First tooth...finally

Julia finally got her first tooth 4 days before turning 13 months old! My mom was starting to freak out, but as my pediatrician pointed out, no one has ever been born without teeth. Not to her knowledge, anyway. I had a hard time getting a picture of the new tooth, but Thomas took the picture while I held her mouth open. Julia loves Thomas so she was happy to smile for him! It's the front right tooth. She's taking steps, too, but she's been doing that for a while. She just prefers to crawl or be carried still.

Cumming Fair Part 2

Tim and Betty rode on the craziest looking Ferris Wheel, the Seattle Wheel. It was a little too high (and scary-looking) for me...

Getting on the ride

Waving to the little ones (I could see them-they weren't far from me)

See? Too high and scary looking-you can't tell you're connected to anything! I guess that's the point, but no thanks!

Cumming County, GA Fall Fair

We discovered this fair last year and went again this year with Grandma Betty. It's closer than the pumpkin patches, though we can find hay rides and corn mazes at the pumpkin patches. Considering how expensive gas is right now, we opted for the Cumming County Fall Fair and Festival. We can finally find gas, albeit regular 87 octane gas, at most stations, close to $4.00/gallon. And premium gas, when we can find it, really is a premium at about $4.29!

The weather was really nice today, a warm 83 degrees, but we had a nice breeze. Throw in some fair food and fair games and fair rides, and everyone had a great time! Even Julia had fun hanging out in the Baby Bjorn, but then, she usually does.

Grandma Betty and Matt on the big slide

Thomas feeding a goat in the petting zoo

Grandma Betty and Matt feeding the same greedy goat

Matt going solo on a ride-Thomas was more into the games (and spending money)

Tigers Soccer

Thomas is playing soccer with the Johns Creek United Methodist Church, the same league Alex played with years ago. And Tim's coaching again! Thomas seems to enjoy it, as no one celebrates like he does when his team scores a goal! They're the Tigers-the Pre-K boys came up with the name after throwing out suggestions like "Cheetahs" (because they're really fast) and "Airplanes". The best part about soccer...the tunnel we parents make after the game for the kids to run through and the after game snack.

That's dad (coach Tim) Thomas is low-fiving after his goal, which is kind of hard to see considering the swarm offense/defense strategies used by all pre-K boys teams. But it's great fun for all!

Birthday Girl's birthday cake

Julia didn't really care for her birthday cake. It looked small to us, gigantic to her!