Guess Who's Here?

Guess who flew in yesterday?



That's right, Aunt Carissa!



Today, we took Aunt Carissa to the beach.



Mom and Carissa brought some fun beach toys for me to play with on our big beach towel, But..



I thought the sand was much more interesting!





I had fun digging in the sand with my hands and even found a seashell!

I think I'm going to like hanging out at the beach this summer!

Relay For Life

Mom and I drove up to Virginia last weekend to visit Mom's friends, Courtney and Melissa, and walk in the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life. We were so busy that Mom forgot to take pictures the whole weekend. So, I'll just tell you everything we did.

When we got up to Virginia on Friday afternoon Mom and I drove to the Merit School where Mom used to work in Stafford. Mom was so excited because when we got there some of the kids came running to us saying "Ms. Amanda, Ms. Amanda!" Mom didn't know if any of her kids would remember her since she hadn't seen them for a year, but she was so happy to see them and know that they remembered her. I got to hang out and play on the playground with the big kids for a while. I had so much fun. I love hanging out with big kids! Mom and I also talked with Mom's old co-workers for a while. It was so nice to meet all of them!

Then, Mom and I went to Courtney's house and I got to see her huge dogs! Miss Courtney has two Great Danes, Roxy and Merlin. They are huge! Way bigger than my puppies! I got so excited around them and they loved me and gave me so many kisses! I just giggled at them and wanted to pet them the whole time. I also got to try and chase Miss Courtney's cat, Tinkerbell, around for a while. I can't wait to go back to see Roxy and Merlin, and next time Mom is going to remember to take pictures.

On Saturday morning we went to set up for the Relay. The opening ceremonies were at noon and it was nice and sunny and not too hot. But by about 3:00 it got really hot and humid so Mom and I went back to hang out at the hotel for a little bit. And then it started storming really bad so they had to stop the relay for a little while and everyone had to go hang out in the high school, so luckily Mom and I were still at the hotel. We went back Saturday night when the weather cleared up, but after only a couple hours we could see a bad storm coming again so Mom and I went back to the hotel. The rest of our team and most of the other teams left too. There ended up being thunderstorms all night and the next morning. So, Mom was really bummed out that we didn't get to enjoy the relay a little more. Hopefully next year the weather will be better.

Thanks to everyone who donated to the Relay For Life!

The Aquarium

Last week Mom and I went to the aquarium with Mom's friend Michelle and her son, Bran. I really loved all the animals. Mom thinks that the turtles and stingray were my favorite since I kept trying to get in the tank with them! I love water and they looked like they were having so much fun that I thought I should join them! Bran and I also really liked the river otters. We liked watching them dive in the water. We all had a great time. Mom wishes she could've got some more pictures, but she says she needs just one more hand so she can hold me and take pictures at the same time.

Here's my friend Bran and me with the giant frog. I had so much fun watching Bran and listening to him. He's such a fun guy!



You can't see them, but this was the stingray touch tank. The big kids got to stick their hands in the tank and touch them. I really thought I should've been able to also!



Mom and me with Mr. Alligator. Don't worry, he's just pretend.



And you can't really tell here, but this is the big shark tank. I thought they were pretty cool!

What I've Been Up To

I sure have been keeping busy these days. Like all little kids, I love to try to get into anything and everything now. I love exploring in the house but my favorite place to be is outside. Playing on the swings at the park is definitely one of my favorite things to do!

I still love books too. I'm a very good little listener when Mom and Dad read to me, but I also like looking at books by myself.

Old MacDonald is my favorite! We read this book and sing Old MacDonald had a farm a lot throughout the day. Mom has been working on her animal sounds so she can be as good as Dad at them.

I also like to play with Daddy's hats. Since he doesn't need his woodland cover right now I get to borrow it for a while.

I now have four teeth through too. It's so much fun to try and bite Mommy!

Being a busy boy sure does tire me out though!