I scream for ice cream!

I LOVE IT!!!

Need I say more???

Too much fun???

Mommy just had to share this...

I think I was too busy today,

because I was a total

Berenstain Bears TV watching

GRUMP tonight before bed...

But mommy still thought I was pretty cute!

(Notice the cat "Gilbert" that I will not let go

of and I think has inspired my

County Fair cat obsession today...)

The Fair

Its that time of year again

to head to the county fair...

My first stop was to see the

kitty cats...

I was SO excited that I was shaking,

mommy thought this was pretty funny

(and for those of you

who knew her as a little girl,

possibly genetic??? :) )

Then it was out to watch

a tractor and some BIG horseys!
Onto our first ride...
a BIG slide!
I wasnt too sure about it,
but Grandma assured
mommy I was all smiles
on the way down!


Then I got to sit in a
real fire truck!
I LOVED "driving"


Next it was time to see
what mommy's tummy
was made of...

She (VERY uncomfortably) jammed
herself into a child-sized
rollercoaster just so I could go...
If that doesnt boost her
self-esteem I dont know what will :)

I kept yelling and saying I loved it,
Mommy not so much...


The last ride I went on,
I liked so much that I had to go twice!
I LOVE driving, and mommy and
grandma were so proud that
I wanted to go all by myself!

They hope 16 doesnt come too fast,
but I do!!

Thanks for a great day grandma and mommy!

A wonderful family...

I am one blessed boy...

I have so many extended family members

that love me like crazy!

I got to spend the whole day with them today...

Here we are!!!

Here are Great Grandpa and Grandma Slotemaker

and I, they live in Arizona too!
Here I am with Uncle Joe-Joe, Grampy, Grammy,
Great Grandpa and Grandma Slotemaker
(You better believe there was a serious
M&M bribe involved in these photos...)


Here I am with LOTS of Slotemakers...
me, Uncle Joey, Aunt Michele, Aunt Nancy, Grampy,
and G.G and G.G. Slotemaker.


Now, the real reason we were all brought
together today...
Nancy and Loretta needed there house cleaned
and knew two little ones who could
get the job done at a low overhead...


As soon as we were done,
Evie and I talked current world affairs
over orange popsicles...
what a day!!

A cool dude!

Mommy cannot believe how fast I've grown

and what a big boy I am...

I had a picnic date with mommy at the beach this week,

and we had so much fun together!

And, I am even trying to wear my

big boy underwear now!

(Yes, I will probably not speak to mommy

in a few years because she posted this picture...)

BUT, it is quite a big deal around our house!

Grammy and Grampy!

Some of you may not know that

I have four sets of grandparents...

Grammy and Grampy Slotemaker

live the furthest away, all the way

in Arizona!

I havent seen them for over a year,

and they came for a visit today!!

I loved showing them all of my toys,

and showing off (just a little...)
And giving lots of snuggles to make
up for lost time!

And what visit would be complete with

any grandparents without a new toy?? :)

They brought me a new thomas the train

with its own controller,

I LOVE IT!

I even shared with them my all time FAVORITE book,

the King County 911 coloring book! :)

I love you Grammy and Grampy!

Beating the heat...

I'm sure everyone can understand

when I say I have been HOT

the past few days!!

Lucky for me, Weston stayed in town!!

We got to go out swimming at the lake, AGAIN!!

Here we are with Papa, we hardly got out of the water at all!

Today was a perfect day to splash each other,

and neither one of us even minded (too much...)

I have had so much fun with you Weston,

and I will be so sad when you leave tomorrow!