Day at the Park

What a day! We went to the Farmer's Market this morning, then Milo came over after we got home! I'll post a picture of us eating lunch together at my new table. After our naps, we went to the park and met Daddy and our friends Kate and Andy. It was hot, but we didn't mind. There was a big sandbox with a little wooden house we could play in, slides and see saws. Then we got blueberry ice cream and celebrated Kate's birthday! The car ride back to Milo's was fun - he makes me laugh when he acts silly and makes funny noises. Mom and I took a walk later, and she let me push the stroller most of the way. I liked stopping to collect rocks and twigs (I'll post pictures of that later, too. Mom says the camera needs new batteries).
Fun day!

What I Gave Mom

Here's what I handed to Mom today.

Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes

I've pretty much mastered the names of most parts of the body. If Mom or Dad says, "where's your ___?" I can usually point to the right part, as long as it's eye, ear, nose, mouth, foot, or hand. I'm working on knee, chin, arm, leg, and tongue too. It's a pretty fun game.
We went to Milo's house yesterday to play in the pool and have dinner. Chad and Sarah gave us blueberries, strawberries and raspberries for dessert. Milo ate 2 whole ears of corn!

Today, I went to Sra. Maria's house in the morning, then Mom and I went to the pool. I enjoyed picking the leaves out of the pool, then had fun walking around showing people my hat. I had dinner when we got home (I fed myself almost the whole dinner!), then went running with Dad. Yesterday I was helping him do push-ups. I stood by his legs and pushed on them and squatted when he went down to the ground. That made Dad and Mom laugh (and I laughed too)! I've really started to dance more when I hear music. Mom and I have fun dancing in the kitchen after dinner.
Good night!

Cherry Tomatoes

One of my favorite things to do lately is pick ripe (and not so ripe) cherry tomatoes off the plants in the garden, and eat them on the spot (and carry a few around with me in my hands). Mom and Dad let me do this every day - usually before lunch or dinner. Mom even let me do it late tonight. Yum! They are so good. Here's a picture of me with one (or two?) in my mouth.

Milo and Me

Ladybug

A ladybug landed on my hand today at the pool. It was the first time that happened - she was really cute, then she flew off.

Kisses

Did I mention that I love giving kisses? I start kissing from the minute I get up until the minute I go to bed. First, I see mommy come to my door and I start making kissy noises. Then, after she picks me up, I point to one of my animals - most likely bear or lamb, and mommy picks them up so I can give them a hug and kiss. I see Puss Kitty when we leave my room and I point at him and make a kiss noise. Mom sometimes puts me down so I can pet him and make the kiss noise at the same time. Then I see daddy in the kitchen, so I can give him a kiss and a hug too. When friends come and go, and when I see dogs and birds outside, I give them kiss noises. Sometimes when a car or bus goes by, I'll kiss too. But when I go to bed, mommy and daddy sing me a song then say a prayer. I keep my head rested on mom's shoulder for all of this. But, in the middle of the song I always turn my head and make a kiss noise toward dad. He comes over and kisses me. Then I do the same to mom and she kisses me. Then I go to bed. (But first I kiss lamb again... then make a kiss noise when mom's leaving the room so she'll come back and kiss me when I'm lying down). Good night kisses!

Buckethead

End of (Our) Summer Update

I think I'll be writing more regularly now that summer is coming to a close. Today was a big day for my family. I started going to baby school today... that's what I call it. Some people call it daycare. It was really fun and I met a lot of new friends. I was so excited that I didn't sleep at all until I got home! The other big thing that happened today was that Daddy started back to school. We both started school on the same day! I don't know if he had as much fun as I did.

Well, here are a few updates from the last time I wrote:
1. I can "doggie paddle" for about a foot under the water when I'm going for something I really
want.
2. I really like to give kisses and hugs now.
3. I can now say three 2-syllable words. They are "cracker" "thank you (a version of it)" and
"mommy". And I just said "beh buh" tonight (belly button).
4. I have 4 new molars.
5. I can - kind of - feed myself with a spoon...with both hands! Look! (the first bite was hot).



And here are some things I've been up to since I last wrote:
1.Mommy, Daddy, and I went to Grandmom and Grandpop Miller's house and Philadelphia with
Barrett and Aimee, and we watched Mommy and Aimee do a triathlon.

2. I went to Minnesota with Daddy in July.
I went to work with Grandpa Randy!
Swimming with Grandma Susan
Meeting cousin Stacy and new baby cousin Ida

3. We went to New York to see cousin Isaiah and Aunt Emily and Uncle Paul.
Rollerblading with Mom, Dad, Isaiah, and aunt Emily
4. We spent a week at Bethany Beach with Grandma and Grandpa Snell and Emily, Paul, and
Isaiah.

If you listen closely, you can hear me say "weee!" (what I now call all swings and slides).
What a fun summer!