laddieland!!

Greetings to you!!! just wanted to give you a quick lil update!! i am soooo excited to be here at laddieland! a couple pictures for you, the group picture-this is some of the people i mingled with today! what a lovely bunch! would you believe this is just a fraction of our family?!?!..guess i really am one in a million!! we're even missing some loved ones in our photo!! (UNCLE JOE>>where are YOU!@?!? he was hiding!! so was margie! terri's taking the picture, mikey & crew already left..and we cut off a couple on the left of the screen..oopsie!) today was really fun, we saw lots of family members. was such a short visit, but i'm so thankful they came to see me. i really enjoyed myself.
anyways i have been having a wonderful week so far! i even got my great uncle mikey to take me on a fourwheeler ride!! wahoooO!!! (mom didn't get the cutest pic of me laughing & smiling sooo big on my ride!!) (you'd think w/ as trigger happy as she is she'd get more great pics right?-she blames the camera!!)
yesterday, 19 quads (at least someone counted?) + 1 golfcart went riding on laddie land! mommy thought that was pretty darn neato. she even got to go for a little while while i helped grandma tie up a scrabble game with oma (my great grandma) my mom came back with the biggest smile on her face!! she told me she took some video & pictures & we'll bribe uncle luke with that to get him out here next year :) and by the way, the golf cart was fried! & they had to coast it back down!!!
i have been entertaining the crews with my giggles & yodels. the weather has been awesome, storms included but nothing too crazy where i'm staying, so if you're watching the news, don't worry about me!!! i've played with frogs & dogs, horses & turkeys (actually i didn't get too close to those turkeys! they might eat my finger off & i need them for chewing!!) i goats & a potbelly too!
mommy is a bit sleepy & babbly so she is going now...she'll tell you more later~~ loves & kisses
daddy, i miss you sooo much! can't wait to wrap my arms around you soon!! and tell you all about my trip :) and we're even talking about making a trip to blados (she doesn't know how to spell it..but daddy knows what i'm talking about !)xoxo

just in case you haven't said "awwww" today ;)

i seek out wheels!! i love to see how they spin!!

my picture has been put a book!!! that's right folks!! i'm now the definition of tornado!!! XOXOX!!

It's my birthday, so shut up.

I first want you all to know that the rumors are true- yes I am now 1 year old and yes I am the man. A whole bunch of people came over to my house and I hauled some pretty sweet presents this year. I like to think these presents are simply due to my boyish good looks and charming demeanor. But I guess it is because it was my birthday. I need to schedule a few more of these this year. Mommy and daddy made a bunch of food and they made my cake too. And no, that is not my glass of wine on my high-chair (I don't care for the floral overtones and sweetness of a Pinot Gris, I prefer a nice full-bodied Cabernet). Anyway I had a lot of fun and I stayed up really late and weaseled my way out of an afternoon nap, so I am going to hit the racks. Have a good day, and Happy Birthday to me.

ALERT THE PRESS!!! WE SLEPT ALL NIGHT!!! (or mommy just didn't hear me!!) about nine to 520this am!!! we're going to celebrate today :)

just a peek of a moment of my world :)

remember you can turn off the music if you scroll to the bottom & in the playlist box, upper left corner is the pause button ;) or click on a different song if you want too ;) love yas

guess what?!???? I, yes, lil' ol' me, won Best-Baby-of-The-Universe today!! i'm sooo pleased!! it was great! you had to be the cutest, the smartest, the funniest, and most talented beautiful blue eyed being in the contest! and i won in ALL the categories!!!! how awesome is that!? there wasn't any other contestants, but that's okay, i still appreciate winning today ;) it wore me out tho, so i must get my beauty rest.

have a lovely day to you :) ttfn.

Happy Mother's Day to all of my wonderful motherly friends & family!! Mom's are the most amazing beings don't you think? (my mom still worries she isn't fit, but we're working on that ;) so many gazillions of worries & chores to do all at the same time...and yet has tons of love pouring out of them for us little guys (& girls)!! a very happy mothers' day to each one of you who are moms. (& grandmas & great grandma's too!!!) you are truly fantastic!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNCLE LUKE!!!!!!!

anyways, i keep my mom on her toes! i'm getting quicker by the minute! running the dishwasher is no longer an option when i'm around since i love to unlock the door so it stops! (i just don't like how noisy it can get ;) and when it is open -for instance if mommy or daddy is trying to load or unload dishes, i now will empty whatever i can reach, push the tray back in and climb on top the door! i can usually accomplish all that while they are turned around putting one or two items away!! aren't i amazing!?!? and another feat of mine? mommy burns things on her own on the stove, but now i can assist by turning up the temperature on the burner! NEAT!

oh, & i must tell you about thursday morning...we went thru FIVE pairs of socks by 830 in the morning!! FIVE people!!!!...(mommy just sighed really big) how? do you ask? how do you get thru FIVE pairs??? well let me tell you...two pair found their way into my explosive diarrhea! (which has been everyday for a week, but seems to be getting a bit better since there's bananas in the house again. i am eating TWO a day..& i reach for more, but they tell me two is enough?! what's up w/ that?! Mmm... i LoVE my bananas) back to the socks--one pair i stepped in the tea mommy spilled (she's really clutzy sometimes!and yes, she was drinking iced tea early in the morn!) & the other pair, i spilled the kitty water so i could dance in it : )

so the pictures today: the one in the yard is of me w/ my pretend phone from auntie beth, i totally love it! mom pulled it out just a few days back & i carry it around all over! UNTIL, that is, yesterday, i recieved a box from great grandma edwards!! she sent me her old REAL cell phone!!! WEEEEEE!! i am the happiest little boy alive!! the video is of me last night when i got my hands on this phone!! and when mommy finally ripped it out of my hands, and found the ringtones on it, i just squealed w/ joy & danced my jig!!! ..oh, by the way, i wiggle my butt now when i'm dancing!!!

i also got my first REAL barbershop haircut yesterday afternoon! i went to the girls my daddy goes to, and they loved me so much they gave me a ticket for a dairy queen treat! (exactly what i need is SUGAR!!) anyhoo, i now look like a true little boy. -mommy thinks i'm growing too fast, she is searching for that magic remote to push the pause button & pause time for a bitty!

i'm getting real good at my "da" sound. and giving hugs & kisses, well, my version of kisses anyways! i go flying at mommy's face with my mouth open wide and when i get real excited, i clamp down with my all mighty powerful jaws!!! i also am getting a kick out of the downward dog position!! it is where you stand on your two feet, and put my hands down in front of me & look between my legs!! i just think it is so much fun! as if the world wasn't new enough, now i can look at it from a whole new perspective!! these are some of the things i wish i could show you on video since you aren't here to see it, but i'm too spontaneous and don't perform on que! i would also love to show you my excited dance, where i step really fast in place flailing my arms about! another real show is when i am using my really fun kazoo from auntie stephiepoo!! i little wooden kazoo that makes the most beautiful music!! i can inhale AND exhale into it to produce fun noises!!!

guess i should go for now, just wanted to give you the latest of my greatest. i love you all. & thank you for your love too :) have a good day...i'm off to spin in circles and destroy things, but only one handed today since i'll be hauling this phone around for a bit!! XOXO!

OH yeah!! & we got to see uncle luke on friday night, we stayed at his house!!..i had lots of fun running around & around & around & around his house ;)

i've learned a new "i'm so excited dance"...i run in place...(oh my goodness, mom laughed out loud just writing that~!!) she's going to try to get it on video to show you cuz it's just that funny ;)

also, auntie lynn, the picture of the play'n'pak is for you..i wanted to mention that we drag that thing everywhere & love it!! & when it isn't traveling, it stays up at mom's place where it is constantly used!! thank you thank you ;)
okie, we're soooo very tired..off to bed hopefully for a long stretch. (mom has decided that i sleep like giraffes-she learned that they only sleep for a few minutes at a time! & i am wound like the painted wolves-which just trot around. and around. and around. and around. and around!!)

sooo...i'm really going to bed as soon as i finish this..just wanted to give you a peek into our weekend!!..we had a huge weekend..we met the barge family for daddy & my birthday celebrations! and in this video you can hear the pike's place market fish guys singing me & daddy happy birthday!! (they were actually singing for someone else, & mommy was videoing trying to catch them throwing fish around, when they began to sing! so she slipped my name in there too!!)

we went to the zoo & saw Lots & lots of animals!~ cousin jack & i slept thru quite a bit of the ride! but they had soo much cool stuff for me to play with! a place called "zoomanium" is especially for my size! i banged on drums with glee!! crawled thru fuzzy logs & got to touch a snake!! there was lots of fun stuff for us to do!
(guess i should've put the captions w/ the pics right?...hmm..still learning! be patient. )

HAPPY MAY!!!!

i've decided in the last few days that i am going to start filtering what goes into my little mouth!!.. i've decided i don't want green beans, or grapes, or squash, cheerios or kix ..i'm bored of them ;) ..i stick out my tongue real far & wipe it out of my mouth or i throw unwanted items to the floor behind me!!..i DO however LOVE cheese! & bread & spaghetti too!!..this morning we had spaghetti (since i refused everything else & mama knew i chowed down on the spaghetti last night;) and after my morning nap i even had a bit of ice cream..YUMMO!! this is all new to mommy since i've eaten everything prior to my discovering that i can choose!!

i've also got her concerned about ear infections...every time i go "bump" or hit something that looks like it hurts, i put my right hand to my right ear...(the actual sign for pain, aka "oowie!", is putting your two first fingers together! ) but, instead of doing that, i always touch up by my ear...so she's all crazy paranoid. i just laugh at her ;) other news in the sign language department: i can do well "light". as in the light switches turn on & off the lights on the ceiling (or lamps!) & i spot them everywhere we go! i also do "bird" often. even when birds are not around ;) --pinching your first finger & thumb together is my version-but you're s'posed to do it from your lips!
not much else is new. daddy's birthday is tomorrow!! he's gonna be young again!! happy birthday to you daddy :) i love you soo very much :)
mama's plum wore out at moments. but i'm so cute & irresistible she manages to find a bit of energy to keep up with me. she's talked about using a jet pack to keep on my heals, but i told her i could & would disassemble and take off runnin' it before she would figure out how to use it!
this weekend i am visiting my uncle luke and then going to the zoo with my barge family! i am soooo excited to see my cousins again! i've never been to the zoo before, this will be the first of many trips for me :) (as planned anyways;) i can't wait to give big hugs to my grandma & grandpa barge, i bet they're going thru grandbaby withdraws!!
better go for now. i've got dandelions to carry around,sprinkler heads to play with, & a car antenna to "boing"!! love & hugs to you :) thank you for loving me too :)
ps: i got a birthday card from toys'r'us.. :/ damn advertising..wonder who sold them my name!! $3 coupon tho..hhmm....maybe should go shopping ;)!!!