Maddy's World

You Can't Win 'Em All

2012-01-22T22:03:00.001-05:00

Today the Ravens played for the AFC Championship. I know this because Mommy told me and I got to wear my Raven's jersey. I love wearing my Raven's jersey because it is purple, my favorite color. I also like the number five on it, even though my favorite number is eight. Actually, Mommy says I'm obsessed with the number eight. The Raven's lost a heartbreaker, but we are used to that and we don't dwell on it.

Despite the loss, today was a great day. My friends Brielle and Finley came over to spend some time. One of the things we did was get out one of Leah's Christmas presents and play with it. That reminded me, I never wrote about Christmas! This year, I actually sat on Santa's lap and asked for a purple bike.

And I got it! Geez, I wish my parents were that easy!

Leah didn't really ask for anything, but she got alot of fun stuff...Mrs Potato Head,

A dog that breathes...but doesn't eat and doesn't need to go for walks!

A Princess Barbie and the sled in the background (that was from Santa, he's pretty smart!)

New jammies from Nanny!

Umm...don't ask 'cause I'm not really sure about the "Olivia Newton-John" look going on with Pappy and Leah.

Anyway, back to today. Leah got this playhouse for Christmas and we hadn't set it up yet.

So Mommy and Daddy put it together...

And the four of us went to town!

We colored...

and colored...

and colored!

How do you like the rainbow roof courtesy of Brielle?

We sat together and did some Brain Quest. We played outside for a bit...

And had some Chili for dinner to take the chill off!

I love spending the day with great friends! And my sister too, of course!

Let's Back Up a Little

2011-12-29T21:01:00.000-05:00

I turned 4! I know it's been a while since I have written. Since Leah's birthday to be clear. My birthday party was at our house.

Most all my friends from school came to my party.

We hung around the play room.

Raced down the steps.

I had four candles on my cake!

Everyone helped me blow them out.

Even Leah was in on some birthday party hat action!

After everyone left, my friends Finley and Brielle stayed for dinner and a second helping of birthday cake! Yum!

Check out my birthday video! Yes, it will make you dizzy...we are four year olds after all!

What's New? Leah's Two!

2011-11-15T02:22:00.001-05:00

Saturday we had Leah's birthday party. It was a fun party! There was a bounce house (thanks to our neighbors:)

And a hayride...or three!

Leah had fun! And, yes, that is broccoli in her hand. Nice snack, Leah. Mommy must have you brainwashed.

This is Robert. He is one of Leah's potential future husband. His mommy couldn't come on the hayride because she is having a baby in three weeks.

This is Daddy, also known as farmer Chris.

He took us faaaar away from our house.

And brought us to see the cows next door.

They actually came running to the fence! What fun!

This is baby Addy. She is at the daycare Leah goes too. She is Miss Amanda's daughter that Leah dotes on all day. She looks less that thrilled when her daddy put her in the hay.

Here's Robert again having fun with the balloons.

And here is Leah giving him a hug. A far cry from her party last year when she tried to bite his hand off because he had food in it.

Then came my favorite part...CAKE!

We sang, she blew out the candles...

and we ate!

Yum!

Look, Mom, No Training Wheels!

2011-11-05T20:01:00.000-04:00

So today Daddy took Leah and I to his bike race while Mommy went shopping by herself. For some reason Mommy likes to do that. Anyway, one of Daddy's friend, Mr. Tom, gave me a new (to me) red and black bike. If you recall, I already have a pink bike. But the black and red bike has something the pink bike doesn't...PEDALS!

And while Daddy was racing, his friend Mr. Randy taught me how to ride it.

Check it out, NO TRAINING WHEELS! I don't need them.

And I'm almost as fast as Daddy!

For some reason, Mommy sees lots of ER visits in my future!

Trick or Treat!

2011-10-28T21:42:00.000-04:00

We got dressed up in our costumes the other night. Mommy took us to her work for some trick or treating.

It was really easy to get some candy. You just said "Trick or treat!" and then these nice people give you some candy and then you say "Thank you!"

Leah says something like "Tic a tic!" and then she says "Ank too". If you are paying attention, you can get what she is trying to say.

I posed with some of Mommy's friends.

Leah was too busy counting up her lollipops, which she calls "poppops" by the way.

Here are all the kids that went trick or treating. It was fun and we didn't get rained on since we were inside!

Now, if I could just figure out where Mommy hid the candy...

Pumpkins Painting Pumpkins!

2011-10-25T20:33:00.001-04:00

Last week we went to Jumbo's Pumpkin Patch. After we sailed through the corn maze, we picked out pumpkins. Leah and I decided to paint ours.

Leah starts out all smiles and giggles.

Then she starts sneaking some paint to see if it is tasty.

She would only paint one side of her pumpkin too!

I painted the whole thing.

I loved mixing all the colors!

Leah kept working between eating paint and one side of her pumpkin.

I decided the paint would make a yummy lipstick.

Do you like Leah's beard?

At least she is happy...maybe its from the paint.

Happy Halloween!

Country Livin'

2011-09-21T21:32:00.000-04:00

One of the best part of living in the country is that I get to see animals everywhere, everyday. I can even see cows from my bedroom window! Mommy and Daddy take us to a place called South Mountain Creamery. There's tons to see and do...and they have ice cream!

We climb on tractors!

Leah would make a great farmer, don't ya think?!?

This tractor seat with the holes is cool!

We saw calves!

Hogs.

Chickens.

Goats.

My favorite part is when we get to feed the calves.

Leah was not feeling so hot that day.

Those calves suck that milk down fast!

When they are done they are looking for more!

I love the country!

It's 'Cross Season!

2011-09-18T15:00:00.000-04:00

It's time once again for cyclocross season. Usually, we go and watch Daddy race, but this year, I'm racing too! Here is my first number!

Don't I look good?

This is me at the start line.

It's hard to concentrate with all those other kids around. The boy next to me has pedals on his bike. That's the only reason he beat me.

This is Daddy's race face...

And this is mine.

This is how smooth I am when I race...

And this is Daddy.

This is how I roll over the barriers.

My bike is light as a feather.

Daddy's is still probably lighter.

I got second place, behind the pedaler.

But even second place is sweet!
Ok, it's really not about winning or losing, but having fun!

Racing is tiring!

The Beach,, Part 2

2011-08-31T07:15:00.009-04:00

This is gonna be quick since our beach vacation seems like eons ago! I mean, I already started preschool! I'm ready for football and fall, but I do love the beach!We played in the sand.
We tried to make sandcastles.
But Leah and I kept knocking them down.
Water run!
Nanny swam with me ALOT!
Leah was happy snacking.
We buried Daddy.
Then we dug a hole and
buried Leah.
But she
didn't seem
to mind!

I ran.
Daddy looking like he wants to pull his hair out:)
Leah thinking about exacting revenge on Daddy for burying her in the sand
Here is what we found after nap one day.
I guess destroying your crib makes you tired.
But she fixed it all by herself!
One night, we had dinner out on the beach.
I will say that Leah and I didn't eat much because we were too busy playing.
Daddy and I went out on the alligator!

Here's Leah pretending she wants to go in the water.
All of us went waaaay our there.
Then I went by myself.
I may have freaked out a little bit.
Will
she
ever
learn
????
Smores on the grill afterward!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bye,bye beach. Until next year!

Go Ravens!

2011-08-24T21:28:00.008-04:00

Are you ready to rock and roll, watch some ball and eat ice cream?!?!?!

I know I said I was going to have a beach part two post, BUT, Mommy took me to my first Ravens game! Her friend, Bill, had a couple extra tickets and I got to go on Friday! Also my friends Jake and Colin were there with Miss Amy and Mr Mike.This is us on Bill's rooftop deck in Federal Hill. We could see everything!
But we couldn't sit still:)

For those of you that don't remember, this is Colin, my future husband. It's kind of an old fashioned prearranged type of thing.

Wouldn't this make a lovely wedding picture. I wonder if we could get married at Raven's Stadium??

Inside the stadium was awesome!

The snacks weren't bad either!

I wear number five, just like Mommy. But Mommy has been wearing number five since long before Joe Flacco was even out of high school!

Of course I had ice cream!
It was Dippin' Dots actually. The jury is still out as to whether I'll get those again.
This is Mommy's friend, Bill. He's soooooo cooool. He gave me a Raven's hat AND a University of Delaware pin to wear!
And he let me stand on his legs so I could see the action!
Ok, Mommy can't actually find her number five jersey since we moved, but she promised to find it by opening day! I can't wait to go back and cheer on the Ravens! I'm getting a foam finger next time!

Summer Vacation!

2011-08-17T21:06:00.007-04:00

So I haven't posted in FOREVER. There is so much to catch you up on. But I'm going to start with our vacation from the first week of August and work backwards.

We went back to Lewes Beach again. I love that place! My boat was still there and still going back and forth to New Jersey!

Nanny came with us this year and stayed the whole week! We sat out on the deck every night.

Leah was able to enjoy the deck this year too!

Maybe a little too much...

She had no problem kicking anyone out of their chair so she could have it. Little Miss Innocent.

We had many nights of ice cream!

One night Daddy promised me smores. Unfortunately, the fire went out on the grill. But Daddy made them on the stove! Ingenious! And it kept me from throwing a fit, but a promise is a promise, Daddy!

There were super yummy!

Leah liked them too...

She's a little sloppy though...
I'm much neater, I guess 'cause I'm older. And, yes, we are in our PJs.
I think sugar makes her smile.
This is her sneak position. I think she's spying on my boat!
Eating smores is tiring and we had to sit down.
A couple nights we went to Playland on the boardwalk in Rehoboth. Fun, fun, fun!!!!
While Leah was being eaten by the balls, I climbed on the big kid side. I was so high in the air that my parents couldn't even take my picture. Then I came down a huge slide!
These swings were fun, but kinda lame.
Leah liked the little kiddie rides.
Although Leah was so tired when we were there, she would have fallen asleep on the ride if it lasted any longer.
Mommy and I were next to Daddy and Leah on the balloon ride!
My first ride of the day was the freefall. I made Mommy go with me.

It went up really high and then dropped down really fast. And it went over and over again.

Even though I'm white-knuckling the harness, this was my favorite ride this year!

There are many more pics to show you. There will be a part two to this post!

Lawn Mowing at Three

2011-06-06T23:49:00.002-04:00

These pictures are a little old, but they will have to do until we are settled from moving. I like to help Daddy mow the lawn on the big riding mower. But, of course, Mommy doesn't like me on it because she thinks I will go deaf...what?!?!So, we compromised and got me these cool headphones that block out most of the noise. What, I can't hear you?
So here we are at our 'old' house in Ellicott City mowing the grass.
It's hard to pay attention to the yard when Mommy is taking my picture.
But Daddy lets me drive anyway!
Our 'new' yard is much, much bigger! It takes Daddy forever to mow it. Maybe in a couple years I can do it for him all by myself. Just don't tell Mommy!

My First Ballet Recital

2011-05-01T05:47:00.002-04:00

This is kind of a long video, but I wanted you all to get the full effect of the recital. Why should my parents and Leah have all the fun? I hope you enjoy!

Photo Shoot 2011

2011-04-15T21:15:00.005-04:00

Last Friday daycare was closed, so on a whim, Mommy decided to take us to the mall to get our pictures taken together. First Mommy forgot our barrettes and had to buy new ones. That should have been the first clue to turn around and go home. But Mommy never knew when she'd get the opportunity again, so we trudged on with the nightmare. First, Leah was terrified of the photographer and ran screaming to Mommy as soon as she saw her. So the photographer decided to take some of me by myself. I gave her my best smile, scrunched up face and all.

So she tried to get me to relax my face.

It's really hard being this cute.

I really liked posing without Leah...don't tell her though.

I even was able to get rid of my scrunched face!

Then she brought our a piano. It was fun to play and just my size.

Then the scrunched face made another appearance:)

Finally, Mommy was able to calm Leah down with Goldfish crackers. Thanks to Auntie Gail, Leah is addicted to them! So here she is with her mouth full.

Mouth full, but sharing with me.

Mouth really full!

She just kept stuffing them in!

This picture just cracks Mommy up!

I finally got Leah to smile by tickling her! She usually isn't suck a crankpot!

Look we sat still for one minute! Ok, it was only one second!

Wardrobe change and the scrunchy face is back!

Leah smiling again! See her big dimple!

What do you know, Goldfish crackers!

After that, Leah melted down again and I got to get my picture taken solo again.

Yes, I am really this cool.

She told me to smell the flowers, but they were fake. Someone should tell her...

This is my best non scrunchy face.

Mommy got in on the act in the end in an attempt to calm Leah down. Mommy wan't expecting to get her picture taken.

Leah kind of calmed down, but not enough. The photographer was none to happy with us by the end. Leah had crumbs everywhere and there were really no good pictures of us together.

Maybe next time...if there is a next time!

Watch Your Fingers

2011-04-07T21:07:00.004-04:00

I have the face of an angel. I mean, just look at me. Even with spaghetti sauce on my face, I'm an angel.
Leah, on the other hand, is a human garbage disposal.She thinks you should eat magic markers.
Maybe she's looking for jelly inside or something.
I'm still an angel. She looks innocent.But hide your apples! She could eat one in just one bite!
And she' still not talking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess she's too busy eating!

Talent at Three

2011-03-07T00:25:00.001-05:00

Let's Get Cookin'

2011-02-15T21:12:00.003-05:00

Here we are rockin' out in our aprons Nanny made for us for Valentine's Day! Thanks, Nanny! We love you! Now, find me something to stir!

It Always Snows When Daddy is Out of Town!

2011-01-27T19:32:00.005-05:00

So Daddy is in Arizona and it's warm there. Meanwhile, we had almost a foot of snow. it was so pretty. It clung to all the trees. These tree branches usually don't touch the ground.And these trees look like they are taking a bow.
We had a snow day with mommy, mostly because Leah had a fever yesterday. But she was better today. She got all bundled up and sat in the snow. She loved it and giggled while we played.
Here we are together. Leah reminds me of the little brother from A Christmas Story with her snowsuit on. I think the only reason she just sat there was because she couldn't move!Emma played with us outside too! She's my favorite neighbor. The neighbors really saved us today. Between snow blowing the driveway for mommy, digging out the truck, feeding Leah and I fresh baked cookies, and playing with us, Mommy was able to keep her sanity:)
Here is our snowman (or snowgirl) in progress.

It's really a funny looking thing. But it was my first snowman ever.Since Leah cheered us while we made it, we let her in the picture too!
Notice Leah's leg warmers. She is so stylin'!
I hope you had a good snow day too!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

2011-01-03T20:35:00.007-05:00

We had a great time over the holidays. I didn't have to go to daycare for two weeks, so Daddy stayed home with me and Leah. Isn't he lucky?!?! On Christmas Eve we went to Nanny and Pappy's. I got lots of fun stuff in my stocking.So did Leah.
But she preferred the wrapping paper over everything!
I got Goldfish.
And so did Leah.
Mommy had to help Leah with her presents.
I could open all mine myself. I got lots of jammies.
And I got a pretty sweater, which I put on over top of my jammies I insisted on wearing over my clothes.
I got a dolly with a whole bunch of clothes.
Of course, I took all the clothes off of her! Her name is Abby.
Abby is bendy.
On Christmas morning, Santa left me a game! Daddy plays it with me.
Leah got a barn with some animals, but she preferred a little piece of wrapping paper, as usual.I got a hat and glove set.
And another one.
Leah got a book in her stocking. To be honest, the girl needed to start talking for Christmas. She driving us all crazy with her baby act.
I got some cool dress up shoes.To go with my cool dress up clothes. Do you like my earrings?Poor Boulder was once again neglected.
So later that weekend, Mommy and I made him some dog treats.
Really, it was mostly me.
Mommy was just getting in my way.
Boulder loved his treats! I hope everyone had a great holiday like I did!
BTW, I am wacko for Flacco!

Can I Be 3?????

2010-12-20T20:21:00.010-05:00

Check out this serious cake. This is one of the perks of being three. No more sugarless cakes made by mommy.
In honor of my Minnie themed birthday, I thought I'd wear my Minnie outfit.
Leah stole my ears at one point.
Halina came to party!
So did her brother, Jojo.
As usual, Leah was hogging all of Pappy's attention.
Baby Robert came too!
Here's some random photos. See the Minnie in the corner? That was actually a pinata filled with candy!All of us kids ate at the little tables. That's Colin and Jake.
The MacLellans came too.

After food and cake we opened presents.
This quickly became a group project.
I didn't mind though!
The more the merrier!I was mesmerized by the recorder I got. I think it's Daddy's favorite present that I got.
I got a vet kit too. Now I can help Boulder feel better.
Jake is not so sure about this.
Leah, of course, took my money and wouldn't give it back!She is waaaaay obsessed with money.
Here we are with Pappy getting ready to fix what ails him:)
For some reason, there are no pictures of Auntie Gail. Auntie Gail was a big part of my party. Without her we would have starved and not eaten Mickey eggs and Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto, Donald and Daisy pancakes! Thanks everyone for coming to my party!

Sisters

2010-12-08T01:24:00.003-05:00

Mommy loves the idea of having two girls. I'm sure Daddy does too, but sometimes he thinks about Leah and I as teenagers and he shudders. Chill, Daddy, there's many more years of us just being dependent kids before we are bratty teens!

Anyway, Mommy loves to dress Leah and I alike...and make us take pictures together.

But Leah can be a wily one.

She's hard to hold onto sometimes.

She's like a doll, but she doesn't listen as well.

Mommy says if Leah falls off the couch, I'll be in trouble. I don't think she really means that though.

Leah is standing now all of the time. Sometimes she just stands in the middle of the room.

She babbles alot and maybe says Dada and Mama, but it's debatable.
I do know that she falls alot. I seem to remember falling alot around this age too!
This is my new 'cheese' smile for the camera. Do you like it?
This is my new 'hurry up, mom, I want to go play' smile. I love it:)
Only one week until I'm threeeeeee!

Leah's Big Birthday!!!

2010-11-14T20:31:00.010-05:00

Leah turned one on Saturday and we had a party for her! Doesn't she look thrilled to be one! Wait until later when she eats her cake! Then she's smiling!
All the usual suspects were there including Miss Tracey and Halina.Me, of course. Check out my princess tea party hats!This is Robert, he and his mom, Miss Dawn, are new to the suspect list.After we played, we had some food.Notice Robert has no food...that's cause Leah ate it. I'm serious. She's a garbage disposal.Then we had cake. Well, this is Leah's yucky sugarless cake that Mommy made. Lucky for Mommy she also made cupcakes.Leah wasn't sure what to do at first.But slowly she started to figure it out.And it made her happy.She started to get frosting everywhere.
She even kept her tea birthday party hat on the whole time!

Then she got an idea.
And she squished it all up. She did put her face in it a couple times. It was so funny.
Then she opened gifts. The strangest thing happened.

She got a 50 dollar bill. At first she just looked at it.Then the money started to make her a little crazy.
She showed it off to everyone.
She pretended she was going to share it.
But she would rather fall over than share it!
It was so exciting Pappy fell asleep!
OK, I promised more about Robert. Aside from showing his belly button.
And eating his shirt.
He's a pretty cute kid, at least Leah thinks so.
They picked on each other.
Tried a little biting.
And tugging.
I'm not sure, but I think Leah might only like him for his food. She tried to take it out of his hand.
Then out of his mouth.
Then she just sat on him...
Poor Robert, just wait until you're one next month. Then you can get Leah back!

Heartlands Halloween!

2010-11-03T21:37:00.002-04:00

We went trick or treating at Mommy's work. It was so fun. All the residents were sitting around handing us candy. I went as Minnie Mouse. I made a killing on DumDums!Leah was dressed up as a Raven's cheerleader. Her favorite thing was the fruit rollups. She only ate the wrappers though!
This is Leah with Hannah. She the daughter of one of Mommy's coworkers and she loves babies!
Here we all are. Mommy is a Princess which means that Daddy must be Prince Charming!I'll post pictures later of us trick or treating on Main Street!

TheFishSong.m4v

2010-10-18T21:44:00.000-04:00

This song was self taught by watching Barney! Mommy and Daddy say they are going to get Barney to teach me Quantum Physics...whatever that is!

Fall is Here!

2010-10-11T03:25:00.008-04:00

We went to Clark Elioak's Farm last weekend. It's alot of fun. There's a petting farm, really cool stuff to play on and then we get to pick pumpkins. Here are some goats. Mommy was having a hard time seeing them, so I had to point them out.
They were so cute.
They ate right out of my hand!
Theses are the little baby goats.
They had funny little lambs too. I tried to climb in the fence with this one, but someone told me I wasn't allowed.
This one was really soft!
I was not so keen on this ostrich.
Leah likes all the animals!
I went on a horsey ride.
This was the biggest horsey they had. I'm not afraid.Here's me and Papa Bear.
And the dish ran away with the spoon!
Here's a preview of what I'll look like in school in about three years. I hope I grow into the desk.
Then we went to the pumpkin patch. Leah had so many choices.
I had no problem picking out my pumpkin, but remember, this was my third time picking out a pumpkin.Poor Leah, I remember it being really hard the first time.

Since I'm the big sister, I helped her out.
Of course, she pick the one with the longest stem. Doesn't she look proud??

Cowbells and Bugs

2010-09-25T04:35:00.002-04:00

Well here's Leah at 10 months. Time is just flying by! She's becoming a real bug. She is army crawling and she's always trying to get me! She is really fast. Her favorite place to go is my bedroom. She steals all my shoes. We call her Imelda.We went to Daddy's cross race last weekend. It was at the park downtown. They have a jungle gym!
This slide was really fast! My hair got all staticy too!
Mommy's friend Miss Amy came too. She helped me with my jumping!
I even went backwards.
Daddy rode fast. It was really dusty and dirty, ew. I rang a cowbell and cheered for Daddy!
Then he let me sit on his bike. But I couldn't reach the pedals. I think I'll stick with my tricycle.
Right now I'm at Nanny and Pappy's for a few days. We went to the Frederick Fair. Hopefully, I will have some pictures to share later. Anyway, Leah is the queen bee for now. She is soaking up all the attention she can get from Mommy and Daddy.
Apparently, she really likes rice and beans. Well, really Leah likes everything. We call her Garbage Disposal...Imelda the shoe-loving garbage disposal. I hope she's enjoying her time alone with Mommy and Daddy...
Don't get used to it Leah, I'll be back before you know it!

Go Ravens!

2010-09-13T23:32:00.001-04:00

We are Ravens fans!

Leah!

2010-09-01T02:31:00.002-04:00

Leah is so close to crawling! She already can get into all my toys and things! One of her favorite things is my pink blankie! Can you believe the nerve of her? And she plays peek a boo with it! You know what comes after crawling,don't you? It's WALKING! Then, I guess my reign as princess of the house is over and we'll have to team up. At least there will be two of us to torture poor Boulder;)

Lewes Beach!

2010-08-16T05:14:00.006-04:00

We went on a vacation! Mommy and Daddy got a house right on the beach. I could see the water from our deck. Here we are day one at the beach after the loooong drive to get there. I think EVERYONE was going to the beach that day.

Leah was less than thrilled at first, but she liked it in the end.

I brought all of my sand toys and my noodle. I love my blue noodle!

The best part was my boat right outside! This is the ferry that goes to New Jersey. No matter how many times it came and went to New Jersey, I never got a new jersey. Go figure.

Nanny and Aunt Katie came for a couple days. We had so much fun!

Aunt Katie is silly.

Leah sat in a high chair in a restaurant for the first time. Mommy is paranoid that she's going to rock herself out and land on the floor.

Leah just played peek a boo.
She is silly too!
One night, actually two nights, we went to this place called Funland.
I rode so many rides! There was the helicopter, the merry go round, the hot air balloon, the boat, the fire engine, the truck, the swings, the airplane, the teacups, the cars, and the ball pit jumpy thing. I'm sure there's more I've forgotten!
I went on the really fast cars! They even went backwards! My favorite ride ended up being the teacups! I went on three times in a row!
We even went Outlet shopping and guess who was there...BARNEY!
We ate out alot. Leah ate and slept so much on this trip it was like she was growing right before our eyes!

This is me looking scared that Leah is going to eat my fingers.
We ate ice cream every night. This is a well deserved sundae after Mommy and Daddy had us out in the Burley for a long, hot ride. Leah did not like her bike helmet!
Daddy grilled out.
And Leah turned nine months old on our last day there. Nice drool, Leah.
She had a fun birthday. She ate and slept!
Check out her snaggletooth!
Here is the path from our house. Bye, bye beach and ocean. See you next year!

Almost Heaven

2010-07-26T05:18:00.003-04:00

Mommy took off a few days and we went to visit our Auntie Gail in WV. We were also visiting our Great Aunt Nancy and Great Uncle Paul! They were in Maryland for Leah's baptism. We followed them to Auntie Gail's which was fun, especially at the rest stops when I could use the trailer's potty!

Of course, little Leah came along too. Mommy had to give her a bath in the kitchen sink!
She was having so much fun.
And then got distracted by the dog walking by. She is so close to sitting up without falling over. And let me tell you the girl can eat some food. Cheerios, puffs, pattypan squash, sweet potato fries, chicken, steak, you name it! Watch you fingers! She's got three teeth and she's not afraid to use them!
We went to the big pool where my cousins work a couple of days. But they got me my own pool for the backyard! It was so much fun. The water was cold on the first day!
I stole Leah's float!
And it flipped over on me!
We got our picture taken with Auntie Gail and Uncle Brian. These are outside their house. Way behind us are where the cows come! MOOOOOOOO!
Uncle Brian is kinda goofy!
Here is us with Uncle Paul and Aunt Nancy (or Miss Ancy as I like to call her). They had their trailer right there at Auntie Gail's house. I love that!
They are alot of fun too!

Next stop, the beach!

Catching Up!

2010-07-18T19:54:00.005-04:00

Sorry it's been so long since the last post. Things have been very busy. As of three weeks ago, I am potty trained! Yeah! Mommy is the most excited. I still need a reminder once in a while, but usually I listen.

Most days our world is revolving around Leah. She gets alot of attention for an eight month old. I mean she's cute and all, but come on! Just look at her in this shirt, really, you have to advertise that you are adorable. I think we got the message.
She thinks she's so cool too because she can almost sit up. Look at all those pillows. I've got news for you Leah, I can sit up, no pillows needed. I do like to use the pillows to put on the floor and jump onto though. That's fun, and skill.
Don't you think I'm cute too?? Less of the adorable way and more of the "I'll comb my hair when I'm good and ready; future stunt woman" kind of way.
I must admit, I do love having a sister.
And we do have fun together. Just so you know, Leah had nothing to do with the marker drawn on the carpet. That was all me. BTW, Leah was eight months old exactly in this picture.
Leah was baptized today. It was in the church gym, during my nap time. I had a hard time sitting still with my mouth unopened.
Here we all are: Godfather Chris (Mommy's brother), Leah, Godmother Katie (Mommy and Daddy's sister-in-law), ME, Daddy and Mommy.
After the baptism, we had cake and then I went to Nanny and Pappy's house for a few days! No daycare this week. Off to WV on Wednesday with Mommy, Aunt Nancy (or Miss Antsy as I like to call her) and Uncle Paul.
As you can see, Leah is enjoying her time alone with Mommy and Daddy.
Hopefully, I will have some fun pix from WV!

Happy Father's Day!

2010-06-19T23:09:00.001-04:00

You are the best Daddy in the whole world! I'd even share my snowball with you.Leah agrees. But she's not old enough for snowballs yet.
We love you!!!!

Happy Half Birthday, Leah!!!

2010-05-13T20:22:00.002-04:00

Leah turned six months old today. Gone are her grumpy five month old looks. Now she always looks like she is having fun!Or has a secret...
Or just thinks duckies are really cool!
Leah had to go get those yucky shots today. This is what she did when she got home...for two hours! She never let go of her butterfly during her whole nap.
Mommy made us pose for some pictures together. I had to hold Leah since she can't sit up on her own yet.
This is our baby birdie pose.
She's kind of slippery to hold onto!
But I never dropped her!
Happy Half Birthday, Leah!
Now, did anyone make a birthday cake?!?!?

Let's Play Outside!

2010-05-10T21:47:00.004-04:00

It's been a while since I've showed you some pics of me and Leah. As you can see, my face healed up nicely from my Easter fall.Daddy built a swing set for me
and Leah!

Isn't she cute in her blue swing. My swing is yellow. This is Leah before she decided to try to fly off her changing table. She was ok though, phew!

Mommy and Daddy also bought a bike trailer called a Burley. This is Mr Thomas riding us around our street. Can you see my pink and purple helmet? It's Dora.Leah got a new high chair. It straps onto the chair. She love the taste of...
her bib!
She has eaten rice cereal, bananas, avocados and apples. She likes them all...ok not the apples so much. But she'll get used to them.
This is Leah's five month picture that I didn't get up last month. Daddy made her hair stick up.
She really is not thrilled to have her picture taken this day.
Usually Leah is quite happy, like this! Of course she is teething now and that's no fun some nights.

On Saturday Leah found her feet. This makes her really happy! Now she sucks her thumb and her toes!This makes diaper changing fun for mommy and daddy!
So in case you haven't noticed, I have learned all my colors and I know my letters and the sounds they make. I love learning! But I am two and I don't really like listening. I love how it drives my parents nuts! Also to drive them nuts I am potty trained...only at daycare. They have had no luck with me at home since Easter Sunday!

Soccer!

2010-04-28T21:28:00.003-04:00

I started a soccer class tonight. It's for two and three year olds. It's less of a class and more of chaos. That's me in the green pants.This is a vid of me kicking a goal. I was slightly more obsessed with the goal than the ball. It was alot of fun!

Even Mikey Likes It

2010-04-11T19:13:00.002-04:00

Leah started to eat rice cereal. She is not so sure about it.
As you can tell...
As for me I rather like rice cereal.I dipped my pizza in it..

I don't know why Mommy and Daddy think I am silly.

Easter Antics

2010-04-08T11:46:00.010-04:00

On the day before Easter, Daddy took me to hiking. Mommy said I was in perfect shape when I left, but I cam back looking like I had been in a fight. It wasn't a fight , I was just throwing rocks into the stream and slipped.This did not affect my Easter egg hunting abilities on Sunday though.The Easter Bunny left some outside of my house.
They were filled with stickers and stamps. No candy! I thought the Easter Bunny brought candy!
Then we went to Nanny and Pappy's where the bunny must have known I was going.There were real eggs hidden everywhere!I threw them in my Easter bucket. I could hear the shells crack when I through them in.I was running fast!
I had to, I thought Leah might find them all...maybe not.I was so excited I lost my neck for a little while.
That bucket sure was heavy!
In my Easter basket at theiir house was spot on. Some candy, some toys and some videos!
Hi Barney!
LEah acts up when Uncle Zane is around. Calm down, Leah! Just kidding!Well, I gotta go. I'm still at Nanny and Pappy's and we are VERY busy!

Identical Sisters

2010-03-24T20:53:00.003-04:00

Leah and I are growing up fast. Don't we look alike?As far as little sisters go, Leah is a great one.
I just want to pinch her cheeks!
She turned four months old!
I recently started to use the potty. Check out the sweet Princess Potty that Nanny gave me. It plays songs when you make. I have yet to make it sing:(
I also like to do things for myself, like snaps pulling on my clothes, and putting on my socks and shoes.I recently learned to count to 20 and I know my colors. My parents are impressed.Now all Leah does is eat. She eats her hand.
Her toys.
She even sucks her thumb already...I wonder who taught her that???
Seriously, look at her. She looks like a baby bird waiting for a worm!She loves her crazy doll. It makes her giggle.
She can't roll over yet and Mommy was told by the doctor that Leah needs more tummy time. But Leah hates tummy time and so Mommy doesn't make her do it. Does that make her spoiled?
Leah can sure scoot around though. She started out in the same direction of the lion. I guess she wanted to put her feet up!
That's it until next time!

Me, Leah and Halina

2010-02-28T03:56:00.003-05:00

My new favorite thing is painting. Nanny showed me how to use a paint brush. I also like finger painting. Check out my beautiful artwork!
I was careful at first, but it didn't last long. I used four colors: red, yellow, blue and green.
Believe it or not , all the paint came off me and my clothes! Mommy was happy.In other news, Leah turned three months old. Mommy and Daddy don't take as many pictures of her that they did of me:) I wonder why...maybe I'm just more photogenic.
Leah is very cute. Check out the look on her face.
She is wondering why Mommy is taking her picture and not feeding her!
My best friend, Halina, turned two! She had a big party with lots of kids!
I had fun on the seesaw with the new friends I met there!
Do you like my fancy hat? It says 'fun to be one', but I'm really two!
Then we had yummy Elmo cupcakes. It had bright red frosting that got everywhere. But once again it came off me and out of my clothes. Maybe Mommy is just a laundry whiz (NOT)!

It's Been a While

2010-02-22T21:05:00.003-05:00

Oh my! We have been so busy I haven't had anytime to blog. Don't I look so sleep deprived. These pics are from January. I wanted to get you caught up. Leah is growing like a weed. She is going to be bigger then me soon. She doesn't do much but eat, smile, poop and sleep...not necessarily in that order. She had alot of action in January though.First, Mommy took her to visit her friend Miss Dawn (not to be confused with Miss Dawn that cuts my hair).Miss Dawn had Baby Robert on December 19th. If you recall, we had a big snow storm that weekend. I call him the snow baby.He's very cute. Leah is slightly larger than Robert.
Leah was so excited she fell asleep in his swing. Notice the wardrobe change. Leah had to spit up all over Mommy. She such a little jokester. That Leah.

Then we got a visit from Auntie Gail!Mommy was happy she finally got to come. My cousin Holly came too!
Then Grandma came.Uncle Paul and Aunt Angie brought her.
This is me doing one of my new favorite things...watching Barney on Mommy and Daddy's bed. We are still single level living because the basement isn't done. So I got to hang out in their room alot. I love it. And I love Barney. Thanks Nanny for the video for Christmas!
I'll have more pictures soon!

Leah!

2010-02-08T20:46:00.001-05:00

Leah started daycare today! Mommy had to go back to work...BOO! I told Leah I would show her the ropes, but she doesn't look convinced does she?Maybe she's just upset because it looks like her chin is going to eat her head. hehehe.

No More Mullet

2010-01-17T18:33:00.004-05:00

Just like most toddlers, I grew my hair out into a mullet. All business in the front and party in the back. It was quite unruly, just ask my mommy.So Mommy took me to see Miss Dawn on Saturday. Miss Dawn cuts Mommy's hair too. She chopped my mullet right off!
Of course I made her chase me all around the salon.
But when she caught up to me, I listened really well! I tried anyway.
Leah was really unruly and did this the whole time:) She's a real chunker, isn't she?
So here is my new 'do!

Two Months Already!

2010-01-14T12:32:00.004-05:00

Leah turned two months old on Wednesday. I know what happens when you turn two months...you get lots of shots. Poor Leah, that's why she has this frightened look on her face at the doctors office. Leah was 12 pounds 1.8 ounces, 23 inches long and her head was 38.5 cm. When I was two months old I was also 23 inches, but I was only 9 pounds 4 ounces and my head was 38cm.

When she got home and took a long nap, she was much happier.
Check out her shirt...
'Here comes trouble'...understatement of the year! Hehe!
Leah is now sleeping in her crib and no longer needs her bassinet. So I thought I would try it out. Other that the fact that my legs hang over, I found it quite comfy.
In case you were wondering, that is my Ravens jersey. I've been carrying it around all week. What can I say, it's got a great tag!

It's Been a While

2010-01-10T10:52:00.006-05:00

Christmas at our house was very mellow. We didn't go anywhere because of the weather. The day after we went to Nanny and Pappy's house. I got lots of fun stuff. One of my favs was the yogurt balls that were in my stocking.
My Aunt Katie and Uncle Zane got me this cool baby doll. She came with a bottle and all kinds of other goodies.
Here is Uncle Zane burping my baby. I think he's just practicing for real life:)
I got this cool squishy ball.Uncle Zane got a snow globe that I thought was very cool.
And here is Uncle Zane practicing with a real baby. That's Leah by the way.
Here is me helping Aunt Katie feed Leah.
It's so hard sharing my sister with everyone...NOT!
Mommy thinks I look just like Daddy in this picture. What do you think??Last but not least, here are some up to date pics of Leah. This is her waiting for the second coming.And here she is with her head half falling off.
Leah doesn't sleep this well at night and that's why Mommy is tired all the time. Mommy is also starting to get sad because she has to go back to work in four weeks.
See you soon!

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-24T20:42:00.001-05:00

Leah and I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We hope Santa brings you everything you asked for!
Yes, of course I've been good!

Christmas Cookie Time!

2009-12-20T20:00:00.002-05:00

Mommy and I made Christmas cookies today! First, I mixed it up. Then, I patted it down.
Then I rolled it.
Then I cut out the cookies.Then I decorated them.
Oops, too much sugar!
I made Daddy a special cookie.
Then I sampled it.
Yum-O!

My Birthday

2009-12-17T09:37:00.005-05:00

My second birthday came and went really fast. Mommy keeps crying about me being a preschooler now and where did the time go. She keeps telling Leah not to grow up, although sleeping through the night would be okay. My birthday party was cancelled due to the flood of our downstairs including my playroom. I still got lots of presents though!
I got a princess sleeping bag so so that I can sleep like the big kids at daycare. I don't need the pack and play anymore.Funny thing is now I'm sleeping in a pack and play at home 'cause I won't stay in my big girl bed. But I have no problems sleeping in my princess sleeping bag at daycare. I just love driving my parents crazy:)I also got the TinkerBell movie
Tons of Play Doh!
And lastly, my favorite, roller skates.
I got money and books too. Those are always my favs too!
My mommy made me the ugliest cake ever seen. It's supposed to be a butterfly cake, but something went horribly wrong. Mommy put all those princesses on there hoping I wouldn't notice.

It still tasted good, so I ate it up with some ice cream!What a difference a year makes!

Look Who's Two!

2009-12-14T14:31:00.000-05:00

Winter Wonderland

2009-12-05T17:33:00.004-05:00

So it snowed today. The last time it snowed, I couldn't walk yet and Mommy and Daddy just stuck me in the snow. This time I had to walk in it.
I wasn't really sure that I liked the snow sticking to my new snow boots.It was really hard walking through all that snow.
Leah and I posed with Mommy and Daddy.
That's alot of pink for one house. Poor Daddy:(
Then Mommy and I went next door and played with some neighbor kids. I got to ride on a sled and everything.Then I took off my gloves so I could make good snowballs.
I like snow after all!

Happy Thanksgiving and Other Ramblings

2009-12-02T14:09:00.005-05:00

I hope everyone had a fun Thanksgiving. We went next door to Emma's house. There were a bunch of people there and we played alot. I went right to sleep that night. Here are me and Leah before dinner. Leah slept through the whole thing...even when people were holding her.
Here I am modeling the dress that Nanny made me.
And here I am making a hand puppet with my shirt. Talented, aren't I?
Here's Leah taking her first bath. She still has her yucky belly button thingy, so it was just a sponge bath. She slept through most of it and didn't like the rest of it.She was wide awake after. This is a rare moment unless it's 2 am!Here she is looking all innocent, like she's not keeping Mommy up all night.
I'm trying to teach her how to suck her thumb so we can make Mommy and Daddy buy us braces later on.
Sometimes she cries so much it stresses me out.So I do some Downward Dog to help me relax!
So far having a sister is pretty cool, I guess.

The Curse of Friday the 13th

2009-11-18T19:48:00.005-05:00

Last Thursday Mommy and Daddy woke me up early for some reason. I wouldn't find out for a few days what that reason was. Mommy and Daddy dropped me off at Debbie Daycare. It wasn't my day, but I had fun because Jake and Colin were there. Then Nanny came and picked me up and I spent the weekend at Nanny and Pappy's house. I always have fun there.
Well apparently, while I was innocently playing on Friday, Mommy and Daddy had another baby. A baby sister.
Her name is Leah Nicole.
She's pretty darn cute.
And she sleeps alot!
This is her and Nanny. I can't believe I have to share Nanny and Pappy!
When I met her, she was in the swing. She loves the swing. Much more than I ever did. I hung out and watched her for a while.
She gave me a present. One of my favorite things...an airplane!
I guess she's pretty cool. Even when she makes silly faces like this.
Here's me helping Daddy with Leah. I hold the towel in case something spills.
I guess having a sister is pretty cool. I wish she could play with me though. But Mommy and Daddy say I have to wait a little.I'll keep you up to date on how it's going. The jury is still out on whether Friday the 13th is a curse or not!

Happy Halloween!

2009-11-02T20:57:00.004-05:00

As you know Saturday was Halloween. For the second year, we went to Main Street in Ellicott City to trick or treat at the shops. It's tons of fun and you can cover alot of places in a short distance. First, we went to our favorite coffee shop for some nourishment.
Then I got on my butterfly costume. I was very sad that there was no candy in my bag at the start. But soon my bag was so full, Mommy had to empty it into her bag. We met up with the Friedmans and company.
We also ran into our friends the Maclellans

There were all kinds of crazy dogs dressed up too!
I wanted to play with all of them!
Here are some videos!
Trick or treating with the little dog!

My costume is a butterfly! For those who don't know, that is my mommy waddling beside me. Yes, I said waddling:) Good thing I'm too little to get grounded!

I finally got the hang of this trick or treating thing, but I was not sharing with Colin!

I hope you had as great Halloween too!

Clark Elioak's Farm

2009-10-29T04:03:00.006-04:00

As promised, here are the videos from my outing at the petting farm with Mommy and Daddy. First, I went on a pony ride. I look like a pro, don't I? That's 'cause this is my second pony ride!

We checked out some sheep.

I fed some goats.

I went down the Mother Goose slide a couple times.

I chased the chickens. You aren't supposed to but my parents encouraged me to!

Then I picked out my punkin'.

I took a long nap after all this action!

Fall Fun!

2009-10-26T19:27:00.002-04:00

Last week Mommy, Daddy and I went to Clark Elioak's Petting Farm. It's tons of fun. I can pet animals, climb stuff, and, of course, pick out my pumpkin for this season. I picked this little one, but they made me keep looking.
This one was so heavy, Mommy had to help me hold it.
This one was just right! Now it sits on our front step, just waiting for the trick or treaters! I have some fun video of me chasing chickens, but I haven't been able to get through it all. Hopefully, I will post that later this week.

In case you don't know, fall is cyclocross season. It's the kind of bike racing my daddy does in the fall. Mommy and I go to most of his races and we get to ring cow bells and stuff. It's alot of fun. I haven't been on my bike in a little while, so watching Daddy has motivated me to keep riding. I take my riding very seriously.
But seriously, can't Daddy tell that my seat is too far forward. That's how much I've grown!
Ahh, much better, I'm not eating my knees anymore. Daddy has to help me steer still.
I really didn't want to put on my helmet. Not only did my legs grow, but so did my head. It was too tight when they put it on me. But then, Mommy adjusted it and Daddy put his helmet on just for me.Daddy is such a good sport. I hope the neighbors were watching...hehehe!After a hard ride, I like to relax in my dolly's stroller.
I wonder where my dolly is???

Princess Maddy

2009-10-10T13:17:00.003-04:00

This is my new castle. It may have a picture of Dora on it, but it belongs to me, Princess Maddy. It's inflatable and is surrounded by water (balls) and it's lots of fun!

This is my wand. I have magic powers and it squeaks every time I cast a spell or grant a wish. I'm kind of a princess/fairy godmother.

This is me checking myself out on video. All Princesses must look pretty at all times.

Later!

I Love Playgrounds!

2009-10-08T07:36:00.005-04:00

I love hanging out at any playground. We went to my daddy's 'cross race last Saturday and they had this huge playground. Nanny and Pappy met us there. Pappy took me up real high.
And across a bridge...
To the slide!
Then Nanny caught me! I even went all the way up to the big spiral slide all by myself!
Pappy pushed me so high on the swing, my mommy couldn't watch anymore:)
Daddy did not have such a good day racing...poor Daddy:(
On Sunday, Mommy took me to Emma's birthday party. Emma lives next door and plays with me alot. She has horses and had them at her party. I went horseback riding for the first time. Mommy took lots of pictures, but then erased them all before she downloaded them. I think Mommy's brain is being sucked out by the baby in her belly! I should be able to post a video of me on a horsey soon though!

Later!

Weekend at Nanny and Pappy's

2009-10-04T12:40:00.004-04:00

This post is a little overdue. I'm just now recovered from my fun adventures last weekend. I spent the weekend at Nanny and Pappy's so Mommy could go to the Ravens game and Daddy could race. On Saturday we went to the Frederick Fair. I had so much fun. I went on a bunch of rides, even a roller coaster! Pappy won me this cool Dora wand. I call it a balloon 'cause it's filled with air. Every time you squeeze it, it squeaks!

This is the best toy ever!

Mommy got me a scary book for Halloween. I need to keep my tags close by!

Yes, I still hold tags and suck my thumb...what are you gonna do about it?!?!

"Cross Season is Here

2009-09-23T19:55:00.003-04:00

This is Daddy racing. It doesn't look like much riding, but there is most of the time. It was his second but my first race of the season.

This is me sitting in my stroller at my daddy's race. The reason I'm sitting in my stroller is because when I was out of it, I would make a bee line for the course. I thought it was funny to make my pregnant mommy run after me. At least I was laughing.

Overall, she said I was good considering it was nap time. Mommy forgot the cowbells though. Maybe this weekend...I'm gonna spend the night at Nanny and Pappy's and then go to Daddy's race on Sunday. Hopefully, Mommy will remember to pack my cowbell!

2009-09-19T13:26:00.003-04:00

Here are some long over due videos. They start from the beginning of July to the end of July.

I will only say 'umbrella' off camera.

Umbrella and counting to five. I started counting to five at 18 months. Now I can count to ten!

I usually say Happy Day for Happy Birthday, but today was Mommy's birthday and I am more enthralled with my eyelids.

Mommy and Daddy are always pestering me to count!

Corn on the cob and pale ale go good together!

Watching Le Tour de France with Daddy!

Me jumping!

I runnin'!

I still runnin'!

Go Ravens!

2009-09-17T19:45:00.001-04:00

I was very excited to see the opening weekend of football season! I only saw the first and last quarter, but Mommy said that's all I needed to see.

I'm still wacko for Flacco!

Beach Vids

2009-09-10T11:27:00.004-04:00

We finally got a new computer! Yea! Don't faint. The first thing I wanted to show you was the videos from the beach. You may need sunglasses to reduce the glare of my bright white parents. I'm ready to go back to the beach...so is Mommy:)

My first time in the water!

I like being tossed in the air...again!

Should I stay or should I go??

I dug digging in the sand. I had lots of sand in my suit every day!

There are more videos to come as soon as I have time to watch them all!

More Beach Pics

2009-08-24T20:38:00.003-04:00

Day 1--you can tell by Daddy's bright farmer's tan.
Daddy buried me...I didn't like it too much.
Day 2--getting a little braver.
But I still like my tags:)
Day 4 (no camera on day 3)--very brave!
My favorite ride.My favorite treat!

Beach Vids

2009-08-24T20:21:00.003-04:00

Mommy and Daddy took lots of videos of me at the beach. However, since we still need a new desktop, I haven't figured out how to down load them. Here are just a couple vids of me in the water so you can see how brave I was by the last day at the beach. I promise to post some more as soon as I figure it out.

More pictures to come!

We took a VACATION!!!!

2009-08-23T20:41:00.005-04:00

We went to the beach. It was so much fun. The day we got there Mommy and Daddy rented a bike and a Burley. If you don't know what a Burley is, it's a trailer that goes on the back of a bike and can tow kids around. It's very fun. The next day we went and parked at the State Park and then they hooked up the Burley and off we went!
When we arrived there was alot of sand and a huge pool of water. Whey kept telling me it was the bay, but it was a big pool to me. At first, I was a little leery, but by the last day I was walking in the water all by myself.
The water was salty and I liked to try to drink it. I worked on my scooping and kicking in the water too. One night after dinner, we went to this place on the boardwalk in Rehoboth called Funland. Doesn't THAT sound like a great place??? Even though she barely fit, Mommy rode on the Hot Air Balloon Ride. It was OK.
My favorite ride was the Merry Go Round. I went on twice. Once with mommy and once with daddy.

There was also this obstacle course thingy that I tried to climb through. But at the beginning, there were all these balls. I just couldn't get past them and Mommy and Daddy weren't allowed in with me. So I sat there playing with the balls until a bunch of kids came in and I started to get jumped on. That wasn't really fun, but oh well.
I felt much better after Mommy and Daddy got me an ice cream cone. I did eat alot of ice cream on this trip. I like chocolate like Mommy does.
See, I'm pretty good at this ice cream eating thing. I do like to eat the cones upside down theugh and can't quite figure out why the ice cream keeps falling out.
There's more to tell, but I have to go to bed now.

My Favorite Things to Say

2009-07-29T20:10:00.002-04:00

"I'm runnin'"
"I froed (threw) it"
"I dropped it"
"I fall down"
"Gonna get you"
"Doggie"
"Ready?"
"Outside"
"Again"
"Read it"
"I jumpin'"

July's Half Over???

2009-07-19T20:28:00.006-04:00

So now I'm 19 months old. I can do so much stuff now. I'm pretty good with a fork and spoon. I can count to five. Sometimes, I can count to ten if you count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 2. There are big changes coming. Mommy bought me a couple potties and some books just for the potty room. I'm not sure when she thinks this is going to happen though.
I got some new toys for the back yard. My friends Thor and Gavin gave me a little picnic table and a turtle sandbox. Nanny got me some new sand toys too. Mommy got me this fun play set. I still need help climbing but sliding down is a breeze. This is me with my Auntie Gail over Fourth of July weekend. She helped me climb.
Then boosted me up.
And
awayI
went!
Daddy put the pool at the end, but we didn't fill it up that day. Then I tried to climb back up the slide, but it was slippery.So I ran aroundand around.And off I went again!
weeee!!!

Here, I'm just trying to find the next thing to get into.
Sometimes I run too fast for my own good and bad things happen.
I cried, but mostly because Mommy was trying to hold ice on it. It took a week to go away.Here is preview of another change happening. Apparently, I'm moving into a new room. My Great Aunt Nancy and Uncle Paul came to visit for a week and they were very busy. They painted my room bright green. It's called Tinkerbell and I picked it out myself. Mostly, because I can say green. Other than all the work they did, we had time to have lots of fun together.
There's lots of video of me, but our computer is still down. When Daddy fixes it, I will post. In the meantime, pics will have to due.
Later!

New Skills

2009-06-15T20:50:00.006-04:00

I'm now 18 months old. I can't believe how fast time is going. I recently found out that my days as an only child are numbered. in about 23 weeks I will be a big sister. I am so NOT ready for that. I guess if it's a cute baby, I will be okay.
A couple weeks ago when Nanny came to watch me, she brought me a new tricycle! It's so cool! It's pink and purple and she also gave me a Dora helmet. This is me the first day on my trike. let's just say, I like to hold my feet up and be pushed around:)

I've also stopped being so lazy and started to feed myself. My favorite so far is oatmeal. Yum-o!

I'm ahead of my years and trying to get some sort of sound system on one of my trucks, even if it is an AM Raggedy Ann and Andy radio.

I'm slightly goofy and I like to sit on anything...especially balls. I don't know why, it's fun I guess.

OK, I'm alot goofy!

Later!