Hiking

M, Aunt R and I went on a hike yesterday. It was great fun. We only went 3 1/2 miles, but had all sorts of adventures. We hiked right alongside the river, so we had to stop a few times to enjoy the refreshing coldness and beauty. It was tiring work, so I had to take a little rest on the rock.

Aunt R and I had to contemplate the road ahead.

I decided that we should go this way!

I had the best of both worlds. When I got tired, I got to ride in the pack. Aunt R. says that she has to pay back for the time that she was 2 and rode on Aunt M's shoulders for a backpacking trip. I think I was the better passenger!!!!

Cute girls.

After the hike we enjoyed a lunch at a little bed & breakfast outside of Estes Park. They had some fun benches and swings on their porch. I took Aunt R. to check them all out.

One way M and Aunt R got me to move in the right direction was to promise "more water". Here I am all excited about the "More water" ahead!!

Finally getting to completely enjoy the cool, refreshing water!

Potty adventures!!

On our hike yesterday, I found an outdoor potty. I just had to try it. This is as close to nature as you can get!!!!!

Just hanging out!!

Aunt R. came out to stay with us for a few days. Tonight I was helping her and M make supper. In other words I got a little piece of bread dough that I was able to roll out. I also found a way to get into the flour bowl!!! On Saturday my cousins Grandpa had a end of the summer pool party that we were invited to. I had a wonderful time. I went back and forth between the pool and hot tub. I even got brave enough to not want M to catch me when I jumped in. However, after going all the way under 3 times, I decided it was better for me to reach out to her (I still wouldn't let her reach her hands up to catch me!!). Here's a cute picture of my cousins enjoying the hot tub. M didn't get any pictures of me since she was always in the water with me.
Hey, where's the excerise room....I'm all ready to work out!!!!

I like to challenge myself, so the other day at G's house, I decided I needed to make a train out of all my trikes and drive them around the loop between the kitchen and living room.

Hope you all have a great day exploring y0ur world!

It's a girl!

M sporting her belly at 5 months!! My little baby sister is growing fast.

I am going to have a baby sister!!!! Hope you enjoy some of our pictures of her!

Just having fun

I always have fun exploring. Here's just a few pictures and videos of me having all sorts of different kinds of fun!

I think I'm a Jack in the box!Sunday, M&D helped with registration for YC '09 up at YMCA of the Rockies. I fell asleep in the car on the way up and continued my nap in the corner. D pointed out what banner I was in front of and thought it was very funny. The comment was made that hopefully when I attend HLA I don't sleep in class!!!!

Sleeping soundly!!

Playing fort and gonna get you with D while M tried to fold laundry!!

Playing a little hide and seek with the laundry basket!

Just a little bathtime silliness!

In my puzzle, the skunk looks a lot like a kitty, so I was always pulling it out and saying, "Meow." M has been trying to teach me what "it" really says! (Ok, what people say when they see it!!!!)

Getting out!

So I finally discovered my way out of the crib also!! Luckily I don't feel the need to do it every morning. I am usually pretty content to stand at the end and try to peek out the door until M comes and gets me. Hopefully I get more graceful as time moves on, but I probably won't be in my crib much longer anyhow!

Chalk drawings

I discovered sidewalk chalk this week. On a walk around the neighborhood, we passed some drawings in the park and the girls had left half a piece of chalk. I was enthralled with the idea of being able to write on the sidewalk, so M had to go out and buy me my own!

My cousin came over last night to check out what M & I were doing.
Notice the lifesize me on the ground. I helped M color it in so that I could have a twin!!

I have a little bit of growing to do to catch M's feet!

After we got tired of drawing, L and I found a new way to use chalk.....I call it Chalk Rolling!

Second weekend of camping

This was the 2nd weekend of our camping experience. M&D and I headed up Friday after work. It rained a little on our way, but let up shortly after we got there. The rest of the weekend was absolutely gorgeous.....sunny, warm and hardly a cloud in the sky!

I finally was able to have my first s'more. Usually I'm in bed by the time these come out, but M let me stay just a little bit later so I could try one. It was so good I wanted more, but M said only one before bed! My friend Deliliah was also there the 2nd weekend. She's the one I made friends with over the Fourth. (just as an additional side note: tonight when I was over visiting my cousin, he was watching Homeward Bound II and I went running into the living room to get M to show her Deliliah....apparently the young female golden on that movie is also named Deliliah. M told D I guess if we have a girl we need to name her Deliliah since that's the only name I can say.....however D said no girl of his is going to be named Deliliah!!!!)
It was very cold Friday night. So cold in fact that our stove had frost on it Saturday morning.

While I napped on Saturday, G and L made a G.I. Joe fort and city. Didn't they do a wonderful job?

While everyone was out riding on Saturday morning, I sat with G and drew some pictures.

I had time to explore and discovered that if I knelt in the bushes I was hard to spot. A perfect hiding spot!

I even had time to perfect my jumping. I just have to work on my landing still.

The log I was playing with last weekend made a really good rocking chair also.

All in all, it was a wonderful weekend of camping. Hopefully we get out at least once more in August before Labor Day.

Fair days

The fair was in town this weekend. After we got unpacked Sunday evening, M&D along with Uncle S and Aunt S, L, P&G, and Cousin A we went to check it out. Sunday evening we ate fair food, then checked out the barns before heading to do some rides. I had so much fun on my very first fair ride that evening, M&D decided to take me back again Tuesday.

Tuesday was just M&D and I. We ate a quick supper at home then headed out for an hour of fun. I even won a prize. It's a balloon dolphin on a stick, but it worked really well as a horsey!Daddy taking me on the Carousel Tuesday evening.

All excited to go on my very first fair ride Sunday evening!!!!!

Aren't I a cute little bug?

Caution: This video might make you dizzy. But hope you enjoy my very first ride as much as I did. 2 tickets for a 1:25 ride!!!!

Tuesday night when I went back with M&D they let me go in the bouncy castle. I even went down the slide with a little help from a new friend.

I guess I will be ready for our Disneyland trip in October!!!