Little Boo at The Zoo: The Toledo Zoo

We met 4 of our friends at The Toledo Zoo today for Little Boo at the Zoo.  Stella's costume is getting GREAT USE considering she's not only worn it now twice and it's not even Halloween yet (Sylvania Fall Festival last weekend) but this adorable Snow Leopard costume was made by my Aunt Snookie for her son, my cousin, who is now 40 (or close too - sorry Jeremy forget how old you are!) - he was the first to wear it then it was handed down to all the cousins (me, amy, jodi, ryan, kelsey) then the cousin's kids (Jermemy's kids) AND NOW MISS STELLA!  She really likes it too.

Stella's Bath Robe

Too cute.

Family Field Trip: Gust Brothers

 Stella bumps into her Kindermusik friend, Mary

 Enjoying Apple Cider & Donuts

How Old Is Stella?

One Of The Family....She's A LOUNGER!

Yes, it is no secret....Justin and I share a passion for LOUNGING.  And apparently, so does our daughter with her new contemporary & stylish faux black leather recliner.

Stella does not watch tv or movies at home, sometimes i wish she would just for a bit so i could maybe get something done.  In fact the only time she does is when i'm playing movies for her in the car.  But i realized i think the reason is because our tv room is on the small side and our honkin' big tv sits up rather high and for some reason she does not prefer the couch to watch anything and if she sits on the floor which is what she will do from time to time her little neck and head our slanted at a wierd angle in order to be able to see the tv screen that is up so high.....so i did some googling and came across this fantastic tv room addition to our current lounge gear.  and for the price, $69, hello - you can't beat that one WITH A STICK!

Now don't worry this doesn't mean i'm going to plop her in front of the screen all day long......but this is fun, i hope it doesn't get old for her and we can all enjoy a fun cartoon family movie some times ;)

UP NORTH: October 2010

 Discovering Ter-Bear in the firewood cabinet

 Giving Max kisses through the door

While waiting for our food Jeamma whipped up this litte cap for Stella out of the placemat

Walking in Sutton's Bay....in her fab Anthropology Coat that her mommy scored in the major clearance rack back in Feb. in Florida

Stella glowing at all the attention she was getting in this coat from all the other shoppers - it was pretty funny how much she loved it all.  As if she were thinking to herself "oh no, pleasse really, oh thank you, oh ok keep feeding me more compliments, oh that's enough, really, thank you, ok how about one more"  :)
 

 Stella loved playing with all these garden fish

 Outside of the Leland Mercantile Ice Cream Store

 Stella tries on her finglerless gloves that Jeamma made her just before we headed out for some window shopping.  OMG these are my FAVORITE THINGS she wears right now - she even made a matching hair clip for her hat too. 

 Enjoying some toys that a local clothing store puts out for kids

Giant Adirondak in Glen Arbor

Uh oh, we're in trouble, Stella likes to shop.  She stopped by the outlets on the way home from Up North to pick up some velor cozies which she actually needed desparately - she had no cozies except for footsie pj's.

Stella Cleans & Boogies

Crazy Cream Cheese Hair

 Stella is quite the trend setter in the baby fashion world  (or so her mama likes to think!) and also very creative with her new and upcoming looks.  Introducing to you her Cream Cheese HairDo.

Stella's Glitter Tumblers

Thanks JoNanna & Grampy - she loves her tumblers :)

Play Date With Lydia...FINALLY!!

Hello There In The Tunnel Can I Join You?

 Moving In....

 ...For The Kiss, Awwwwww

 These Girls Love The Mulch

Meet Stella's friend, Lydia.  She is so very sweet and look at all that hair, Stella is jealous! ;)   Stella and I first met Lydia and her mommmy & daddy just a few months after these two girls were both born- in the mall late fall.  We were shopping and Katy, Lydia's mommy,  complimented Stella on her headband and we got to talking and discovered our little baby girls were born just a few days from each other (Stella Aug. 21 and Lydia Aug. 23).  Of course, as always - " Miss Negative 3 Percentile Stella" was blatantly smaller and it was funny to think they actually almost shared the same birthday because of the size difference.  Anyway, we exchanged contact info right there in Express and that night became FB friends and kept trying for months and months for our Play Date but it just wasn't working out with our schedules each time and then Florida came and Stella and I were gone for months...

BUT, it finally happened!  And the girls had a wonderful time and her mommy is pretty cool!  We look forward to many more play dates with these two fine young ladies!