Pumpkin Patch

You know...I can't get Jay to stay still for a moment, nor can I get him to look at the camera. He is way too busy and involved in his own agenda to be bothered with me!
With that said, here are some cute photos of the side of his head...of him looking at dirt...of him picking up stuff and eating it.









This scraecrow kind of freaked him out. He just couldn't figure it out! Too funny!
























Then it was on to daddy's office to visit since we were nearby. Jay ransacked the place and we left for lunch! It was so nice meeting up with Michael and connecting over lunch!
Stopped at my friend hattie's and she offered Jay some little tykes toys and let's just say he loved it...for 15 minutes. The carts 15 minutes of fame below:

After the mail arrived, I found another card for Jay's 1st birthday from Great Grandpa Red in Illinois!

For those of you counting, we are down to 8 days!!!!
Plan for his party the 1st of Nov. That is a Saturday. But you can bet, I am having a little cake for him on the 29th! :o)
This afternoon, I picked up Jayda from Chorus at 3 and headed over to her scout leaders house to pay for her camp this weekend. Jayda is going to girl scout camp!!! Exciting! We went to Target to get a Mess Kit and Mesh Bag. FUN!
Children doing homework and Jay babbling in my ear in his high chair munching on cheerios! His fav!
Thanks for checking out theblog and being so patient. This all but takes me forever to do!

Blue Springs

World Famous for the manatees, this park is a beautiful "Old Florida" place to experience the great outdoors! Although, the water is still way to warm elsewhere for the manatees to be hanging out in the spring. This spring is located just off of the St. John's River. It is one of only a few rivers to flow South to North for those of you who may not know...

We wanted to get out and enjoy the "cold front" that came through Florida last evening! It is only 76* today, although the sun makes it feel warmer! We were going to go out on the boat today but the winds are at or above 20 knots!

We put on our shoes and hats and headed out! The day could not have been more perfect and we were excited to "play"! Jay just was kind of there. Not real aware of a playground nearby or what it all meant. He was happy to be out and about and giggled when I put him down and let him walk for the first time. He is so precious and brings such joy to our lives!

The sign says ... no diving!

We reached the top of the springs and looked out over the bubbling beautiful water!

On the way back down, we could see several huge spiders...much like the one we saw in Ocala last weekend.
A cute squirrel stood and stared at us and the baby caught a sight of his first squirrel.

There was wildlife all over.
Even an otter...



Then we were off to the old home on the property built in 1850.





He was having a ball walking down through the grass!

Here's what Mike does when he gets a hold of a camera!
There were some really cute shots of the baby and I together. I loved it. I am usually the one behind the camera!
His FIRST swing ride!!!



You will see in this video clip, he is not real happy...ignore my poor videography! But, even more so...notice how the baby has the hang of swinging!!! Pure genius! hahaha



Then, we were off to the slide! Same response...but fun for me! HAHAHA

Baby's first picnic!

Mike even got a chance to use his binouculars!

It is what Florida falls are all about today!!!!
Thanks for spending the time with us on the bloggity blog!

Yard Sale...finally!

The day had finally arrived when I had to be forced to have a sale...hahaha! I wanted to just take it all to the Hospice Sale center as a donation but Mike thought we should try and sell some stuff first. I made signs last night and Michael took them early this morning while I lugged out the little stuff. He had carried out the heavy furniture before he left....thank goodness!

It was a gorgeous morning, cool and sunny with a nice breeze. It doesn't get any better in Florida than it was this morning! Michael and Jay and I could finally relax for a minute before the crowds came...ummm....





...where are the crowds???

I spent the afternoon here...reading my book. Until a dear old neighbor came over and discussed life's challenges and the impending election. It was such a fabulous day! The sun was super hot outside! But it was just right in the shade! Hi Mom in Ocala!! I was talking to you on the phone at this moment!

Well...many hours later and $25.50 later we closed up shop and dragged stuff to the curb! Couch is still here, and bike. The guy who took the table and chairs and desk....didn't even bother to thank us as Michael helped him load it up...I suppose that's why he has to curb shop...Karma gets you every time!!

We lugged it all off to the Hospice Thrift Shop and they were thrilled with the stuff! So it turned out to be a great day!

Below, you will see the sequence of photos of a baby who gets out the front door and what he does. He never once looked back! I happened to have the camera in hand photographing something and just put the camera on him and watched what he did!






Lost his balance and fell...



Got back up and was headed straight for the road....UGH!!!


Yes, you can imagine I have my work cut out for me! hahaha

I spoke to my mother...she has the house all about cleaned out. Working on some photos. She was exhausted the last time I talked to her. Her back was hurting. They are planning on being on the road and back on their way to Florida on Tuesday. The sweet people who are moving into the house are about my parents age. She brought down some bulbs she is going to plant so they will come up in the spring. How quaint! I would love to see what that looks like in Spring! I am happy nice people who care about the house are moving in! My mother paid 16, 000 dollars for that in the early 70s. It is where I grew up and what I call home. However...Florida is definitely my home now and a place I have always loved. Just not the bugs, snakes, gators, and sharks...eeeks!

Well, I have swept, dusted and scrubbed the house preparing for the new furniture I am getting. I like it empty in here...although there is a terrible echo with all the wood flooring and no furniture!

Well, that's about it for now!