We weren’t quite sure if we were going to take Kynzie trick-or-treating. After all, she can’t say “trick-or-treat” and she sure wasn’t going to be eating any candy. We had planned on taking her in Sandy & Greg’s neighborhood if we did go, as I felt it was much safer as far as car traffic. But by the time we finally made it over there it was too close to bed time! But I got some cute pictures out of the occasion anyway!
She wandered all over the back yard.
One of her new things is to get right up into the camera when she notices you’re taking her picture.
She was very careful every time she went up and down the stairs.
“Hmmm….I wonder if there’s anything neat in here!”
Kynzie was ready to eat dinner!
Kynzie ate every last bite of her steamed okra and black-eyed peas. She’s her Mommy’s girl!
After dinner Kynzie had a blast banging on Grams’s pot and pans, and matching the lids.
Kynzie loves PB & J sandwiches for lunch. Most of the time she stretches the (half) sandwich out so it’s covering her whole face. I wasn’t able to get a picture of it.
She’s also figured out that the crust is her least favorite part, and she normally doesn’t eat it.
Our kitty Elvis is a strange one.
Kynzie had a doctor appointment this evening, just a well-baby checkup. And as we already knew she is perfectly healthy. What was interesting was that as soon as we stepped foot into the exam room she began freaking out, as if she sensed that the doctor is not a fun place. And as soon as we left the room all fussing came to an end. She had her chicken pox vaccination. She weighs 23 lbs 4 oz and is 32 1/2 inches tall. For head circumference, she is (still) in the 95th percentile. Smart girl with a big brain!
Kynz did a good job of holding Ryan’s hand until after he held her while crossing the street.
Daddy and Kynzie on the swing.
Kynzie had a look on her face and for a minute I thought she was actually going to attempt climbing this.
Crazy hair on the slide!
We took a trip to the zoo today, thinking it would be fun for Kynzie. She did have fun but unfortunately we went too close to nap time. She ended up falling asleep before we left.
She enjoyed looking at the fish in this dome.
She likes it when Daddy shows her things. She reached for him every time I tried to hold her.
Her favorite part of the day was without a doubt the petting zoo. She got really excited!
She actually gave it a hug at one point.
Kynzie loves animals!
This lion is a new addition to the Oregon Zoo, a part of the newly-opened exhibit “Predators of The Serengeti”. Did you know that lions sleep 20 hours per day?
Every evening at sunset in September during their migration south, Swifts, which are insect eating birds, roost in a chimney at an elementary school in northwest Portland. They all flood into the chimney at the same time, and it is quite a sight to see!
Kynzie was eating a cracker and thought it was really funny to rub into Daddy’s hair!
“Ahahaha! I got you Daddy!”
Ryan was trying to point Kynzie’s attention towards the birds (which aren’t visible in this picture).
A hawk was swarming the birds looking to score a good meal. A swarm of swifts would chase him off while the others flew away. He finally decided to hang out on the chimney and we were pretty sure he succeeded in his mission.
A little difficult to see but if you look closely you can see the birds tunneling into the chimney.
The next group circling around.
It was past pie’s bedtime. Sleepy!
Kynzie loves the slide. See her hands? She was signing “more”. I think she would’ve gone down the slide 100 times!
“Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” She’s finally able to go down the slide all by herself. If you set her at the top, she’ll push herself down.
And she still thinks the swings are hilarious.
Our little climber loves to climb up the play structure.
She thought the tic tac toe board was fun to turn. (And so did this other little girl)
After an exhausting day at the park Kynzie needed to lay down, and Daddy’s chest was the perfect place to do it.
We took sandwiches to the park for an early dinner and after we ate Kynzie enjoyed some playtime.
Kynzie (still) loves the grass.
She found this beach ball and had fun handing it to Mommy & Daddy.
After exploring the water it was necessary to change clothes.
“I love riding on Daddy’s shoulders!”
She thinks the swing is soooo hilarious!
Kynzie thinks that slides are for climbing up.
Daddy showed her the right way to play on the slide.
She’s still trying to grasp the concept of holding hands while walking. She’s normally resistant because she wants to run every which way.
