Henry's Birthday Party

Yesterday was Henry's Second Birthday Party, and it was fantastic! His family is staying out at Grandma Carolyn's farm (she's not my real grandma, but close enough) so the party was out there. They have chickens to feed and chase around, and they live on the river so we all got to go swimming. Mama forgot my swim suit so I had to swim naked, but it was really fun. Me, Ruby June, Presley, and Henry all went swimming and had a great time. I even got to ride on an inner tube and float down the river with Jenna! And, the best part, we got to eat cake! It was delicious and I made a huge mess, but I really liked it. It was the best party I've been to all year (and I've been to quite a few). Happy Birthday Henry!

Long time, no see

Daddy says I need to write more. I suppose I should indulge him.

So it's been three months since I wrote anything hasn't it? Lots has happened since my birthday. The most exciting thing is that we got a dog. Her name is Darby (I named her) and she's really fun. Mama says she's a stinker because she eats books and chews up diapers (even dirty ones!) and doesn't listen, but I think she's really fun. She likes to run with me and chase me. It's even more fun when Caleb and Maya come over and they all wrestle. I think it's hilarious. I think what I like most about Darby is that because she needs to go on walks I get to go to the park more often. It's fantastic.

I'm learning more and more every day. Including all of the letters in the alphabet and most of my numbers. I really like to count things even though I usually get the number wrong. It's still fun. I really like books still, and sometimes I even try to read them to Mama. She says that usually when I fall asleep I have at least one book in my bed with me. When I wake up they're gone so I'm not sure if she's telling the truth or not. I really like playing matching games and building with my legos. Especially if Mama and I sort them first. Sorting is one of my very favorite things to do. I've also started helping Mama and Daddy to cook things in the kitchen. Today Mama made muffins and I got to stir, but my favorite thing was when Daddy helped me make oatmeal cookies. They were delicious.

Since the sun has been shining and it's been warm I've been spending a lot of time out in the backyard with Mama and Darby. We like to go swimming in our pool, and Mama likes to lay out in the sun to get warm. I really like it when she tells me stories. Especially the one about the three bears and Goldilocks. She's naughty though and I don't like it when she breaks Baby Bear's chair. It makes me sad. There have been lots of flowers out in our yard over the last few months. Some of them have been pretty, and some haven't been very pretty at all. Mama's been pulling a lot of them out of the ground and I've been helping. She calls it weeding, but I call it digging. It's fun. Here's a picture of me in our apple tree just in case you want to see it.

We've also been doing a lot of fun stuff outside of our house lately too. We go to the children's museum in Everett a lot because we got a membership there. I especially like flying the plane (and I talk about how Grandpa Gary flies planes the whole time I'm in there) and playing on the slides upstairs. I'm a little scared of the dinosaur bone area because the roaring is too loud. Mama says it's OK for me to be scared of dinosaurs. She doesn't like them either. Just a few days ago we went to Wild Waves and I got to ride roller coasters and other fun rides. I really liked the ones that went fast. I felt like I was flying and had a really good time. I loved the rides that I could go on all by myself the best. I like to feel independent. We went to the zoo a little while ago too. Daddy let me ride on his shoulders almost the whole time and I had a really good time. I especially liked the giraffes and the turtles. Here's a picture of me running through the giant meerkat tunnels.

The one thing I've been doing lately that Mama and Daddy are really happy about is using the potty. I'm not really good at it yet, but I'm working on it. I really like it when I do go in the potty because I get stickers and get to wash my hands.

I think my favorite thing over the last few months has been playing with my friends. I really like to play with other kids now, and I'm great at sharing. I also really like playing with babies. They're cute and I think it's funny when they laugh. That reminds me, I'm really excited that my cousin Henry is going to have a baby sister soon. I'm going to tickle her a lot because she's going to be cute and funny. I talk about her all the time because I can't wait to meet her. Here's my favorite picture of me and my friend Sara at an airplane festival. We were trying to get into the restricted area. We're kind of rebellious like that.