School Daze

Friday, August 29, 2008


It's official! I started my academic career. Mom and Dad bought all of my school supplies and first thing Monday morning we were off to school. This is me outside the house on the first day. I didn't know what I was getting myself into. I thought Mommy said we were going to the pool. What's this school stuff anyway?


Mom has been attending with me this week until I get the hang of it. She doesn't want to be the disruptive parent taking all the pictures, but she couldn't resist to swipe one every other day.
This first photo is of me and Miss Angie. I think we are heading to my cubbie to switch my indoor slippers for my sneaks! My other teacher, Miss Elim, is by the door.


Here I am the next day getting ready to sit down and snack with my new friends. They serve Puffins (a cereal) here at school. Mom had never heard of them, but I instructed her to add them to our grocery list. They are delicious!
If you look closely at the photo you can see the glass plates, cups and pitchers we use at snack time. Lately I have been fascinated with pouring the water into the glasses. Miss Angie said it was my "thing" today.


All in all, I really like school. I'm looking forward to doing it all over again next week!


A long day at school calls for a good soak in the tub. Oh my aching feet! I've been busy at work all day!


Dad thinks he's in clown college!




I may be growing up, but I'll never be too old to roll around on Mommy and Daddy's bed.


What are you looking at?





We finally got the Play-Doh Fun Factory in the mail from Oma. We broke it out immediately. I liked making all the different noo-noo (noodle) shapes out of play-doh. There was spaghetti and fettucine and tubes and stars. Mommy also broke out the cookie cutters.


I practiced making cut-outs of hearts and stars and butterflies and fish.


Turns out it was good practice for my special baking with Miss Leigh Ann the next day. We made sugar cookie cut outs of stars and hearts and butterflies and fish. I had a blast!
Watch out Jello Jigglers, you're next!


My other recent past-time is to RUN around the neighborhood touching all of the cars (trying to open them, which I am occasionally successful at). I come back looking like a mechanic all covered in grease and grime.


But it keeps Dad on his toes, which is funny! Tee hee.



I hope to have more posts up soon. Maybe Mom and Dad can even figure out how to post a video of me talking, which is really the impressive part. The other day Mama and I were playing in my pop-up fire truck tent. I told Mama, "Mama get in. Mama drive fire truck." So then I told Mommy, "Drink milk cup in red fire truck." I was drinking my cup and so Mama naturally agreed. But then I told Mama, "No eat in fire truck." Mama was surprised to learn there were rules to playing in my read fire truck, since she never imposed any. But there are to which I told her, "Read book in fire truck yeah. Play car in fire truck yeah." Who knew?

Mama and I have the most hilarious conversations these days. :- )

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My August VaCay - Part III

Saturday, August 9, 2008


Yep, I'm still hanging in Florida with Oma and Ocha! I leave tomorrow - boo hoo! But I'm not one to wallow in pity...instead, we decided to live it up my last few days in FL.
We went to the local waterpark. Suffice it to say, I'm still too little to enjoy being splashed. I took to the lazy river in an intertube a couple of times, but was much happier just hanging with Oma in the main pool. The death drops will have to wait until I'm a little older.


Still practicing my jumps...


and still practicing my kicks.


After a day in the sun, there is nothing better than sprawling out on the hammock with Ocha. This IS the life!


The next day, Oma took me to her history museum! I got to see the Esperanza train car and climb on the "hot up downs" (aka steps in the sun).





It's a cool train car and all, but I can't wait until my special trip to see Thomas the train next year!


Next, we headed over to the local kids hands-on museum. I immediately found the train table!


I did a little food shopping!


I played beads!


And I sat in the ski-ball apparatus! (Then I saw how they worked - hard balls careening towards my head - and got out of the way but fast!)


The sea life touch tank was pretty cool. We saw horseshoe crabs and hermit crabs, spiny sea urchins and icky sea slugs! Rad!


Mom and I met up with good ole Tommy Edison for a photo op.



Last night we headed over to see our friends Beth and Nakies and baby Kai. I was a little upset to see Oma holding Kai.


I was a little more upset to see Mommy holding Kai. I told Mommy "all done baby" and brought her Kai's stroller so she didn't need to hold him anymore.


Another day, another park, another swing set!


Actually we went to the grand opening of the train village at a local park. The playground was phenomenal (with a train theme)!


They have a red caboose and a black steamer! I'm catching on to the train lingo!



Most importantly, they have a train ride! I was all geared up for the action (see picture below of us getting on the ride). Mom thought it looked like rain and suggested we wait it out inside the train archives building. Oma and Ocha said let's see if we can beat the rain!
Well...the rain beat us. We got poured on! It was a very wet train ride and a very soggy ride home in the car.


I ended my trip with giggles and fun with great-grandma and grandpa!



I sure will miss everyone in Florida!!!

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Florida Vacay - Golf - Part II

Thursday, August 7, 2008


Finally! I got out to the "Ocha" golf course. I was in pure heaven!!!


I need to practice driving on the golf carts in preparation for my driving permit in another 13 years.


First rule: both hands on the wheel.


Second rule: check all of your equipment before starting the engine.


Third rule: get a great instructor like Ocha! Here he comes now!!!


We joined forces to take Mom and Oma on a wildlife excursion.


First up, a lubber grasshopper. They are really BIG and really COOL!



Next up: a flock of black birds. A lot of black birds!


We saw several bunny rabbits. There is one in this photo if you look closely.


Then an anhinga!


And a white heron!


We also saw (but didn't capture on camera) a black snake, a baby alligator, lizards, and a hawk stalking its prey.


The golf cart ride was great but my favorite part was playing ocha golf.


To the putting green!


I look miserable, don't I?



I got my first golf lesson. We sunk a few putts on the green.




I also liked collecting all the balls!



Isn't my baby putter cute? Just my size!



Last but not least, Ocha showed me the ball washer. We spiffed and shined all the golf balls we could find!


What a truly great day! I love my Ocha and I love my Ocha golf!!!
(almost as much as my ocha choo-choos)

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