Plooms

We have a new fun tradition at my house- picking up "plooms" We have a big tree in front of our house that has lots of them growing, hundreds of them! We've had neighbors knock on our door to ask if they can have some and today we made new friends as we passed them out to people walking by. Daddy took me this weekend to pick them up off the ground. And, today Mama took me outside to put them in a basket to share. I said "pick plooms outside" and she knew exactly what I wanted! It was so fun because Iris our neighbor came over. The plooms fall on her yard and she and Mama decided to share the fruit because Iris watered it when it was tiny for the people who lived here before. Iris picked me up and I got to pick some which was so fun. And then she played a funny game where we pretended they were balls. Then Iris took me around her yard with the hose so I could water her plants and I thought it was so funny when I sprayed her with the water! Then me and Iris went in my backyard and I showed her my somersaults. And, then she came over with a hot baked Apple Pie for me! Here are some pictures of our plooms and some pictures of me with Iris.

Pretty soon we'll have Apples and Grapes! And, I'm a great fruit picker!

Hot!

This is one of my new favorite words. And probably because its been hot everyday! This is me playin' with the hose to cool off. Mama thought it was funny to spray me, and so did I!

I love a parade!

I went to my first parade! It was in West Seattle. Here are some photos that Mama took. We saw pirates and clowns- my first time to see both. I got to eat a lollipop and mama bought me this huge green monkey. I had so much fun but then slept all the way home in my stroller.

This is me with my lollipop that mama didnt want me to have. Then it fell in the dirt and I was sad. This is me wearing my first button. And this is the cool monkey. And my nap home.

To the zoo!

Today I went back to the Zoo and we did some really cool stuff.

- I fed a Giraffe! I got to hold the branch real hard while he licked and ate the leaves off it. Do you know they have 7 bones in their neck, have an 18" tongue and weigh almost 2,000 lbs!

- I fed a bird today. Well, mama did. She held a stick in one hand and me in the other and we watched him eat real close to my face. He was yellow, a little Australian bird.

- I watched the Penguins eat fish! I was there when they had dinner. They were so cute they were diving into the water and chasing eachother.

We forgot the camera or else I'd post some proof.

Dave!

I think I have just figured out that Daddy is also called Dave. I like to yell "Dave!" as loud as I can with both hands around my mouth. Sometimes he even yells back!

Summertime Fun

Its been so long since my last post (how can it be 2 months already?)! Lots has been going on, and I am having a great summer with my mama and daddy and friends and family.

Some highlights
- For memorial weekend, we went to Alderbrook Resort to stay in a cabin with The Reilly's. Jack is so much fun- he's cool too 'cause he's a little older than me. We really like to run around on 1-2-3 go.

- I started Soccer! Every Monday at 9:30 mama takes me to soccer practice called Little Kickers. I even have my own jersey. We kick the ball, we kick over cones, we feed the "hippo" with "blueberries" (kicking balls into the goal). At at the end of practice we all put our hands in for a cheer and get stamps. One of my favorite things to do at soccer practice is to help my Coach clean up.

- I talk a lot! I can probably say 100 words and make sentences!

- My favorite animal is birds. I scream when I see them. Mama and Daddy bought me a bird feeder so I can sit in the backyard and watch them eat!

- I LOVE airplanes. These are probably my favorite thing right now, maybe I will be a pilot, a sky diver or an air traffic controller. I am always looking in the sky for planes. One day I went with my cousin Nathan to the Museum of Flight and we saw planes but I didnt like them there because they were on the ground.

- I dont like the swimming pool this summer. For some reason last year I loved it but this year its scary. I cling to mama and yell "goodbye wawa" but she keeps taking me to see if this will change. I bet it will some day.

- I love to hang out with my friend Jack. I can say his name good and like to yell "Jackie!" really loud. This is a picture of me and Jack from this morning at Alki Beach. What a surprise they came to visit last minute. We ran in the water and threw sand. Well, I threw sand at Jack.

- I get in trouble at school for hitting. Its not nice but I dont know how else to tell kids to get out of my personal space. Or how to tell people when I am mad. At school I prefer to hang out with the teachers Tonya and Amy or the owner Stacie. But I dont really like to hang out with all the kids because its too overwhelming. I'm an independent kid who prefers just a few people around.

- My cousin Sam was legally adopted and I'm really excited because I get to be "big cousin" to him and teach him how to do lots of cool things. I like to call him Baby Sam.

- I love to hug people I love. I like to give big hugs and pat people on the back.

- I love books and reading at nighttime.

- I kinda like TV, for about 5-10 min. Tigger & Pooh and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse are my favorites.

Well, I will write more. Gotta run. Nana and Bompa are here for a visit. Lots of photos to share like frosting daddy's birthday cake and eating it in mouthfuls. And, going to my first baseball game at Safeco Field on Father's Day.