I'll Tumble 4 Ya....

Mommy and I working on the uneven bars.

Climbing down one of the obstacles.

Miss Sunny, my instructor, helping me do a jump.

You may remember last summer that I mentioned that I would be starting my training for the Olympics soon. Well, my first official athletic experience has been at tumbling class which I have been taking once a week for the past month. I really love getting dressed up in my sweatsuit, running around, and doing all of the excercises with the other kids. Then I come home, eat lunch and take my vitamins. Afterall, I am in training. After lunch I am exhausted so I take a long nap. I am not sure if we have any pictures of me during class but we will post some if we do.

Back to School

La escuela va bien. Estoy progresando bien y mejorar mis conocimientos de Inglés y español. Echa un vistazo a las fotos de abajo.

I think I am doing pretty well so far at school.

"Daddy watch hockey"

Daddy came home from work the other night and quickly turned on the television. I ran over to him and asked him to pick me up like I normally do. Then I looked at the television and said "daddy watch hockey". When I glanced back at Daddy tears were running down his face but he didn't seem sad. To the contrary he actually appeared to be quite happy. Mommy on the other hand looked rather troubled. Sorry, we have no pictures for this.

Dropping the Kids off at the Pool

Daddy and I outside before going to breakfast last Saturday.

Me working on my jellyfish project at art class last week.

Showing everyone how this potty thing is done.

Sorry I have not written in a while – I have been incredibly busy since my birthday.

I started art class recently and have been honing my painting skills each week. I also started going to school one day a week for 4 hours. So far so good there – I like playing with the other kids very much and Ms. Nikki is a very good teacher.

I have also begun potty training. As if a full bladder was not motivation enough, Mommy awards me M&Ms for defecating in a plastic toilet. Sometimes I am so excited that I run to the kitchen for my M&Ms without putting my pants back on.

The SuperBowl was very exciting. Apparently Uncle Tim had the last laugh about my Terrible Towel gag because the Steelers prevailed last week in a very exciting game. I would have waved my Terrible Towel in celebration but I have been using it to help me with my potty training.

You say it’s your birthday…It’s my birthday too.

I would like to thank everyone who came to my party last weekend. I am truly blessed to have so many friends and family and I hope everyone had a good time. We had more people at our house than a typical Thrashers game which was great. Thank you again for coming and thank you for all of the gifts I received. Take a look at the pictures.

Birthdays and My Old Man and the Sea

December and January is an important time of year for birthdays as it relates to my family and friends. I have been spending a lot of time eating cake, playing with toys, and seeing my friends and family. Great Grandma turned 93, Mommy turned 25, Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Lori, Aunt Christine, and my friend Luke also had/have birthdays during this time.

Daddy was home quite a bit over the holidays and we watched a lot of football and hockey together. I also helped Daddy play Xbox some of the time. However, I was not invited when he and Uncle Troy went fishing with Daddy’s friends. Daddy heard that December was a great time of year to go to Lake Lanier to catch strippers. Actually, as it turns out it there are no strippers there, only stripers. Nonetheless, Daddy and Troy did manage to catch a couple of stripers.

Uncle Tim's Terrible Towel

This towel is good for dusting, cleaning toilets, and washing the floor. What is Daddy doing with my towel???

Many months ago, Uncle Tim and Aunt Lorie sent me a toddler version of the “Terrible Towels” you see those hooligans in Pittsburgh waving around during the Steelers games in an effort to keep warm and cheer on their beloved football team. A few weeks back Daddy and I made a wager with Tim on the outcome of the Cowboys/Steelers game. Well, our Cowboys disappointed us that day and as a result we needed to fulfill our end of the bet which was that we needed to take pictures of me holding the Terrible Towel. I was a little unnerved by this at first but as you can see in the pictures below I got into the swing of things. The towel really is useful in many ways. Even Daddy managed to find a use for it.