Okay, it’s time to play catch up! The following are highlights of my Spring and Summer. It’s been a good year so far!
Easter 2009:
I received an Easter basket full of goodies from Grandma & Grandpa and couldn’t wait to open it up! My favorites were the car undies and shoes. Something for my head and feet! 
Then, I got sick. 
It was terrible. I was miserable. I didn’t even want to get up off the sofa…I just laid there all day and watched TV or curled up and slept. I didn’t even want to run around or play with my toys.
But, I got well enough to open my Easter baskets and do a little Easter egg hunting at home. If I didn’t pick up after the Easter Bunny, who would?! Look at all the eggs I found!
Visiting Family:
We kicked off summer with a visit to my family. I saw my great grandma, grandpas, uncles, aunties, and cousins. I had a lot of fun on that visit. I miss them all so much.
Summer Fun!
Grandma & Grandpa got me this bounce house / waterslide combo to keep me active and cool this summer. I LOVE to jump and LOVE to play with water, so it’s perfect! I have been playing with it all summer long!
Bike Rides With Mommy & Daddy:
Mommy & Daddy have been taking me on bike rides now that the days are longer. Daddy finally fixed up the bikes and installed the bike seat Grandma got me a long time ago. I love feeling the wind in my face. There is a little hill at the turn of the trail and I love to raise my arms up high above my head, like I am on a roller coaster ride, and then I scream “Wheeeeeee” when we go downhill on the other side. Sometimes Daddy doesn’t ride fast enough, so I tell him “go more fast”. Sometimes he listens, but often he says that is his top moving speed.
The Next Picasso or Iron Chef?
Mommy tries to keep me busy and creative by letting me paint, play with stickers, play with play-doh, work on puzzles, do foam stamping, and cook! I love to paint- watercolor, tempura, acrylic, anything! This step stool was quite challenging because I only painted on paper before that. I think it turned out well, don’t you? My first edible work of art were chocolate chip cookies. I helped mommy mix and drop the cookies onto the cookie sheet. But the best part was eating it! Yum! I must be a natural cook because mommy trusts me enough to let me use a salad knife. I helped make the most delicious salad- even I had a bite of it!
I’m a Big Boy Now!
I officially graduated into a toddler bed! Yay! It would have happened sooner but the rail had to be special ordered and the people at the store didn’t tell us that it was back-ordered when we ordered it. What should have arrived in 6 weeks arrived in 12! Mommy and daddy were not too happy with that. I didn’t mind. It gave me extra time to practice climbing over the railing and landing on my futon mattress. Those were the good ol’ times!
WALL-E & Cars:
Mommy found this WALL-E toy with a front that opens up and comes with a “jo jo” (garbage) that I can take out and play with. I love playing with it! WALL-E is one of my favorite characters. So much so that I started to pretend that I am WALL-E. I bumped into things and pretended to gather up garbage and make it into a cube, just like WALL-E in the movie. Mommy and daddy doesn’t like when I pretend my eye is “broke” and try to fix it. I got punished for pretending to be WALL-E when I ran full force into the arm of the sofa and bounced off. I only hurt myself a little bit and cried for the attention. I don’t understand why I can’t watch the movie anymore. It’s a good thing I have another favorite movie- Cars! Lightning McQueen has a “broke wheel” in the movie, so this mechanic kit Uncle Barry sent me is perfect. I like to pretend that all my cars have “broke wheels” and now I have the proper tools to fix them! Thanks, Uncle Barry!
Youth Museum:
Mommy took me to the local youth museum and I had so much fun that she bought a year pass. This place is so awesome I had to bring daddy and show him all the cool things there is to play with here. I can get into a full-size police car and pretend to drive. There is a full size police motorcycle and ambulance too. The fire truck is only pretend though. I like trying to climb up the rock climbing wall. I can’t get as high as daddy can, but with practice, one day I may! One of my favorites is their pretend kitchen. I like to pretend to cook and bring food out for mommy and daddy to eat. They even have things for me to build with. It’s great! But, most of all, I love that I can touch anything and everything and not get in trouble for it!
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