Rounding Out The Week

I spent Thursday and Friday night hanging out with my friend Olivia. We played in the sprinkler Thursday because it was another North Georgia scorcher. We often have disagreements over who gets to play with the water hose, but sometimes the fights are the most fun parts of the night. One thing's for sure, since we started playing in the sprinkler our grass has been much, much greener.

Olivia left her shoes at my house after our sprinkler splash. I really liked her crocs and was tempted to keep them, but they just weren't the right color for me. I would probably need blacks ones just like my Poppie has.

Friday night we tried to go to our favorite pool but it has been shut down for decontamination... Mommy says that means someone pooped in the pool and they have to clean it... ewww keep the poop in the diaper! We went to a bigger kids pool instead. It was ok, but not as much fun as our cool toddler hang out.

Afterwards Olivia and I split some chicken fingers at her house. Mommy thought I was playing so quietly and nicely with Olivia but instead I was in her bathroom playing with toilet paper. I think it makes a great robe... what do you think?

Click here to see all of our play pictures.

Love, V

My Millie

As you may know Millie was one of my first friends ever. We love to get together and play. I hadn't seen her in a while so her Mommy brought her over for a play date. Millie loves me just the way I am and doesn't care that I spilled milk all over my shirt and had to go topless! I was so appreciative I offered to share my truck and my remote with her. Click here to see a few pictures of our play time.

Millie had HUGE NEWS today... she took her first steps all by herself!! I can't wait until we can run around together. You can see video of Millie's steps here on her blog.

Love, V

Daddy's Day

Sunday was Father's Day and we did lots of fun things with Daddy. We went to church as usual and then I came home and played trucks with Daddy. I am still pretty small so I can sit in the beds of all of my toy trucks. All of that playing and praying wore me out so I took a two hour nap.

After my nap we went to the pool. Daddy and I swam a lot. I am such a good teacher, soon he will be able to swim like me! My friend Olivia went to the pool too. She is older than I am so she's able to dive into the pool. I'm still too little for that. Daddy knows what a boy likes and made sure I had a ton of snacks so I would have plenty of energy for all that playing in the water.

When we wrapped up at the pool we took Daddy to brunch at the James Joyce Pub. I ate more food than I've ever eaten. All that celebrating really works up an appetite.

We played at home in the afternoon and then we were invited over to Olivia's house for a special dinner. Her Daddy, Grandpa and Uncle were all there for Father's Day. I got to meet her whole family including her cousin who was supposed to be born on Sunday but who is a little shy and isn't ready to come out yet. Click here to see all my Father's Day pictures.

Love, V

My Friend Olivia

The most wonderful thing has happened friends. Olivia, a nice girl who goes to my school, has moved into my neighborhood and now we get to play together all the time! You might have seen her in some of my pool pictures. She is 7 months older than me and swims like a fish. Friday night we went with our Mommies to a play date to a festival in downtown Decatur. We got balloons. They were so much fun we only fought over them a couple dozen times. Mommy had a hard time getting pictures of us with our balloons because the strings were so long.

Olivia's Daddy sometimes works at this really yummy place called Twains so after the party he gave us food to take to my house and eat on the front porch. We had chicken fingers, french fries and vegetarian chili. Chili is yummy but very, very messy. Daddy is going to have to pressure wash the porch to clean up from that meal. Because I got so dirty there was nowhere to go from there but to run through the sprinkler ball to get clean! I'm so glad Olivia doesn't judge me for my wild ways.

We had so much getting squirted by the beach ball. The people running and walking their dogs in the neighborhood thought we were so funny. Click here to see all the pictures of our Friday night fun.

I really enjoyed playing with Olivia so I invited her and her Mommy to dinner on Saturday night while her Daddy was at work. Even though I'm not really great at sharing, I let her play with some of my toys. I did break down and share my tunnel with her... sometimes things are just more fun when you do them with someone else. My toys somehow just seem that much more exciting when someone else is playing with them. To see all of our super Saturday pictures, click here.

Love, V

Redneck Rambling

It has been hot here in Georgia and I mean really, really hot. Some nights we don't have enough time to go to the pool so Mommy bought me this really neat beach ball that attaches to the hose and sprinkles me. She decided I could run wild and free in a swim diaper in the sprinkler on the front lawn. I'm a pickup truck and a heartbreak away from a redneck country song! Click here to see pictures of me playing in the sprinkler. Mommy wants you to know for the record it is very, very hard to take pictures of a baby running through a sprinkler without getting totally soaked.

Love, V

Howdy Pardner

Last weekend Mommy and I took a little vacation and went to visit Teetee and Uncle Troy in Nashville. I got to be a cowboy for 4 whole days! My Nannie and Poppie were there too. Uncle Troy's niece Christine was there and she was a lot of fun to play with. We did a lot of fun things like go out to eat and go to the Country Music Association Festival. Here is a picture of me at the Country Music Hall of Fame. It sure was hot in Tennessee and I am really sweaty in this picture.

Teetee and Uncle Troy must have heard how much I love water because they had a pool waiting for me in their backyard!! They must also know how much I love dogs because they let me play with their labs Angus and Godiva. Yay my two favorite things dogs and water!! Click here to see the pictures from my Nashville adventure. I'll warn you though, there's about a hundred so take your boots and cowboy hat off and settle in before you start.

Love, V

Aqua Man

I know, I know... you're thinking where have you been?! I have a new hobby that has taken up a LOT of my time this spring. I love swimming!! And anything really that gets me in the water. About a month back my friend Olivia invited me to the pool for the first time and we've been going several times a week. My pool toy collection is quite extensive now and I have a dedicated pool bag. Click here to see some photos from a couple of pool trips.

Love, V