Twenty Two Months Old

Today I turned twenty two months old! We celebrated by getting ice cream and playing on my favorite playground. It was a great day. Here are a few pics of me at 22 months.

My mom tried to take a picture of me with the blocks saying 22 months, but the second time I messed them up before she noticed!!

Summer Fun

We have been so busy the past few weekends enjoying the summer weather in the mountains and with family. A few weekends ago we went to visit Aunt Shay and Uncle Boris in Vail. It was a great visit and I loved exploring their home that had three levels! Nana came up to visit as well. We got to take a gondala ride to the top of Vail mountain and then once we got to the top I got to ride a pony. I may look a little scared in the picture, but I really had fun sitting on the pony and loved telling my friends all about it!

The next weekend was the 4th of July and so we took a trip to Ft. Collins to spend the night with my cousin Dylan. We had a great time BBQing with grandpa, Aunt B, Uncle Fred and Scott, and Codie the dog. Aunt Lauren and cousin Dylan are so much fun to hang out with. We were suppose to go to fireworks at night, but it started to rain really hard so my parents decided we should go to bed instead. We also got to go to a 4th of July party at Hannah's house which was fun and I even got a firework tattoo from one of her neighbors. Daddy tried to ride a unicycle which was funny to watch.

Last weekend we went camping with my mom's friend Laura who she use to work at a school with and her husband and brother, Sarah and Jake and baby Noah and some other friends of Laura. I got to eat my first smore which was was yummy, but really messy and hard to eat. My daddy and I went tubing and we got to play in the river. There were two other kids there, Lucy and Liam who were a lot of fun to play with. It was fun to play in the tent, too, but my mom and dad thought I woke up way too early in the morning!

My grandma and grandpa also came for a visit from Ohio and we took a trip to Estes Park. We stopped to eat lunch next to a really cool place that had go carts and i got to drive them with my daddy. It was so much fun and we went so fast!!! After that, we went for a hike in the park which was cut a little bit short by an afternoon rainstorm. Grandma and Grandpa were so much fun and I love calling grandpa Jim- it always cracks me up. They bought me a new giraffe pool that has been a lot of fun to have on these hot hot days.

Our water baby

Today Abby is letting me, her mom, update her blog. Abby is having so much fun this summer playing in the water. She loves to try to jump from the side of the pool to her mom and dad. When we are in the baby pool she has so much fun dunking her head all the way under. It was really fun for us at first, too, not it is a little scary. Abby also loves to lay back in the tub and get almost totally submerged. She has no fear when it comes to water. Today we went to a birthday party and there was a pool with a small slide into it. Abby would head down the slide face first into the water! She is a little daredevil.

We are having so much fun with Abby this summer as she becomes more verbal. She has been singing a lot of songs lately, but her favorites are Take me Out to the Ballgame and Bringing Home my baby Bumblebee. She also loves to stall when I tell her it is time to go or time to sleep so she always tells her mom she is going to do something for just one more minute and then do what I ask- and then one more minute, etc. It is pretty cute, but can be rough when we are in a hurry to get somewhere. She is also becoming a lot more independent wanting to strap her own car seat, get her own milk, and do pretty much everything her self! Hopefully that will continue when her new brother gets here.

Although she is gaining some independence, Abby is also a little cuddle bug. She loves giving kisses and hugs to us and her friends. Every morning she comes into bed with us and gives us lots of love. I am sure we will keep up this tradition even when the new baby comes. It has been so great having Matt home this summer and she and her daddy have become a lot closer. Now when mommy says no to something, Abby says, "I'll ask Daddy." Oh boy!

Father's Day

We had a great day yesterday celebrating my daddy. I think my daddy is the greatest because he always makes me laugh and he will chase me whenever I want. He also plays with me all of the time and even goes through tunnels he really doesn't fit into or sits in my play house even though it isn't very comfortable for him. My daddy gives me a bath every night and he even blows bubbles and gets all wet to make me laugh. My daddy takes me to play soccer and for fun bike rides. I love my daddy because he says yes even when mommy says no- esp. when it comes to extra treats like cookies or lemonade. My daddy is the best cook and the best snuggler in the world. It was a great day to celebrate. We even got a special visit from PopPop and Aunt Lauren and we all ate brunch together. I wish grandpa could have been here, too, but hopefully we will get to see him at the end of this month.