July Update

Wow, the past few months have been very busy! We went to Baker in July for Miner's Jubilee. I had a lot of fun watching the parade and strolling through the park.

The next weekend Mommy and I went to Spokane for Annie's wedding and to help Granddad clean out his house. Everyone said Mommy was pretty brave to take off for a six and a half hour drive by herself with a 2 year old but I did great! We stopped halfway and had a picnic lunch in a park and I got most of my energy out there and then slept for a couple of hours. I was ready to get out of the car by the end of the trip but overall I'm a very good traveller!

We saw lots of deer in the yard at Granddad's house and I asked about a hundred times, "deer doing?" I really like my cuddle time with Granddad, especially when I first wake up. It was even better when I got to bring a bunch of stuffed animals!

We went and visited Jan, Bob, JD, and Zack while we were there. I loved their dog Remi and had to know where she was at all times. Jan and I watched her float around in the pool for a while. It was so funny!

We also went next door to visit Pete and Sharon Ehrhardt and I got to help Granddad drive!

Lacey came with Mommy and I to Annie's wedding and it was a lot of fun. During the ceremony I tripped on a step and yelled "bonk!" and every time the music went off I'd announce "music off". I just wanted to make sure everyone knew what was going on. At the reception, Mommy shared a big piece of cake with me and 10-15 minutes later I was happily busting a move on the dance floor....actually, behind the head table :-) I danced and danced for over an hour and then let Mommy know I was ready to leave by repeating over and over "van, bye bye, night night". I was very tired by the time we got home but had a great time! Here I am all dressed up for the wedding...

Back at home, we got to go to the Wash Co fair. I saw LOTS of animals and was expecially fond of the goats, or "doats" as I like to call them.

Whew, July was a busy month! Be sure to visit joeandmarinda.com to see more pictures of me from the month! (There are three separate albums for July - Baker, Spokane, and Kasen - July 09.)

Jumping!!

I really like to jump....even though I don't get any air at all. Most of the time I jump and only one leg comes off the ground.

Click here to watch my new jumping video!

4th of July & a NEW VIDEO!

4th of July was a lot of fun. Grandma and Uncle Gar came over and hung out for the day. It was hot outside (in the 90s!) so I played in my "poo" (pool) for a while. We had a few fireworks to light off so I got to stay up late to watch them. We ended up lighting them before it was dark because I was getting very tired. Turns out, I'm pretty scared of fireworks...

Click here to visit our family website to see more 4th of July pictures!

On a different note, yesterday Isabelle was laying on her side giving herself a bath. I wasn't sure what she was doing so I watched her for a minute then went over and started licking her too. I only got one lick in before Mommy stopped me... I was only trying to help!

I'm becoming very polite and say please, thank you, and excuse me (which sounds more like "moo mee") often. Thank you is a new favorite saying and I use it all the time. I also say "yuh you" (love you) which melts everybody's heart.

This one's for you Granddad...click here to watch my new video!

20 Months!

I'm 20 months old today! Can you believe I'll be two in only four months?!

On a side note, I love to eat "banyas" (bananas) and "ass" (applesauce).

Bossy Bossy

The more I start to talk the more I'm realizing I can boss people around. The other day Daddy and I were playing in the living room. He got up and walked away and I started yelling, "stop! Stop!" He turned around and looked at me and I told/yelled at him, "back!", meaning for him to go back to the living room. Daddy was in shock that I was demanding that he do something. I was impressed that it worked!

A little sister!

An ultrasound confirmed this morning...I'm going to have a little sister!!

Click here to see the latest pictures of her!

A few new things

I got a new lawn mower!! We like to go on walks around the neighborhood and usually take the stroller in case I get too tired of walking. Usually though I end up wanting to push the stroller which takes WAY too long but of course, I throw a tantrum otherwise. So I got a new mower to push around. Its more my size and much easier to push. I mowed all the sidewalks in our neighborhood this afternoon!


I've discovered that I LOVE to have my belly rubbed! I climb on the couch next to whoever happens to be sitting there, lay on their lap or on a pillow, lift up my shirt and say "beh-eee" (my way of saying belly). If you don't start rubbing right away I'll pat my tummy and keep telling you what I want, just in case you didn't catch on the first time.


The other day Grandma brought her dog Precious over to play with Isabelle. Precious wasn't feeling good and slept on the couch all day long. I was concerned about her and kept bringing her cheerios every now and then to cheer her up.

Speaking of cheerios, this is one of my most clearly pronounced words. Of course, its my favorite snack so I ask for them often and therefore get a lot of practice saying it.

Oh yeah, and I also say "bless" whenever somebody sneezes. :-)