4th of July

Today we were VERY BUSY!!! First we got up and went to the Prairie Village "Village Fest". We stayed for about 2 hours and you got to see (and sometimes even pet) some animals. You got to see a little monkey swing around, a kangaroo jump, a few goats, a Camel (which was very fuzzy), a Turtle (your personal favourite), and a Makaw. We met up with Aunt Missi and Aislinn and we listened to some fun music too. Then you got to meet the Lion maskot for the Royals and he picked you up and hugged you and you just really really loved him!!! You also got to sit in a fire truck and even pretend to DRIVE the fire truck!!!

As if that wasn't enough.. we went to Legends with daddy and you got to sit on a BIG HUGE turtle and play with the lego's at the Carter's outlet. (where I bought you the most adorable fireman jacket and rain boots).

Then..... after your nap, you had even more excitement!!! I took you to Leawood park with Aunt Missi and Aislinn where they had your favorite blowup jumping rides and you and Aislinn jumped and jumped until you were all jumped out! You got to go to the playground and slide on the slide and other fun stuff. Mommy shared her funnel cake with you AND bought you an ice-cream cone.

After ALL THIS FUN... we sat in a field just outside the park and watched beautiful fireworks. They gave us 3-d glasses to watch them with too which you thought was so cool! The pic is of Aunt Missi, Aislinn, and Javan watching the fireworks

WHAT A DAY!!!!!!!!! HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

Trip to Branson

We just got back from the family reunion in Branson. It started with you, your daddy, Grandma, Austin, and Aislinn driving on Thursday. You all went to the Springfield zoo ... you just love animals just like Austin. You were so funny... the entire trip you did everything that Austin did. You wanted to be just like him!!

I arrived Thursday night but you were already fast asleep in the little sleepingbag with a blow up mattress underneath that you slept on (and did very well, I might add).

While we were there we went to Silver Dollar City and minature golfing and swimming at Anne and Michael's timeshare condo. This is where you decided to throw mommy's phone in the pool... YES.. another phone ALMOST ruined from water. But, thankfully, it dried out and it works fine.. shew! I would also like to add, my little dear, that you did not drop it into the pool. You THREW it. You are such a stinker!!

On Saturday morning we had the family brunch and everyone sang happy birthday to you and opened some presents. It was so fun because you understand now what presents are and had a blast opening them!!

You love to sing now, and it is so adorable. I love singing your abc's with you. You are obsessed with your abcd's (as you call them). You startled me the other day when I was singing the bedtime song that I always sing to you and you started singing along!! But, today was the BEST. I was singing "if you are happy and you know it" and the hoorray part you just screamed it and we both were laughing so hard. I love laughing with you, you are becoming a little person that I can make jokes with and I love it!!

Can't stop learning!`

You are almost 2 and I just can't believe how much you are learning every day. Just before Mom mom came to visit you starting counting to 10 (except you always needed a little help with 4 and 7) and your abc's (really its... abcde hijk lalalala p) but still pretty good. I attribute it to sesame street. Recently you just blurted out 1 to 10 without help and sometimes 11, 12, tirteen!!

You are also recently putting little sentences together like "get it' "find it" "eat it" or "Elmo is?" "Mommy goes?" Things like that.

Every night your daddy and I tiptoe into your room and stand at your crib in awe... (yes, your crib... the big boy bed was not quite working out... you just didn't ever want to sleep in it! Instead you would just play on the floor in your room)... you are so big... not my little baby anymore :-(

As i have said before.. you are my little daredevil. you rarely cry when you fall and when you do all you need is a quick hug and you are back to your crazy tricks. Last week you decided to do a summersault which was funny to watch. I tell everyone, "this child has no fear" but I don't understand the extent of that statement. What i am really saying is... "Oh boy, am i in trouble when he gets older!!!!"

Intro to the blog

I have a journal for you that I started writing in when you were 6 months old. I wrote in it all of your milestones to this point. Starting today I am going to transfer my journal writing to this blog. Since we can all agree that digital copies are SO much better than paper copies ;-) That and your friends and family can check the blog to keep up to date on what is new in your little world.