Schnepf Farms

We got our faces painted with a pumpkin 

Amelia and grandma Susie riding on the very old carousel 

There were pig races and a goat race.  I got to go up and cheer for one of the goats (Amelia came and helped me).  My goat won so I won a piggy nose. 

Checking out the chickens and roosters 

Amelia rode a white pony named Snowflake.  Daddy walked next to her. 

At first Amelia was unsure about riding a pony but after a little bit she was very excited. 

Petting the goats in the petting zoo area. 

Grandpa Dave, Amelia, and I taking a picture by the donkey.  Amelia likes to say "hee-haw" and loved seeing the donkey. 

We drove in a four person maual go cart on a dirt road course.  Clint and Grandpa Dave did the pedalling while Amelia and I sat in the front and enjoyed the bumpy ride.

Amelia got to ride on an airplane. 

Mommy and Amelia with the pretty sunflowers. 

Amelia and Grandma Susie on the train that rides around the entire farm. 

My sweet baby girl! 

Our little family



Trip to Cottonwood

Amelia helping grandma Susie water the plants on the front porch

Watering the plants all by herself

Brushing mommy's kitty, Daisy at grandma's house

Silly face Amelia

This is what Amelia does when I tell her to put her chin down for pictures

 We went to Out of Africa with my mom

 

Getting ready to take the safari tour

The giraffe comes right up to the safari bus.  We fed him carrots.  Amelia was scared so she didn't give the giraffe a carrot.

She enjoyed riding the bus and seeing all the animals

I was sitting in the very front seat.  The zebra almost came into the bus.  I was only a few feet away! 

The bus driver asked if a few people would feed the camel a treat and get a camel kiss.  I volunteered and put the camel treat on the edge of my lips.  He came up and took it right from my lips, so I got kissed by a camel!  Luckily it wasn't a slobbery kiss, just a whiskery kiss.  Clint still didn't want to kiss me though.

Feeding the deer with daddy

Taking a break to play 

Hi grandma Susie! 

Whee!  That hurt my tooshie though :(

Before we left for home, we saw a tarantula in the driveway

 

Amelia kept saying "big 'pider" 



My Black Eye

So it all started when I took Amelia upstairs to look in her mouth with a flashlight (she has been saying her mouth hurts and she doesn't sleep well).  I thought she was teething the last four molars but then I noticed a white sore on the inside of her left cheek and on the tip of her tongue.  From what I have been reading, I believe they are canker sores...not fun for a two year old! 

I sat on my bed and put her in front of my lap, her back towards me.  I was planning on laying her backwards so I could look in her mouth.  She was holding the flashlight for me (Clint's heavy duty black flashlight that cops use).  I think she turned the flashlight on and started swinging it around so she could see the light shine across the ceiling. 

Well that's when it happened.....SMACK, STRAIGHT INTO MY LEFT EYE!

I instantly laid my face down into my pillow, covering my eye, and starting crying.  Part of the crying was out of shock from getting hit but it sure did hurt like crap to get hit in the eye with a heavy duty flashlight! I got an instant pounding headache and I was worried that my eye was going to be jacked up and I wouldn't be able to see or something.  I finally got the courage to open up my eye.  I was able to see through the tears. 

I told Amelia that she hurt mommy a lot when the flashlight hit my eye.  I asked her to say sorry to me.  She just kind of giggled and got off the bed.  This was not the response I was looking for!  I held her in my lap and explained to her what she did, and that I would like a hug and a kiss and for her to say sorry.  She finally did give me a hug and kiss but didn't want to say sorry.  I told her that she needed to say sorry to mommy.  After a while, she did say sorry and kissed my hurt eyelid.

I went downstairs, and after talking to my mom, (who works with eye doctors) I put a bag of frozen peas on my hurt eye.  Of course Amelia wanted to come check it out.  I let her watch her Baby Einstein movies until Clint came home from touch rugby practice so he could deal with putting her to bed.

When I woke up this morning, all around my eye was sore and tender.  The top of my eyelid has a red/purple look to it where it got bruised.  I wonder if it will turn black.  I don't think I have ever had a black eye before, so we will see what happens.

I'm glad I didn't get the black eye from somebody punching me in the face, but I still hope I never get one again.  I am lucky there wasn't more damage done to my eye, like a detatched retina.  I guess that can cause blindness...no fun! 

Making a Mess with Oobleck

After making goo with Amelia yesterday, I decided that we could make oobleck today to play with. 

WARNING: Oobleck is VERY MESSY project!

I got a large bow and added equal portions of cornstarch and water, then stirred.  I let Amelia try to help me stir but it is quite difficult.  Once the cornstarch and water start to mix together, they start showing the different properties of a solid when poked/stirred and a liquid when left alone.

I put a cheap plasic tablecloth on the tile floor in the dining room.  I took Amelia's shorts off so they wouldn't get all messy.  She still had panties, a shirt, and an apron to help cover her shirt up from the oobleck.  I had her sit next to the bowl of oobleck and picked some up in my hand.  At first she was hesitant but soon after, she put her hands in the bowl too.  I tried showing her that when you keep squeezing it into a ball, it stays hard.  And when you let go, it gets all liquidy and drips down.  She tried to squeeze it to make a ball but wasn't quick enough so it ended up just dripping everywhere.

After about 10 minutes of staying clean and keeping her hands over the bowl, Amelia decided it was time to experiment with the oobleck and get messy.  She would grab some from the bowl and hold it up over her arm, getting oobleck on her hands, arm, and the tablecloth.  This lasted briefly.  She then moved to dripping oobleck on her feet and legs.  At the end, she had both hands full of oobleck to drip on herself.

Can you guess where we headed after we were done playing with oobleck??

Correct!  Straight to the BATHTUB!

I tried to wipe as much off  her body as I could.  Luckily most of the oobleck had dried and was stuck to her body.  I carefully carried her upstairs and put her in the tub.  She wasn't happy because she wanted to play with the oobleck some more.  I think 20 minutes was a decent amount of time to play and get messy, don't you?  Next time I let her play with oobleck, I think I will do it outside and let her wear a bathing suit or something.  Then when we are done, she can run through the sprinklers or get hosed off with water.