Mena and Traven

Mena enjoys having Traven to play with everyday. There are moments where they seem a bit more like siblings with their arguing, but for the most part the kids get along really well! Here they are dancing on the mattress (good activity for improving Mena's balance according to LPS), sharing the car in the backyard, and reading books.

Labor Day Weekend

 

 

I took Mena to Fremont to visit with my mom and grandparents. We saw Grandpa at Edgewood for about an hour. Then Mena and I went to the park while Mom and Grandma helped to feed Grandpa and another resident. Grandma, Mom, Mena, and I ate our supper at Wendy's and then went back to Grandma's house to play. In these pictures Mena is putting stickers on their hands. It was the day of the first Husker game so Mena is dressed in her Husker gear!

Dance With Me

Mena and I went to see No Better Cause at SouthPointe Mall on Friday, August 27th. I bought their cd and here Mena and Traven are dancing to "Dance with Me" the next week.

Offutt Air Show

We drove up to Omaha on August 28th. The website said parking on Offutt Air Force Base would be crowded so they recommended we park at one of 5 locations and use their shuttle buses to come to the base. I parked at Bellevue West High School, we put Mena in her stroller to get across the parking lot to the school bus, and then to our surprise she started crying when we got her out of the stroller and tried to get her on the bus. The bus driver took the stuff that was in my hands so I could pick her up and carry her onto the bus since Gene was carrying the stroller. She shook and cried as I held her on the seat. She did stop crying but clung to me the entire ride. She got a little braver on the ride back to our car when we left. She sat up and waved at a baby sitting across from us on the ride back.

While at the Air Show, Gene took her on a pedal plane. Her feet couldn't reach the pedals so I think Gene did most of the work! We got to go inside lots of different air planes. She never once acted scared of the planes like she did the bus! It was a fun morning but when it was time for lunch I, being the pregnant mommy, decided the three of us should leave the show and go eat at an air conditioned restaurant! We ate at Burger King and then Mena took a nap in the car on the way home.

Riding a Froggie

If you look back at May's posting "Riding a Froggie" and compare it to this one, it is amazing how much she's changed!

Ready to be a Big Sister

Mena looks like she's ready to help out with her little sister :)

Lincoln Children's Zoo

Mena and I took our last trip to the zoo on August 20th. Her favorite exhibit was the fish tank. I sat her on the turtle statue and the little animal to her right moved and scared her. She was not thrilled with me for putting her up there. In the bug house she got a close up look at the meal worms and also got to pet a cockroach (I made myself be brave and touch it first to show her it was ok). Mena thought it fun to climb inside the egg shell at the end of our trip around the zoo. Mena still had energy and I let her lead the way back to her favorite building. She picked up the phone and watched the animal behind the glass but the funny thing was that I couldn't get the phone to work so she's listening to nothing! We were the only people in the building at this point so when she got off the phone she found a step stool and carried it around looking in all the exhibits. She was so proud of herself!