But mostly we are having a great time enjoying all the wonderful things Fall has to offer with our ONE YEAR old. Yes. Our baby is one. And if I have time soon, I will blog about the wonderful weekend that was her birthday because I want Rosie to know we have loved celebrating her cute little but since the day she was born.
Two weekends ago Rosie look her very first trip to a pumpkin patch! By far her favorite thing there was this orange wagon that she wanted to be pulled around in. Even when we went into the patch and I set her down so she could walk among the orange globes she tugged on the wagon to get back in.
Rosie did not get the concept of standing next to the giant ruler and instead just wanted her grandpa.
Just rocking some matching sweatshirts because one of my favorite things in life is to troll Devin.
A much needed water break! Obviously you can't forget to hydrate.
Next we rode on the big exciting choo choo train! Here is Rosie eagerly watching as it pulled up to the station.
Overall she had a wonderful time meeting all of the fun animals and touching the goats. She wasn't quite brave enough to feed the animals yet but she certainly enjoyed staring them down and trying to figure out what each of these new animals was.
Rosie sees a goat.
Rosie: "Dee Dee?"
Me: Nope! Not a dog. A goat!
Rosie sees a pig.
Rosie: "Dee Dee?"
Me: Nope! Not a dog. A pig!
Rosie sees a duck.
Rosie: "Dee Dee?"
Me: Starts thinking about language development and how most of it involves discriminating between similar objects and building categories out of nothing and I just can't believe how smart babies are and it's really amazing they ever learn how to speak at all.
After our afternoon at the farm Devin and I went and purchased our new (used) car from a family friend who recently got a new car and went on our way. On Monday Rosie had off from daycare because of Columbus day so she accompanied me to work where she was a good little helper like always and then we left for Aldi.
This is where things got tricky. On the way I stopped for gas to put into the new car since it was almost on E and running out of gas is totally something that would happen to me (see the title of this blog for reference). So in an act of being proactive I stopped and put in half a tank. Then we proceeded to Aldi where we shopped for about 30 minutes. However, when I came out the car wouldn't start.
For real.
The new car we had just purchased 48 hours prior wouldn't start. And now is a good time to explain that my little red car which I have had for 6 years now wouldn't start earlier this month and since it had nearly 200,000 miles on it we decided just to have it towed to the junkyard instead of paying to have it fixed. So this was the second time in a month I had called Devin to say I was stranded.
Of course he quickly rushed over to help. We tried jumping it in case it was the battery but nothing seemed to work.
So we left it overnight and the next day Devin went and tried to start it again. Nothing. He tried putting more gas in - nothing. He took the battery to a shop to be professionally charged and then bought a new battery at my urging. Still nothing. So in a last ditch effort he bought a new fuel pump, replaced it in the Aldi parking lot, and STILL NOTHING.
So we sadly had it towed. Then the next day Devin called me.
Devin: Where did you get gas on Monday?
Me: Casey's. Why?
Devin: Do you think you put diesel in?
Me:.....No! I don't think so. Well I don't know. But I KNOW I used the nozzle all the way on the left.
So he picked me up, we drove to the scene of the crime, and as you can see.
Guilty.
So, so, deeply ashamed.
So of course I stopped and got some pumpkin pie custard from Culver's because there was really no other way to save the day.
Then to drown our sorrows we decided to head to my parents house where we actually had a really fantastic weekend. Well, Rosie choked on Saturday which resulted in me needing to deliver a few sets of back blows to get her breathing again. BUT besides that a totally stellar weekend.
Our neighborhood was throwing a Fall Fest so we went and got a free pumpkin, some popcorn, hot cocoa, and a cool dessert treat that featured an edible chocolate cup filled with cake and topped with ice cream and whipped cream. About the size of a cupcake but so much more exicting!
Rosie is really not great at the whole head in a hole for a picture thing.
But I am a PRO!
Then on the way home we got stuck on I-80 about 30 miles from home, for 40 minutes. Not stuck in traffic like creeping along but stuck like they closed the highway so we just sat and twiddled our thumbs (and played musicals off youtube to keep Rosie sleeping soundly). We could tell the accident in front of us must be bad because not only was traffic completely stopped but a medevac helicopter came to the scene and stayed on the ground for more than 20 minutes. When we finally got to pass by and continue on our way the accident scene was still fresh, ambulances and emergency vehicles every where and at least 6 or 7 cars in various stages of chaos. Broken winshields. Smashed in doors. Shattered lights. Crushed backseats. While we were stuck in traffic I had crawled into the backseat to keep Rosie calm, but now looking out her window to see such a twisted mess of metal was just too much. I couldn't help but cry. Knowing this accident had happened less that a quarter mile in front of us and seeing the state of those cars was devastating. I held Rosie's tiny little hand and kept telling her she was safe. I was there. We were ok. We were going home. I don't think she needed to hear it, but I certainly did.
So as I said at the beginning of the post, we have definitely had a lot of highs and a few lows as of late but the most important thing is that we are safe. Our little girl is happy and healthy and absolutely thriving. And now that my two loves are home together I get surprise visits like this to my office.
And if you ask me, this view isn't half bad at all.
