RRR

I've been working on getting some of the three Rs this holiday weekend - Reading, wRiting, and Relaxing.

I've been trying to learn about Mommy's work. Her Marine Community Ecology book is fascinating.

I love to draw!



Cuddling up to watch some cartoons.

New Friends

I've spent a lot of time talking to older boys across a fence.



I've been busy making friends with my neighbors Kirk and Shelby. I like to give them presents - grass and flowers. They like to blow bubbles for me.



I've been working on getting over the fence but haven't quite made it yet. I almost got high enough to get my foot over... then fell down. I give it less than a week before I figure it out.

Tails

Not quite Pippy... but still cute.

Helping Out

I'm a big girl now and can help out around the house (though I usually help in the kitchen by eating stuff.) I've been helping Mommy make trellises for the garden which required the use of lots of tools - just like in Handy Manny. By the way, "tools" and "Manny" are part of my impressive vocabulary.





After a project it is important to help clean up.

Empty Houses

So its been a while, but I don't have much to post. Every weekend, instead of doing something fun, we keep going to a lot of empty houses. Its strange... why does Mama and Dada keep asking me if I like the house... its empty. There's no toys, no TV, no beds, nothing. The only good thing about the houses are the buttons on the front steps, and some of them have nice yards with pretty flowers to pick.

A few of my favorite things

1. Fresh snap peas from the garden
2. Laughing as they all go boom on Wipeout
3. Dancing and jumping
4. Watering the garden with MY watering can
5. Cheese - though not Daddy's icky kind
6. Summer fruit - berries & grapes
7. Bunnies in the backyard, in my crib, everywhere!
8. Picking flowers

Getting even

Last night while I should have been drinking my milk, I got even with Mommy and Daddy. They decided that I was too old to have bottles now. Grrr! I have been protesting by not drinking my milk the last couple of days. However last night I found a new way to get back at them - DANCE!! We were watching So You Think You Can Dance? - yes, we watch the crappy TV just like the rest of America. I decided it looked like fun and started practicing my ballerina moves. Check out my toe point!



No.. I'm not winding up to kick a soccer ball... I'm dancing!!



Daddy was horrified and thought it was cute at the same time. Geez, he can't make up his mind.

A little of 'dis' and 'dat'

We haven't been up to much recently. My hair is getting long - Daddy keeps threatening to buzz cut my hair. Mostly we've just been goofing around inside and outside.





We're currently in that brief wonderful time between when it gets warm and when the bugs take over. Though I got my first bug bite last week. Good thing the bugs still like Mama best.



Auntie Petra also came to visit over Memorial Day weekend. It was fun hanging out with her. I can't wait to see you again!!

All alone for now...

I woke up this morning and looked around for grandma and grandpa. They didn't show up. I guess another set of grandparents are gone again. Though in honor of G'pa, I drew a nice set of circles this morning before I went to daycare. Maybe I'll actually find G'ma's camera so we can post pictures of my horror on the carousel at Glen Echo Park - I did like the slides though. I can even say "slide". I'm picking up a couple of new words a week now! We do have some pictures of the Mother's Day trip to the zoo. I'm still working on saying monkey. :-)

For now its just me, Mommy and Daddy... it will only last a little while. Auntie Petra is going to come visit next week. Yeah! What a busy spring!!

NYC and more grandparents

This weekend we took our first roadtrip - up to NYC to Auntie Anna's babyshower. Yep, more babies! I was an amazingly good girl in the car - it was mostly because Mommy and Daddy had a new snack that I LOVE! Auntie Anna looks great. I hung out with Uncle Masaya for a couple of hours. He was way more exciting (or at least the roof deck and the iPhone were more exciting) than Mommy & Daddy. Auntie Anna and Uncle Masaya will be great parents, though I think their furniture is too nice to have a baby running around.

Also I got to see Auntie Petra who gave me a great ABC present. I'm trying to use it all the time to drive Mommy and Daddy mad - just like you said - but it doesn't seem to be working. Apparently I should have gone home with you!

It took me a day or so to recover from the NYC trip, just in time for Grandma Aileen and Grandpa Ken to come visit. Today we're going to the carosel at Glen Echo Park... hopefully it doesn't keep raining!