A few new tricks...

Every day Hady gets bigger and bigger...me too! Mommy says that is the way it goes...we grow, we learn new things and we have fun.
Hady's new tricks are couch climbing and hiking with me. We have pictures from those. Oh, and Hady can wear pigtails and a ponytail now!
My new tricks are from the swimming pool...I can swim by myself! For real! I jump off the diving board and swim to the side of the pool. I dive under water for pennies and other fun things. I am a big stud at the pool...mommy needs to bring her camera and get a few pictures of me and my new tricks. But for now enjoy Hady's pictures.

Summer treats...

The last few weeks have been hot to say the least and we find any way we can to beat the heat.
Here is what we found out...
1. Popsicles are a favorite after dinner treat on a hot summer day.
2. Hady probably is going to be one of those people that goes swimming in the dead of summer because that girl can hold a popsicles in her bare hands. And she looks like she is in heaven while doing it.
3. When daily temperatures are close to 100...a cool 80 degree day calls for a fire and a different summer time treat.
4. Daddy is really the only one that likes s'mores.
5. Reagan steals a lot of marshmallows.
6. The lake is the best place to eat popsicles.
7. Not that you need another reason to love popsicles but they turn your tongue fun colors.
8. We didn't go to Duck with Nene and Duke but they still got us t-shirts so they really must have missed us.
9. In a few years Hady will probably die because I posted that first picture of her...more reason to leave it up (hehehehe!)

yesterday.

Daddy always comes home from work and says "What did you do today?". Most of the time, I say "I don't know." with a devilish look on my face but yesterday...yesterday was one of those good days. Not that I really have a bad day...but yesterday was one of those days I could soak up forever. We got a slow start to the day, Hady took a LONG morning nap so I was stuck begging to go outside while mommy folded laundry. But once Hady woke up we were off to the park with my bike and Hady's stroller and a cooler full of yummy snacks for lunch. It wasn't sunny, but just right. I rode my bike along the path, spotted a deer, raced a dog, and just enjoyed the summertime. Hady of course wanted to wander, so we headed to the playground. The pictures mommy took are from the playground because she had a free hand for once...Hady is becoming adventurous and I know she wants to be just like me. I love that and will try to cherish it in my own 3 yr old way as long as possible. After the playground, we threw some rocks in the creek and then lunch rolled around.
After lunch and a little more playing...we headed home for naps.
Oh, then the sun came out and we were off to the pool. I swam and swam and swam. I perfected my run, jump off the diving board. I practiced my swimming without my bubbles (I am getting good). Then daddy came...a swim with daddy is the best. We jumped, swam and worked up an appetite.
Finally, dinner with friends and a bath and bedtime. Reagan has become my new partner in crime in the late night hours...well sort of. She sleeps with me even though I sometimes crave someone (something) with two legs instead of four. She is alright and She enjoys my squishy bed and comfy blankets as much as I do.

My new love...

I know this is a little overdue...but I LOVE FIREWORKS! All of them...from itty bitty smoke bombs to the ones that soar in the sky and make loud booms! Daddy and I had a continuous week of before bedtime firework shows in our front yard. Now it was just a few a night so don't think we went over the top but I liked spreading out the joy. I really think daddy was as excited about it as me...Oh, and since I am 3 I rarely made it to dark but the shows were not half bad if I do say so myself.

the week...

I guess I should entitle this post...the last few weeks but oh well. The last few weeks have been something else. Mommy said good bye to two wonderful grandfathers (great grandfathers for me) which meant a whirlwind of family and traveling. How lucky am I to have had some great grandfathers in my life (and I still have one left). They are both remarkable men that mommy tells me I will be lucky if I grow up to be like them. One was the kindest man to walk this earth in a very long time and the other had a lot to teach about friendship and relationships with people. I hope I have a few of their traits as I grow older. Check out their pictures...they had a zest for life living to be 87 and 96.
Well in this whirlwind I got to spend time in Pennsylvania and then come back to Indiana and spend lots of quality time with my uncles. My great grandfather in Pennsylvania (Pop W.) shared his love of trains with me. I just wish that I was there when he could have ran it for me. Check out the picture....he made everything! All the backdrops and buildings, he even made a train. And are plane trip to Pennsylvania wasn't half bad thanks to Papa! Being with family here in Bloomington meant lots of lake time and playing with my uncles. They are pretty cool...Dave swam and tubed with me, Jason took me hiking in the woods and kayaking. I hope they visit again soon...I miss you already.
Well I will let the pictures speak for themselves...life is good! And we have a lot to be thankful for...