Arbor Day

Today there was an Arbor Day festival in our area and we went! They were giving out free tree seedlings, and who can say no to free stuff? Today was pretty chilly outside (finally!) but the sun was shining so we bundled up and had a good time. Really there wasn't too much for a one-year-old to do, but we got our free seedlings, took Beth through the petting zoo (don't worry, there wasn't much petting going on) and walked around through all the "big kid" games- all the big, blow-up jumping things and mazes. I have no idea what any of those things are called, but Beth was definitely waaaay to small to play in any of them! They also had a zillion people in costumes- Spongebob and Patrick, the Chick-Fil-A Cow mascot, Spiderman, Dora, the lion from Madagascar (don't remember his name!), the Hamburgler from McDonalds and some others. Again, Beth wasn't too interested in them but surprisingly not too scared either. Spongebob came up to us to say hi, and it was pretty funny because he actually sounded like Spongebob from the cartoon! That caught me off guard, usually they don't talk. :-)

When we got home we planted some new trees in our backyard. Now if you have ever been to our house, you know we have a pretty big backyard, and we really didn't have enough space for all the seedlings! We planted some Cypress, a Magnolia, several Pecan, and some Red Oak. I really really really hope the Magnolia takes off, and Ryan really wants some Pecan trees! We had lots of Live Oaks, Pine, and more Cypress that we just don't know what to do with now- we think we'll just plant them in the center of our cul-de-sac and see what grows. Unless anyone wants some seedlings? By the time we were done planting everything, it was dark, so I'll snap some pictures of them tomorrow!

Today was also a wonderful day in that Beth took TWO naps- one in the morning for ONE HOUR and the second around 3:00 for ONE AND A HALF HOURS. She was such a happy girl this evening! It's amazing how good, solid sleep really makes for such a happy baby!

What is that thing?!
The one time she reached out- it had to be a goat's rear end.
Happy girl! She likes Thai food!