Hi Daddy!

Beating the heat

We graduated from this...

... to this!

Making cookies for Daddy's trip

It took me less than two seconds to warm up to Miss Rachel, who visited all the way from Montana! I showed her how to play with all of my toys, read her all of my books, gave lots of hugs, and even took her on a walk around the neighborhood. We sure were glad she came! Mommy finally got to catch up with her dear friend AFTER I went to bed! Come back soon!

Camping

We went camping with Grandma and Grandpa this weekend. What a fun trip! The last time we went camping I couldn't walk yet!

I love throwing. Sticks, rocks, shells... it all goes in the water when I'm around!

Riding a big kid bike.

My "horse". Mom also has a picture of me feeding this rock to the horse.

Pointing the way for Grandpa.

Hanging out with Dad.

Oma's Visit

Oma came to visit this weekend! She took me to Northwest Trek, the zoo, and the playground! We also planted flowers!

I also did a lot of work in the garden! The next morning, instead of going to daycare, I said I wanted to play in the dirt!

Holly's Post

I hate TV, and multiple studies show that watching any television before age 2 is not good for brain development, but I still loved it when Evan picked up our remote this afternoon, pointed it at our tv, and said, "Baseball game." He was insistent enough that I found him a game to watch. He watched for about a minute (all that I would allow), jumping up in down with glee repeating, "Baseball game! Baseball game!" Secretly, I loved it, but don't tell Adam!

Elsa and I had lots of fun on Mother's Day weekend!

We played in the birdbath.

We went to the park with Puppy and Moose, who apparently also like to swing.

We went beach kayaking. (This shot taken shortly before Elsa got in the kayak with me.)

If Grandpa's boat had been out, we would have cranked it up the beach. I can't wait until the next time I get to play with Elsa!

ALOHA... Day 7

Our last day in Hawaii. Bummer! There was a nice morning view of Mauna Loa from our hotel room.

Dad took me to the pool, but it was too chilly to go swimming.

Lazy Day, Sort Of

What? Us stay at our hotel? Never! Off we went for a hike. Remember that scenic drive Mom and Dad took while I was sleeping on Day 2?

We walked down to the secluded beach at the bottom of the trail. We couldn't go further because you had to pay to use the trails in the botanical gardens and we didn't think the view would change from there.

My favorite hiking pasttime--picking up sticks! I'm going to be really good at trail maintenance when I get older.

Not a swimming beach (tough waves, big boulders), but still fun. Plus, there was a little stream flowing into the ocean, and Mom and Dad let me throw rocks into it instead of getting too close to the crashing waves.

I also threw rocks on the beach. What a nice last day in Hawaii. After dinner at our favorite sushi restaurant (had dinner there 3 of our 5 nights in Hilo), we headed to the airport, a little sadness in the air, but refreshed from a terrific trip. Mom and Dad are really proud of how well I travelled. They can't wait to take me on our next trip!