Tate Farms

Mimi and Papa came to spend a few days with us while Papa was on vacation. While they were here we decided to take Becca back to Tate Farms again. She had so much fun last year and we knew that she'd have even more this year. And we were right. She had so much fun climbing on all the tractors, playing in the corn cribs, petting the animals, picking pumpkins, riding the corn train, taking a hay ride, and going down every slid they had. We managed to get there early enough that there were very few people there, so we had a great time.

Mommy and Becca posing on a wagon full of pumpkins.

Becca picked out her very own pumpkin!!!

We just had to see how much our little pumpkin weighed. (31 lbs...that is when she didn't have her foot off and holding on to Mommy)

Mimi and Becca on the hay ride!!! (she made Becca's dress)

Here we are in the pumpkin patch and Becca picking out the "Big" pumpkin she wants to take home, and she thought that she could pick it up too.

She wanted to ride the Corn Train, but wouldn't sit in it by her self so she grabbed my hand and said "Mommy Ride Too." They let me ride the train with her. And as I said there were not very many people there when we got there and so we were the only 2 on the train so he gave us a LONG ride. Becca had a great time, and even wanted to ride again when we were finished.

She had to ride in the very last car.

See we are the only ones on the train.

So much fun!!!

After the train ride we let her play in the corn cribs...we didn't let her last year, there were too many other kids in them at that time and she would have tried to eat the corn. This time she had ALL of them to her self.

Saying "Cheese" for the camera!

Buried up to her knees in corn.

She wouldn't stay still long enough for Papa to get the entire sign. But at the top it says how tall this fall at Tate Farms. Last year she was just about 2 feet, and this year as you can see she is almost 3 feet. She has grown almost an entire foot in just one year.

Too cute not to share.

She LOVES to slide! In fact she wouldn't leave the farm until she went down most of the slides at least once more and Papa took her picture on every one of them. She would sit at the top of the slide and say "Cheese" until he took her picture before she would go down the slide.

Petting one of the goats.

Having a good time with all the goats...who kept trying to eat her dress.

This was one of the 6 week old puppies they had.

Petting one of the bunnies. After she got done petting this one she ask the lady if she could pet the black one too.

Showing how she can walk on the balance beam.

"Riding" in the Red Tractor...she loves tractors.

The Combine slide. This is just so cute!!!

So cute!!!

This is us at the entrance to the farm...but she just wouldn't look at the camera.

We had so much fun that afternoon, that we are going to get Daddy to take a half a day off soon so that we can go back again!!!!

Trip to the Nashville Zoo

We took Becca to the Nashville Zoo on Labor Day. She had a great time looking at all the different animals. She loved the "Gators", Zebras, Elephants, and Giraffes the most. We ended up meeting some of our friends there (Keith, Emily, Noah, and Benjamin) and spend a great day together. All three of the kiddos really enjoyed looking at all of the animals.

While we were standing looking at the Elephants, one of them walked from the far end over just in front of where we were standing. It was kind of funny because it walked over there after one of the boys started playing with his toy elephant that every time you pull on the handle it opens its mouth and trumpets. It was really neat.

We let the kids play around in the HUGE jungle gym, but all three of them enjoyed the "tot lot" the best, since they could climb on things and jump around a lot. Emily and I enjoyed it too since it was much cooler in there with a little breeze blowing too.

Here you can see Emily helping the boys "ride" and elephant inside of the tot lot.

Becca just being silly!!!

JD and Keith just enjoying sitting down in the shade, well somewhat shady spot. They enjoyed talking as well as well as watching the kids play.

Becca LOVED the Zebras and even said Zebra.

The Tigers

Keith, Noah, Benjamin, and Becca watching the "Gators" as Becca called them.

The Lynx.

Becca and Benjamin petting a baby Goat in the petting zoo.

Pretty Birds

Becca enjoyed looking at all the animals in the reptile exhibits. Especially since they were low or had a platform that she could stand on to see everything.

Play Ground Fun With Mommy and Daddy

This was the first slide she went down, passing about 4 or 5 others to get to the biggest slide in the park. And all by herself!!!

It was REALLY hot, but she had a great time!!!

We had a fun afternoon at the park!!!

Playing "Dirty Clothes"

One afternoon while I was doing laundry, Becca took her hamper and put it on her head and told me that she was "Dirty Clothes". It was too funny not to share. She probably played inside the hamper for at lease 20 min.

I Can Do It!!!

Eating oatmeal all by herself just like a big girl!!!! She's growing up so fast!!!

Just Becca

Posing in the glider!!!

Having fun "Rokin" in the glider...WEE, WEE, WEE!!!

Snuggeling with daddy and watching "VV"...probably "Dor Dor" (AKA Dora)

They are just too cute together!!!!