Sand in the City

I was greatly impressed by the sand "castles" as you can plainly see.Lounging, as usual.Daddy didn't let me go in the huge sand play area. He was scared. I would have held my own.We went over by the library instead and I tried to make a run for the water fountains.Daddy helped me climb the caterpillar.I thought about going down the slide.Daddy ran me under the fountains before we left and it was fun!
We walked all over downtown and ate supper at Mickey's. My parents were very pleased that there was free popcorn because that kept me civil towards the end of the meal. I also saw lots of birds while we were walking and said hello to all of them. It was about 70 degrees and sunny - the perfect afternoon.

Baby Mina

Mommy was going through some of the baby stuff she has gotten for my little brother or sister and I tried out the bottle. I approved! She got rid of all of my old bottles because she wasn't 100% sure they were BPA-free. I hope Mini doesn't have to use a bottle much just like me! Mommy milk is awesome. We're going to go to Sand in the City after my nap today. I'll remind my parents to take pictures if I play in the huge sand box.

The Nanas and the Papas

As usual, I had a fantastic time visiting family for a few days. I got to see lots of grandparents - 2 grandmas, 2 grandpas, and 2 great grandmas. I called all of them Papa. Here I am with Grams.Nana and Papa took me to the park and I got to see all sorts of animals. I also made a little friend. Can you believe that I'm moving to a place that has a kangaroo?I really liked the tortoise.Grandma went to Community Orchard with us as part of her birthday celebration. She looks way too young for 60!Grandpa showed up a little later and he took me outside to play.We're going to take a picture with this guy every year if possible. I cooperated really well! Here's last year's post that has a comparable picture.Silly goats!The apple orchard has a bunch of cute goats to feed. They're very gentle and fat!I climbed on the choo-choo and posed. Miracle of miracles.I love my grandpa!Sometimes I have to stop and contemplate life for a second.Don't you wonder what I thought of to come up with this expression?The orchard also has a huge sand pit and I had it all to myself. Give me a bucket and shovel and I'm one happy girl.I had to go back and feed the goats a little bit more before we left.I caused everyone some alarm when I showed my climbing abilities during our stay. Twirly chairs are fun!Daddy came home last night right after supper and we spent some time catching up. He got lots of attention from me and that made him very happy.

Here are some of the new words from the last couple of weeks (not comprehensive): bacon, bead, door, bounce, rock, rain, and butt (Daddy's fault). Oh, and I got my first big scrape on Monday night when I tripped on a walk. It's already healed, but my mouth looked yucky for a couple of days. Too bad I didn't get any scars because they make good stories.

Wrestle Mania

Daddy and I wrestled with Bubba this morning. He tried to eat my finger puppet so he needed some discipline!Bubba is hilarious.I sat on Daddy with no hands.Daddy was needing some discipline too. This would make a great Christmas card picture!I took a small break to try on some shoes.Daddy got some love and smiles from me as a thank you for wrestling.I even let Bubba get in some licks.
Another fun thing we did this weekend was go on bike rides. Daddy put me in the trailer and took me all over creation. One day we did a bunch of hills and the next day we did more of a flat route. Mommy stayed home and put her feet up. She told Daddy that he should take me on bike rides more often. I concur! It's super fun.

Pretty Mommy

When Mommy came in to get me out of my crib this morning I pointed at her and said "Pretty Mommy!" Yep, I scored some big points with that one. That is all.

Matt!

I had a fun time with Matt yesterday. We met up at our park and played together really well. We both enjoyed swinging for a long time.Mommy snuggled me when we shared a snack. She's always eating my food these days!On Saturday I tried to teeter totter with another kid and he wouldn't play with me. Matt was very happy to oblige me.I love sand and teeter totters. You can't see it in the picture, but I was covered in a combo of sun screen and sand from doing a somersault off of the teeter totter earlier. I just shook it off because I'm tough.I had a bath after lunch because of the sand problem and when I woke up from my nap I had the best hair ever. Yes, that's a curl in the middle on the top of my head.Let's see, I've been up to a lot lately. I have a cold and have been making a mess when I sneeze. I must have caught it from Daddy. I've learned some new words. Monday's word was rain. My favorite word is "naughty." I like to tell Bubba that he's naughty and I like to do things that are naughty. I ask Mommy if I'm being naughty all the time. It's really funny when I am!!! I was putting my foot in Bubba's water dish when Mommy got the picture of me above.
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I'm going to visit family next week. We're heading there on Monday and will probably come back to see Daddy on Thursday. I had a great time last time so we're really looking forward to it. I've been asking for Papa every day so I need to see him.

Love You!

We had a good time at my favorite park this morning. It was really fun to have both of my parents there. Daddy spotted me while I climbed. The stairs are just too boring. I like a challenge.I went down the slides a bunch of times. I do it all by myself by going down on my belly.Mommy spotted me on the ladder and gave me a final boost. This is the same ladder I climbed last week and Mommy didn't get to me until I was halfway up on my own. Yikes!I played for more than an hour and we sat at the picnic table and had drinks and snacks. Mommy told me that she loved me (for the 186th time today) and I told her "love you." Boy did she get happy about that. I usually say "I know," which gets a good laugh.

Daddy and Mommy are going to take me to the pool this afternoon if I don't sleep too late. I've been taking erratic naps lately. They range from 2-4.5 hours long and it isn't predictable. I'm just really tired sometimes!

Chug

Mommy let me empty out my cup today and I did a fantastic job. She cheered me on.After I finished my milk, I did some silly faces for Mommy.I climbed into a chair and pretended to have seconds.Once I noticed the camera, Mommy let me take a picture of her.We haven't been up to a whole lot, but I've been making Mommy happy. I cleaned up after myself a couple of days ago without her asking. I put all of my toys away in the correct place. I'm also adding to my song repertoire. I now do actions for Pat-a-cake, Wheels on the Bus, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes. Mommy brought me with to her doctor's appointment on Thursday morning and I was an absolute angel the whole time. My little brother or sister is going to have an impossible act to follow!

Teeth

Daddy noticed that I have two new teeth today. They're my bottom "two-year" molars. That means I only have two teeth to go. Isn't it amazing that my teeth come in with no noticeable change in me? I don't get crabby or anything.

Daddy fed me some donuts this weekend. He gets them for us once a weekend. Yum! I had a great day today. I got out of bed at about 8am, went and played at the park for a couple of hours with Matt, got groceries, then took a four hour nap. Mommy made a yummy casserole with hot dogs in it for supper. I really enjoy parks now that I can do slides on my own. Mommy even found out I can do ladders now. It makes her nervous so she spots me the whole time (when she's fast enough, that is). I get to see Matt again tomorrow. Yay!

Our Anniversary

One year ago, Matthew and I had our first play date. Mommy and I are so glad to have him and Jamie in our lives. They're awesome! He came over yesterday morning and I was so happy to see him. I gave him hugs and he kissed me on my eyelids. How romantic!I was all silly smiles.He enjoys doing a lot of the same things as me. We love Murray on Sesame Street.He's all about food and is a gentleman. He looks away when I show my belly.I'm a little jealous of Froggy.Since Mommy and Jamie are both going to the doctor for our younger siblings (they're due about a week apart), we get to take turns playing at our houses. I love to visit over at his place.He lets me sit right by him on the couch.We both have a great time with blocks.He's an artist and I'm an athlete.We're both big fans of water.He even has a funny dog!We've come a long way in the last year. This is what we looked like last August. Awwwww...It's so fun having a friend that I see almost every week, sometimes more than once a week. We're going to miss each other when I move away. We'll just have to enjoy every date until then!