a babe in toyland

my 2nd birthday

babeintoyland — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:53:20 +0000

thanks to everyone who came out for my birthday last saturday! we had lots of fun and food. here are some pics:

we put spongebob's arms in the wrong place

opening a present from my mamaw and papaw

i LOVED opening the cards!

getting a card from berkley

photography

babeintoyland — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:00:21 +0000

i really like the camera. it’s cool to take and look at pictures. today while we were taking my lion pictures, mommy showed me how to use the camera.

picture i took with mommy's help

i like to get close up to things to take their picture. for a while i held my hand over the lens, but mom helped me out and showed me a better way to hold it. here are some of my shots:

i call this one "the chair, some books, and the floor"

this one is "sir fidel with crimson shadow"

this one is "the feet of the king"

i’m pretty awesome, right?

tuesday playdates

babeintoyland — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:43:57 +0000

this summer i’m going to stringtown park every tuesday morning to play with friends. mommy gets to hang out with her friends and most importantly, i get to play with my best bud tyler! this tuesday after playtime we had lunch at wendy’s and went to sam’s club to get yummy snacks!

we love oranges!

shopping is way more fun with a friend! we got to ride together in the buggy, chase each other down the aisle, and help push the cart around the store!

hanging out with my buddy tyler

mom also thought it was fun to mess with my hair. since it was so hot outside, my head was all kinds of wet and we could make it do silly things.

mommy tried for a mohawk, but this is what she got

shoes!

babeintoyland — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:16:30 +0000

this morning i put on my shoes ALL BY MYSELF!

i’ve been working on it for a while. daddy says they’re on backwards, but i think they feel fine. who says that a shoe is supposed to go on a specific foot?

i love the zoo!

babeintoyland — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:22:11 +0000

so we have super ultimate zoo passes for this year. maybe i’ve said this before. i love the animals! today was especially cool because i got to touch them!

blame my mom for the absence of pictures.

they moved the children’s zoo, and thanks to help from my friend tyler’s mommy tara, we finally found it today. i saw a big tortoise walking around, but didn’t want to touch it. what’s cool about touching a shell? i did, however, pet a milk snake. it felt so cool! then we went into the barnyard area and i got to pet goats and sheep. i even got to brush their hair with a special brush. i had to make sure that i pet each and every animal in there. they were totally awesome!

my birthday is in a week and a half. go me!

row, row, row your boat

babeintoyland — Tue, 18 May 2010 17:06:36 +0000

last friday mommy took me to a science department party at mike’s house on lake williamstown. we were there in the fall but didn’t get there in time to ride the boat. this time we did! this was my first time on a boat and it was awesome. well, i did ride on a paddleboat last summer at jennifer and isaac’s wedding, but that doesn’t count. we took a pontoon boat out and had lots of fun. tyler and i played with the bubble gun (thanks lora and tracey!), and mike even let me drive the boat! many thanks to tyler and his parents who had an extra life jacket for me.

driving is super cool... thanks mike!

i loved running out on the dock and playing around. i picked some flowers, climbed steps, ran around the house, and killed bugs. it was a great time.

easter egg hunt #1

babeintoyland — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 03:11:24 +0000

we had an easter party today at gina’s. she reported to my mommy that i was the best at hunting eggs! everyone else was focused on what was inside their eggs while i went around picking up as many as i could! that way you get more stuff.

tomorrow i get to go to fountain square to hunt eggs. there are supposed to be good prizes. i hope i win a trip to the aquarium!

hooray for spring!

updates

babeintoyland — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:37:48 +0000

things are going well on the road to my second birthday! i love telling my parents good night and cuddling with all my stuffed animals in my crib.

boxes are awesome!

we’ve been staying home a lot lately because of the snow – mommy doesn’t have school. today we went to the library and i attended my first “toddler time.” i used to go to baby time, but at this class we get to do crafts! today we learned about the color orange and got to mix red and yellow play-doh. we still get to play with bubbles and shakies like in the other class. it was fun!

i’m learning more and more words every day. here are some of the new words that my parents really understand: spongebob, snack, please, wall, dog, cartoon.

playing in the kitchen i got for christmas

tooth count

babeintoyland — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:29:04 +0000

i’ve had these for a while, but my mom is a slacker in updating.

festival of lights

babeintoyland — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:09:32 +0000

we went to the zoo this week to see the lights! it was COLD!

all bundled up

we saw an owl when we came in, and heard some cranes. the lights on the lake were really cool. they were set to music!

swan lake

christmas is super fun! we have a tree at my house, and i like to look at it. sometimes i touch the ornaments.

family photo!