28.7.10

Happenings of Late

The winds of T.S. Bonnie ushered in some nice cooler weather over the weekend, so we were finally able to get outside and play! After my nap Saturday, Mommy took me outside to ride my airplane. She put my shoes on me, the said she needed to grab her shoes and phone then we could go outside. I decided I needed my "cell phone," too, so I grabbed the phone off my kitchen and headed out with her. I insisted on having my phone with me while I rode my plane. I told Mommy "I want to talk on the phone and drive like Mommy!" (Oops, probably a good thing Mommy's new van has Bluetooth, huh!) Well, one look at this picture, and no one will deny I'm her son!


Mondays are still free carousel ride days at the mall. Grannie and Paw-Paw took me this week. Paw-Paw and I rode the carousel SIX TIMES! I rode the reindeer, bear, bench, and tiger. At least I'm wearing an orange shirt here so that it's obvious I was thinking Detroit Tigers and not that other team here in Baton Rouge. I love watching girls, especially those my age. I call them "girl-girls", for some reason.
Well, while I was eating my lunch at the mall, I kept leaning over to look at a specific girl-girl. She was eating her lunch, too. I kept leaning and leaning to see her... until I fell right out of my chair! Yep, my Parin's proud! :) No worries, I was okay. No injuries were sustained.

Sunday afternoon, while Mommy was folding clothes, I got my step stool and carried it into the living room. I had intentions of putting in on the couch, but when Mommy saw me, she asked what I was planning to do with it. I told her "to stand on couch." For some reason she didn't think that was a good idea, and told me that stools only go on the floor. So I put it on the floor. Then I stood on the stool, cheered a little, then propelled myself backwards onto the couch.

100% All Boy!

Mommy promises more updates really soon. Look for some by the end of the weekend. Parin and Aunt Emmy are coming to visit!! I'm really excited to see them!!!

15.7.10

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!

14.7.10

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?

12.7.10

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.

8.7.10

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Daddy's birthday was, well, a few weeks ago. (Yea, Mommy's been slacking on the blog updates... good reasons for that, though, I promise!) It was a crazy and busy week for us all. Mommy took me to the mall to buy Daddy a card and a present. I got him a remote controlled little helicopter at Brookstone. I thought we could have lots of fun playing with it, as I love planes and helicopters. Boy, was I right on! And it's a good thing Mommy opted for the extra $4 replacement insurance for 2 years -- Daddy's on Helicopter #4 in less than three weeks!
The Friday after Daddy's birthday (last Friday) we went to Gram's house for dinner. Mommy and I made a cake to bring. I got to put all the sprinkles on the cake! And when it was time for candles, I helped get them all stuck in the cake. Can't you tell they're all really straight?




Happy Birthday Daddy!