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!

Sticky situation

It's been soooo hot here the last few days. I've noticed when it's this hot that my hands and legs stick to things, like the floor, or everything sticks to me, like food or grass. Today I found a Cheerio still hanging out in my elbow crease hours after I had them at lunch. To beat the heat, I've started drinking water from a sippy cup. Water doesn't really have much flavor, but I like that it's cold.  

Check out my cool shades!

It's going to cool off one day soon, right?

Pull up master

I've mastered pulling myself up. I can go from my butt to feet in three seconds flat. I pull up on my play table, on the couch, on the coffee table, on my crib, even on people. Now that I can do it, I'm addicted and can't stop. I even took a few steps today while mommy held my hands. If it took me a week and a half to go from crawling to pulling up, at this pace I could be walking on my own before my 9-month birthday. How crazy would that be?!

Cheers, cows and carts, oh my

Another busy Sunday! First daddy and I cheered on mommy as she ran a race. We yelled "go mommy go" over and over again! Then we went to a farm where I saw cows and donkeys and turkeys and a goat. They smelt funny. At the farm I tried ice cream for the first time and didn't like it. It was so gross I spit it out right away. Yuck! Then, I got to ride in three different shopping carts. They were all different sizes and some went really really fast! Finally we made it home and I'm practicing standing up all by myself. I do it, but then I start crying. I'm not really sure why. Well, maybe it's because I know I'm going to fall within a few seconds.

Selfie. It is Selfie Sunday after all. :)

Post-race photo with my favorite runner.

Cows, cows and more cows. You can't see
 him, but I'm staring at one named Tony. 

What about me?

Mommy and daddy keep leaving me at home to go to concerts. Tonight was Billy Joel. What about me? I like Billy too. I heard next week they are going to see Bruno Mars without me. Not fair!
It's not all bad though. I do have a ton of fun hanging out with my babysitters, especially Courtney. We gossip about everyone at day care and play all sorts of games. She even gave me the scoop that Jack is moving away and a few of the other kids are leaving school. I wonder who the newbies will be. 

What?! You're going to a concert and leaving me home?

Showy shorts

My shorts show a lot of leg and that certainly gets the attention of the boys at day care. I know it's a compliment and all when the boys crawl up to, but I could use some more personal space. Just yesterday, Jack nearly climbed right up my legs and to my face like he was going to kiss me. Good thing I had a block to fend him off.