Fun at the Zoo

We had really been wanting to take Sara Grace to the zoo while the weather was so nice. So, Marcus took a day off from work so we could all enjoy our trip. I could tell that she was very interested in seeing all of the animals. It was really a neat experience to see her take it all in. I think that she liked seeing the tigers the best because while we were pointing them out and saying what they were, she repeated "Ti-Grr" to us several times. I was teasing Marcus that she said Tiger way before Gamecock!! We have such a great zoo here, and I know that Sara Grace will love going more and more as she gets older.

Sara Grace really enjoyed getting her picture taken on the animal statues

She didn't know what to think about the gorillas

On the nature trail to the Botanical Gardens

The carousel was an interesting experience.

She was excited before it started...

It moved faster than the one at the State Fair

Too fast!!

It's over... much better!

Time to go home!

Halloween

We were very busy during Halloween this year. On Thursday night, Marcus' work had a Halloween party. On Halloween night, we went to Trunk or Treat at Lexington Baptist. We had never been to one of these and it was really a lot of fun. Sara Grace was a little young for everything but she enjoyed walking around (not riding in her stroller!) The Sunday after Halloween was Marcus' birthday and we had planned to go to our church's Fall Festival that afternoon. However, Sara Grace woke up with a fever of 101 that morning. So, we stayed at home all day so that she could rest.

At Trunk or Treat

She didn't last very long in her stroller.

Even though she wasn't feeling the best, we decided to get a few pictures in her Halloween costume!

SC State Fair

In mid October, we went to the South Carolina State Fair with my parents and my sister's family. Marcus really loves going to the State Fair, and I think he has Sara Grace following in his footsteps!! She really had a good time seeing all the sites!! We did all the usuals - ate corn dogs, walked through the Midway, saw the animals, rode some rides and had mini donuts before we left. We even checked out Aunt Jessica's coconut cake that she entered. It was so great that she won second place!! We had a great time at the fair and we are already looking forward to next year!

Sara Grace had just started walking so she wanted to walk everywhere!

Here is a shot of Sara Grace at the fair last year, it's amazing to see how much she has changed!

Sara Grace really enjoyed riding the carousel

Alabama

Marcus and I went to the Carolina - Alabama football game in Tuscaloosa a few weeks ago. This was our first time leaving Sara Grace overnight. She stayed from Thursday to Sunday with "Mimi" and "Grandpooh" (my parents) and they said she was great. We stayed in Birmingham and had a relaxing weekend of shopping and football.

We ate BBQ before the game. Supposedly this place was world-famous but I was not impressed at all!!

We got to the stadium very early and walked around a lot!!!! The campus was beautiful. It was Homecoming for them, so there was a lot to see. This was us in front of the Bear Bryant Museum.

After leaving the museum, Nick Saban and a few football players walked right in front of us. That is him in the navy suit in the second row on the left.

It was such a fun game to go to even though Carolina lost.

My Mom sent us a few pictures of Sara Grace while we were away. Thank you sooo much for keeping her!!

Sky Top Orchard

We went up to Hendersonville, NC to the Sky Top Apple Orchard with my sister and her family. I had never been and it was so much fun! They had about anything "apple" that you could think of - apple slushes, apple cider, apple juice, apple butter, and even apple doughnuts (which we waited in a very long line so we could try them) They had every kind of apple there is and you could even pick your own. They had hayrides that went all around the farm. Here are some pictures from our day....

Seeing how tall (or short) Sara Grace is

Jenne and Darby

The Taylor family

Sara Grace got tired of the stroller!!

Go Cocks Go!!

We took Sara Grace to her first football game, when Carolina played Kentucky. We tailgated with our friends before the game and had such a great time. We sat down in the stadium right when 2001 was starting. It was really loud and Sara Grace started crying. I took her down to where the consessions were so it wasn't so loud and then she fell asleep. She slept until almost halftime. She woke up and saw a little bit of the game and then we decided to leave at halftime. We had such a fun time taking her to her first game.

Tailgating before the game

Ready for the game to start. She loved her doll that Mimi and Grand-pooh gave her

Sleeping during most of the game. I really don't know how she slept through it!!

Country Adventures

Like I said, I am playing catch up with my blog entries. The first weekend in October, we went to Country Adventures with our church. It was our first time going and we all had a really great time. Sara Grace loved being outside and looking at all of the animals. She especially liked the hayride and sat so still during the whole ride( I couldn't believe it!!) We ate hotdogs and roasted smores, and Sara Grace got a little pumpkin to take home with her!