I'm 2!!

Happy Birthday to Me!!! I turned two years old today!! Yesterday I got to have a party at the park with a bunch of people. All my Family came, and even some Friends!! Thanks for coming and partying with me everyone!! Mommy took lots of pictures of me playing with bubbles, and on the playground, and eating cake, but she forgot to bring her cord to upload them to the computer, so you'll have to wait to see them. I had an alligator cake, and I did really good blowing out the candles!
Today was kinda a sad day though. We went to the memorial service for my Grandpa Wilson. I only got to see him one time, but I know my Mommy and Aunt Anna loved him a lot, and will miss him a lot. It was a very good service, my Great-Aunt Konnie talked about many fond memories, and Mommy read a Hopi Prayer, and Aunt Anna read another beautiful poem. It was good to remember him, and everyone liked to see me, since I'm his only grand-baby. I'm glad that I got to meet him!!
Tomorrow Mommy and Daddy are taking me to the Children's Museum here in Indy. They say that it's a really good one, lots of fun - so I can't wait!!! Then we fly back home and Mommy starts back to work full time. Next weekend is the Grand Opening for Red Mountain Open Space!! Mommy is so excited for it, and I'm sure she will have a bunch of great pictures! Be on the lookout for those and my birthday pictures soon! Talk to ya all later!!

As most of you may already know, This has been a tough week for my family. Last Sunday night, my dad died suddenly from a siezure that led to cardiac arrest and major brain damage. This week has been spent grieving, planning, wondering, remembering, and crying. Thankfully we will be able to say goodbye to him at a small memorial next Sunday. Which also means that we will be making a trip to Indiana for the weekend of Riley's birthday. This worked out really well for us, because we hadn't planned a big party for him, just some cake and icecream at home. And now he will get to spend his birthday with the family and friends from far away that love him! If only his Grandpa Wilson could be there as well. Please keep our Family in your prayers as we deal with this sudden loss. This week has also been a Very Hot One! Monday and Tuesday were both in the 90's, Tuesday reaching a Record High for Denver. Riley and I got out the sprinkler to play in, since there aren't any pools open yet. He was a little cautious at first, and I had to turn it way down for him to actually get close. But by Tuesday he was soaking wet and having a blast. We also let the dogs play with us on Tuesday, and that was interesting. Mowgli didn't like the water much, and Piper just wanted to drink it. So after she was soaked from sticking her head in to drink the water, Mowgli started licking her to get some water too!! It was cute!

This weekend we don't have too many plans, Riley gets his 2 year pictures taken, and we will watch the Race, but that's about it! We will probably do more since Cam get's Monday off, we just don't know what yet. Plus it's supposed to be rainy most of the weekend here. I hope everyone has a Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mommies and Grandmommies!! I hope you all had a fun time! We did!! Daddy and I planned a whole special day for Mommy at Rocky Mountain National Park. We almost didn't go though because it was a cloudy, rainy day. But - It turned out to be a great day to go to the park!! Up there it wasn't raining it was snowing!!! And it made everything look so pretty! Trail Ridge Road was still closed after Rainbow Curve, but up at Rainbow curve we were high enough to see over some clouds, and it was so neat!!

And there were lots of elk all around!! You can see all the pictures in the Kodak Album that Mommy made. Also for Mother's day I helped Daddy make Mommy breakfast in bed!! We made her pancakes and bacon (turkey bacon of course!!) She loved it!! And we gave her her presents too! We had already given her the flowers last weekend (so that they would get planted), but we also got her a CD (the Fray!! yay!!) And a really cool picture frame! On one side you put in a picture, on the other Daddy helped me make a cast of my handprints!!! Daddy made me do it like a million times - cuz I just wanted to stick my fingers in it and play. But I finally figured it out and we got some good prints. Mommy Loves it!! Now she just has to get a picture of me and her to put in it!

Other news! I got a new potty!!! it's so much fun to play with, but Mommy says it's not for playing with. She takes off my Diaper and makes me sit on it. So I do, but after about 10 seconds, when nothing happens, I get up and use it to put my toys in!! This doesn't make Mommy too happy, but I don't know how she can expect me to sit on it when the middle part comes out and makes a great toy box!! Mommy said that she's glad she has started working on this now, because it's going to take a while!! hehehe!!!!

So hopefully this week I can get my hair cut, and then we can go get my 2-year-old pictures taken!! Can you believe that I'm gonna be 2!!! SO EXCITING!! Here's what I want for my birthday: Toys, Toys, Toys, bath toys, Outside summer toys, any kind of cars/trucks toys, a "my-size" picnic table, and Disney movies for boys (we have Tarzan and Hercules, but the rest are all the Princess ones!!). Oh yeah and Mommy's making me ask for clothes too (yuck). She says gift cards for clothes is best, cuz it's hard to find stuff that fits cuz I'm so tall and skinny!! Depending on the brand and style I wear anything from 12 months to 24 months to 2T. (but to make it easy, just get me toys!! I promise those will be put to good use right away!!) Talk to everyone later!! Have a good week!!

Hi everyone! Things are just starting to get back to normal again! I took some pictures of some of the things we brought back from China, and those (with the pictures of the Easter Egg Hunt at Grandma Louie's) make up the April album at the top. We didn't get to many other ones. Things are starting to green up around here. We spent the weekend planting lovely flowers that I got early for Mother's Day. Riley even potted a pansy for me!! So cute! And since he knew how to plant so well he wanted to help us this weekend! We planted some flower boxes that hang on our railing out front and 2 Ponderosa Pine trees in back that I have been growing inside from seeds for the last year and a half.
Riley and I went to our last MOPS meeting this week. It was a Spa Day for the Moms, and wonderful! I got a massage and did a parafin wax treatment on my hands. There were lots other things too, but I was also manning the Mary Kay Facial/Color table. It was a much needed treat! Thankfully they will have some park play dates throughout the summer. We are both looking forward to those so we can keep in touch with the friends we've made!
Last week at work I got to "play with" 3 more rattlesnakes! There was a horseback rider that encountered 2 on her trip, so I helped moved those off the trail and then saw another one later in my hike. The 2009 season is getting ready to start. We had a training day last weekend, and have a "team building" event this Friday, with a BBQ. Since we came back from the trip I have learned not to leave the house in the morning with my uniform on. Riley has developed some slight separation anxiety (can you blame him!) and becomes quite a pill if he sees it and knows that I'm leaving.
Not much else going on. We are still trying to figure out what we want to do for his Birthday. (I can't believe he's going to be 2!!) I think I'm leaning towards a "Cowboy" theme, but since we don't have any family coming out to visit this year it may just be us and the family across the street. If that's the case we may skip the themed party this year!! (However, I'm already planning his birthday for next year: Race Cars - because his birthday falls on Memorial Day!)
Have a good week everyone!