A long couple of weeks

I had to take Vance to the Dr. about a week ago. He woke up in the morning with little bites all over. He had about 8 in one place. It made his whole leg swell up. The Dr. came to the conclusion they were chigger bites. As much as Vance loves to be outside, we're keeping him out of the grass for now. He's got such a bad reaction to insect bites. A skeeter get him on the forehead and it swelled pretty badly. BUG SPRAY! Bring on the bug spray!

Uncle Jerry was in town. We got to spend some time together. Grandma Betty had a dinner at her house for the Marshall family. Then that Tuesday we had Betty and Jerry over for dinner at our house. I made taco salad. Mmmm. We had a great time. Chris, Jerry and Vance stayed in the living room to watch college football while Grandma and I cleaned up and chatted in the kitchen. They stayed till almost 9pm. I think we would have visited longer, but it was getting very late for us all. Before Jerry had to go back home, he stopped by the shop. He hadn't had a chance to get a picture of Vance and him together. So FINALLY we got one at the shop.

Last weekend was the Southside Fall Festival. We went all three days. Had a great time! Friday my mom and I took Vance after I got done at work. There are tons of things to do at the festival. Including CAMEL RIDES! So of course I had to take Vance on the Camel. I don't think he really cared. But I had a good time.

We had a crazy full day on Saturday. Saturday morning there was a parade. Chuck drove the old Fire Truck and we got to go along for the ride. Saturday afternoon Chuck and Cara took us to KC dinner at Jazz, Chris's favorite restaurant, for his birthday. When we got back from KC, walked from our house down to the festival, it's only a few blocks. We walked around to see all the booths and then agreed on what food we wanted to eat. There's probably about 10-12 food vendors to choose from. After getting some grub and sharing a funnel cake, we walked back home. Vance was tired of bring in the stroller, so Chris put him on his shoulders. Vance LOVED it! I've put him on my shoulders before but he can't stay long because he eats my hair or pulls it. Chris doesn't have that problem. ;)

Yesterday we went to the Omaha Zoo for our anniversary. We had a wonderful time. Chris really enjoys the zoo. Vance went back in April, but he wasn't old enough to really look around. This time he was all over the place! Lots to see!

Go Mizzou!

You know, it's sad that I can't remember what all we've done without going back through my camera and pictures to look. Life is always so busy. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. I'm just letting you all know why I don't post very often. :)

Last Saturday we visited Aunt Jamie and Uncle PP for the Mizzou game. Chris and I both wore our jerseys. When it came time to dress Vance, I realized we didn't have an MU outfit that fit. The last one we had was size 3-6, the one we used for Fathers Day pictures. So we ran by JC Penney's. We bought a really cute Jersey with pants to match. He's pretty skinny, so the pants didn't fit very well. After getting to JP and Jamie's house he crawled out of his pants. It was time to change into his sleeper anyways.

If you have been keeping up and read the past blog about the Baby Einstein DVD, you know that he really likes to watch it. I wanted to share a video with you. He really gets involved with the TV. But only when HIS dvd is in.