Night with Aunt Sheila

About once a week, Aunt Sheila comes over and plays, so mom and dad can have a date night. We have great fun together! She is super silly and she lets me pull her all over the house, playing every game I can think of.

On Nov. 11th, I decided a fun game would be, "Show the Belly." Here I am displaying my awesome round gut, in hopes that some tickling will come my way:

In the last month, I really started saying more words. Here are just a few of the food words that I like to say:

So, my latest obsession is garbage cans. I can't get enough of them. Mom explains to her friends that I used to wake up in the morning and the first word out of my mouth was "book." Now, sadly, my first waking words are"garbage can." I love to go on walks with dad in search of any cans out on the road. My favorite day is Garbage Day, when the trucks come and empty the cans. The garbage man even waves to me. Nana has taught me that some cans are for "paper," and some cans have "stinky" garbage. I have also noticed that some garbage cans are blue and some are green. All of this information is so fascinating, that I think it is important to share it with everyone that I see.

When Sheila wathced me, we spent a bit of time discussing the garbage can and how what is thrown inside is "yucky." I showed here how our kitchen garbage can works and she made me laugh hysterically by doing sound effects each time I opened the can....

Another Day in Middletown

A couple of weekends ago, mom felt sick, so we headed up to Middletown for help. Aunt Julia and Aunt April were at Papa and TeTe's house. Mom got a chance to relax and sleep on the couch, while everyone else entertained me.

One of the first things I did was play on "My Computer" that TeTe set up for me. I just love typing. I am not allowed to do it at home at all, even though I try to often.

April even joined in on the action:

After some inside play time, I got a chance to play on the tractor without Papa:

For lunch, we all went to La Parilla in town, which is a GREAT Mexican food restaurant. Unfortunately, most people ordered something a little too spicy for my liking. I spend much of the time at the restaurant combing my tongue with my fingers and drinking milk to cool it off. Eventually, we found some more mild rice and beans, which made me happier.

When we got home, we all partook in some pumpkin pie. Mommy couldn't share hers, so Aunt April kindly offered some of her pie. At first I acted like I didn't want any...

But, OOHHH...it was good once I took those first bites...

Silly Aunt April...

New Bedding

Mom and dad got some new bedding and I just love laying in their bed. In the mornings, I like it when mom makes the bed over me. Sometimes I will just read in their by myself as mom gets my breakfast ready.

Getting Bigger

Mom just can't believe it, I fit into some 3T outfits! Here are my newest overalls. Although I need to roll up the bottoms, I need the length for my crazy long torso.
Hey ladies!

My golden curls, that have emerged in the last couple of weeks. On a humid day, or just after a bath, they can get really springy.

I have learned to ride my Rockin' Zebra really well:

Here I am in my 3T jammies! I usually wear a 2T, but anything one-piece needs to be 3T. And for the record, I am NOT wearing a hair piece here! I just got our of the bath and mom has yet to brush my hair. Focus on the jammies and this awesome pose, people.

Halloween Fun

The night before Halloween, mom and dad took me over to Richard and Angela's house for a party. My costume had been decided for weeks, but mom and dad had to throw something together in just a few minutes...not to shabby...
On Halloween, I got back in my gorilla suit and headed out on my first trick-or-treating adventure. The first stop was our neighbor Alexia's house to pose with her great pumpkin display and show her my outfit. Alexia is the first girl I ever blew a kiss to and I often can't wait to see her. Mom thinks that is the reason I am either super cheesy in my pics or disinterested in the camera. Dad was in charge of Emma "The Pumpkin" while we went around the neighborhood.

The first few houses, I was very timid. Mom had to explain that I could ring each person's doorbell and that made me a little more interested. When people answered the door, I rehearsed my version of "Trick-or-Treat," however, I had know idea what they wanted me to do from there. They put a large bowl of stuff in front of me and apparently wanted me to take some. I had know idea what they were giving me, so I had no intention of taking any. The first few houses, the people put these small packages in my bag, but I promptly took them out and handed them back. Around house #4, I allowed them to put the candy in the bag and left it in there. By house #6, dad already started raiding my stash and eating it...

Throughout the walk, neighbors informed mom and dad about what was happening in the Giants World Series game. I don't think they were too thrilled about it at first, since they were recording it at home. But, by the end, they were rolling with it and asking for updates.

The coolest find of the night was a glow stick necklace passed out by one of the neighbors. When we were done trolling the neighborhood, I got to do my favorite thing of the evening. I sat on our own front porch and pass out candy to those who came by our house. By the end, I was literally throwing the candy at the kids in effort to get it into their baskets.

We watched the rest of the Giants game when we got home. Dad did let me try one thing out of my candy bag, which was a Tootsie-Pop. It was my first time trying this kind of candy.

It didn't take long before I relished in its deliciousness and wouldn't let daddy take it back. Realizing it might be a problem, mom and dad threw it away pretty fast.

Rainy Day Walk

Bundled up with Dad, ready to enjoy a slight break in the downpour.

10-24-10