Pretend Play

I like to pretend.  I already have a great imagination.  Daddy says I get it from him.  Here's a video of me pretending to be a dog:

So I Think I Can Dance!

Summer Fun

Summer has begun and I am having so much fun!  I don't need special toys or outings to have fun this summer.  Just give me a box and I will entertain myself (and others) for hours!!!

Last weekend we had lots of family time with relatives on Honey's side.  I met Georgia last year, but we were both so little we couldn't really remember so we had to meet all over again.  I ran up to her and scared her by trying (rather aggressively) to give her a hug.  After that I decided I should try another approach, so I began sharing every toy in the house with her!  I think she warmed up to me eventually.

You know I want to be your friend if I share my favorite soccer ball with you!

We got to play together a lot.  We played outside.  We played inside.  We played with toys.  We played with water.  We played with the piano!  We played an awesome duet.  We had never even practiced together before, but it sounded great.  You can just ask anyone in the audience (and boy did we sure have an audience!).

Here's a picture of us playing on the Elmo sprinkler toy.  

I really enjoy swimming this summer.  Here's a picture of Mommy swimming with me this year.

See how much I've grown since I went swimming last year!?!?

Mommy and I really enjoy going shopping during the day when Daddy is at work.  We went to Best Buy a few days ago and I discovered the Guitar Hero drum set.  I think I might be a natural at the drums!

Here we are shopping again ... this time at Publix.  Mommy even let me ride in the race car cart!  How did I not know this thing existed?  It is so much fun to drive around the store!  Can you hear me saying "Vrroooooom?"

Posing for a picture ("Cheeeeeese!") in the race car!  

(Mommy made sure nobody could see her taking my picture at Publix.  She thought they might think she's a little crazy!)

Vocabulary at 15 Months

I have been talking so much!  Mommy decided to help me come up with a list of words I say on a regular basis.  I can pretty much repeat anything Mommy and Daddy tell me to say.  And I have surprised them a lot by saying words they didn't know I could say.  But this is a list of my typical vocabulary from day to day.

Words I say: 

Mommy

Daddy

Dog

Meooooow

Muack (quack)

Tenk ooo (thank you)

No (and also nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-no-no-no)

Hi!

Nose

Up

Out

Bye (and bye-bye)

cheese! (when taking pictures)

peese (please)

tiger

cat

duck

biper (diaper)

wherezit (where is it?)

Datie (Katie)

Noney (Honey)

Bop (Pop)

Mammy (Grammy)

Ban-pah (Grampa)

Bah-bol (Pablo)

Nennie (Gwennie - my favorite penguin)

shoe

shoo (two)

shree (three)

down

daahk (dark - in a whisper voice every time the light is turned off)

light!

mine!

shicken (chicken)

Gol-go (goldfish)

gur-gur (yogurt)

toodles! (from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse)

Thock (sock)

baby!

BALL!

go-go? (where did it go?)

moo (Goodnight Moon)

Babba!  (Yo Gabba Gabba)

beh (bear)

Fun at the Beach!

Mommy and I went to the beach this week with Aunt Katherine.  

We all had so much fun!  

Here are some pictures from our trip:

When we arrived the first night we took a walk on the beach.  

 

This was my first time walking on the beach with my toes in the sand.

It was not so bad ... until I fell down and the sand stuck to my feet AND hands.

Walking to the water with Mommy.

I loved the water almost as much as I hated the sand.

Day 2:  Getting ready to spend the day at the beach!

The wagon's all packed up and we're ready to go!

This was my facial expression the whole time I was walking in the sand.  

(See video at the end of this post.)  

"Yuck!"

This is how I wanted to spend all my time at the beach ... in my mommy's arms.  

As long as I was "up up" my feet and hands could stay clean!

The pool was lots of fun.  

It was a little cold, but I loved zooming around in the water and splashing.

Day 3:  We found a solution so that I didn't have to touch the sand. 

 I got all my toys together and played inside my tent.  

You can see I was eating some "gol-go" (my new word for goldfish) when this picture was taken.

I could still feel the cool breeze and see all the people and birds, but no yucky sticky sand!

Another picture of me relaxing in my tent.

I also really enjoyed going for rides in my wagon on the beach.  

Mommy pulled the wagon for miles (well it seemed like miles to Mommy and me)!

Here I am about to fall asleep on one of those wagon rides.

I even liked to play in my wagon while it was parked.  

I put these sunglasses on all by myself!

My very most favorite thing to do was to stand in the water and kick the waves.  I especially liked it when Mommy or Aunt Katherine would pick me up and help me jump over the waves!

See the shirt?  I was definitely the "Beach Babe."  

All that playing on the beach makes a girl very hungry ...

... And very tired.

On Tuesday night we decided to go pick up some pizza for dinner.  It was the only time we got in the car other than when we arrived and when we left to come home.  Mommy said she just had to take this picture of me because I was acting so grown up ... carrying my purse, talking on my cell phone and talking to the people like I was placing an order!  I had fun (even though we had to wait FORTY minutes for our pizza!)

Here's a video of me walking on the beach:

And when I fell down:

Mommy and Aunt Katherine love this next video.  

I was walking along, then I point at the man running in the other direction.

I turn around and follow him until I realize that I won't catch him, so I just give up.  Ha!

We were sad when it was time to leave.  

Mommy was a little worried about the drive because it was just the two of us (Aunt Katherine was staying for the rest of the week).  But I did AWESOME on the drive home.  We did not stop at all.  For the first hour I stayed awake and talked to Mommy.  Then, I slept for 2.5 hours.  When I woke up, I was in a great mood.  I talked to Mommy, my toys, and trucks passing by on the road for the last 1.5 hours.  I never even whined one time.  What a great trip!

Go Dawgs! (Almost there)

Driving, Singing, Reading, and Tunnels!

I love to play in my tunnel ...  even if it's all folded up.  

I can be on both sides at one time.

Where's Katie?!?

Playing in the tunnel is fun :)

On Memorial Day I had some fun driving!

See how fast my arms are moving?  One of them is just a blur!  

I was doing some crazy driving!

Here's a video of my driving:

Here's another video.  This one is of my latest song:

And finally, a video of me reading a very important (and funny and exciting) paper: