Carrying on the tradition...

When mommy was a little girl,

one of her favorite things to do

was help her daddy (my papa)

mow the lawn...

(I think this picture was taken in 1987...)

Since we moved,

Papa has been coming over and

taking care of our yard...

and last week, he let me help him!!

It brought back such great memories for

my mommy, and I have a feeling this will

become one of my special "chores" in the future!

The face that makes it all worth it...

My new swingset!!!

Well... its only taken 3 weeks of it sitting in the garage...

But my swingset, is finally put together!

(after 6 hours of VERY hard work...)
I LOVE IT!!!

I have had the best time exploring everything,

and telling mommy "look what I can do..."

I couldn't even tell mommy my favorite part,

I love ALL of it!

I am proving just how agile and brave I am already!

and using my spy skills with my telescope...

Thank you SO much to my great aunties,

and to grandpa and bryan for all of your help!

This evening of play was just the start

of what I am sure will be MANY, MANY hours of fun!

Too Cute...

On Sunday afternoon,

mommy and I headed over to Blake's house

for his 3rd birthday party!

There were LOTS of fun kids to play with

and I had so much fun!
We were a pretty cute crew if I do say so myself...

Time is flying...

We are getting back into the swing of

things around here...

I have been pretty sick the last week or so...

but that didnt stop me from having some fun!

and making LOTS of messes.

I even got to go to a birthday party
for Aunt Celeste!

And Patience spun me around and around

in the hair chair!!

We ran and ran, and I told mommy I didnt

ever want to leave here!

I have also outgrown another pair of

shoes, and am in 4T clothes already!

Time is flying, and I am growing

like crazy right along with it!

Soaking it up...

With just a few precious days

of Summer left before we are back on

our "school year schedule",

it was time to hit the beach!

Auntie Ann invited us to her house,

and we invited papa and grandma lady along

(2 of my favorite peoples undivided attention

makes for a GREAT day!)

Papa and I found this abandoned boat,

it was SO cool!
Walking through the tidepools with
Grandma and Auntie Ann...

Trying VERY hard to splash Grandma Lady...

and of course what day would be complete

at the beach if I didnt find a rock or a stick

(today I found both...)

to add to my front porch collection!

I even worked my muscles pulling grandma on the tube.

What a PERFECT day!

Back to "normal"...

With my cousins and Aunties gone,

we have been getting back to

"normal" around here...

Mommy and I have been really

trying to soak up our last two weeks

before our crazy school year routine kicks in...

Spending lots of quality down time

together, and with grandma lady :)

I even learned to stick out my tongue,
which I thought I looked VERY cool doing.

And enjoyed my current favorite meal, SPAGHETTI.

Mommy and I have had one amazing summer together,

we have one more week to live it up,

and I think thats just what we will do!