My Work Bench

Today Grannie and Paw-Paw got me a work bench! It didn't have any tools with it, so tonight Mommy and Daddy took me to Target to get some tools. It even has a table saw and drill press that work and move and make noise! I had lots of fun playing with it tonight!

Daddy needed to pick up a few things for his new office, so after Target we went to Office Depot. I found a really cool set of markers. They're called "Pip-Squeeks"; they're made by Crayola and are short fat markers. The set came in a big round spinning container. Mommy even found a drawing pad made just for using markers so they don't go through the pages!

Daddy's New Job & Me Hanging Out at Mommy's Office

So... After 6 months of being laid off, Daddy has a new job! He started today! He is work for the Louisiana Division of Administration in the Office of Budget and Planning as a State Budget Management Analyst. It's a lot of words, but it mean he's dressing up, going to work, and bringing home money for more toys. I really don't know what he does, but sure seemed happy when he got home tonight.

Although, as of Monday, we didn't know he would be working today. We didn't know when his exact first date would be. Grannie and Paw-Paw needed to leave a little earlier than Mommy gets home from work, so they dropped me off at Mommy's office for a little while. I had lots of fun at Mommy's office!

First, I discovered her tape dispenser.....

....and I quickly realized that the more tape you pull off the roll,
the bigger the wad of tape you get!

Then she let me draw on her dry erase board with lots of colored markers!

Working must be fun!

We all appreciate all the support, love, thoughts, encouragement, and prayers from all our amazing friends and families over the past six months. It's been a long and stressful time for Mommy and Daddy, but after over 200 job applications and a few interviews, Daddy has a great job with great benefits, good stability, and lots of potential for advancement. And best of all... no travel! He's going to be home with us every night!

Bubbles!

When I was playing outside this week, I was watering all our flowers with my bubble gun!

Packing My Lunch

Grannie and I are headed to the library for storytime followed by
Brown Bag Lunch-n-Movie. It's going to be a fun day!

Mr. Independent

Cherrios, anyone?

Mall Mondays

Today was the first a few week long Fun Day Monday at the Mall of Louisiana. Grannie and Paw-Paw met me and Daddy at the mall for some Chick-fil-A, free carousel rides (Did you see that? Free rides!!!!), and playtime in the play area.

Grannie sent these pictures to Mommy. I watched some other kids playing on the slides. They were walking down instead of sliding down. I though that looked neat, so I tried it. I did it really well - my balance was great. It was fun, too!

After the mall, I headed to the library with Grannie and Paw-Paw for a Summer Reading Program event. It's a busy day for me!

PS - For those of you who read this who have kids 12 and under, Borders (and Borders Express and Waldenbooks) is giving away a free brand new book to any child under the age of 12 who reads 10 books this summer! All you have to do is read 10 books, fill out this form (click on the link), and bring it in to any Borders, Borders Express, or Waldenbooks. There's a Borders at the Mall of Louisiana, but any US location accepts these.