Tori is 3 Months old!

Here are some pictures of Tori in the last week...
We've had lots of fun going to Disneyland, Gigi's house, the Kern County Rodeo, and just hanging out at home in the swing and her new Bumbo seat. She is a great baby, always willing to offer a smile.

We went to Disneyland last week for the first time in a few months, so it was exciting to see Lexy understand the rides and parade in a new way. She LOVES the Teacups and couldn't get enough of them. I think between Bill and me, we rode them at least 5 times. Good thing neither of us get sick from the spinning. And yes, she wants it to be spinning as fast as possible the entire time.



Daddy's turn













Mommy's turn
(Daddy is a much better photographer!)

Everyone enjoyed the parade

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Last weekend, we traveled up to Gigi's house in Bakersfield to go to the Kern County Fair and Rodeo. Bill and I started going up there annually for the event about 5 years ago because it's kind of like a little piece of Texas for him. Now that Lexy is old enough to understand what's going on, it's even more fun! She LOVES the animals, and it is such a delight to see her get so excited about seeing them and petting them. Here are some shots of our time at the fair....

Watching the Pigs with Daddy


Looking at cows with mommy

There is always a big pen of pregnant cows, due to deliver any day, at the fair. A few years back I was lucky enough to watch a calf be born right in front of me. AMAZING. This year, we were hoping to get lucky, but we missed a birth by about 45 minutes. We did get to see the newly-born calf trying to stand and nurse for the first time. I told Lexy that the baby cow is called a "calf" and she quickly replied, "No, mommy, it's a baby cow."
In the above picture, Lexy and I are looking at about 10 different cows, trying to determine if one of them might be getting close to delivery time....

Here Lexy is excited because one of the cows is breathing really heavy and hard, and it looks like it might be time. Unfortunately, my 2 year-old doesn't have the patience to stick around and wait for the action, so I have no idea whether or not anything happened. :)

Later that night, we went to the rodeo and watched "horseys running around, and cows running around, and people running around, and the [cowboy's] hat falling down." Or at least, that's what Lexy remembers. Fun times had by all.