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Face Plant = Big Boo Boo

While Zoe was at school on Monday I got a call from her teacher wanting to let me know that she had been running with a friend in the gym and done a face plant in the gym floor. She wanted to call and let me know because she didn't want me to get to school and see it without knowing what had happened. She knows me pretty well, doesn't she? Anyway, I would consider this Zoe's first huge "boo boo." The funny part in this? One of Zoe's new favorite sayings is "no way!" Heather said she tried to put ice on it and Zoe wasn't having it. She then tried to give her a teething ring (like you would give a baby) that had been in the fridge to see if she would put that to her lip. Zoe's response? You guessed it....."no way!" That sounds just like my Zoe. She considers herself such a big girls now. This pic was taken on the first day. It actually looked pretty gnarly on Tuesday and Wednesday. I'm happy to report that it seems to be much better today.

All Dressed Up for Church

This past Sunday when we went to church Zoe just looked too stinkin' cute. Just wanted to share......

Tie-Dye & Stinky Fish Smell

While we were at the St. Louis Zoo, I had to buy Zoe a shirt and found the perfect one as we were leaving the Penguin House. I'm sure you can guess that Penguins tend to smell a little "fishy." Anyway, when we got back to Steve & Patty's house with the shirt it stunk like fish. It was AWFUL! I took the shirt and soaked it in laundry detergent in the bathroom sink for a day while we were still at Steve & Patty's house and it still stunk like fish. I then washed it twice while we were there and IT STILL STUNK! I had to wrap it in a plastic bag just to get home with the shirt and to make sure it didn't stink up all of our other clothes. Anyway, I did a little research and actually soaked the shirt in laundry detergent with baking soda. I also let is soak outside in direct sunlight. Apparently, the sun has a way of getting rid of strong odors. Guess what? It freakin' worked! So, remember that concoction the next time you have some really sinky clothing. It works like a charm! And after all of that Zoe finally got to wear her shirt to school with her Polliwalks. I just had to post a pic.

I Come in Peace

Zoe was taking a bath the other day with her Daddy. Mark began hollering for me to come in and take a picture of Zoe. So, being the camera slut that I am, I grabbed my camera and took off at a sprint. This is what I discovered.....

It reminds me of that movie Coneheads from back in the early 90's. Hence..."I Come in Peace!"

Crape Myrtle

This post has absolutely nothing to do with Zoe; however, I'm so proud of Mark and how he has taken care of our Crape Myrtle. We got home from our family vacation and this is what it looked like. Isn't it beautiful?!?

Visiting The Lawrences

Every year when we go up to visit with Mark's family, Steve & Patty always have a BBQ so everyone can come over and visit with us. Anyway, they carried on that same tradition and had a BBQ on July 4th, which was wonderful. And Steve's cooking was WONDERFUL! If I ate his cooking all the time, I'd be as big as my car, but I digress. Anyway, attached are some pics from the BBQ and some while we were visiting with Uncle Steve & Aunt Patty. Steve & Patty, thanks again for making our time with you so special. You're awesome and we love you!

Aunt Patty, Patty's Mom & Dad, Patty's Sister Pam
Kevin (Mark's Cousin), Mark, Steve (Mark's Brother), Herman (Mark's Dad) and Dennis (Mark's Brother)

Making Pig Noises with Daddy

Looking Beautiful for the 4th

Say Cheese!!!!!

Uncle Steve a/k/a Poopy

Aunt Patty

Yeah Daddy!

My Beautiful Baby Girl!

Aunt Patty & Zoe Playing

Meramec State Park

The Meramec State Park was quite literally outside Mark's back door where he grew up. So, he wanted to make sure we took Zoe to see it. We found a little playground inside and Zoe had quite a time playing with Daddy & Uncle Steve. It was too cute and you should hear her say "Uncle Steve." We missed Aunt Patty because she was working that day and couldn't join us:0(

Zoe Sees the Slide and Can't Wait to get on it! This slide is too much fun!

Did you say monkey bars? How on earth do these work Uncle Steve?

The St. Louis Zoo

For our family vacation this year, we decided to travel to Sullivan, Missouri, which is Mark's hometown, to stay with Aunt Patty & Uncle Steve for the week. We got there on Sunday, June 29th, and left on Saturday, July 5th. I can't begin to tell you how much fun we had while there. Since Sullivan is located about 60 miles outside St. Louis, we decided to take Zoe to the St. Louis Zoo. First, I HIGHLY recommend the St. Louis Zoo. It is phenominal and puts the Nashville Zoo to shame. There just isn't a comparison. And the great thing about the St. Louis Zoo is it is FREE. That's right.....FREAKIN' FREE FOR EVERYONE. My frugal friend Shelley will appreciate that greatly! And, if you get there when the zoo opens, which we did, you can park along the street for FREE! Even if you end up having to pay for parking, it is only $10.00 for the entire day, which is well worth the money. AND if you get there when the zoo opens, you can get in the children's petting zoo for FREE from 8:00 to 9:00. Cool, huh? I just know Shelley is salivating at all this talk of free! And let me tell you how huge the zoo actually is.....it took us four full hours just to get through it. They have a monkey house, penguin house, reptile house, children's petting zoo, big cat country (there's no way those cat's are getting out of there), bears, zebras, gorilla exhibit (sadly closed while we were there due to construction updates to the exhibit), etc. And the giraffes will literally bend their heads down so you can touch them. Plus, there's a train that goes around the entire zoo. I could go on and on, but you should visit the website and check it out for yourself here. Also, St. Louis has a ton of stuff to do for your family and A LOT of it is FREE. Check it out here. Okay, I really must stop all of this talk about free because I'm sure Shelley just can't take much more of it! Love ya, Shelley:0)

I took so many pictures; however, here are a few of my favorite pics from our day. I was having a little fun with my camera, too. Enjoy!

Daddy & Zoe

This is "Classic Lawrence Family Household"

Such a Beautiful Creature!


A Puffer Penguin




This Little Guy Literally Posed for Me!

Grizzly Sleeping in the Water!

No,Your Eyes Don't Deceive You! This Guy Decided to Lay in Front of Me and Scratch His Butt!

The St. Louis Zoo's Newest Addition!

Can You Say Huge?!?

Camels Hanging Out.

Wow! These Zebras are too Cool!

Zebras

Asian Elephants

Mommy & Zoe Petting Baby Goats

This Jeep is Cool! Can I Have It?

Papa's John Deere

We started off our family vacation by traveling to Nana & Papa's house on Saturday, June 28th. When we got there, Papa took Zoe for a ride on his tractor....his John Deere Tractor to be precise since that's what Zoe calls it. You call tell by the pics she had a blast and loved it. She hasn't quit talking about it since. Plus, she saw horses while they were riding around and I don't need to tell you what she thought about that....LOVED IT.

Cheese Nana!
Hey....Do You See Me Riding with Papa?

Papa, this is so much fun!

Again....Do You Think I Look Like My Mommy?

So, I was going through pictures on my computer and came across these of myself I had used for a family DVD I made for my parents. Now, are you convinced yet that Zoe looks just like me? HOLY COW!!!!!

Giddy Up!
Say Cheese!

Shapes, Colors & Mt. Juliet, Mt. Juliet, Mt. Juliet

Bunny Raddit

Zoe loves looking at the bunny rabbits in our back yard. And she says "bunny raddit" instead of "bunny rabbit." We just had to get it on video since it's so stinkin' cute. Enjoy!

Eatin' Cupcakes

First, I apologize for the "guffawing" in the background. I simply couldn't help myself. For Mark's birthday we just did cupcakes rather than a big cake because we didn't want all the sweets in the house. Anyway, as you can see, I got very tickled at Zoe eating her cupcake. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.

Swimming at The Cassidys

Happy Birthday/Father's Day

Mark's birthday was on June 11th and, of course, today is Father's Day. I must say I have the best husband and Zoe has the best father in the world. He shows it every opportunity he gets. And I can honestly tell you there isn't anything he wouldn't do for "his girls." Here are a few pics I took before we took Mark out to eat. I bet you'll never guess what he wanted.....CATFISH! I swear you could give that man BBQ, catfish or meatloaf for the rest of his life and he would be so content.

Kisses Daddy!!!!
Goofy Daddy & Zoe!

Pump It Up!

Our poor child is going to think her birthday lasts for one month with all of the birthday celebrations we've had. Anyway, this past Saturday was Zoe's birthday part at Pump It Up and we HAD A BLAST! Mark's birthday is this Wednesday (June 11th) and I kept asking him if it was his birthday party or Zoe's. We had that much fun! And we had a great turnout that made it all the more fun. Below are some pics from our big day! Enjoy!

Playing Dress Up with Gifts from Aunt Julie & Shyla!
Happy Birthday, Zoe!

Zoe, Jack, Ashlyn, Anna, Ava, Shyla, Gracyn & Sophia

Peek-a-Boo Mommy!

My Baby Elmo from Papa & Nana!

Dancin' Again

Zoe's Two Year Appointment

Today was my baby's two year appointment with her pediatrician, Dr. Nancy Beveridge. I know I've said this before, but I LOVE my pediatrician. She's so awesome and really takes the time to talk with you and get to know everything about you. And she LOVES Zoe. When we were walking to our room today she was in the hall finishing with another patient and immediately hollered, "Hi Miss Zoe! I'm so happy to see you today!" That's a great feeling.

Anyway, Zoe is such a big girl. She is measuring 36 1/4 inches tall (HOLY COW!), 31 pounds and her head circumference is 49 1/2. She is in the 95th percentile for height and weight and 90th percentile in head circumference. And for the record, she weighed 28.6 pounds at her 18 month checkup and was 28.6 inches tall! Needless to say, I've got one tall little girl. And she is definitely a little girl now. She doesn't look like a "baby" anymore and it's kind of sad to me. But I must say I'm loving this stage. She amazes me on a daily basis.

Poor Zoe did get one shot for Hepatitis A; however, she won't have any other shots until she's five. Also, we took peanut butter today and she had her first taste of it. That seems to be the biggest allergy that most children have (that and strawberries) so Dr. Beveridge suggested I bring in the peanut butter for her two year checkup. And those of you who know me know that I will do whatever she tells me to do because I value her opinion. I had bought a little jar to take with me and Dr. Beveridge gave Zoe a tongue depressor for her to scoop it out. I'm proud to report that Zoe loves peanut butter (her exact words were "that's yummy, Mommy") and doesn't appear to have any allergies to peanuts! AWESOME! I'm so thankful for that. Yes, I'm a worry wart, but I just can't seem to help myself. So, all in all it was a great checkup! Yeah! Thank God!!!!!

What Will They Think of Next?

Aunt Patty and Uncle Steve sent Zoe a baby doll for her birthday that is just too cool! This thing cries, sucks on a bottle, sucks on a pacifier and sleeps (her belly rises and falls with each deep breath). Needless to say, this doll was a HUGE hit with Zoe. She absolutely LOVES it. Thank you Uncle Steve & Aunt Patty for such a thoughtful gift! You guys are the best and we can't wait to see you soon!