Fire Truck Fun!

We went to a birthday party last weekend and they had a real fire truck! All the kids got to "drive" and they even had the siren go off several times. It's super loud and with my keen senses I could hear it LOUD and clear. All the kids got fire hats and badges not to mention cake and ice cream. Ellen even wore a hair pretty for the event. She's sitting next to the Chief Birthday Boy Tanner as he has control of the wheel. In the final picture on her left is another one of her boyfriends, Jack.

Bubbles!

Here's my big sister Ellen playing in the tub with all the bubbles. She is quite fascinated by them and likes to scoop them up in her hands and then shake them off or blow on them or try to eat them. They look very fun and I'm sure she will teach me all about them. I'm doing well, growing more and more everyday. I know I make my mommy tired, but I've got to get ready to meet you all and that takes a lot of work on my part - you know - moving, flipping, kicking, the general calisthenics a soon-to-be-born baby must do. Anyway, I'll be seeing you all soon, so keep checking back for more updates.

Big Girl Room

Ellen now has a brand new big girl room and I get her old baby room. Mom and Dad promise to make it more "boy" with less dolls and more camo which is good. They are still in the process of moving Ellen's toys and clothes to make room for my stuff but for the most part Ellen is moved in. She doesn't sleep in the crib (my crib) anymore and likes to listen to music and play in her new room.

On another note, Ellen loves to ride the merry-go-round. She likes to pick out her horsey and then say "faster, faster" when it starts moving. She's quite a daredevil as you can see as she only needs one hand to hold on, I'm sure I'll follow in her footsteps.

Summer Fun - Part III

It's been quite busy for us this past week. We've been all over KC and went to Burlington for the long weekend.

We went to a kid's fun place called Paradise Park. It had a TON of stuff to do including a ball jump area, cooking area, pretend shopping area, face painting ... too much to list here. It was very fun. Ellen had a good time but her favorite thing was the automatic hand dryer in the water area. We also went to a Royals baseball game where SLUGGER and Ellen were pals. Too bad they lost. On the bright side, it's almost mathematically impossible for them to lose 100 games for the 4th year in a row. Goooooo Royals!!

While in Burlington she was in the jump house and got her cousins (all 6 of them) to play ring-around-the-rosie. She was quite bossy if you ask me. Anyway, we're happy to be home and getting back to "normal."