The Last Weekend In March

This weekend Nai Nai and Poppy came to visit me! We had such a good time. I had tumbling class on Saturday and I was brave and did things I hadn't done before. I even walked on the BIG BEAM! I was really happy I tried it and I think everyone was really proud of me.

Then on Sunday we went to ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center. That was fun, too! I saw turtles and frogs and a lot of fish. I also built a Lincoln Log house with Nai Nai and Poppy.

I had a really good weekend, but I was sad this morning when Nai Nai and Poppy left. It is now snowing again and I have the Monday morning blues. Maybe I will plan a good April Fool's Day joke for tomorrow. That should make me feel better.

Inka Dinka Doo

"I dip my pen in the blackest ink, because I'm not afraid of falling into my inkpot."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happy Easter

I hope everyone had a good Easter. I did even though I was a still a little sick and Mommy was feeling a little under the weather. Speaking of under the weather, we still had some snow outside yesterday and it was COLD so I didn't go outside at all. I also didn't wear a cute Easter dress. Instead Daddy dressed me in a cute fall/winter dress because it was still so cold. I didn't mind though because I had so many other things to think about!

I found so many neat things in my house yesterday! It was amazing! I also had some really cool stuff sent to me in the mail! It was great!

This is me and my Easter bag as I collected all the eggs that were hidden all over the house.

This is a new bike helmet. Yes, I am wearing it backwards. It doesn't hurt my pigtails that way.

Mmmm, a chocolate bunny. Hooray!

Happy Easter!

I Had A Busy Week!

Boy, was I busy last week.


I started my first tumbling class and then I went to visit some of Mommy's friends at school and then of course was it was the first day of Spring. My apologies for not posting any pictures sooner; I caught a cold last week, too! It wasn't too bad and I am feeling better now, but I felt like I was always telling Mom that I needed a tissue.





Tumbling class is fun, but sometimes there are things that I don't feel like doing and I let everyone in the whole gym know, "I don't want to." I seem to say that a lot. Mom says she is going to let me have three 'I don't want to's a day and then after that I have to follow directions. As for following her plan, I think... I don't want to.

I do really like the hula hoops, though.

I also like the springboard.

And I will walk on the little balance beam sometimes.

Then I like to come home and play with Popo and decorate her with my straws.

Silly Faces And More

Hey, I can make silly faces.

Today my mom was using a hair dryer on her hair, but I wanted to play. Mommy told me to give her a couple of minutes to finish. I left to go play. As soon as the hair dryer stopped I ran back in and said, "Ok. I am patient. All done now." Mom laughed and thanked me for being patient. Then we went to play.

Now I have a song for you. Thank you for being so patient.

More Snow!

The ride down is really fun!

The trek back up is impossible!

Working Hard Or Hardly Working

On a daily basis I like to pretend that I am going to work. Sometimes I go by myself and sometimes I go with Daddy. Either way there are a few props I need to really get into character. First, I need my plastic 'briefcase', then my red hat, and third I always bring a copy of To Kill A Mockingbird. As funny as that sounds to you, the irony is lost on me. It just seemed like a good book to carry around. There was absolutely no prompting from my parents; I picked it from the bookcase myself.

Here is a movie of my tough day at the office. If you would like to view a larger screen, but slower to load version, click here.

Yeah, Baby!

I Went To The Mall Today!

I had a ball! (I came home with one, too!)

The Doctor Is In!

Do you need any minor surgery? I have my scalpel handy... Bwahahaha!

Mommy says this look gives her nightmares.

Encore!

This encore is for Baby Mayson and it is a whole minute long so Aunt Karen doesn't have to push play so many times when Baby Mayson wants so see it over and over again. I hope Baby Mayson likes this song. I have titled it, "Gibberish," I think that is the title... I really have no idea what I am singing.

Everyone else can enjoy it, too!

I Am Singing

And now I will sing you a song. I sing into a flashlight. I asked Mommy to take a picture of me singing, but sometimes I am more interested in the camera and all the buttons than standing in front of it. I made up this song myself. I do know other songs, but the ones I make up myself have more feeling. I also like to say, "Cheese!" when I have my picture taken.

A Message From Me!

This Is Belated, But Happy Chinese New Year!

Happy New Year to you all. It really was last Thursday, but I was busy with so many things to do I didn't get to wish you a Happy New Year. This is the year of the rat.

Here are some pictures of the snowmen I built the other day. Today we were supposed to have a lot of snow again, but it was mostly sleet and freezing rain. Yuck. I really like the baby snowman's 'teef'.

Again! Again!

Well, I am feeling much better. While I was sick I didn’t feel like doing a whole lot and sometime I was a little, how shall I put this… crabby. So today since I was feeling better my mom and I went to have lunch with my dad. It was my first day out in a while and although the weather was not so nice, it was good to get out of the house for a while.

While I was sick I watched a movie called Shrek. I love Shrek, Donkey and Princess Fiona. (I call her Princess Foonana.) My favorite parts are when Shrek is taking a bath in the mud, Shrek and Donkey watching the ‘dancing dolls’ in the welcome box in Duloc, and the “Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party” at the end of the credits. The soundtrack is fun and sometimes I request Mommy to play certain ‘Shrek’ songs. I of course give them titles that make sense to me. For instance:

The Shrek Song, aka “All Star” by Smashmouth

The Song When Princess Foonana, Shrek, and Donkey are Sad, aka “Hallelujah” by John Cale


The No No No Song, aka “Bad Reputation” by Halfcocked

Shrek songs aren’t the only songs that I request. Here are a few more of my favorites right now.

The Tin Man Song, aka “If I Only Had a Heart” by Jack Haley

The Ha Ha Ho Ho Song, aka “The Merry Old Land of Oz” by the Cast of The Wizard of Oz

The Monkey Song, aka “Upside Down” by Jack Johnson

The Tinkle Tinkle Song, aka “Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star” by whoever feels like singing it

The Ernie Song, aka “Rubber Ducky” by Ernie (I don’t think Ernie has a last name. He is kind of like Cher that way.)

Blue Moon, aka “Blue Moon” by The Marcels

I like a lot of different songs and when I am in the mood to hear something specific, I like to hear it at least twenty times in row. That way I can be sure Mommy knows all the words and can sing it later if she has to.

On my way home today in the car I was feeling a little sleepy after such a good lunch, but my mom wanted to keep me awake long enough to make it home so I could take, as she puts it, a ‘quality nap’. It is times like that I can sense the desperation in her conversation with me. She asks me questions over and over again, she reaches back and tickles my feet, she will sing the craziest things even if I ask her not to. She was willing to do just about anything to keep me awake today. I was just about asleep despite her attempts when the most amazing thing happened. I heard The Princess Foonana Song. It seems that Mommy was holding out on me. Who knew that song was on the ipod? I asked to hear it over and over again. Every time I said, “again” Mommy would sigh and say ok, but in a really exasperated way. I knew I had won some kind of battle, I just didn’t know what.

Here is what I know. Princess Foonana sings the beginning of this song during the “Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party” and I really like Princess Foonana because she is an ogre. Here are the details:

The Princess Foonana Song, aka “Like a Virgin” not sung by Princess Foonana, but by a lady called Madonna.

When I questioned her as to why it was on the iPod in the first place she was very quick to blame Daddy and then she mumbled something about how there are just some songs that everyone loves even if they won’t admit it, and something else about how maybe it is ok for now because I am still little, but she should delete that one, and then something else about the Bad Mommy awards. Then she got quiet and played it again.

Now I just have to figure out a way to get my mom to add this to my playlist…

Hello

Hello. I am feeling sick today. When my mom asks me how I am feeling I say that I feel "grumpy" and "happy". She always says, "Hmmmm, that is interesting." I am a paradox, what can I say? I have a cough and a low fever and when I cough I tell my mom that I am sick. I still have a lot of energy and I am eating well so there is nothing to worry about. My mom hopes I take a nice long nap because I have been bugging her for ice cream all day.

Here is a video of me on my tractor from last week because it is too cold for me to ride it today. I am holding Ookie so Ookie can ride too. I can push the pedal with my foot now, I don't have to use my hand, but I don't use my hands for steering either. I just hold Ookie. Plus it is more fun if it seems like I am going to run into Daddy.

I did this drawing the other day. I have titled it "Fries" in honor of my favorite food.

Have a good day. I will be spending today in my pajamas.

I Am Dancing Ballet

When It Comes To Icebergs...

you can never be too careful.

Weeeeee!

This is so much fun! Daddy used to ride with me, but I won't let him anymore. I like to fly solo.