the Park

I just love going to the park. on Turkey day we went to the park so Mama and Daddy and their crazy friends could play football. i think they're too old for it - someone could get hurt! anyway, while they played, i hung out with Nana. i sampled some elk poo (i don't recommend it without some kind of dipping sauce), played in the mud (there's nothing better), and fell off the swing. Nana thought it was funny that i got sand in my pants - until she's the one that got to change my diaper!

hard worker

in this picture i was helping Daddy load up some firewood at the land to take back home. i'm SUCH a good helper - i sat in the grass with Mama, ate sticks, and threw pieces of elk poop. it was a lot of hard work but definitely worth it! now we have enough wood to keep us warm for at least 2 weeks (the way Mama burns thru it - Daddy says she's a pyro).

it's all about me

i was having a great time crawling and walking around until i discovered that if you leave your hands in the snow they get cold! and then the sun gets in your eyes - now that really chaps my hide. the day after turkey we went up the mountain to get our christmas tree and ended up with three! one for Nana and Papa (surprise!), one for Auntie Duck Duck (no bah humbug this year), and one for us. not sure what good it does just sitting there looking pretty - they don't even let me play with it.

establishing trust

seriously, why do parents feel the need to lie to us about very important things? take cake, for example. until my birthday i didn't even know there WAS such a thing. and it's heavenly! the frosting is so sweet and sugary and yummy. it's my new favorite food. forget peas! did they seriously think i would go through life loving peas? it's a whole new world......

who comes up with this stuff?

this was a present from my buddy Cole. it's a tractor with a farmer, cows, and a milk maid (oops, dairy goddess). it's from 'the Little People'. now, i realize i haven't been around very long but isn't it politically incorrect to make fun of someone's physical misfortunes? they're definitely little (and kinda overweight if you ask me) but seriously, haven't the toy makers got any boundaries? anyway, i like pushing the tractor around and throwing the little people at the dogs.

a scholar i'm not

Nana helped me open birthday presents. in this picture i got a book. another book. don't get me wrong - i LOVE books. but don't they know that I CAN'T READ??? and it's not just books - Nana loves to send me cards on the holidays and i just don't have the heart to tell her that i don't understand a damn thing they say. but the pictures are nice and they sure tear up good.....

too neat to eat

Nana made this really cool cake for my birthday. it's a bulldozer with real dirt - my favorite! ok, it's not real dirt but it sure tasted good. the bulldozer even has taillights - that was Papa's idea. and the monkey candle was on my Mama's and Auntie's first birthday cakes a looooooong time ago. i didn't know they made candles way back then!