Daddy's Girl...

This is how I roll...

Checking out the "amals" at the Austin Zoo...

Roar! We loved watching the lioness play with her ball
(kind of like pup)...

Daddy and I also liked getting up close
and personal with the monkeys...

Walking hand in hand...
(my favorite way to roll!)

Daddy is my pal.
He takes me to get treats like
happy meals, shaved ice, and muffins at Starbucks.
He lets me dance with him while he is trying to workout and
always incorporates me into his pull-up routine!
I am getting good!Since daddy is often at home working,
he will take me downstairs while mommy showers,
and let me help him cook breakfast.
He always shares what we make him...
Daddy is my pal.
He loves to take me to fun places
like Kiddie Acres, The Zilker Zephyr,
The Zoo, The Austin Children's Museum and any aquarium.
He always lets me pick out a treat~
Last week I got a sheep at the zoo!
Daddy is my pal.
He lets me ride on his shoulders and tickle his scratchy beard.
He counts the stairs with me when we go up to take a bath.
He reads stories to me with silly voices.
He snuggles with me and says prayers every night.
Daddy is my pal.
He loves me unconditionally.
He sacrifices and works really hard for our family.
He loves me and he loves mommy soooooooooooo much!
He is present in my life.
Daddy is my pal!

Staring Contest...

As mentioned in my last post,

Mommy and Daddy took me to the 

Austin Zoo on Saturday.  We had so much fun.  

I really enjoyed playing the staring game

 with the animals.  Mommy and Aunt Jen Jen use to play

 this game when they were little girls. They would make funny faces 

at each other to see who would laugh first!

This is how the stare down began before we arrived at the zoo~ 

I was staring at mommy because I needed more muffin!

(one of my latest food obsessions!)

Then I had a stare off with a tortoise but it began hissing at me...

So, I made my way over to the goats.

They seemed a little friendlier...

I was grinning from ear to ear because I won the staring contest!

Take that Mr. Goat!

Oh, my poor eyes are so tired from all the staring...

Time to go home and take a nap!

Glee...

Gleeful me at the Austin Zoo

Looking at the lions...

This is how I feel when out

and about on a crisp fall day

with my mommy and daddy~

p.s. How could I not be thrilled to be out of the house?

I have been in isolation all week due to some funky

toddler stuff going on with my bod!

Piggy "Tales": The Zoo...

~Piggy "Tales"~
Tale UN: The Zoo

Daddy mentioned to mommy that they needed
to take me to a "real" zoo.
(I guess that one we went to in Houston didn't count!)
So, we came up with a little plan and
I haven't been able to stop talking about it since!
My version goes like this:
Zoo
Choo Choo(ride the train to the zoo)
Ippo
EEE EEE
(Then mommy starts a dialogue with me to help direct my storytelling!)

mommy says:" Paisley do you want to go to the zoo?"
I reply: "yeah"
mommy: "who do you want to go with you?"
me: "Nee, TTT, Ya-Ya, Papa, Kitty, Nanie, daddy, mommy"
(sometimes Eliza gets invited too!)
mommy:"what do you want to see at the zoo?"
me: "Ippo (hippo)
eee eee (monkey)
roar (lion)
boop boop (fish)
baa (sheep)
maa (goat)
boo (cow)
rhino
tweet tweet (birds)
hand motion and trumpeting noise" (elephant)
etc...
mommy: "really? you want to see all those animals?"
me: "yeah, anmalls"

*a little note from mommy:
Pais continues to tell this story among many others...
(more Piggy "Tales" coming soon!)
Alan and I are amazed at how detailed she gets!
She will even tell stories to her "friends"
in her crib asshe winds down from a busy day.
It's as if she won't allow her self to fall asleep
until she expresses how she feels through
her "tales." P is fascinated with animals and is truly
intrigued by nature.We pray that we can continue to nurture
this interest as long as she has it!