Walk! What does that mean?

By looking at the pictures you can see we have been very busy. We spend time hanging out in the house when it is really hot or going to the pool. Mommy loves and hates taking me to the pool. I don't understand that you have to walk and that I can't dive into the pool. I don't really like the water this year as much as last unless there is nobody around, then I will dive right in. We have been to the pool 4 times and I have fallen in 2 times. Mommy gets really worried about the ears since she does not follow the Dr's orders by putting in my ear plugs. She will learn one of these days when I have stuff draining from my ears from getting them wet. Not only do I like to hang out outside, I also love to climb. As you can see there is not much of a window seal, but boy can I climb up there and wait for my daddy to come home. Sometimes I wait for a long time since daddy has been traveling to California so much. Last week I had to go to the Dr for my bottom. Mommy was really concerned and thank goodness she took me in. I had strep but and got put on an antibiotic for 10 days. Hopefully by the end of the week all will be good. Last weekend mommy went on her annual girls trip to the Ozarks with 9 other girls. Mommy said it was fun, but I was a wreck. I ran a fever and was miserable for daddy. When mommy came home she found me with a black eye from running into a table at Aunt Amy's house. As the days go by the eye looks much better. Since mommy's return I have had a hard time going to bed. I think that they are going to leave me and never come back. I promise I will figure out the bedtime routine again soon. Mommy hopes by this weekend since we are taking a family trip to Okoboji with the Pellett's. I can't wait to go fishing. My daddy bought me a Spider Man fishing pole. We are going to catch a big fish. I'm sure if I do catch a big fish my mommy will post the picture. Last week we also found out that my Aunt Thu and Uncle Brian are going to have a baby boy. This week we had some good news about another pregnancy, but it is not mommy's place to share. No, I am not going to be a big brother, but I sure do like babies. Maybe someday I will have a brother or sister, but not right now. I hope all is well with everyone and I will talk to you soon.

I love Summer!

Well we have been very busy the last week. My aunt, Cathy, and cousin, Jackson came into town on Memorial Day weekend and we had a blast. Okay, there was once incident that was not fun. I was in and out of my g-ma and g-pa Mauer's bedroom one morning so that I could turn on their bathtub and take off running. My mommy always followed me and turned off the water and tried to tell me to stop. Well, one time I ran in the room only to lock myself in their room. Luckily I did not turn on the water because my mommy and aunt Cathy would have had to break down the room. After 45 minutes of being locked in the bedroom I finally got out. As you can see above I do not have a shirt on. That is because once I got out, mommy had to strip my shirt off because it was soaked from all the tears. Mommy was so sad also. She kept me occupied by sticking her fingers under the door, but I think she was so frightened, just like me. Thanks mommy and daddy for rescuing me. Sorry that never taught me a lesson. I still like to close the closet doors at my house and hang out in there. Thank God they do not lock. As for new tricks, I climb everywhere. I get on the couch and run back and fourth. I climb on the bar stools and try to get up on the island to get snacks, but most of the time mommy or daddy stops me before I can get all the way up. Mommy can't even leave me alone when she goes the bathroom because she knows I will be doing something I shouldn't be doing when she gets done. I have also learned to flush the toilet. I was very upset all day when mommy flushed a bug down the toilet. I still mention it occasionally "bug, bug" when I see the toilet. It drives mommy crazy and she tries to explain to me that the bug got flushed and went bye bye. I guess I just don't accept that. I also got to play with some frogs this past weekend at my first sleep over. Hallie Kate stayed the night with me and she got to sleep with mommy and daddy. I got to come in their room at 5 am and that is when I started pulling Hallie's hair to wake up. Mommy yelled at me and told me I had to wait to wake her up. I did the same thing at 7 and woke Hallie up. Poor Hallie! As you can see we have been very busy. I hope all is well with everyone. Talk to you soon.