River's Clubhouse

"It's cold outside. I'll just settle down with a good book."

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"I love The Itsy Bitsy Spider!"

." Why does he keep going up that spout?"

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"NO BOYS ALLOWED! Except for Daddy and Pepaw."
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"MY Clubhouse!"
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"Oh! Hi there! How long have you been watching me?"

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"Bye-bye, now. Super secret stuff to do at River's Clubhouse."

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River's Favorite Book

Goodnight Moon

A Rainy Saturday Afternoon

Rainy Saturdays are best spent in fuzzy footy pajamas and playing in the living room all day long.
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" I found one of Mommy's hair thingys. I think I'll keep it."

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Already a book lover.
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Giant building blocks - always a favorite.

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"Was that thunder I heard?!"

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Deep concentration.

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Cheering for UK to beat Tennessee. (They did.)

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. . and now a musical interlude.

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. . and that was Saturday.
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Lost Videos

Here are some videos from last September that never made it to the blog:




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"Hey deer! Hey deer! Hello deer! Hey deer! Look over here! OVER HERE!
Hey, I'm waving here! Look at me! I SEE YOU! Hey! OVER HERE!!"

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River enjoying a little "Me Time" with a few good books by the fireplace.
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Brace yourself for River's Supersonic Crawl- By!
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A 2nd First Birthday!

I have fond memories of making out like a bandit on birthdays and Christmases (and sometimes just because it was Saturday. . or maybe because I was so devastatingly cute. . and modest but I digress) and then heading over to my grandparents to do it all over again. I'm proud to say that my daughter is carrying on this tradition. This morning Jo and I put the future Queen of the Universe in the car and headed to Eastern Kentucky to celebrate Thanksgiving. That holiday is tomorrow. . but today we celebrate her 1st birthday. No, you are not suffering from Deja Vu. . we did this already but Memaw Marti is so wrapped around River's oh-so-tiny digits that we just had to do it again.

Eat it up kid! Enjoy.

The scene of the crime.
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The Suspect. Don't be fooled by the innocent routine.
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The W.M.C. (weapon of mass confection) is delivered.

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Little do the naive party-goers know of the impending smearing and crumbing they are about to witness!

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Oh so, naive and innocent. .

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. . it's difficult to watch!

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AVERT YOUR EYES!!

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It's ON!

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"PRESENTS! I love them!"

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"Who doesn't need a giant frog! Thanks Aunt Kim!"

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A Santa Outfit. Oh, you'll be seeing this again!

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100 Bible Stories.

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Wrapping paper hysteria.

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First 100 Words. Books are always a wonderful gift. .

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. . and so are toys (so saith the Doodlebug).
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"More cake please."
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Literature Snob

"Mom! That book stopped being interesting around the 35th time you read it to me."

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