Yo Gabba Gabba!

We went to Chicago this past weekend so I could meet the Yo Gabba Gabba gang. I traveled really well. When we got to the hotel, there was this awesome treat waiting for me and I got to pick two toys out of the toy wagon. I picked a frog ball and a princess.This is what my room looked like.This was my view. That's Navy Pier.Mama surprised me with a Plex doll to sleep with.I loved the water fountain in our hotel.There was a park across the street from our hotel so we went there to play before supper.We went to Jake Melineck's for supper. Daddy and Mama went there about eight years ago so they were all nostalgic and stuff.Daddy had a huge daddy pop.Mama read me some books before bed.I played on their bed in the morning.I also tried out their chair.Mama had fun playing with the camera.Off to the show!Cool glasses, huh?DJ Lance Rock!I was so excited that I bit myself and left marks.Brobee flew!I had a fantastic time.Carrots wanted to go to the party in my tummy.We stopped in Coralville (very briefly, don't kill us Jamie) to stretch our legs on the way home. Mama was amazed that I was able to climb everything when I couldn't quite climb some things a few months ago.I enjoyed myself immensely.Could you tell I was sick in those pictures? I was, but I was also well medicated. I felt worse on Thursday and Friday. Leif was with us on Friday so Aunt Emmie could go fishing.Cute Leif!Sad Mina!Naughty Charlotte!I hope you enjoyed hearing about my trip.

Apple Fest

We went to Apple Fest last weekend and had a fantastic time. There were some games, food, and a whole lot more. I loved the spider and lizard from the Froggy Fly Fling.Rawr!We were there really early and beat the crowd. Later on, you could barely move around those tables.Daddy woke Charlotte up and snuggled up with her so we could go pick a pumpkin.I was ready for a fun ride!We arrived at the pumpkin patch and boy was it cool.There were gourds there too.We found the perfect pumpkin. You have to weigh it so you know how much money to give the guy.I'm priceless.Daddy was proud of his pumpkin.A rare family portrait, thanks to a friend down at the patch.It was time to go back up after we got a pumpkin.I loved holding on to my parents' legs while we went bumpity bumpity up the hill.There's no resisting these cheesy portrait opportunities.This is the scarecrow from the mommy and kids club. We were at the meeting on Friday, but Mama sat around and talked instead of helping so she can't take credit for its beauty. You'll have to blame that on Aunt Emily.We're going to Chicago in a couple of days. I can't wait!!!

Impromptu Visit

Daddy went to visit his cousin, Kris, in Cedar Rapids so Mama took that opportunity to head a little further south to visit some more of our favorite people. MATTHEW and JAMIE and ALAINA!!! They were happy to see us too. Mama had to snuggle Matthew up a little bit.Jamie made us lunch and Matthew and I ate a couple of bites of it. We drank some milk and Matthew went poop in his froggy potty. It was awesome and I've been talking about it ever since.Alaina is getting bigger too. I gave her some kisses and didn't do any "booing". Booing = pain inflicting.Charlotte enjoyed playing with another baby her age. They were adorable together.We sat on the couch to get the couch picture done. It had been quite a while.I loved Matthew's big bed. We snuggled and I tried to soften him up so I could sneak a toy.We gazed into each other's eyes.Charlotte followed in my footsteps and pinned Alaina down. We're feisty girls. I've never been so proud to call her my little sister.We loved getting to see our friends. They're such special people and mean so much to us. We'll go back to visit and have them come our direction some time too.

Mama forgot to include this picture in the last blog. I love to play with all my toys in my bed after I take a nap. This is how she found me the other day. One time I was so cute that Mama climbed right in with me and snuggled up.

Did you miss me?Mama got me some new panties to try to inspire me (Yo Gabba Gabba!). They inspired me to cry after a while so we're on a potty learning hiatus.Charlotte has been attacking me lately and pulling my hair. Mama is no help at all and gets giggling when it happens.At least I know how to take care of myself when I'm sick or hurt.You can run, but you can't hide!!!We went to Community Orchard with Daddy last week. Here's the yearly picture for you.Look at all of my hair!Silly Daddy.Silly Mama.I love to play in the sand there. This is my favorite shovel. We went back yesterday and it was broken. Sad.All aboard!Daddy held me up to look down at the pumpkin patch.This slide is really fast and fun.The goats were hungry, as usual.I refused to cooperate with Mama for silly camera pictures.This is Roger. Can you see his eyes? He's a very nice monster that I give kisses to almost every day.Multi-tasking.