Fun at the Park

Beautiful Crandall Park. Oscar and baby enjoyed the ducks.

wee!!

A swampy adventure at Hovey Pond

Toys! uh oh...

I like chicken...

 Mmm... chicken!

...and steak too!

Mmm... duck!

9 month checkup

ALF had her 9 month check up today.  She is 27 1/2" tall (40th percentile).  She weighs 18 lbs (29th percentile).  And has a head circumference of 18 1/4" (93rd percentile).  So she is short and skinny with a huge noggin.  

She is very healthy and on track with all her major milestones.  Still no teeth comin' in.  She has eczema, particularly on her elbows and knees.  But that is nothing new. 

She had chopped up banana for lunch today.  Who needs teeth when rock hard gums do the trick?

Beach bum

ALF went back to the beach today.  She had fun with the Casler's. It was a great day til Dada decided it would be fun to dip ALF's head in the water. Now Dada knows better.  ALF made sure the whole beach knew how unhappy she was. 

 

 That Lisa is a funny lady. 

 

And that Danny is a goof.

Animals and Ice Cream

ALF had another busy day today!  She went to Fort Rickey and discovered the fun.  She saw all sorts of animals and had a great time with Grandma, Aunt Christy, and Uncle Sovann! 

 

 Snake! ALF is a bad mamma jamma.

 Wolves!  Big Oscars!

Then ALF went to the park with her bff Violet.  They swung on swings and slid down slides!  After that they got ice cream!

A weekend with ALF

It was a busy weekend for ALF.  On Saturday, we traveled back to the CNY to go to the Finnerty family reunion.

 

She saw her Uncle John, Aunt Christina, and Rowan!  Bridget too!

 It's a monster!  Run!

 There's another one!

It was really hot so ALF took a dip in the lake... it was really fun til she tried to drink it.

After a long day at the beach, she treated herself to a delicious cannoli. 

On Sunday, ALF got baptised.  They splashed her in the face and now she's going to heaven.  So she has that going for her... which is nice. 

 ALF is praying for a pony and a plastic rocket.

ALF with her Godparents Aunt Christy and Uncle Sovann!

ALF had visitors!

Grandma, Aunt Christy, and Uncle Sovann came up to visit this week!  ALF had a blast.  She misses them all already... good thing she'll see them again this weekend!

Grandma... you so funny!

I like this Aunt Christy. You can take me shopping anytime!

I have the coolest godparents!

Million Dollar Duck Race

ALF went to the Rubber Duck Race this weekend.  We bought three ducks and crossed our fingers... we weren't winners but she had a good time anyway.  We saw friends and played with corn! Yay!

Animoto!

9 months today!

 9 months today!  Can you believe it? 

 She celebrated by hitting a few balls at the driving range.

Sittin' on the dock of the bay...

Saratoga!

ALF bet 2 bucks to win on Redemption Road in the 7th and won $6.50!  We got back the price of admission plus fitty cents!  We are hoping for a Mystic Splendor win in the 7th tonight at 

Vernon Downs too!

She loves them horses.  Her face lit up when they walked by.

Saratoga County Fair!

 We went to the petting zoo!

 We rode the merry-go-round!

We ate a pretzel!

Delicious!

Clap, Clap, Clap your hands!

Learning to clap her hands! She is already a pro foot clapper.

Lake George and El Mexicano!

ALF had a busy day today. She went wine tasting in Lake George with Alicia and didn't even get ID'ed.  She got herself a nice bottle of this.

Then she went to El Mexicano!   The food was so good, she even tried to eat the table.  She finished off her meal with a sweet chimichanga filled with banana and honey. 

 At Lake George with Mama and Alicia!

 ALF had to make sure the table was genuine.

Whip cream is awesome!

Nap Nanny No More

ALF had lots of fun shopping in Saratoga today and getting great deals. She got smiles everywhere she went and that made her giggle and wiggle. 

We have had great success using the Nap Nanny to get ALF to sleep through the night. It was a life saver when she was a newborn and had really bad reflux and couldn't sleep flat. Today I put her down for a nap, turned on the monitor and OMG, the Nap Nanny was EMPTY!!! She managed to roll out of it! Nap Nanny no more, time for the crib which she thinks is a play pen. We all may not get much sleep until she learns to adjust.

A cat and a baby

 

ALF: I got your tail!  haha

Dante: So... I gotchyo face! Mwahaha!

ALF: Whaaaaaat?!?