Quick Picture Update

We visited another farm on Monday and had so much fun! So, of course, I have to share a few pictures. The farm only had a few animals (bunnies, a chicken, goats, a donkey and horses) but it was a blast! I didn't post all the pictures, it was surprisingly hard to get good pictures of her and the animals.

This photo does not capture her true feelings about riding horses.

She hysterically laughed the entire time, except when I took pictures.

Playing with Ambree.

Watching the other kids ring a bell non-stop for 30 minutes.

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And then today she dressed herself for the first time.

Inside out...

...and backwards!

That's it for now. I told you it would be quick!

Sweet Berry Farm

We visited Sweet Berry Farms again this year. Ramona had a blast picking (and eating) strawberries, or "Dobbies" as she calls them. This farm is great! If you have never been, you pick your own berries, there is a petting zoo, homemade ice cream and lemonade...pretty much just some good clean fun! Well, except for the clean part. I recommend bringing a change of clothes for the kiddos. After Ramona ate her weight in strawberries, she was pretty filthy. Here are a few pictures of our field trip.

This is the first time I have ever seen a goat climb a tree.

Is this normal?

Ramona's favorite part was feeding the donkeys strawberries. Hopefully that is not bad for them, because they couldn't get enough!

And now, I have a million strawberries in my freezer.

Ramona's 2nd Birthday and Easter!

Ramona is TWO! She's getting so big...SO fast. We had a blast at her birthday party. It was monkey themed, of course. I made her cake again and it turned out great! With only a brief incident when his head almost broke off. But icing covered that nicely. She had so much fun surrounded by friends and family...and did I mention a bouncy house?!? She jumped on it for three days straight. Thank you to my Mary Kay lady who loaned it to us. Here are a few pictures from her party:

She loved her tutu and wore it for the rest of the party.

Then, a couple of weeks later, it was EASTER! She found all 48 eggs. Yes, we went overboard. But, it only took her 10 minutes to find them. We have video proof. She had tons of fun hunting for the eggs, but had a little trouble understanding why she couldn't eat all the candy that day. She had a valid point that the candy was her's. I had no argument for that, I just ended up hiding the candy out of reach.

Baby Makes Four!

We'll, as usual, I am not keeping up with my blogging. But hopefully most of you already know that...I'm pregnant again! I am almost 20 weeks along and we found out today at 3:00 p.m. that we are having a boy!

Our original sonogram was at 9:00 a.m. but Baby Boy Chalman decided to cross his legs the whole time. I guess he was feeling shy or maybe it was just too early for him. Because he was ready to show it off at our afternoon appointment!

We are so excited and are frantically searching for awesome boy names. I'm pretty sure I don't like ANY boy names. Nothing sounds right. I LOVED the name Jack, and then EVERYBODY started naming their kid Jack or Jackson. DANG! So, I decided that Charlie was adorable until I realized that my last name is Chalman and that sounds an awful lot like Chaplin. So, back to the drawing board. Please post any and all suggestions you may have. I like older names that are not weird but uncommon today. We have the middle name picked out. Douglas is a family name on Chris' side, so right now it's: __________ Douglas Chalman. Suggestions? Anyone?

Our Halloween Beach Vacation!

Instead of going trick or treating this year the Chalmans and the Ishams headed off to Port Aransas for a weekend getaway. We had so much fun and Ramona had a blast on her first beach trip. The weekend was, of course, too short but I took tons of pictures! Enjoy...

She fed the seagulls with Nanna

Quality Time with Daddy

I think Chris liked the vacation most of all.

She looks so old!

The bee is flying! (with a little help from Uncle Mark)

Yum!!

It's Pumpkin Time!

We took our 2nd annual trip to the Pumpkin Patch. Here are just a few of the pictures I took. I'm so excited for the holidays!!!

Pumpkins are hilarious!

The bumpy pumpkins were a great distraction for pictures.

Ramona did not trust the stranger taking our picture.

Wagon Ride!

Now she's filling the wagon with tiny pumpkins.

And from the looks of it, she's trying to shop lift them.

Next stop...HALLOWEEN!

Pampered Chef

Hi Everyone!

I just became a Pampered Chef Consultant and am booking shows like crazy! I am trying to book shows with my family and friends first so that I can practice my presentation in order to avoid looking like a fool in front of strangers. PLEASE email or call me if you want to book a cooking show or a catalog show. You can get FREE stuff and discounts. Also, I can write off my mileage, so book a show even if you are out of town! Go to www.pamperedchef.biz/mandychalman and click on "Our Products" to order online. Thanks for all the support, everyone, hopefully this will help me to be able to continue to stay home with Ramona and pay our bills!

Mandy Chalman

Independent Consultant

512-787-7796

mandychalman@yahoo.com

www.pamperedchef.biz/mandychalman