Family & Friends

Last Saturday, I went to a Pope Martin family reunion at my Great-Aunt Annette's house. It was great to spend some quality time with Cousin Memphis and see lots of family!

I really think chairs are better for standing than sitting.

Memphis loves to smile!

I was very good at this game- I think Daddy sees basketball in my future!

This game was a little more difficult for me, but Grand Daddy was trying to show me how to do it right.

Memphis and I had fun emptying out her diaper bag.

This is my thoughtful look:

This is my full-mouth, happy-eating face:

I want to be just like Daddy, so I wear his hat and his slippers.

My friend, Claire, who Mommy used to baby-sit, came over for a morning of fun. We enjoyed a nice picnic lunch..

.. and followed it up with a nice nap on the floor!

What a baby needs..

..a bottle! I've started taking really good care of my baby from getting her dressed, to giving her a bottle, and taking her for a walk in the stroller.

Even though I never took a bottle while I was a baby, I seem to like it now!

This video was taken right before I turned 2 and Mommy just wanted to show you how much I can recognize!

A beautiful day..

..to feed the ducks! On Wednesday (while I was still missing pre-school), Mommy took me to Winthrop Lake to feed the ducks and then we met Daddy for lunch there too!

Watch how I can waddle like a duck!

Come out, duckie! Your friend is looking for you!

Enjoy the duck feeding video now, but you may want to turn the volume down a little:

Some new things I can do..

Mommy has had more time to update my blog because I've been sick with a bad eye infection. We thought it was pink eye, but a fever for 4 days over 101 made us think otherwise. On Monday, when Daddy took me to the doctor, I had to get a shot of antibiotics since it was so bad :( Now, I'm on 7 days worth of antibiotics, the fever is gone, and the eyelid is only slightly swollen. Hopefully, we're on the mend, but it's been a long week!

Here are some things I've been doing to keep busy at the house:
Sidewalk chalk is so much fun!

My hair is now long enough for pigtails!

I still like to wear my Georgie hat from my birthday & I put it on myself.

I also enjoy putting clothes on myself, which doesn't mean taking off the other ones first or putting them on the right places.

Mommy helped me get it right here- I can put my shoes on myself too! (Thanks to cousin Mikayla for all the new clothes and Dora sandals!)

My baby doll enjoys a good book and rock.

I enjoy learning about music (I'm always asking Mommy & Daddy, "What's that song about?"), so Daddy let me read about the Beach Boys myself. It's so much fun learning new things!

Come See Me!

That is an invitation to all my friends I haven't seen in awhile, plus the name of the Rock Hill festival that just ended. Even though I've been sick (more details to come), we were able to enjoy some of the events. Here's my friend, Kate and I listening to the music at Glencairn Gardens. Glen the frog wanted to give me a hug, but I wasn't too sure of this.

The weather was perfect all week long, while we enjoyed the music everyday. We even packed our lunches and enjoyed a picnic in the park.

This band let us get up on stage and sing/dance to Old McDonald had a Farm with them! It's the start of my professional career...

I don't think I was supposed to pick this flower, but Mommy got a cute picture.

Here's my friend, Maia- her Daddy took pictures of me at this same park when I was 1 year old! She's about to be a big sister- congrats!

ROAD TRIP- The End..

Mikayla's house had lots of new toys to play with, but my favorite is the Thomas train. I LOVE THOMAS!

Just down the street was a fun playground with a cool house- we had a blast playing in it!

Mikayla and I share a love of stickers...

..and I learned how fun it was to put them on my face!Here's a little video to enjoy of us together:

ROAD TRIP- Day 2

On to Baltimore, to see my Aunt Jen, Uncle Robert and cousin Mikayla. We had a great time playing with Mikayla's best friend, Samara and her family.

Always good to take time to rock out!

You can't say that I don't know how to multi-task!

Hats are fun to play with:

Throw some sunglasses in for double the fun:

Too much play makes for 3 tired girls:

Side note: HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON SUNDAY TO UNCLE ROBERT!

ROAD TRIP- Day 1

To my loyal blog readers, my Mommy sincerely apologizes for the delay in reporting about my life. She had good intentions to blog while we were in Baltimore visiting my cousin Mikayla, but obviously, she is WAY behind. This is only Day 1 of the road trip so stay tuned for more! We started the trip by stopping in Fairfax, VA to visit our friends, Tim, Christy, Finn and Liam. They were greats hosts and took us to see Washington, DC. I enjoyed riding a "real train" (compared to the light rail in Charlotte- I thought this one was a little dirtier than the one I am used to).

Enjoying my first push-up:
Don't forget to always stop and smell the flowers.

Helping hands are better in multiples.

Riding a carousel with Mommy- I was a little scared and VERY tired to ride the moving animals so we played it safe in a car.
Our wonderful hostess, Christy, with wild and crazy, Finn & Liam!

Talking to Daddy about our adventures (we missed you, Daddy!)

Found a nice field to run around in before getting back in the car for Baltimore. More pics to come..