Giddy girl

I'm so excited! I get to see Nana, Poppy, aunt Heidi, uncle Justin and cousins Mya and Lauren tomorrow. I'm going to give everyone such big hugs and wet kisses. Watch out, you've been warned! I'll likely also pull on Mya's hair, yank Poppy's glasses, and spit up on someone at some point. It's going to be a great weekend!

I'm just giggling like crazy with excitement.

Butt up

Maybe mommy wasn't so far off when she said I'm a turkey. My new favorite sleeping position is arms and legs tucked and butt up. I agree, it looks uncomfortable, but don't knock it until you tried it.

I'll be done in 7-10 hours.

Swim is no win

I'm still not sure about this swimming thing. It's kind of like a giant bath, which I love, but all these other people are there and there are no toys. What's weird too, is I can't sit like I do in the tub. Nope, I just float away. Either mommy has to hold me or I have to grab on to her. It kills my independent nature.

I don't think I'm ready to go back
in the pool again.

Monkeying around

We went to the zoo today. My favorite things were the monkeys and the birds of prey show. It was so cool to see the monkeys swing from branch to branch to branch. I didn't know they could do that. I thought monkeys just jumped on beds. During the birds of prey show there was a hawk and an owl and a parrot and a few others I can't remember. They all flew over my head multiple times. Luckily none of them pooped on us. That would have been gross!

Hello Mr. Hawk. I'm not afraid of you. I'm even going
to try to take your guide stick.

On lockdown

I've been under stroller-seat-arrest a lot lately. Before when we used to go out, mommy or daddy would hold me a lot. But now that I want to touch and grab and crawl and stand on everything and anything, I've noticed that I tend to be kept buckled in a lot more. As daddy likes to say, the man is keeping me down. Guess I'll just have to figure out how to unlock this buckle myself.

Up, up and away. I'm going to fly
right on out of here.

Can you get me some longer pants? I look
ridiculous. I'm even laughing at myself!

Party hopper

It's been a party hopping type of weekend. First I went to my friend Caleb's house for a barbecue party on Saturday. We had a lot of fun playing in his bedroom (don't worry, mommy was supervising) and out on his porch. When Caleb's daddy scared me, Caleb gave me a big hug to make me feel better. He's such a sweetie. Then today, we went to my friend Lulu's house for her birthday party. I had a blast riding around in Lulu's pink car. I started giving rides to a few people including this boy Declan. He was really into me. After I gave him a ride he climbed in and sat right on top of me. Later he open mouth kissed me, right in front of daddy. How embarrassing! In addition to the parties, this long holiday weekend we went to the aquarium and I had my first swim lesson, but I'll tell you more about that next week. It's way past my bedtime.

That will be $12. 50. Who needs a ride next?

Yum, beer. I'll just take the whole case to
the party. Never good to go empty handed.

Stop taking photos. I want to see the sea
lions and the penguins already.

American party animal

Today is a special day. It's the day we celebrate American independence (that means freedom). I learned that Americans usually do that by getting together with friends and family and having barbecues, drinking lots of bottles, although contents may vary, and watching fireworks. I can't wait to see what we do. No surprise, mommy dressed me up for the holiday. She said I'm supposed to look like Uncle Sam. I Googled him and I don't think I look anything like him. I do love my headband hair!

Happy 4th of July everyone!