Cooler Weather

Mom took me out a while ago, when the weather was getting a bit cooler. She wanted to get a pic of me in my Giant's gear for our Christmas card. We had a picture of me at Opening Day in April, but I had grown so much since then. Unfortunately, the light was a little dark, the weather a little cold (I had to put on a sweater that covered my Giants jersey), and I just didn't want to give her a pose. Here is the best of what we got that early evening...

Nov. 21, 2010

Bumblebee Song

My new favorite song: "I'm Bringing Home My Baby Bumblebee"

Food Bowl Hat 11/20

Tapping into my feminine side...

On 11/18, mom heard some clomping around in the other room. This is what she found...


Hey! Check our what I found!
Wait, are you taking pictures?

Uhh, I don't know about this...

These are hard to walk in!

All right, I'm outta here!

Papa's Birthday

For Papa's birthday, we hiked up Mount St. Helena in Robert Lewis Stevens Park. Mom had just gotten a backpack from someone at work and we were eager to try it out. During the hike, I insisted on telling everyone about garbage cans. I worked the following words into our conversations as much as possible: garbage can, throw, all gone, and shut. Mom taught me new words and the spanish translation. By the end of the hike, I could point to an "arbol" and "hojas." I also practiced "arriba" and "abajo." Great Aunt Mari joined Papa, TeTe, Mama, and I. It wasn't long before I gave her the nickname of "Mamo."

Resting stop: After a quick snack while watching some rock climbers, we started up the final ascent. However, the wind got really strong and it was a bit scary. I liked it when the wind was light and mellow, however, this was too much. Everyone had to turn around and head back.

Getting some quality hike time with Papa:

Playing in the leaves with Mamo:

Walking on the log with TeTe. After the hike, I fell asleep in the car on the way to Calistoga. We all went to the Hydro Grill for drinks and appetizers, but I slept through the whole thing. They gave me my own booth bench to lay out.

Big Boy Shoes (11/12/10)

I have discovered that dad has Big Boy shoes and they are awesome! I have been caught several times, trying them on or walking in them. At first, I fell quite a few times, but within an hour, I was able to walk pretty well. I am just preparing myself now for the inevitable...large feet. Mom and dad don't exactly have small feet, so I just as well start getting used to it now.

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....