Busy weekend!

Sam and I had a great weekend! Friday, I had Tot Lot and then got to see Zoe! I was a little over-powering since she wasn't quite awake, but we had a great time (eventually).

Daddy took a silly picture of Sam in Daddy's hat.

Saturday I had my first tennis lesson! It wasn't the nicest morning, but it didn't rain and I got to play!

Ready to go...

Getting to know all the names...

Balancing the ball on the racket...

Hitting the ball back and forth on the ground. We all took standing on our circle very seriously! We didn't want to move off of our colored circle to go get the ball!

Sam got to hang out on the court for a little while...until he thought he was part of the class and started throwing the ball toward the kids playing tennis!

Playing a keep-away type of game!

Saturday night Mommy let us paint with pudding. I thought it was cool mixing the colors...Sam was more interested in just eating the pudding...go figure!

Sunday, we had our pictures taken and then got to go to the park for a picnic with G&G Hyland and Uncle Jay. We missed Daddy and Aunt Amanda!

Uncle Jay going down the twisty slide was one of the funniest sights! I've never seen such long legs on a slide. He had trouble going down with his legs making the turns since they were longer than the stretches. Sam didn't mind though. He would only go down that slide if he was on Uncle Jay's lap.

Sam's been learning new words. In the last week, he said "busy", "eat" (he had said that a couple times before but he said it more, and "spaghetti".

Have a great week!

Pool!

We had a pretty quiet, but fun weekend. Friday, Mommy and Daddy had to go to a wedding so we got to spend the day with G&G Hyland. What a blast! I had Tot Lot and then spent the rest of the day playing...It was a good day except I think G&G got to experience why Mommy and Daddy don't take us to restaurants anymore!

On Sunday, we got out the pool! Sam and I enjoyed ourselves. Sam came right from his nap, hence the Nuk! He can't get rid of that thing!

So Sam got cold (hard to believe on an 85 degree day) and had to go inside to get changed. About 5 minutes after coming back outside, he plopped in the water again, clothes and all! Apparently we need to put a shirt on this guy when he goes in the water and maybe that will keep him warmer!

Have a great week!

Father's Day Weekend

Sam and I (and hopefully Daddy) had a great Father's Day weekend. we spent a lot of time outside since it ended up being nice all weekend.

Our weekend really started on Friday when I got to start Tot Lot in Monroe and we stayed and played at G&G Hyland's house. We went out to dinner at "Mexico" and then as we were going back to G&G's we saw a lot of hot air balloons. It was the annual balloon rally, so we ended up seeing a lot of balloons up close, and Sam and I both REALLY enjoyed that.

Saturday, we had a Father's Day party, and sadly, Mommy didn't really get any pictures. We had all the family over for BBQ, and it was a great time!

After everyone left, I got to play with Matt and Allie. We had to come inside to cool off since it got kind of warm, and we had a dance party inside. (Ignore Mommy's laundry. She was trying to get something done while we were playing).

Sam got in on the dancing too (even though you can's see him behind the toy).

Sunday, we had a treasure hunt for Daddy. I helped hide clues and Daddy had to find them. He got to go to a movie, and we all went swimming at the Y and then had dinner. I thought this was a great idea! I had trouble keeping the surprise in (I told Mommy that I didn't know how much longer I could keep the surprise!), and then I told Daddy that we had a surprise and that we were going to the beach. I thought that was a good saying to keep him off track! Sam just tagged along for the ride.

Here's Daddy at his first find...breakfast on the porch!

Sam had to try out his new rain boots while we were on the porch. He LOVES to play in the mud so Mommy found these at a garage sale and knew they were perfect for him.

Brotherly love...

Helping Daddy with the next clue that he found at the computer...

While Daddy was at his movie, Mommy, Sam and I went to the park. We walked to see the little bridge and water they have. I love that walk because I always get to point out the duck and goose poop that is on the walk. Sam finds it very interesting when I do that. Mommy never seems amused...

Mommy found roller skates for me at the garage sale. I tried them out and did pretty well. Going downhill made me a little nervous though...

We had a great weekend!

Joey Update

This post is all about me! I had the first week of my summer stuff, and there is more to come! First up was T-ball! I am a pineapple. The first day we did some practice and drills. We were lucky it didn't get rained out, and I had to go right from bed to T-ball (it's at 9am and I slept in that day!), but I still had a fun time. The shorter blonde girl is Lauren from my school so I knew someone on my team.

Next up this week was fishing with Daddy and Grandpa Rikli. I had a wonderful time, and Daddy says I talked the whole time! I did catch 5 fish though!

Look at this one!

Waiting "patiently"...

Friday I started Tot Lot in Monroe and had a blast there. Then Daddy, Sam and I got to see the Hot Air Balloons with Grandma and Grandpa Hyland. We BOTH really liked that a lot! 

The summer is off to a great start! Next week I start Curious George class and then the week after that, Tennis!

Happy Father's Day to all the fathers, especially my Daddy and Grandpas!