Happy Birthday to you...

happy birthday to you, happy birthday, cousin Mikayla, happy birthday to you!! I can't believe you are 3 years old today. Watch out, I'm catching up with you...

Budding Photographer

I like to try and take my own pictures now, so you might see less pictures of me- sorry. Enjoy my work:

My friend, Joshua, playing with my trains

The main man, THOMAS!

Jacob making his best fish face

Henry, Stanley & Emily in for a quick stop at the Great Waterton station

Taking pictures is hard work and many Dora band-aids always make everything feel better!

Our weekly fun!

Here's just a few of the things that go on around the Pope house:

Emily is reading a Dora book to me and AylaClose-up of Mommy's new hair color
Mommy and I building a castle for the animals to live in. This is Zebra's bed
Shhh, the animals are sleeping under their paper towel blankets.

When Mommy & Daddy are away..

I play at Grand Daddy and Grandma Teresa's house! Sorry there are no pictures from that, instead you get to see what my Mommy & Daddy did in Atlanta. We all had a great time and look forward to our next vacation from each other- although my poor mommy needs more kleenex next time when saying good-bye. I patted her on the back and assured her that it was going to be OK. I thought this was supposed to be harder on me- guess I was wrong..

Daddy at Turner Field, home of the Atlanta BravesNot a bad self-portrait of Mommy & Daddy
It's better when someone else takes the picture though- check out their awesome view! Thanks, Craigslist, for the good tickets!
Even though the Braves lost 3-2 to the Phillies, there was a nice fireworks show to end it all.

Little Momma

The other day, Mommy and I went to the Dollar Store. She said I could pick out one thing. She kept encouraging a bouncy ball, but I really wanted this baby. I told Mommy I would take really good care of her. Here's me and baby (no name yet) watching a Baby Dance video.

I really love her!

Of course, it's the natural thing to do..

...to read a book on the potty!

Mommy and Daddy are VERY proud of me, as I peed in the big potty for the first time this week. I also enjoy wearing my Dora panties (thanks Cousin Mikayla) around the house. I am getting the feeling of being wet which is helping me to realize when I need to go in the potty. We hope that I can wear panties all the time in just a few short months- cross your fingers!

New place for my books

My former bookshelf was too full for all the books that I have, so it was time for an upgrade. Mommy & Daddy were able to re-use one from the living room by staining it a new shade to match my room. Didn't Mommy do a great job?!

I enjoy reading books to Curious George, especially one about him!

Look, Georgie, you are riding a bike in this one!

It has become a morning ritual for me to watch Curious George at 7:30 am on TV (Daddy is teaching me how to tell time so I can let him know when it's time). It's so much fun to watch the show with my Georgie doll- I love him so much!

Big Girl Cup

I've been practicing drinking from a big girl cup, mainly at the table sitting down :)

Check out my awesome milk mustache!

Do you think I could win a cheesy smile contest?