A Few Long Overdue Pictures!

Sorry everyone, my mom's been really busy doing her regular job at OSU, her census job, and getting ready for the triathlon next weekend! Here's a few pictures to tide you over until my 2nd birthday which is this Sunday. P.S. If you notice a recurring item in these pictures, I don't do much without my ice cream cone!

I Am Getting So Big!

In the last month, I've started to do some talking. I've got mama and dada down pat, and I have a lot of "ba" words that mean banana, binky, the sound a sheep makes, and boat.
I've been taking swimming lessons once a week with mom and I love being in the water! I can jump into the pool by myself, and I'm a really good kicker. Mom and I have also been going to a toddler class so I can play with other kids.
I still love vegetables, and last week I chose cooked carrots over left-over cheesecake from Grandma Vicki's birthday!
I like helping out around the house - I can put recycling in the bin, garbage in the garbage can, laundry in the washer and dryer, and I like to push the vacuum with mom.

I've entered the world of imaginary play!

Christmas Morning

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

The Pumpkin Patch

Before Halloween I got to go to the pumpkin patch to pick out a pumpkin!





I liked this one, but I couldn't quite get it off the ground!






Success! This one was more my size.



I got to see lots of different animals, but the chickens were my favorite. I said "bok, bok".



Mom chased me around the hay maze and I couldn't stop laughing.








Then we went down this huge slide!








I got to ride right behind the tractor on the hay ride.







No riding in this wagon for me... I got a kick out of pulling it around.





But once my pumpkin was in the wagon, I wanted in, too.

Random Fall Pictures

This summer I got to eat lots of corn on the cob from the garden.





I got my first big owie the end of September. I fell and cut my forehead on the edge of the table leg and had to get dermabond on it. I think I handled it better than mom did.





I like coloring and I can do it now without putting the crayons in my mouth!






I like hiding behind the cat's tower and peeking out. I also like trying to "pet" the cats while they're sleeping.



I got a new Fisher Price Little People Noah's Ark set that I really love...










The daddy lion is my favorite...



















I can put the animals in and out of the ark...








But my favorite thing to do is dump them out...



















And have them drive the dump truck!