Day at the Zoo

Ok..dad is getting a little slow at his posting duty - its been a few weeks now, but the other week I had my first adventure at the Philadelphia Zoo. Daddy and I met up with Dave, Jeannie, and Ellie.
It took us a little while to warm up to each other, but we ended up having a great time. We shared some time on a park bench... She showed me how to steer a pop-pop by his ears...and, oh yeah, we got to see lots of neat animals! I even showed off my elephant trumpet a few times. We also shared a few quick kisses at lunch time...but don't tell her dad ;-) We were too quick for the cameras on those - but who knows, maybe there will be more opportunities in the future!

Memorial Day 2009

Phew.. Well, I'm finally recovered from all the excitement of Memorial Day. For those of you that I didn't see at Granite Hill, I hope you had as great a time as I did.

The weather was beautiful, and I got to spend some quality time playing with the water faucet. Mom and Dad called it "doing dishes", but whatever...
Spent some time working on my aerobatic skills..

Ran a few miles with my African Safari Landrover...

And, just had a grand ole' time :-)

Can't wait until next year!!!

Sesame Place

This year we celebrated Mothers Day by taking Mom to Sesame Place. We had great fun going for a ride on the carousel going on the flying fish, and just exploring in general. I'm going to pester dad to be sure he takes me back a few times this summer

Of course, even with all the playtime, I'm sure to keep on top of my chores at home

But, I'm sure never to work too hard. Its important to take some time out and just kick up your feet and relax :-)

Hope everyone is well. I'll see some of you soon in Gettysburg!

Spring Time!!

Man, its hard to believe that just a few short months ago - this is how I was spending my time outside... And, now - Spring has officially arrived (well, technically a few weeks ago...but you get my point). I got to experience my first Easter Egg hunt at my Great Aunt Janet's house this year. I had a blast running all over the yard finding those eggs!

While I was on the hunt, Daddy stayed back and guarded my Easter basket for me. Those eggs were loaded with money, so I didn't want anyone walking off with them ;-) Once I finished with my hunt, all of the adults had their own in the backyard. I think I found the most eggs though

This weekend, Mom and Dad surprised my by getting a new toy for the backyard. They tell me its only going to make occassional appearances, but man - is it ever fun! I took right to the slide..

and started getting a few climbing lessons. I can't wait until they set it up again for me!

Hope you all had as nice a weekend as we did.

First Hair Cut

Well, after just 17 short months, Mom and Dad decided it was time for me to get my first hair cut. Here is the "Before" shot of the back of my head while I made sure the barber knew what he was doing on another customer Then, it was my turn! Mom and Dad said I did really well. I didn't cry or fuss at all, but I can't say that I was completely happy with the whole thing. Most of the time I just sat quietly and tried to figure out exactly what was happening

Before I knew it, it was all over, and Mom and I went outside to play and show off my new Do while Daddy got his hair cut (Watching that actually caused me more stress then getting my own done). What do you think? Mom misses the curls.

I told her that hair doesn't make the man, and that they'll grow back - so you just need to sit back and enjoy. I mean, hey - What are ya gonna do?

Till next time...

For Your Viewing Pleasure

Here are a couple of videos of me playing on my new basement toys.
First up is my first test run on my trampoline. Since this video was taken, I've actually mastered standing and bouncing too!


This next video shows my expertise on the slide. If you use sound, the freight train you hear in the background is just Tazz panting from her ball play


Hope you enjoyed the movies
Bye for now

16 Months old

Hi again. I'm just over sixteen months old now. Can you believe it?
A few weeks ago, we spent a week up at the Cape, and although the circumstances that took us there weren't the best, we all managed to have some fun
Megan, Rachael, and I got to show off our artistic side with a little finger painting


Here is one of my finished master pieces. Do you think I have a career ahead of me?
I've also been having lots of fun back home as the weather starts to take a turn towards spring. I'm getting really good at climbing all over the jungle gym in the park
Of course, just because its getting warmer out doesn't mean I can't still have lots of fun inside too. Below I'm showing Daddy that yes, elephants can ride horseback :-)I hope you are all enjoying the warmer weather where ever you are. Spring is just around the corner!!