Playing with Brayden

What a cool surprise. I woke up from my nap and mama told me that we were going to play at Auntie Michelle's house to see Brayden. We even got to bring Charlie. Brayden has lots of cool big kid toys like a slide and a bike and trees to climb. I brought my ball to share. We ran in the pasture and kicked the ball. Brayden let me sit on her bike and they even let me bring home a bike my size for the summer. I cant wait to ride it!

Shoe Shopping!!

Nana has a tradition where she gets to buy her grandkids their first real pair of shoes. So, mama wanted to wait until I was officially walking before we shopped. It was so special. Nana took me to Nordstrom and I could pick out ANY pair I wanted. Bompa came too, that was fun. You can see me looking at the selection and then trying on the pair she bought me. And, to celebrate my first pair of shoes I got a stuffed animal and a balloon!! I am such a lucky boy!

Minneapolis!

These are some of the highlights of my fun Minneapolis trip. I got to stay at Gramma's house and play with Leo. Gramma made this fun game for me where I can put the ball into the cup! It was also so so cold. Grandpa said it was so cold that it was actually warmer in the freezer than it was outside! But because it was so cold I got to debut my new coat and silly hat! One day Auntie Julia and daddy and mama took me downtown and we walked around the shops. You can see here that Auntie Julia likes the shoes I picked out myself!! I loved seeing Paul and Gramma and Grandpa and Auntie Julia. And, I cant wait to see them here again soon!

What's new with me?

I cant believe its been 2 weeks since my last post. So much has happened but I've been too busy to write I guess. I still dont have my Minneapolis photos to post but they are coming soon. I am having lots of fun and stay very busy.

As I grow taller I realize I reach more things and thats fun. I can open drawers and reach into them to pull out fun little surprises like the can opener or spoons. The mellon ball thingy is my favorite so far.

I can run really fast now without falling. So I like to run everywhere because I can get there faster.

I am also a really good helper. I like to help do all sorts of things like empty the dishwasher, brush my teeth, wash my hands, put away groceries, swiffer and put things in the trash. Helping mama and daddy is my new favorite thing to do.

Getting bigger can be frustrating too because I prefer to do everything myself. So sometimes I get in "trouble" because I wont sit in my highchair any more and won't eat unless I get to do it myself. Sometimes I get really frustrated because I dont get everything I want so I have temper tantrums. Those are not very fun but I think I do it because I dont know how else to tell them I am mad for not getting my way. I think its time for me to use a booster seat at the table and not have a highchair.

I am a very good climber. I can climb anything! The ladder to the slide at the park. The stairs. The gate at the top of the stairs. And, up and down furniture. Its fun but I dont understand why everyone insists on helping me, that makes it not fun.

Its possible I might be a great soccer player one day. Everyone comments on how amazing I am at running and kicking the ball at the same time. I can do it forever without getting tired. One day daddy took me in the backyard to play and I ran so much I was winded and had to stop. Which was fine, because then I discovered a new fort- the garage! Its full of all sorts of things not meant for kids.

I am still taking my naps good. I nap at home from about 10-12. At school we go to bed at 12:30.

Today I am off to play with Brayden at her house. She has a big yard and a slide. Mama said we get to bring Charlie and my ball. It will be so fun. Then Jack comes over for dinner. Lots of playtime with my buddies today!

Valentine's Day Eve

My Mama took me to school today for our Valentine's party. We all brought Valentine's for each other and put them in these little red bags. Inside the bag were lots of goodies: cookies, candies, a book and cards. Then my teachers Sarretha and Amy spoiled us with treats. All the kids were supposed to bring treats and their parents (like my mama) brought the boring stuff- graham crackers, apple juice and fruit. So Ms Sarretha went to the big kids room and brought up the good stuff- cheese puffs, chips and dip and cake. I sat at the table but had to change chairs because unlike my friends, I dont like to sit still. My mama learned our snack time rules today:

1) put your hands on your lap when waiting for a snack
2) no getting up from the table
3) no walking around with food, if you eat you must sit
4) no dropping food on the floor
5) everyone helps to clean up
6) get in line to wash our hands

I don't follow any of the rules, except I like to wash my hands. And sometimes I will help clean up. But now that Mama knows the rules, she said we are going to have these same rules at home.

You can see that I ate all the sugary foods. My teachers laughed at mama when she took me home. They said to her "have fun!" but it wasnt really that fun. I threw a temper tantrum in Target and we had to leave. I was so hyper that even I was miserable with myself. I came home and just wanted to go to bed for the night.

No candy for me on the real Valentine's Day!

Messing around

This is me meeting my cousin Sam, we're hanging out doing what we love most- drinking from our bottles. Then I was trying to slide down this toy slide made for toy cars. Ryan has since let me borrow this toy, thanks Ryan! You can also see me here coloring inside my Valentine's cards that daddy designed for my friends at school. And, these other photos are of me climbing out of my high chair. I do this every time they put me in here, I can twist out and then stand. Even if the straps are on. I'm that good. Really.