.
Our church was kind enough to give us a baby shower two weekends ago. Zoey got her new Jumparoo and I am happy to say we now have enough reusable diapers to move to those almost exclusively. The first week went fairly well. They are much bulkier and she looks like a character from Alice in Wonderland when she has a onesie and pants on. Big hips small... everything else. I still have to work out the kinks in regards to leaks but otherwise all is well thus far.The Jumparoo is amazing!! Zoey can't touch the floor yet but she loves playing in it. She actually wore her self out completely the first day and fell asleep in it. I think it is so cute. While she may not be able to bounce off the floor she is pretty good at bouncing herself when she gets excited and starts kicking. This of course applies when she is on the ground and gets excited except that usually includes eating the floor or whatever is in front of her open mouth at that moment.
This totally adorable picture was taken while I was at my Zumba instructor training. Yes you read that right after 3 and half years I finally went through the process and am now a licensed Zumba instructor! I am so excited!!! I do not have a place to teach nor am I ready for one. I need to figure out the choreography for an entire hour plus figure out how to teach it. I know that sounds a little strange but I have to figure out what cues to give people so that they know what steps to do. I am a bit nervous about that but I have a few wonderful friends that have volunteered to be my guinea pigs.
We are currently in Oklahoma while Wyatt has "fun" in the woods. I won't write about that now because I want to save all the fun for one post. That being said I will talk at ya again soon.
A few weekends ago we took Zoey and Roxy to the Graves Mountain Lodge Apple Festival. It was nice to finally get out and explore something other than the city. It was about an hour and a half drive through the trees down what we would call "back roads" like Western or Fairgrounds from Perkins to Stillwater except these are the main highways and shortest routes to the destination. It feels like you are getting ready to end up in the middle of someone's private property but it was beautiful. Unfortunately the trees weren't changing color yet. I'm sure it is gorgeous right now! 
wanted. We parked right next to a friend from church that said she comes every year just for the the "illegal" apple cider. I know you are probably having the same thought I did when I heard this but don't worry it doesn't moonshine or anything in it! Illegal simply refers to the lack of pasteurization, but man it is good stuff!!! They also make their own apple sauce, apple butter, and just about anything else you can thing of that can be jarred. This was Roxy's first outing without Riley but she did surprisingly well. She didn't growl at the other dogs and she didn't even hide from most of the people. I was really happy to be able to get her out of the house.
Our church was kind enough to give us a baby shower two weekends ago. Zoey got her new Jumparoo and I am happy to say we now have enough reusable diapers to move to those almost exclusively. The first week went fairly well. They are much bulkier and she looks like a character from Alice in Wonderland when she has a onesie and pants on. Big hips small... everything else. I still have to work out the kinks in regards to leaks but otherwise all is well thus far.
This totally adorable picture was taken while I was at my Zumba instructor training. Yes you read that right after 3 and half years I finally went through the process and am now a licensed Zumba instructor! I am so excited!!! I do not have a place to teach nor am I ready for one. I need to figure out the choreography for an entire hour plus figure out how to teach it. I know that sounds a little strange but I have to figure out what cues to give people so that they know what steps to do. I am a bit nervous about that but I have a few wonderful friends that have volunteered to be my guinea pigs.
We are currently in Oklahoma while Wyatt has "fun" in the woods. I won't write about that now because I want to save all the fun for one post. That being said I will talk at ya again soon.
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