April Fools 2010

Hello peeps! It's April and spring hasn't quite sprung yet. On April Fools Day it snowed hard when we were visiting my grandma in New Mexico. I guess the joke was on us.
As you can see, my parents got the digital camera back. We took it for a spin at Borrego Anza Park and guess what happened? My mom dropped it in a small stream of water. Not to worry though, it is still working. She said she and that camera just don't get along.
This month I'm a year and a half old. I spent the end of March into this month visiting my Grandma Laura and all my uncles and their families. It was a lot of fun. I learned many new words like, "Uncle, Cool Man, Doo'dah, Elephant, Hi Baby and Knee." I also repeated some words that I probably shouldn't have when they were yelled out in frustration. I'm very energetic and run just about everywhere I go now. My mom says I did well on our road trip. We both credit "The Wiggles" for this.
We got back to SoCal just in time to have Easter with Auntie Kara and her family up north. Aunt Loretta said the Easter Bunny visited and boy did s/he! I got a big bag of grass, lots of bubbles and candy. I even got to hunt for my first eggs. It was so much fun. Thank you!
So, here are some pics. Enjoy:

That's me on our hike at Borrego Anza. It was hot.

All the traveling we did wiped me out. I was even falling asleep at mealtimes!

I got permission to tag at my Auntie Michelle's house.

I'm a year and a half old!

Snow on April 1st.

I love my Easter goodies.

At a play date trying to show kids how my grandma makes tortillas.

March 2010

This month we're looking even more lean in the picture department. My dad's camera has pretty much gone kaput. In fact, it's on a trip to a factory to see if they can revive it for us. So, my mom had the bright idea of running a comparison picture of me from a year ago to me today. See a difference?
Meanwhile, I'm still a babbling fool. I think my Swiss German is about to exceed my English. I like calling out "BUSES!" when we're driving down the street when I see actual buses, garbage trucks, or diesels. I also yell "NO!" quite a bit. My mom tries to teach me "No, thank you" but that doesn't quite fit into my vocabulary yet. (wink, wink) My mom also keeps saying she needs to write down the new words I'm learning, but that's going about as well as my dad buying a new camera. End of story. ;)
Have a good month and we'll work on getting some more pictures or video soon.

That's me at 5 months old fascinated that I can reach my toes.

That's me at almost 17 months old doing some yoga at the local botanical garden. Only kidding! I was just sitting at an awkward angle.

P.S. This month is my Grossi's birthday. Happy Birthday, Grossi!

February 2010

My mom tells me that my grandpa Harrison had a hard time saying "February" and would say "Fefuary." I like it when she tells me stories about him. I wonder if I'll be able to say "February" when I get bigger?
This month I turned 16 months old. That sounds like a lot, but I'm still not even two. I guess the biggest difference between this month and last month is that I can say and sign more words. My parents are glad to see that I can sign "please." What they don't know yet is how easy it is to get them to do anything I want when I make this simple gesture. They are like putty in my dough-like hands.
As for the words, I learned "elbow" and can now say my own name, "Ah-yex." I'm also saying more words in Swiss-German, like: Hund, Augä, and Vogel. I say more, but my dad doesn't quite understand my pronunciation and my mom plain doesn't understand. :)
There weren't that many pictures to select from for this month. My dad hasn't quite given up on his camera that--although is digital--is even older than me and needs to be retired. Sometimes no display comes on at all, or when it does, it looks like a colorful zebra invaded the picture.
So, from the ones my parents took that came out half-way decent, here they are:

This was Superbowl Sunday. Dad and I were wrestling about which band is better--AC/DC or Led Zeppelin. I think my t-shirt says it all.

I was explaining to my mom that the dense leaves make the lavender drought resistant so she need not worry about killing it too quickly.

P.S. Happy Valentine's Day

Happy New Year! Jan. 2010

January 1st marks the beginning of a New Year--2010. Coincidentally, it also marks me turning 15 months old. We started the year off with a nice road trip down to San Diego where we walked around tide pools and Balboa Park. It was a pretty day with so much to see. I was pooped!
My parents are also quite excited that I'm beginning to use my own fork and spoon while eating. I don't know what the big deal is? You scoop, or stab, and aim for your mouth...then you hope for the best. How easy!

Happy 2010!

My dad and me talking about waves.

I can do it myself!

What do you mean I have something on my mouth?

December 2009

Yay, it's December. I'm 14 months now. When do we stop using "months" to tell how old I am? Anyway...we moved into our new place and I'm getting used to all the new places to play. My mom had a hard time finding some things like cards and stuff for baking cookies, but we found everything just in time.
We went to my grandma's house in New Mexico for Christmas. I got to see a lot of family and snow! I'm not content with walking, so I'm practicing running, and I'm able to say some words like "Dis" for things I want/can't reach/or to be lifted. I also call both my parents "Dad." Here are some pictures from December.

Playing with lights at a nearby neighborhood where they had the most colorful lights I've ever seen!

Ready to bake, people.

Had fun walking around in the snow with daddy and my cousins.

I like my Christmas present from grandma.

Thanksgiving Weekend--2009

It's already Thanksgiving and there's a lot happening. My mom has been putting stuff in boxes and we had this big bird to eat with family who came from New Mexico. My mom says they came to help us move. So, here are a couple of shots from the weekend.

Here I am in possession of my favorite new toy--Garlic Salt. I think this will come in handy when my parents cook for everyone.

The weather was beautiful and warm over the Thanksgiving weekend, so we took some of our visitors to the beach for awhile.

Goofy Bedtime Reading--Nov. 2009

My mom kept laughing at me experimenting with my "moo's", laughing at my own jokes, and saying "bye" to the book before dumping it for the night.