Happy 15 months, Cheng-Yu

Rainy Tuesday...at the Creative Discovery Museum with Jackson & Alisha.  A great way to spend Cheng-Yu's 15th month.  That is until "the fall" that resulted in a trip to the emergency room.  Cheng-Yu tripped and fell into one of the displays at the museum.  His lower front teeth went into his lip (one actually went all the way through).  I was a bit frantic, but Alisha was there to ease me.  I was afraid to even look at his mouth, so she did it for me.  One look, and she said..."yep, your gonna need to take him to the doctor".  As a side note, nobody at the museum offered assistance or even asked if we needed help.  Alisha had to go to the cafe to get ice for me.  Alisha went with me to the emergency room with Jackson in tow.  Jackson was quite the trooper.  He slept through most of the ER visit.  Cheng-Yu screamed through most of it.  We went away with a little surgical glue and our first ER trip under our belt.

Happy Halloween

We started our day with Aretha Frankenstein pancakes for breakfast (you know you can buy the mix at Bi-Lo).  They are incredible.  Cheng-Yu didn't like them too much, but probably because we denied him the syryp!!!  Unfortunately, Cheng-Yu was running a fever today.  We cuddled up and watched It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown...that may have to be a Halloween tradition.  Of course the most exciting tradition is...trick or treating!!!  Our first stop was Poppa Don & GiGi's house.  They had a special goody bag for Cheng-Yu.  He loves visiting their house.  Next stop, Aunt Melanie & Uncle Will's house.  The crowd that comes to their neighborhood is unbelievable.  There were over 300 trick or treaters!  Cheng-Yu got to trick or treat with lots of cousins (not 300...just 7).  We had planned to pull him in a wagon with Tori Bug...but that didn't last long.  He was determined to walk...the whole time.  I will always remember how he giggled and laughed walking along on the sidewalk because he thought all the other kids were chasing him.  He really was in his own little world.  He was quite the trooper-fever and all!  We celebrated Poppa and Uncle Phil's birthdays tonight as well.  It was a great family gathering.

TUFF Guys do cry!

Tough guys cry when they don't get their way!!!

Down on the Farm

Today, we went to the Mayfield Farm (corn maze & pumpkin patch) in Athens, TN.  Cheng-Yu loved it so much.  Nothing was off limits and he was able to roam with such freedom.  They had a mini maze made with small bales of hay and I think that was his favorite part.  He walked around through that maze like he knew exactly what it was and what he was doing.  The picture of him propped up, looking all worn out, was taken in that mini maze.  He worked so hard....he needed a break!

Boo in the Zoo

Boo in the Zoo was great.  Scott and I took Cheng-Yu on Friday night and he had such a good time that I wanted to take him again.  So on Saturday,  we went again with Grams & Poppa.  I am so glad they went with us.  We ran into the Gentry girls at the zoo which made the night even better!!!  We all had so much fun.