Sunday, June 6, 2010

livin' it up!


we went camping at the land over the memorial holiday weekend and had a great time! it got cold at night but i wasn't worried. every time i woke up i hit daddy in the head to make sure he was awake and would keep me warm. and during the day it was so nice we went hiking a couple of times. mama hurt her back so daddy had to carry me in the backpack. i made sure he didn't forget i was back there by hitting him in the head. i've decided that this one act seems to get me what i want with daddy so i may continue to try and use it. doesn't work with mama though. trust me.

big helper


i was helping daddy get his chainsaw ready to cut down some big trees. we have lots of trees that need to be cut up into firewood. mama says it will take us a lifetime to clean up the woods. sometimes i wonder how long that is. but mostly i don't think about stuff like that. i have better things to ponder - like how can i keep nana from taking this screwdriver away from me......

personal driver


told you i was a charmer with the ladies! i convinced Nana to pull me around in my wagon allll weekend. we went back and forth, up and down the meadow. and then when she thought she was done, i wanted to go again! i had a great time camping with Nana. she lets me do stuff that mama and daddy don't. but don't worry nana - i won't tell!

stuff to do while camping


mama didn't bring any of my books to read so daddy gave me the manual to his sirius radio. now i'm the expert on install AND operation. guess they can't leave me here if i get into trouble - they won't have anything to listen to on the way down the moutain!

new pet


these are my friends tommy and tyler and their new puppy, jack. i think i'd like a new puppy. we have three dogs but they're all so big that i can't hold them and tell them what to do. they just lick me and hit me with their tails. mama and daddy like them because they clean up the floor after i eat at the table. and i like them because they let me jump on them and pinch their ears.

vacation


we went on a vacation in may - we got to fly on a plane and everything! mama said i was very good on the plane - it helped that the nice lady next to us gave me some of her mcdonald's french fries. have you ever had them? they're the BOMB! and we stayed at a hotel with a pool! i like to jump off the side and daddy would catch me under the water. it was lots of fun until i got too cold and we had to sit in the hot tub.

adult drinks


Grandpa Bob let me try his beer. and now i completely understand why a hard working man might like a cold beer after a long day in the field. i can totally relate.

great grandpa


this is my great grandpa. he has LOTS of cool john deere tractors and stuff on his farm. he gets to drive them around all day. hope i get to be like him when i'm older.

great grandma


this is my great grandma. i thought we called her great grandma because she's so great but i guess it's because she's daddy's grandma too. that makes her very wise but she's still a sucker to my charms. all the ladies are. it was fun to visit her and the rest of the family. mama says i'm lucky to have a great grandma.

the shrub


this is my buddy cole. we stayed at his house and played with trucks allllll night. he has lots of BIG trucks - i can even fit in some of them. he's 4 so he's way older and really cool. he can say lots of words, and he doesn't have to wear a diaper, and he plays baseball, and has two dogs. i hope i can be like cole someday when i grow up.

the beastie boys are in town!



yea, you can say it, we're cool. i know. hats keep our heads warm. and they're cool. daddy has LOTS of hats and sometimes in the winter he even wears them to bed! and in the hot tub, and around the house, and when we go camping. i'm wearing mama's hat even though i have a few of my own. i just like playing with anything that mama anddaddy leave laying around.

trucks, trucks, and more trucks


can you believe it snowed in may! so mama made a fire to keep us warm and we played trucks. that's my favorite thing to play - trucks. i could push them around and make noises for hours. in fact, i DO! sadie wants in on this game but i only have two trucks out to play with so she'll have to wait till mama is done. and because i'm sure mama loves playing trucks as much as i do, poor sadie may never get a turn!

it's a little boy box!


this is my toy chest - it also doubles as a coffee table in the living room. i haven't quite figured out why they call it a coffee table - there's no coffee anywhere to be found! i can understand the coffee maker because that's where they put the beans and water and out comes this icky stuff they have to drink in the morning. i think it's like the vitamin i take with breakfast. mama calls it a "necessary evil"

chicks dig me



especially on this day - it was picture day at school. so i got all dressed up, combed my hair, and smiled big for the camera. but it's not just my good looks that make me popular with the ladies. they love the lip quiver when i cry - i only pull that one out when they're starting to doubt that i'm truly upset. and they especially love it when i kiss them after i pushed them or took their toy. daddy said that's 'playing hard to get'.

backsplash



i thought it was something you did in the bathtub but it's actually what they call the wall behind the stove. that's where daddy and mama were decorating with tile. and here on the bar front too. i was helping daddy hang the hardie backer board.

one more project....


while daddy and i were inside preparing the bar front, mama was outside cutting the tile. she got all kinds of dirty because daddy didn't put the saw guard on. he thought it was funny so i laughed too.

home remodeler


i'm helping get the bar front ready for the tile. sometimes i hammer on things that don't need to be hammered on. and then i get in trouble. but this day i was a good little helper!

i'm too sexy for my...


belly! it's sponsored by 2% milk. mama says i'm healthy as a horse so i don't need whole milk. i didn't even know that horses drink milk. i wonder if Auntie Julie knows that - i've never seen Shy drink milk. oh well, good thing i got a nice belly because i like to show it off to anyone that asks.

me 'n daddy

nuff said.

jeanie, curt and little O


this is Auntie Jeanie (aka jeanie butt). her and uncle curt came to visit and we had LOTS of fun. they have a bun in the oven and mama thinks they should name "it" oscar. i think that if the bun has been in the oven this long it's probably overdone. might want to take it out before it stinks up the house like when mama cooks.

short cut



these are the big "dogs" that walk thru our yard on the way to the mountain and leave lots of poo. haven't seen them much lately since it's getting warmer down here. but when we do see them, there are a LOT of them. mommies, babies, and even teenage boys. daddy said this fall we'll be able to hear the old men bugle. who knew they could play musical instruments!