Pumpkin Patch

At work I wrote a story about a pumpkin patch in town--Golden Valley Pumpkin Patch See?

http://emissourian.com/more_news/business_news/article_0d211d8a-c28b-11df-830b-001cc4c002e0.html

When I wrote it, I knew it would be a fun place to take my family, and it definitely was. There was a ton to do, from gigantic slides, to a petting zoo, delicious snacks, pony rides, a hayride, corn bin, crafts and of course, pumpkins. Pumpkins are out, or you can go into the patch, which is literally right there.

I went with my friend Heidi, her daughter Paige, one of her friends, my friend Toni and her baby Marsellus, my nephew Jules, Vincent and Gary. We spent hours there doing everything and had a great time. Here are a few photos.

Gary and I

Best Friends

Look at these cuties!
First Pony Ride
Pumpkins!
Vin and I

Baby Hat!

I made hats for both Vincent and Gary, but wanted to get a picture of them wearing them before I added it on here.

I decided to switch it up for my niece Rue. Here is her completed hat. It's the first one I've made of its kind. Also my first flower.

What do you think? Bear-O was my kind model, since the baby hasn't received the hat yet.

Note: Bear-O is also wearing a Santa hat under mine, which you can see through on part of the top. So ignore that.

Train Goes Through Washington

The Union Pacific Railroad's "Challenger" No. 3985, the world's largest operating steam locomotive stopped in town Wednesday, Oct. 6. Luckilly, it was my afternoon shift at work, so I got to go with my family to see it.

The train weighs over a million pounds. It's been equipped with GPS and can be tracked online, although we haven't gotten that in to it.

Vin really liked the train, but thought we were going to ride it. It was more than an hour late, so he had a hard time waiting for it, but it was worth it. It may be a long time before we see a steam engine again.

Strut Your Mutt

Strut Your Mutt is a fundraiser for the Franklin County Humace Society, which is why I didn't mind (my mom) paying the $15 it cost for Vincent and his dog Lexi to go. The event featured many doggie services, as well as games like limbo, bobbing for hot dogs, and musical place mats. There was also contests, like biggest dog, smallest dog, best trick and fastest eater.

While our dog is definitely not the fastest eater, (she had barely started when another dog had finished eating its peanut butter off a spoon), she did win second place in the costume contest! The first place winners were twin lab puppies in bikinis. If there weren't two I really don't think they would have won, but they were pretty cute. Dang twins!

As a prize, Lexi was awarded a bag of dog treats and a dog christmas ornament. Vincent was thrilled. We heard there was going to be a contest and spent a long time the evening before looking for a costume for Lexi. Vincent piced out a banana split, but our dog has a pretty small head, so the banana hat didn't really fit. So most of the time she was just an ice cream.

There were some costumes I liked better, but Lexi is Vincent's dog and I wanted him to pick. He loves his dog so much and was so happy to win. I didn't really get any good pictures, but I did find one decent one. There were a ton of dogs and kids and people... just too much to worry about the camera.

Vin with his dog Lexi. She makes him so happy :D

Here Vincent is feeding Lexi peanut butter during the fastest eater contest.

This event was Saturday, Sept. 18, so I'm a little behind in posting. Sorry.

See?

I told you that hat and blanket I made would look cuter with a baby in them!

Here is Marsellus at the hospital. He was born Sunday, Sept. 26, in the evening sometime.

He was 9 lb. 7 oz. and 22 inches long. That's a big boy! His dad only weighed 1 lb. 8 oz, for comparasion. Not sure about momma's birth weight. He's super cute.

Marsellus Joshua Parham

Here's another shot of the cutie pie.Baby and momma less than 24 hours after meeting.Baby and dada.Me and Marsellus. Hat's a lil big.Marsellus gets a kiss from Vincent! aww. Congrats to my friends Toni and Curt Parham, as well as Jules, the big brother. Love you guys!

Baby Things...

The other week I was at my friend Abby's house while she was opening her presents from her wedding. Her sister had made her a beautiful blanket. She made one for Vincent when he was born too and it inspired me to learn to crochet so I could make him a blanket, which I did.

Well, again, when I saw one of her beautiful blankets I wanted to make one, so I set out to make one for my friend Toni, who was due with her first baby on Sept. 27. I say "was" because she had him today! And, as coincidence would have it, I finished the blanket today too.

Since I had some extra yarn I decided to make him a hat too. I'd never made a hat, or a pom before. I went to videojug.com (which someone showed me) and watched a video on how to make the hat. Overall, I think it was very successful and is super cute.

I didn't get to go see baby Marsellus today, because I wasn't feeling well and because after a long labor, my friend was pretty exhausted. So tomorrow at lunch, I will get to go see him and give him his present.

The Blanket:

The hat:

The set:

The hat with a rim rolled up:

Set one more time:

And I'm sure it will look much cuter with a baby in it!

New Blog!

I thought since I am no longer a "waitress aspiring to rise" it was time for a blog name change. Of course, I am still a waitress, and I am still wanting to rise higher, however; it's no longer what defines me. So here it is, a new blog!

An old teacher of mine called us journalistas, and sadly, I grew to love it.

Be sure to read all of the new ones for the month. :D