a thousand apologies

So my mom wants to apologize for not helping me post recently but things have been pretty crazy around here.  I had my first ear infection which resulted in many sleepless nights and my mom didn't know which way was up let alone have time to tell everyone about it.  Then, sadly my great-grandmother, who loved me so much, passed away.  I had a lot of family in town for the funeral and my parents were exhausted.  Now though, we have our act together and promise to do better.
Today is my 11 month birthday.  I can't believe that I have been here for 11 months.  My birthday is exactly one month from today and I have a fun party planned.  It is a costume party and all my friends are going to come to play.  Here is my monthly picture that I take with my best friend, Grunty Sheep:

Yesterday my mom and dad spent several hours having a dance party with me while we played with my toys.  It had been a long time since we had a day to just hang out together and it was awesome!  So much attention and love.  My dad is the funniest singer ever and my mom is pretty good at back up.  They are both awful dancers but at least they try! Today my dad had a horrible headache so I got to hang out with my mom all day.  We went to a birthday party at the pumpkin patch and a fall festival at Pendleton's Country Market.  Lots of outside time and we got to see lots of friends. 
In two weeks I get to ride on my first airplane ride.  I am super excited to go on vacation to North Carolina but my mom and dad are super nervous about taking me on the airplane.  My dad is a very nervous flyer and my mom is nervous that she will have her hands full that day.  She needs to remember that I am usually a pretty good kiddo.  Ok, I promise to write more often but it is after my bedtime.