And They're Off!

That phrase was used a couple times this weekend. First, my family all got together at Arlington Park to watch the horse races. Mommy and daddy even won some money on a horse I picked! Then the next day we all got back together to watch my cousin Danny get married to Kristen. Now they're off to some island for their honeymoon. Wish I could be there.

This is me just chillin' as we watch all the big dogs (that's what I call horses) run around a circle.

My cousins and I had a lot of fun! Here are only a few, but I had fun with all of them.


Daddy and I were rooting for Hooh Why! He came in first with the odds 30-1 against him. He was a big underdog, I mean underhorse.

See all the horses in the background racing?

We even had time to take a family picture.

Yet another family picture on the wedding day.
Some of the ladies of the family. These are all my aunts.

Look at all my cousins! Where's Tessa?

Randy and Kay came over to play with me before they left for Oklahoma. They sound funny when they talk. Mom says it's a southern thing.

All that visiting sure wore me out. Grandmas sure are good for snuggling.

Hannibal is our kind of Town!

Although it was a six hour drive one way, Mom and Dad decided to visit my Uncle Nathan, Aunt Jenoa, my cousin Asher, Grandma and Grandpa and some new friends (Ginny, Uncle Don, and Grandma Mary) in Missouri. We had so much fun. The first night we played with a duck game, read some books and visited family. Then on Saturday we went out on the boat. I can't begin to explain how much fun that was. Grandma Hope held me tight while Uncle Don drove the boat. He took us to a calm area in the lake and Mom and Dad let me swim. I loved it. I also tried out a thing called a "hot dog". I was so tired from all the swimming and boating that I tried to sleep a little on the boat, but decided it was best to get home so that mom and dad could go back out and do some more advanced things. Daddy tried skiing but didn't take to it so well, however he mastered the tube. Mom loved knee boarding and with two attempts got up on skis. Overall, this was my favorite trip. Everyone was so nice and I got to watch Veggie Tales with Asher. He is a wonderful cousin and I miss him already.

A collage of things that have been happening...

Here is a picture of our new house... nice moving truck, huh? It was jammed packed!

We even packed our car.. I just barely fit!
Once we got settled, I got to play with some our my toys that were packed away!
I was admiring my new room. I was suppose to be asleep. Daddy and Mommy found me looking at my hanging quilt.
I tried out Mommy's new jacuzzi bath. We even put the jets on!!!! We only filled it half way and it still was SO deep!
Grandma Olson bought me a tent. I love it so much!!!!

This is me having fun in my new house!!

Happy Birthday Daddy! I love you!

We are celebrating a couple of twos today...I have two teeth and Mommy and Daddy celebrated their second anniversary!

See my two teeth? Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeese.










I managed to get my second tooth and Mommy and Daddy are celebrating their two year anniversary. Mommy celebrated by wearing her wedding dress again. I had so much fun playing with all the lace.

How I Spent My First 4th of July

My first 4th of July was a busy one. After waking up and playing in my crib, I took a long nap before heading to my friend Parker's for his 1st birthday party. I told mom and dad not to take any pictures there since it was Parker's day to shine. After that I took another nap, and then we headed to Aunt Patti and Uncle Bob's for a cookout. After eating we played "bags" or "cornhole." It was a lot of fun and I was especially wound up for mommy and daddy when I got home. Check out pictures from my fun day!

Here is mommy doing her best to win one for her and daddy's team. Go mommy!

Daddy is really concentrating, isn't he? He didn't play very well though, but that's okay because I still love him.

Here are my Uncle Bob and cousin Rob. They sure are good.

Aunt Patti and Mary (Rob's girlfriend) are fearsome competitors.

Who knew Grandma could play so well? I think she's a bags shark!

Everybody ate shrimp, salmon, and steak, so Uncle Bob got me my own orange popsicle. Yum!

Uncle Bob tried to talk me down from the ledge. Nah, just kidding. We had club seats for the first game of bags.

My cousin Maggie played with me for a long time. She is so much fun!

I'm going to be a goalie for the Summer 2028 Olympics. No one will score off of me!

Daddy is trying to teach me how to be a great soccer player like my cousin Troy.

After sitting in the club seats, I decided to enjoy front row (the best seat in the house). I was so tired afterward I decided to ride the seat home.