Boy oh boy, I’ve had a busy summer with going to farmer’s market for some new pickles, bouncing around at the little gym, growing my teeth, outlet shopping with my Auntie Livia (she’s got great taste)..  i also went to sesame place (did you know it’s different than sesame street?) for a cool dip.

We went to a cookout at Abby's house. Fun!

There was a strange animal roaming around at Maddy's Party

Auntie Livia is so cool!

Sesame Place has all kinds of fun stuff! Here we are at the wading pool. I warmed it up myself!

Who could resist this face?

Daddy went on a trip this summer and he brought me back a new friend.  I call him Onesimus.  He’s really cute, and I go everywhere with him.  Sometimes, we like to just sit and watch our favorite videos.  I love to give him hugs and kisses.  He’s also a good wrestler.

Onesimus and I like to hang out and watch Sesame Street

I love to dance.  At any given moment, I’ll bust out my moves and pull off a moonwalk, or a cabbage patch.  Daddy and mommy made a video.  Of course, I directed it and starred in it.  Here it is!

Hey folks, did you know about this thing called noodle?  (nodding) It is yummae just plain.  Ne-ne told me that it can give me long life.  Here’s my audition for a noodle commercial (taped by my uncle tony, click on the image to see it ok?) in case they ever ask me for previous work that i’ve done.

(click the image to watch the video)

So, as the story goes, Goldie Locks sits on Baby Bear’s chair and the chair breaks!  Luckily for me, this did not happen when I finally figured out that I need to back up to something before I sit down.  In fact, I can sit down on anything I back up into.  See?

Yes yes, a baby with 1 year status is far too busy to stop and contemplate about life.. let alone jot them down on a silly blog.  I have lots to figure out, especially with my two feet taking me places.  There’s a lot to see beyond that baby gate.  I do like to see the ole folks run around trying to figure out what it is I’m talking about.  I try to tell them exactly what I want, but somehow all they hear is, “EH!, Mmm!, jecklepsth, jecklepsth, jecklepsth.”  Oh well.  At least I can understand what they are telling me.

(click image to see video)

Did I mention a few of my favorite things?  I like SCREAMING at the top of my lungs, flopping onto the floor cushions, scratching my arm, eating crispix and blueberries, pulling apart DUPLO Legos, dancing, dancing, and more dancing, holding my nighttime books (time for bed, goodnight moon), grabbing bouncy balls, eating lint…  Ooooh, was I only supposed to mention a few?

I’m here to document the celebrations for passing my 366th day. Apparently it’s quite a milestone. I tried wearing the hat they gave me at the hospital when I was born and it didn’t really fit!

Mommy made me a very special cake.

“Nom, Nom, Nom!”  The icing gave me the shakes.

Daddy had me pick something from the lineup. Something about my destiny and ruling the galaxy together. He’s weird. (you need to click on the picture to get the video)

While I was at Grandma and Paw-paw’s, I learned to walk! Yay! Now I go all over the place. I hear mommy and daddy grumbling under their voices a lot now. Also, they say this word, “no” a lot. I wonder what that means.

click the picture to see me walk.

Grandma and Paw-paw live in Decatur. It’s a long, long way away. Mommy says I slept most of the trip, but I don’t really remember. I just remember lots of music and playing with mommy in the car. We made it there and back with no trouble. I had lots of fun with my grandma and paw-paw and I’d like to share some photos!

My first day in Decatur, I went to the park with mommy, daddy, grandma and paw-paw. Here, paw-paw is playing with me on the playground rides. We had lots of fun!

Grandma has lots of neat stuff. I’m in love with the remote controls.

Paw-paw is a funny guy. We had lots of laughs together. Good times, good times.

One day we went to the mall. I had to ride the fire engine. Maybe one day I’ll be a firefighter. Eh, probably not. I don’t like smoke.

Here are grandma and paw-paw. Aren’t they a cute couple?

Well, that’s the long and short of my trip. Stay tuned for a special surprise! No, no, not *that* kind of surprise, silly.

Applause

Silly mumm and dat forgot to publish this so it has been sitting on the bank for a while. silly mumm and dat. i’m really really really good at this now.