My month of April

I know, I know. I said I'd write about my birthday party right after it happened. Obviously I didn't. I've been busy. Leave me alone.

Ok, so April started with my birthday party. It was awesome. My friends Reese, Branson, and Hayden helped me open all of my presents (which they thought was pretty fun). I got some fantastic stuff. Lots of new clothes, a "tent" from my Grandma and Grandpa, lots of FP Little People toys from Mimi and Great Grandma Pat, some crayons (which taste really good), a magnadoodle, books, stacking toys, stuffed animals, some awesome hats that Naomi's mommy made (thanks Maggie!), and a floaty swimsuit so I can swim on my own (sort of). It was awesome. Everybody paid attention to me the whole time, which I loved, and I got to play with some balloons. I also got to eat a cupcake, but I wasn't really all that interested in it. I just wanted to run around and go to the zoo. When we got to the zoo it was crazy. Mama says it was the first nice day all year, and everybody and their moms went to the zoo. We had to park in a semi-legal spot, and some people who came with us had to park out in a dirt field. We had a blast though. I really liked the aquarium animals because I could lean against the glass and yell at them. The elephant was pretty cool, and the penguins were swimming so fast I could barely keep up with watching them. Our whole group didn't stay together because it was so crowded, but it was fun to run into people every once in a while and have them say that they were having fun. When we got back into the car I fell asleep immediately and slept the whole way home. I was exhausted, but I had a great time. There were lots of videos and pictures, so I don't want to post all of them here. Go to my picture site to see them all. athenaluccio.myphotoalbum.com

After that was Easter. Easter was fun. I got to "hunt" eggs that Mama, Daddy, and Mimi put out on the floor. They made the mistake of putting out read (boiled) eggs, so I showed them and smashed them together to make a huge mess. Here's a picture of me with my eggs.
I'm gonna be a supermodel someday. Look at that face.

Since then I've been working on running really fast and eating lots of new foods. Did you know that raisins are the best food ever? And that smoothies are fantastic? You should try them. You'll like them. I've been spending lots of time outside when the sun is shining. Including a trip to play with Renee in her backyard. Mama and she sprayed me with a hose and I thought it was really fun. I didn't mind that I was all wet, so they're hoping I'll play in a sprinkler later this summer. I think it will be fun. I'm almost out of time for writing, but here are some new things I have been doing.

• Trying to put my socks on my feet, but rolling over on my back when I lift my foot up
• Laughing whenever someone chases me around barking like a rabid dog
• Dancing, dancing, and dancing some more (I have some new moves now, including running in place like in Flashdance)
• Poking everyone in the eyes (Mama hates that one)
• Calling every single person I see "dada"
• Having conversations with Mama even though I can't say real words yet
• Taking my diapers off when I'm walking around the house
• Leaning over in the bathtub to drink the water like a doggie, then laughing and looking rather proud of myself

I think that's about it. I hope May is as exciting as April has been.