Easter Weekend

This weekend was all about me and I LOVED it!!
On Saturday morning we went to the Shedd Aquarium downtown

I tried touch all the fishies swimming by

We played at the turtle exhibit

I was fascinated with all the coral in the shark exhibit, I could have stayed here day!

I wore myself out with all the excitement and new things to see.
Mom tried to get me to smile for the photo.....

.....but this was the best I could do

After my nap we tried out my new backpack and went for a walk to the park

I just love all the doggies in our neighborhood. I can barely contain myself whenever I see one

Dad was being silly- he would grab my pant legs and pulling me backwards, I thought this game was hilarious :)

I just fell in love with this pole
Weird? yes- I guess I just like what I like

Yeay! Easter morning~Mom hid some eggs and toys around the house and I had a great time hunting for them

Mom helped me open them and find all the cool stuff inside like little froggies and cars!

I found one!!

I really got into this Easter thing once I started finding all this new stuff

I had such a fun morning! Can't wait for next year :)

Too Funny

I am so much fun now. My parents think 13-15 months is a great age. I finally learned to steer my walker better and back up- this gives me huge roaming potential. I just love it!!
Mom couldn't decide which video she liked best so here are both of them. Yes, my diaper change was well over due :)

15 month check up

I went to the doctor today for my 15 month check up. I am 23 pounds and 32 inches long. I've still got some skills to catch up on but I'm getting there. I can crawl up and down stairs really good and I try to climb up on everything now. I can walk holding on with one hand but still need a lot of practice standing alone and taking steps by myself.

I've started eating some of my food with a fork and spoon. As long as you put the food on it for me, I can handle it. I just finished a bad bought of teething, but I don't let anybody look in my mouth very well. Mom thinks I have about 9 or 10 teeth now.

After my last cold I decided I hate bottles. I drink with cups or straws now. My favorite is a sippy cup mom got my that has a flexible straw on top. I just love it. Since I can't stand by myself I prop it up on furniture so I can still check out the action in the room. Mom thinks this is so funny.

We celebrated my big day by playing with my new house toy and...

...having an early dinner with dad. He tried on my new sunglasses to show me that they're not that scary. I still won't wear them... I think they are just too weird.

Happy St. Patty's Day

We finally had some spring weather so we went to the park to enjoy the sunshine

I like to play peek-a-boo on the jungle gym

I tried the slide for the first time

Dad was trying to help me with my pull-ups. I kept letting go and dad had to catch me....

...I thought this was the best game in the world

I've started walking a bit. I still need to practice a lot but I'm getting pretty good as long as you hold my hand

I just LOVE the swings. This is my favorite part of the park!

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Visit to Toronto

I flew to Toronto to visit Grandpa and Grandma for the weekend. It was really cold, but I still enjoyed exploring Grandpa's new house and shopping with Grandma

How do they fit all these leggo's in this small bag??

My new obsession is DVD's. I like to chew on them and stick my thumb through the middle.

Lots of dad's childhood friends came to visit me. I got all dressed up for the party

I really liked aunt Nicole's Dora kitchen. Maybe this means I will be a good cook?
My mom hopes so ;)

Early morning story at Grandma Jarka's house

Quiet time with dad

On our way to the kids store where mom and dad bought me some cool stuff!
Thank you to my friend Stephanie for the recommendation :)

Dad picked out this great new backpack for our warm weather walks

I was pretty excited about the plane ride home, I checked out all the equipment to make sure it was working properly

This is how I preferred to ride home but mom and dad made me sit down most of the time

I finally wore out and slept about half the way home
What a good visit. I can't wait to come back this summer

Random thoughts

"Hee hee suckers, now that I can drink from a straw I get to share all my cold germs with you!"

"...This snack time stuff is lame. You pulled me from the living room demolition for this?"

"....now back to my demo project"

"Yeah! My first balloon :) Now get this weird thing off my wrist!"

"Come on mom, certainly you can put a diaper on backwards and upside down...all the other moms can do it."

"Oh...do you like my hair? I did it myself during my nap.
And this toothpaste says it's for toddlers. why are you brushing my six teeth already?"

Day in the life

Now that I'm so active and growing everyday, I thought you might like to see what I've been doing~ Here is a typical day
After breakfast I like to play in the tunnel in my play room...

I help mom "organize" the living room while she cleans up my breakfast mess...

Then I help her refold the laundry...

I'm obsessed with shoes so I sneak in the office and chew on them....

I talk to the little boy in the mirror as I'm crawling laps around the house.....

I pull off my shoes and socks every time I get in my car seat...

I like to raid the bathroom and eat toilet paper fresh off the roll...

...then I like to take everything I can find and dump it in the bathtub....

Finally after an eventful dinner of throwing my food all over the floor I take a fun bath...

Before I head off to bed I like to chew on the lotion bottles and play with the light switch....
Whew.....My mom says I'm a handful, but I like to think I'm "entertaining" :)