Running Errands

Nothing much to report this week so far.   I've been pretty busy driving mom to the zoo, the pet store (to buy pizza) and the grocery store (to buy pretzels).  My car is a pretty comfy ride and looks a lot our couch.  Mom can be a pretty demanding passenger- wanting me to turn on the air-conditioning, open the sunroof, turn on the windshield wipers etc.  I try my best to make her happy, but whew!

We are now eyeing our 3 day weekend and it can't come soon enough!

Ssssslacker!

Mom really did try to post something on Wednesday.  We didn't really have much to say, so she was going to post a video but it wouldn't upload and by then, mom just wanted to go to bed.  We almost forgot about posting tonight.  Thank goodness we didn't because I know how many rely on me to ease the workday boredom:).  Unfortunately, this post won't do much for that.

We had a nice, calm weekend.  I had very few meltdowns and the ones I had were very short-lived.

Dad had a bike race up in Prescott so he was gone for the weekend and it was just mom and I entertaining each other.  I went to Madeline's birthday party on Saturday- there were about a bazillion kids and about that many pregnant women.  Mom has never seen so many pregnant bellies outside of the OB's office.  It was a little scary for mom and she didn't drink any of the water.  I had a fabulous time and all of us 2 year olds spent the time stealing each others stuff and crying about it.  Good times!  

We got home and mom hoped I would take a nap.  But I didn't.  We got to watch "Finding Nemo" together instead.  Mom gets a little lax in her "1/2 hour of TV a day" rule these days.  It is not such a bad thing to have me zoned out in front of the TV while she gets some things done.

On Sunday, mom had a meeting so we had Jesse, my babysitter, come over for a while.  I wasn't so thrilled with the whole babysitter thing today.  I cried and wouldn't eat my lunch and Jesse wouldn't leave.  I woke up from my nap and she was still there-pooh!!  Since she obviously wasn't going anywhere, I decided to show her my coloring books and then I kind of liked her again.  I was kind of rough on poor Jesse but hopefully she'll come back.

Have a great week!

Thanks Nana D!!

I had a Grandma kind of weekend and it was goooood!  Nana came into town on Thursday but late so I didn't get to see her until Friday morning.  

Mom had to work so Nana and I hung around the house most of the day.  Dad and mom went out to dinner with some friends so Nana and I walked down to the pizza place for dinner.  I sure do like the crust- which Nana doesn't love so we were a great pair.

On Saturday, mom, Nana and I went to the zoo.  On the way down, Nana and I had a good conversation about vitamins:

Me:  " Mom takes vitamins!"

Nana:  "Do you take vitamins Jordan?"

Me:  "No, I take Goldfish."

Mom and Nana didn't like the heat at the zoo so much, so they kind of hurried me through.

Dad and mom snuck out for a movie in the afternoon- how much fun is it having Nana around?

On Sunday, Dad had a bike race and Nana, mom and I went to the farmer's market in the morning.  Although mom and Nana really liked it, I wasn't too impressed.  If it wasn't for all of the fun dogs there, it would have been a total loss.  I think I'll pass on our next trip.

We said adios to Nana this afternoon and came home to a very quiet house.

Hope everyone has a wonderful week!

Another First

I have FINALLY figured out how to pedal a tricycle!  How exciting is that??!!  Dad figures I'll be ready for the 2024 Olympics.  I still have some trouble pedaling at daycare because my shoes keep falling off.  Ms. Wanda (my teacher) made a special phone call to mom today because I get soooo mad when my shoes fall off.  So now, mom has to do some extra work in the AM stuffing my tootsies into real shoes instead of my Crocs.

Nana D arrives tomorrow! Whoopee!  We are especially proud of her because Nana and Mr. Walker are in the middle of a total kitchen renovation and Nana is leaving Mr. Walker in charge for few days.  Way to live on the edge Nana!

The Weekend

Well, I guess this weekend was OK.  We had a pretty quiet day today with just some jumping castle action in the afternoon but otherwise kind of a yawner.

Yesterday was much better.  I got to go to my friend Cade's 3rd birthday party.  He had it at a gymnastics gym and us kids had the run of the place.  We got to play on the balance beams, trampolines and best of all the foam pit.  We only had a few close calls and some one jumped on me only once.  I had a great time and worked up a good sweat.  Thankfully, I don't seem to show any great skill in the gymnastic arena.  Not too big of a calling for 6' tall gymnasts!  (Mom and dad have been very good a pointing out the swimmers and volleyball players during the Olympics to me and making sure I pay attention to the form and technique.)

After my rockin' good time at the birthday party and getting amped on cake, mom and dad turned me over to grandma Sue for a few hours so they could have an adult dinner with some friends.  I was invited to dinner but for some reason, I didn't get the notice.  I should be mad but I had a better time with grandma- so there!

On Saturday, when mom put me down for my nap,  I wasn't quite ready for sleep so I entertained myself a bit before I fell asleep.  Mom snuck in a took a picture of the carnage.  What you can't see so well is the gobs of purple glitter that I sprinkled all over the floor.  Fun, Fun!

What a let down!

Let's see, what exciting things have happened so far this week?  Mom got me some new markers and coloring books and we all went to Target tonight.  Yeah, that's almost as fun as the Wiggles and a few days with Brooke and Faith.  Hmmppff.  Mom and dad better have good stuff planned for the weekend, that's all I have to say about that.

Good times in Dallas!

Holy Cats Batman- did I have a fabulous weekend!  We spent the week with U. Tim, A. Dana and cousins Brooke and Faith in Dallas.  It was such a great trip.  We knew it was going to be good when mom and I were accosted by the nicest Mary Kay Makeup lady ever in the bathroom at the airport.  Mom thought we weren't going to get out without buying some lipstick or something.  Later, we saw the same nice lady offering to help an elderly lady with her suitcase.  It wasn't helping her cross the street but it was close!  We also decided that Dallas is the land of perfectly coiffed, perfectly make-uped, pretty dress and heels for grocery shopping moms.  And then there was us.   But we digress.

On Thursday, we all drove to downtown Dallas and went to the very cool aquarium, where not only did they have fish but they had monkeys (lots of different kinds) and birds too.

On Friday, we were supposed to go to the splashpark but it was closed because of some bacteria scare.  So, on the absolute hottest, most humid day of the entire century, we went to the park.  Mom's hair got curly and every one's wrinkles were gone.  Us girls were going strong but the grown-ups couldn't handle it and made us leave.  We went to the mall which was actually very fun because there was a big carousel and some ice-skating there.  We did ride the carousel but didn't ice-skate.  That night, mom and dad sent U. Tim and A. Dana out for a date night then managed to get the 3 of us fed, bathed and almost down for bed before they got back.   Mom and dad were tiiiiiired!

Saturday...let me just tell you about Saturday.  It started out as a typical day- oatmeal, run around screaming, a few diaper changes, etc.   Next thing I know, we are at the Wiggles concert!!! OH MY LORDY.  I just didn't know what to do with myself.  I was in such awe of finally meeting my favorite people that I just sat, slack-jawed on mom's lap for the ENTIRE concert.  Brooke more than made up for my lack of physical activity by never stopping jumping the whole concert.  It was so fun and even the adults had a good time.  I would highly recommend a Wiggles concert in case any parents are reading this.

We had to come home on Sunday and we were sad to see the week end.  I had such a fun time with my cousins and I KNOW the adults had a great time with us as well.  I mean really, who wouldn't!