I went to the coolest place ever last weekend...the Children's Museum! Wow, there were so many things to look at and play with. This big mirror ball was a favorite of mine. No matter where I looked, there I was! Then Dad and I played with a life-size connect-four game. I concentrated so hard on getting the ring into the top. The best part was definitely letting them all loose at the bottom though.
I got to ride the carousel for the first time with Mom. We picked the giraffe, and boy, did I love the music! Then we went to play with the huge sandbox. I got really good at pouring sand into the funnel toys. Of course, I threw a bit out of the box too, just to see what Mom would do. She was pretty cool with it.
And then the best part of the entire day...playing in the water! I stood on my tiptoes the entire time and played, played, played, until we had to go. There were boats, fish, and even balls (my absolute favorite) to play with in the water. Mom told Dad he should make a water playland in the backyard. I second that.
This is Lourdes, the dinosaur, and me, the egg. We're in a big dinosaur nest. I'm so glad she came to visit me all the way from Pennsylvania. My parents sure did enjoy seeing her parents too. We ended up spending almost 6 hours there...and we loved every minute. Both of us fell asleep in the car (I didn't even make it out of the parking garage). What a great day.
Since I'm one now, I can eat super delicious food like elephant ears! Dad let me taste a bite, and it was awesome. Then he let me have a sip of his lemonade shake-up. What a great day! It was a hot morning at the fair, but I loved every minute. We saw all the animals. I even got to pet a little cow. If this is what being one means, I'm all for staying one forever.
Mom and Dad put my little armchair outside and a few friends and family brought presents! They weren't supposed to, because I really just wanted to hang out with them, but I did love every one! Unwrapping them is half the fun!
I'm so glad my friend, Sophie, came to play with me. I'm a little jealous that she can walk already though. Mom says I will really soon!
Check out these cool fruit skewers. Mom let me take a piece of cantaloupe off of one before the party started. There was all kinds of fun foods at the party...but nothing as exciting as the cake.
This is my Grillmeister, Mr. Vance. Since I was busy eating cake and opening presents, he said he'd do the grilling for me. That was really nice of him. Maybe one day I can grill for one of his parties.
Grandpa and I hanging out at the party. I'm so glad a lot of my family got to come.
Mom and I went to visit Jody in Missouri for a couple of days. It was a long drive...8 hours!...but I did such a good job. Once we were there, we had so much fun. 
My parents' small group from church went to Symphony on the Prairie together one night. Ryker and I had a good time playing on the blankets and trying to get to the food before our parents could stop us.
