New pictures, same places!

We had planned to go camping on the Blue Ridge Parkway with some friends this weekend. We were totally looking forward to taking Sadie on her second camping trip and sleeping under the stars. However, once again, our plans to head to the mountains were foiled. Sadie had strep throat and then passed it along to me. By Friday, she was feeling better, but I was definitely not, and I also had spasmodic coughing fits, as did Redmond. I couldn't think of anything I would LEAST rather do than sleep outside, so we had to opt out of the trip.

Though we weren't up to camping, we did take Sadie to RDU's Observation park to watch airplanes, and to the Marbles Childrens Museum in Raleigh. So, the only difference between the pictures we've posted before and these would be the fact that Sadie is older now. Enjoy, and we promise to do something new and unusual one day soon!

Here are some films.

Sadie and Daddy watch an airplane landing. The first part of the film is really more interesting, as she decides that she is a monkey and a gorilla. I'm not sure why a monkey and a gorilla would be hanging out at RDU's Observation Park watching planes, but there you go...



Sadie, running through Marbles banging on a drum...



Sadie dances, or at least, she dances until she realizes we're filming. She had been dancing cutely for several minutes. As usual, she stops doing whatever she's doing when she realizes the camera is on. Aaargh!



Sadie plays with water.



And drives a fire engine...



Pictures...

There was some local production of Peter Pan at Marbles. Sadie peers through the bars down at the dancing pirates.
Sadie is playing with water...

In a Pirate Ship. She now has a "pirate voice" that is deep and gravelly, and she'll say things like "Ahoy Matey!" and "ARRRRR!" I taught her how to swab the deck and walk the plank.

Sadie mans (or toddlers) the pirate ship wheel.


Trying on various and sundry pirate hats. Sadie takes her pirate-ism quite seriously. It's serious business.

Sadie absconds with a wheelbarrow filled with fake produce.

Fishing in a fishing boat...

Planting carrots with another kid.

Trying on hats... Sadie is finally beginning to enjoy dressing in costumes. I love that she can go right from dressing like "a little princess", as she puts it, to driving a dump truck. Awesome! That's my girl!

Grabbing some lunch...

Redmond and Sadie watch the airplanes taking off and landing...

I snapped this yesterday morning... Note the beautiful accessory of a NASCAR sippy cup. It matches the dress perfectly!