Orangutan!

Mom and I saw lots of gorillas and orangutans up close at the big ape house at the zoo last week. This guy liked to spit on the glass - his lips were really funny!

Bye Bye Crib

I cilmbed out of my crib today during my nap, so Mom and Dad say "bye bye crib!". Looks like there's a big girl bed in my near future.

Feeding Puss

This is my trial at feeding Puss.

Day with the Cousins

Last evening after dinner, Mom and I went down to Fredericksburg to see Uncle Todd, Aunt Jennifer, and cousins Sean and Liam. (Mom, Todd, and Jen stayed up late to watch the Phillies beat the Rays!). Mom let me sleep in bed with her this morning -- neither of us got a great night sleep, but we were cozy. Today was really fun. Had a lot of playtime with Liam this morning (chase! peek-a-boo!). I'm almost able to say his name. After nap and lunch, we went to the park, then to Sean and Uncle Todd's school to see their rooms. Boy - those school kids are big! Then we played on ANOTHER playground at the school.

Two faces. One afternoon.

I was feeling animated today.

Powderpuff game, Larriland Farm

Last weekend we went to the zoo with one of Daddy's friends from medical school. He brought his family and his two little girls, Sadie and Maggie. We had fun! Then we all went to a powder puff football game at Daddy's school and we ordered pizza. I ran around with Sadie and Maggie and watched people light sparklers! They were really pretty.
On Saturday, we went to Larriland Farms in Maryland for a hayride and apple picking with the Friends and Family group from Luther Place (although we didn't actually pick any pumpkins or vegetables). Here are some pictures from the weekend.
Me riding on the tractor
Emily, Alec, me, and Dad after the hayride
On the hayride! I lost my shoe in the hay (but we found it).
Mommy and me on the hayride. It was a pretty day!

My new words are puppy, goat, owl, and hot dog.
Sunday night we went to the zoo and got to say good night to Tulip the cow. We ran in just as they were closing the barn (Mommy asked the lady and she said we could run in really quick!). We ran over to Tulip and said good night. Mommy said Tulip was going to go to sleep and so I put my hand up to the side of my face (because that's how I say people and animals and dolls are going to go to sleep), and Tulip laid down! She really was going to sleep.
Now I'm going to go to sleep. Good night!

...to that tall skyline I come...

New York! This past weekend we spent a few days with Uncle Paul, Aunt Emily, and cousin Isaiah in New York. The ride up was fun - Mom sat in the back with me, and let me drink a little bit out of the lid of a water bottle. Emily and Isaiah met us on the porch when we got there. Isaiah's big since I saw him at the beach! He can crawl now. I had fun hugging him and handing him toys. We took some walks, went to the park, to a street fair, and to a big yard sale (I found the stuffed animal area and stayed there). Mom and Dad bought me a truck, and Emily and Paul bought Isaiah a turtle sandbox. I liked when Uncle Paul played airplane with me.

Dipping

I learned that it's really fun to dip food in another type of food that's called "dip". I say "dip" when I want to dip something. Usually I put something on my fork and say "dip", then Mom or Dad holds up some applesauce or yogurt for me to dip my food in. It's really fun to eat food like that. And even when I don't like to eat the food by itself - like a carrot or some zucchini - I'll eat it if I can dip it first.

Kwaikee

Last week, Mom and I went to the zoo with Milo and his Mom and Dad. We looked at the frogs and horses, but more importantly, I taught Milo how to do push ups (see the first picture below). We tried to figure out the drinking fountain together too. That was on Thursday.

On Saturday, we went to visit Mom's college friends. I got to meet a lot of new kids - they were mostly older boys, but there were two other little girls there too. Then we spent the weekend with Grandmom Miller in Lititz. We went to the playground, park, and pumpkin patch. We also went to church, and I played in the nursery. I just learned how to say pumpkin! (But I say "kwaikee"). I like to see the pumpkins on people's porches. I also now can say our neighbor's names, Aimee and Barrett (but I say "Ahhmee" and "Bart").

We also spent a lot of time at the library last week. We went to a different library for storytime. Mom said we're going to go there tomorrow too. Yesterday, Mom took me to the library then out for a muffin at Dos Gringos. I sat in a tall big girl chair! It was so much fun - Mom didn't even cut up the muffin. I could just eat it whole (I used both hands). Then, Dad, Mom, and I took a walk together after Dad got home from school. He has his tests at school this week, so he's been busy studying. But he'll be done on Friday!!