My blog is now two years old. Oh, and so am I.
We had a great party where lots of friends came over to play and my grandparents all visited.
I couldn't contain my excitement when I started to receive gifts.
Mommy made some delicious cake.
I was prince for a day, even though I continued to wear the crown for a few more days.
I've been dancing up a storm lately. At home. At daycare. At home. I really loved the Easter card Grandma and Grandpa R. sent me.
At the playground last weekend I rode the teeter-totter for the first time. Wheee!
I've been fighting crime in my spare time.
I have taken to eating on the couch.
I hit the terrible twos.
But we still have a good time.
I'm been acting so grown up lately. Sometimes Daddy & I build things together, then I do demolition.
Take that!
Sometimes we type on the computer.
Sometimes we rock out.
Sometimes we just talk on the phone.
Bye bye!
I've been turning lights off like crazy at home, but it wasn't until I found some switches at my own height that I could figure out how to turn them back on as well.
Well, I was in rare form tonight. First we did peek-a-boo.
Then after all the walking practice yesterday I decided to go it alone back and forth all the way across the room several times.
Sure, I hit the ground a few times, but I didn't let it phase me. I'm a walking machine.
I'm not sure I completely understand this Christmas thing. I received a great big box in the mail last week, but Mom & Dad didn't open it. That didn't stop me from playing with it though.
I pushed the cart back and forth across the living room for 30 minutes non-stop. Then after dinner I played some more.
Thanks, Grandma & Grandpa!
We traveled all around and I got to visit all my grandparents and great grandparents for Thanksgiving.
At Grandma Barb & Grandpa Bruce's house I showed everyone how fast I could crawl, and I even took a few steps.
I also got to play with my cousins Caleb & Vivian, and see my great grandparents.
Later, at Grandma Nancy & Grandpa Dick's house I showed Grandma & Great Aunty how to play the piano on my iPad.
And I got into some mischief there as well.
I can't wait to visit all my relatives again. We just always have the bestest time together.
I roam around a lot these days. First, I crawl super fast. As you've seen I go up and down the stairs like a pro. One of my current favorites is to grab onto a chair and walk around a bit. Here, see for yourself.
Though, to be honest, I'm not that picky. If I can't find a chair to push, I'll settle for whatever I can find.
I also got a new toy from my friends Claire & Elliott. It's a bike.
Finally, I just love going for a magic carpet ride. We can't take complete credit for this, as Daddy got the idea from a friend, but it's still my new favorite thing. At first I wasn't really sure what was going on. Now, whenever I see the magic carpet I run over and lay down on my tummy while Dad or Mom pulls me around.
I've been having such a good time since I recently figured out how to go up the stairs. At every opportunity I shoot up the steps then play upstairs.
My favorite game is closing and then opening the bedroom doors.
It only took a couple of days before I also figured out how to go back down the stairs. Really the only reason I would want to do this is so I can climb right back up!
It's been one heck of a week. We moved (temporarily) into a hotel room in St. Louis and Mom has been working every day at her new job. During the days Dad tries to keep me entertained with various activities, sometimes even pushing me in the stroller while talking on the phone or answering emails from people at work.
So far we've made too many loops to count around Forest Park in the bike trailer. We've walked and biked all over the Washington University campus, our future neighborhood, my future daycare, the loop, and so on.
Daddy & I have been to the zoo twice and we still haven't even seen half of it.
We also went to the Magic House children's museum. It was super-cool, though most of it was a bit too advanced for me right now. I'll probably get more out of it in the coming months.
On top of everything else, I've been trying exciting new foods, like Clif Bars and Veggie Sticks.
My new favorite activity is crawling back and forth on the floor of the hotel room.
I can't wait for more of the same in the coming week. I'm having such a blast!
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We took a walk over to the neighborhood park this evening.
It was my first time at the playground. We even took a few trips down the slide.
Oh yes, we'll be coming back here.
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Mama thinks I can't sit up, but I proved her.
I've been eating lots of new and interesting foods lately. I really like avocado, millet (is that a real thing?), bananas, carrots. Maybe tomorrow I'll get to try something new.
Oh, and I loves me some toys.
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I knew something strange was going on when Mom only fed me a little bit then propped me up in this chair with a little table on it.
She gave me a red thing play with and I promptly stuck it in my mouth, as per usual.
Only it had some green slimy stuff on it.
Surely it must have been an accident. What's that big red thing? I'll chew on that for a little while.
But, it was no accident. Here comes more slime.
Hmm, I'm not familiar with this type of thing.
What's it called? Avocado, you say? Maybe I'll try it again tomorrow.
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