Partying in the Pool

Saturday was so beautiful and warm. When Daddy got home from work we decided to break out the pool for the first time. I was so excited because I love, love, love water. Daddy let me sit in the pool while the water was coming out of the hose. I took that as my opportunity to experiment. I watered the patio, I tried watering Mommy and the dogs and I drank about as much water as I put in the pool. Mommy said dogs drink from the hose, but I was out to prove her wrong. I was NOT happy when Mommy and Daddy decided that it was getting cooler and time to get out. I will not be posting any pictures of that because I'm a little ashamed of how much I cried.

I did learn something about swimming. It makes you really hungry! Now I know why Michael Phelps always has the munchies... Click here to see more pictures of my pool party and enjoy the little clip of me in my speedo swimming trunks filling the pool with water from the hose.

Love, V

Tough Guy

I had a rough week this week. I decided to be a tough guy and that is very tiring. On Thursday I decided to try to climb up into the high chair at school and banged my eye. Mommy was very surprised when she went to pick me up and I had a shiner! You can kind of see it in this picture. It's my left eye and it's really not that bad. It barely shows up.

I've also started talking in my sleep. I make noises somewhere between a cry and really loud talking. Sometimes I do it once a night sometimes two or three times and sometimes just for fun I do it for over an hour. Every time Mommy and Daddy check I'm still fast asleep but just making a lot of noise. Mommy and Daddy now have black under their eyes too but not from falling... from lack of sleep.

I got in trouble at school on Friday because I took a bite out of a little boy in my class. The teacher told Mommy I wasn't trying to be mean I was just teething. I chew on everything including pacifiers. Daddy said it was just get back because that boy had bitten me before. Thank goodness I was wearing plaid overalls that day. It's hard to stay mad at someone wearing such cute overalls.

To see all the pictures from my week click here.

Love, V

Easter 2009

Last weekend was probably the busiest of my little life. On Saturday we had my big party and on Sunday we celebrated Easter. Mommy, Daddy and I went to church with Grandma and Grandpa. There were so many people there! It was great people watching. Afterwards we met up with Nannie, Poppie, Aunt Ellen, Teetee and Uncle Troy for brunch.

When we got back to the house the Easter Bunny had been there. I wish I hadn't missed him because I wanted to thank him for all the fun presents he left me. I got some toys to play with in the water and a big toy organizer that was cleverly filled with all kinds of baby snacks. After opening presents it was time to say goodbye to Grandma and Grandpa and take a nap.

When I woke up we all took a family walk to the park. Even though I have a big swingset in my backyard, it's still so much fun to go to the park. This time I LOVED the slide. I made sure we played with it over and over and over again. I got in lots of quality time with Poppie because he was leaving the next morning.

After a long day of playing, praying and being showered with more presents, it was time to put on my bunny pajamas and wish everyone a good night. Click here to see all of my Easter pictures.

Love, V

Birthday Boy

I know, I know you are probably all so mad at me for not blogging in so long but boy has it been a whirlwind of a week! I turned one on April 6th. It was such a fun day because both Mommy and Daddy took the day off of work to spend with me. First we went to the doctor for my checkup. She said that I weigh 21 lbs even and I'm 29 inches tall. I thought that was pretty big but she said I'm only in the 25 percentile. But no worries friends so said I'm strong, healthy and a very busy bee so I'm probably burning a lot of calories. After the doctor we all went to lunch. I tried to eat everything in site to prove to my doctor that I am a food champ.

Afer lunch we went over to the mall to see the Easter Bunny. Check out my other blog to see a picture of that fun and crazy guy.

I took a big long nap on my birthday because a growing boy needs his rest. When I woke up we went to this insanely fun place where you get to jump in these big inflatable toys. They have a special one for people like me. I'm officially a toddler now not an infant! Daddy got to jump with me and I got to meet some other big kids just like me. We wrapped up our great day with dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant where I got to eat curry chicken and stir fried tofu. Click here to see all the pictures from my birthday celebration. But who knew you could stretch the birthday fun out for the rest of the week?!

All my grandparents, my Great Aunt Ellen and my Teetee and Uncle Troy all came to Atlanta for my birthday party. It was such a blast because our neighbors and friends all came to our house to play. I was having so much fun that I ended up wearing several different outfits that day! Click here to see pictures of my party. Now I know what you're thinking... hey what about the best part the cake?!

To be honest with you friends it was much ado about nothing. It took my like half an hour to eat just a little bit of that stuff. And who can handle all the papparazzi? I had to create a whole different album just for the birthday cake pictures. To see how it went down blue frosting and all, click here. Mommy's friend Ms. Alison took videos of me eating my cake. I've posted just a short clip of one because if not we would have to rent theaters to screen the darn movie because it took me so long. I have to admit even though I barely cracked a smile, it was kind of fun to make all that mess.

So many people took pictures of me on my birthday. To see Ms. Alison's pictures click here. To see the pictures my neighbors Cathy and Kathy took click here. I'm sure there are many other pictures of my party out there but I'm getting a little worn out from all this uploading and hyperlinking.

I want to say a very special thank you to all the people who spoiled me rotten at my party. I also want to tell you about something special we did at my party. We told people to bring canned goods instead of presents. All our guests brought 50 lbs of food for the people in need who visit the Atlanta Community Food Bank. 50lbs!! That's like more than two of me!

Love,

V

Hoppity Hop Hop

I met this great guy today. His name is Mr. Easter Bunny! He is so furry, just like a big stuffed animal. I was so excited to see him. I told him I prefered him over Santa Claus any old day. He even let me take a picture with him. My spring clothes are very deceptive. Mommy and Daddy changed me inside the mall because it was 45 degrees outside!

My new friend told me that if I was a good boy he would bring me a basket full of goodies on Easter Sunday. I said sign me up, I love presents!

Love, V

Wild About Weekends

Friends I had so much fun this weekend leading up to my first birthday. On Friday a big package came in the mail from my Grandma and Grandpa Frank. Mommy wouldn't let me open it until Daddy was home but that didn't matter to me. I had so much fun crawling all over the box and trying to use it as a step stool. I'm wildly creative in my ways to get in trouble.

Even though I'm pretty short, I'm trying to think of inventive ways to crawl up on the couch and the coffee table. Give me a few weeks and I'll figure it out. I almost crawled onto one of the dining room chairs the other day... almost.

On Saturday Miss Jen came to visit me. She is Mommy and Daddy's good friend from Charlotte. She brought me a birthday present too! A guy could get used to all this birthday present business. She is the coolest person ever because she let me rip the paper off.

The present is this great puppy that talks to me and teaches me all kinds of stuff. I hated to disappoint her, but I really loved playing with the box! She understood though and let me play with the box as long as I wanted. Miss Jen went with Mommy and I to my friend Zaven's 1st birthday party.

Saturday was a really sunny and bright day so Zaven and I wore our cool plaid shorts for his party. I had such a good time playing with his toys. Mommy thinks I'm going to become a handy man when I grow up because the first thing I went for was the broom. She said first the plunger now the broom. I got to watch Zaven eat his birthday cake. I'm glad he showed me how to do it so I'll be ready for my birthday party next weekend. To see all the pictures from my weekend, click here.

Love, V

One More Makes Four

Friends I woke up with my fourth tooth trying to work its way through. It's on the top and you can barely see it, but it's there. My top two teeth are breaking through but you need a microscope to see them at this point. Despite all the teething, I woke up in the mood to play. Click here to see pictures of me playing with my toys this morning. Oh and I also threw in a few of me in my new rain slicker. It has rained so much here lately that the drought is a thing of the past.

Love, V

Picture Perfect

Friends my Mommy got a new camera. She said she wanted to be prepared to take a lot of pictures at my first birthday party. We played with the camera all weekend and yesterday Mommy even managed to get in a picture. Here's a rare blog appearance of my Mommy. I woke up yesterdya with a case of the giggles and she just had to have a picture of it.

I am teething again and sometimes I spend the whole evening in a bad mood so when I wake up smiling, it's a rare treat. I still have only three teeth, but I can feel that big things are coming and boy do they hurt! By the end of the night I am so worn out from being cranky that I fall asleep immediately and Mommy and Daddy are very, very glad.

Now that I'm growing so fast I am thinking about future career paths. There's an area in our house that fascinates me and I think it could lead to a job. How about Vince the plumber... what do you think? I will have to start pulling my pants down and working on my plumbers crack. Mommy and Daddy have to make sure all the bathroom doors are closed because I am so curious to see what is behind the toilet. I have the mind of an engineer and the energy of a wild monkey!

This weekend I got to have a play date with my friend Quinn. He is almost two years older than me so he has so much to teach me. We went outside on my swingset, but it was a little chilly so we came back inside to play with my toys. He is so smart he can think of the best things to do with toys. If you want to see all of our pictures that we took with our new camera this weekend click here.

Love, V