Summertime

Elizabeth and I have a new favorite place---The Spray Park. If you haven't been to one, you are missing out! We have a small park near our house, and instead of a pool there are about five structures that shoot water out, AND IT IS SO MUCH FUN! Mommy took us one afternoon while she was on vacation and I tried it out (Elizabeth just sits in the sun because she's too little to play in the water). At first I was a little afraid of the water and I wouldn't run through the showers, but now I love it. I end up getting soaking wet after a few minutes. We've been four or five times now and I always wear myself out. We even took Mimi this weekend. She thought it was fun too. I even dumped water on her (we all thought that was funny!).


That's all for now. I'm worn out from running around in the water. I'm sure there will be more posts next week. Mommy and Daddy are throwing me a birthday party on Saturday. I'm turning 3! Mommy invited people with kids so there should be lots of fun happening at our house.

The budding artist....

This weekend I got to paint! Mommy and Daddy have been redoing the master bathroom and Mommy decided that the bathroom needed a little bit of color. So she bought me some canvas, paints and brushes. Then she turned me loose on the back porch. I got to paint three pictures for their bathroom. They are really pretty if I do say so myself. Mommy said that almost as much paint got on me. Good thing she took my clothes off- otherwise it would have been a huge mess. Mimi and Papaw liked my painting so much that they asked me to make some for them too.

I've got skills.....

Check out my new skills...I can sit up all by myself! Mommy has been propping me up for awhile and holding my hands so that I could sit up, but over the weekend I did it all by myself. Now I'm so good that I can even balance a little. Balance is key because it means you don't fall over nearly as much. Now my only problem is figuring out how to lay down gracefully. At the moment I just get tired of sitting and then cry- it's either that, or I just fall over. It's a whole new world when you are sitting. I figured out that I have a dog and a cat in my house! I guess I never noticed them before, but now that I can sit, they come and walk by me. They are fascinating creatures! Mommy thought that a picture of my new skill didn't do it justice, so she took a video. Since the camera was rolling, I also decided to shown you my other new skill- blowing raspberries! I do it all the time- even at dinner. Mommy doesn't like it when I do it with a mouth full of oatmeal, but Morgan and I think it's pretty funny.

You can see from the video that I'm getting pretty big! Mommy is still waiting for my teeth to come in. They are taking their sweet time. Luckily, I'm not nearly as fussy anymore. I'm learning new things almost every day. I'm even learning how to feed myself. Mommy takes care of all the spoon feedings, but I learned how to eat puffs! If you aren't sure what a puff is, it's basically a Cheerio with a little bit of flavor on it. Mommy says that they have absolutely no nutritional value at all- but I LOVE PUFFS!

At first I ate them one at a time, but now I eat them by the fist full. Morgan likes to feed me puffs too. She's such a good sister. The dog is much more interested in me now too. I guess she likes puffs too.

Dorothy sleeps with the fishes.

This is Mom checking in, and yes it's true. Dorothy now sleeps with the fishes. Last weekend Morgan was upstairs with Greg and noticed that Dorothy was "stuck" to the fake plant in her fish tank. She ran downstairs and told me Dorothy was sleeping. I took one look at Greg and realized that Dorothy wasn't with us anymore. She lasted a long time if you ask me! I'm sure in the near future there will be a Dorothy 2 taking over the fish tank.

The Bathing Beauties...

It's almost summer time and guess what that means?? It's swim suit season! Mommy took me to get a new bathing suit because it was so warm this past weekend. I got to pick it out at the store. I chose a bright pink two piece! Daddy was not happy with my two piece selection- but I love it! As soon as we brought it home Mommy helped me put it on and I went to play in the sprinkler. Mommy said it was a good thing it was nice outside because she has lots of yard work to do. So while Mommy worked I played with the hose and the sprinkler. I kept trying to spray Mommy with the hose, but for some reason she wouldn't come close to me...I'll have to try harder next time.

Mommy even got Elizabeth a bathing suit! Elizabeth didn't get to play in the sprinkler, but she did lay out on the deck. Mommy made sure she stayed in the shade though. I'd rather run around in the grass- but Elizabeth was happy laying on her blankets in her bikini. Daddy didn't like Elizabeth's bathing suit either. I think he wants his girls to stay all covered up. What fun is that! Mommy said it didn't matter though because we were so cute.

I love summer and I'm glad the season is just beginning. Hopefully we will get to wear our new bathing suits more often! Elizabeth and I hope everyone has a great summer!

Mom this is embarrassing...

Mommy said I should check in and tell everyone how big I am getting. I had my 6 month check up this week and I weighed in at 18 pounds 3 ounces! And I'm 25 inches tall! I'm getting so big! The doctor said I'm growing on my own curve- I'm not sure if that means I'm chubbier then I should be or not, but Mommy says I'm perfect just the way I am. I had to get four shots while I was there and I screamed so loud! But while I was screaming the nurse noticed that I am getting two teeth. Mommy says it's no wonder I am fussy all the time and attempting to put anything I can into my mouth. So far I'm not a fan of this teething thing. I wish they would just come in already.

The doctor also said I can start eating more "solid" foods. So now I get cereal in the morning, a fruit and vegetable for lunch and then more cereal and a veggie for dinner. I also get to eat Cheerios! Mommy and Daddy tried to give me some the other night at dinner and I just looked at them. Morgan helped me eat them though my shoving then into my mouth. Aren't sisters great!

Tonight while I was taking a bath Mommy took some pictures. It was so embarrassing. Hopefully the digital files will mysteriously disappear before I'm a teenager.

Mommy's getting political

A couple of weeks ago Mommy had to take a trip to Washington DC. She left us in the hands of Daddy for 4 days! It's the longest she's been away from us- ever! Daddy get a good job though while she was away.

Since Mommy is going to be president of her state's professional landscape architecture group she had to go to Washington to learn "the ropes". While she was there they went to the hill and talked to Indiana's senators and two congressmen about climate change, the importance of planting trees in cities, and funding for historic landscapes. Mommy spent the whole day walking back and forth from building to building to meet with these people. She said it was fun, but very tiring. Her feet really hurt by the end of the day!

The other fun part of her trip was seeing the green roof on the ASLA's headquarter building. Mommy said that when they renovated the building they decided to show the world the right way to do things, so they planted the roof with various plants. The roof was planted three years ago and is finally taking off. The big mounds (or waves) in the picture were actually built to hide the mechanical units on the roof. They then built a little shelf to hold soil and rocks. The plants that were chosen love dry/rocky soils so they are perfect for the roof! There is also a nice deck built with a little table and chairs. It has a nice view of Washington DC too!

We are glad Mommy had a nice trip, but we are really glad she's home. Elizabeth and I missed her!