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.

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The day started out with a healthy breakfast of yogurt and bananas

After a quick clean up, mom dressed me in my newest seasonal shirt. She found it particularly funny, because she was a big biter when she was a kid. I only bite when I am teething...
"Whoa!"

Spaced out:

"I'm not looking at you...":

"Hey, what's going on there behind the camera?! Hi, Mom!":

After taking a few pictures, mom and I did some drawing. She drew a pumpkin, ghost, and bat, then she asked me to color each one in. Before, she just let me scribble anywhere on the page, but that was getting boring. I was thrilled to try something new. I didn't do so bad, considering it was my first time trying to color in the lines...

Next, mom and I went to Middletown to spend part of the day with Papa and TeTe. Mom wanted to watch the Cal v. USC game with everyone, but after the first half, it was such a terrible blow out, that we just played in the yard. Here I am with another seasonal top mom had just found at Target:

I showed off my new singing skills and I rehearsed parts of "Wheels on the Bus:"

I spent some time playing ball with Keller, TeTe, mom and Papa. Here I am telling everyone that I am holding a "BIG ball:"

Papa took me for a tractor ride at least 3 times while we were there. He even let me steer! It was definately the highlight of the day.

Academy of Sciences

On Oct. 8th, Nana and Bapa took us to the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. It was my first time there. Mom and dad hadn't been since they remodeled it.

Here I am ready to go:
The first stop was the rain forest exhibit. Unfortunately, the humidity in the room made a fog on mom's camera:

While in the rain forest, Nana pointed out all of the fun things to see. Together we spotted birds, butterflies, fish, and more:

Here I am checking out a frog. If you look really closely, you can see it on the left edge of the picture. Once I finally spotted these small green and black creatures, I couldn't help but shouting out, "Ibbit" and "Hop!"

After the rain forest, we took the elevator down to the aquarium portion of the Academy. Here I am with Nana and Bapa checking out the overhead fish:

I really enjoyed the fish that were at my level. In the aquarium, they had whole walls of glass, so I could see the fish move well:

This is me explaining to Nana that I see fish in sign language:

While in the aquarium, I ran from tank to tank, pulling Nana and Bapa along for the ride. The Academy was very thoughtful and made some small tanks at just my level. One of my favorite sea creatures was the seahorse. Once I discovered its name, I kept neighing and running over to it.

Next we went upstairs to see the swamp exhibits:

Although the African Animals were not real, I found them fascinating nonetheless. Below, Nana and I are checking out the zebras, which I call "ebra."
We spent quite a while watching the penguins. Below, mom captured a picture of one of the only swimming penguins, all the others didn't seem to want to perform for us.

At the end of the day, I was very tired. Nana got me a stuffed penguin to help remember the trip. Here I am showing everyone what sleeping and cuddling looks like:

Still smiling after a long day:

On the way home, Bapa insisted on sitting next to me, so we could read books together. I was quite thrilled with that: