Park Party Weekend

Well, here I am at the 2007 Roanoke Park Party! What a great soiree! I can't wait until next year when I will be big enough for the cardboard slide down the steep hill, the face painting and tattoos, and the kick ball games.


Dad and I found a nice spot in the grass.



Hey Dad, do you see that cute little 2 year old girl? I like the older ladies!


Same day, just a few blocks down was our street's block party! I can't believe they scheduled the parties the same day. I made the rounds though, of course. I also sampled Mom's key lime pie. Deee-lish!


I am such a grown up now. I am wearing sneakers and sitting on curbs with Dad. Next thing you know, I'll be ordering up rounds of beer with Dad, Uncle Dan and Uncle Andy at the Flying Saucer!


At last, back at the homestead!
If a cord is involved, then the gadget is for me! Oh heck, I love any gadget, cord or no cord. But the cord does add another dimension of fun!


What do you mean by "drop it?" I didn't touch a thing!


Mom bet me a box of mac and cheese that I couldn't fit in the pantry! I'll have the generic powered kind, thank you very much!




As you can see, I am getting bigger and exploring my environment. I have been impressing Mom and Dad with my emerging vocabulary. Although I am not easy to understand, I have consistent sounds for the words Daddy, dog, clock and car. I can spot dogs and clocks and cars at an impressive rate, no matter where we are. My new favorite thing to do is to point and say "tat" - what Mom interrprets as "that?" So, I am endlessly asking Mom and Dad to name things for me by pointing, which they kindly oblige.

I am still a bit cautious with letting go to take steps on my own. So far, 4 steps on my own is my limit. I'm working up the confidence to take off running. But my climbing skills are another story. I have mastered climbing up the stairs, up the stairs with a toy in my hand, up the couch, up on the window sill in the family room (to bang on the window, of course) and up on my activity table. I really like the view from up high. Hope you liked the view here! See you again soon!

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My Don King Moment

First they show my bare behind and now they are focusing on the other end.

This is my avant-garde hair-do. Actually, Dad was just combing out the banana from breakfast, and he stumbled on this new creation.

Well, at least Mom will always think I'm beautiful.

Oh, I just can't look anymore. . .

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Baltimore Weekend

Oma came into town last week and whisked me and Mom off to Baltimore for cousin Ryan's wedding. It was a long car ride and I really didn't appreciate the rush hour traffic outside D.C., but I was excited about my little Maryland adventure. Our first stop for the weekend was the rehearsal dinner at an Afghani restaurant. Who knew Afghani food would be so delish? Anyway, here is a photo of me and Mom and Oma and "Aunt Grandma" (a.k.a. Aunt Phyllis).


Did I mention how happy I was to have Oma back?


Yeah, I told you!


We hit the National Aquarium in Baltimore the following day! I saw fish and sea turtles and sharks, oh my! Apparently I attended the dolphin show, but I was a little too sleepy on Mom's shoulder to really notice. Oh well, there is always next time.






Here is the gang out on the Harbor. You know me and Mom. I've introduced you to Aunt Grandma. Next to Aunt Grandma is Uncle Rob, Pam, and my new honorary grandparents, Grandma Jeannie and Grandpa Jerry. Grandpa Jerry and I bonded over the weekend. We are best buds now!



When in Maryland, eat the crabcake. Yum-o!


I love my Aunt Grandma!



Meet Camden (as in Camden Yards)! He is my new stuffed pal to commemorate my sleeping through the dolphin show. What irony!


Finally, the whole reason for our trip...Ryan's wedding to Lillian! How pretty!



I was the belle of the ball! I really like these wedding shin-digs. Lots of food, lots of friendly faces, but most importantly, music speakers.



We stayed at the wedding until way past my bedtime. You can see the little bags under my eyes. But Mom scored a balloon for me and I was happy as a clam for the 30 minute drive back to the hotel! These balloon things are simply the best!




Man, do I love vacations! Guh!

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Hushpuppies

No, you haven't mis-typed the url. This is Noah's blog. My cousins Mason and Wade just celebrated their second birthday, so I'm giving them top billing in this post. That's Mason on the left and Wade on the right. I can't tell them apart, either, but I do know that Mason really likes Mary Hunter, so that must be him. Wade is with Aunt Stacey. (Mamma's boy - just kidding).

It was a nice get-together with BBQ and all the sides. Here are a few more photos from their party.





Getting back to me, I've become quite the stair master. I can be at the top of the stairs in 30 seconds or less. I also like to stand up on the stairs to gain a better view of life around me. I love it! Mom and Dad are less excited about my adventurous rock, er, stair climbing.


I really do get into everything!


Aunt Sarah and Uncle Rhett came for a visit over Labor Day weekend. Wow! I missed them. It had been about four months since their last visit. Uncle Rhett invited me to visit him in SC for a weekend of surfing, skateboarding, and stogies. I cannot wait to take him up on the offer. But until then, I hope they come back to visit soon. I love them and miss them!










Meet Aunt Sarah and Uncle Rhett's new puppy Taavo! He is just a baby too, so he and I see "eye-to-eye" on many topics, both figuratively and literally! Taavo volunteered to help me "organize" my bath time foam letters. What a swell pal!





They had to go home though. And Dad said we already had too many dogs to adopt Taavo; so they took him too! Bummer, 'cause I thought Taavo and I could be best buds!

Oma is coming next week!! Yippee! And she is taking me on an exotic excursion to Baltimore. I thought I heard Daddy say something about the birds in Baltimore. The Orioles, is it?

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