Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Trading Money

Yesterday, Mommy and Daddy took Tucker and me for a walk. While I was walking on the sidewalk, I found a money! Somebody lost it, but I found it! Daddy told me he would take me to the store so I could spend it. I was sooo excited. I woke up at 5am and asked Daddy to take me, but it was too early. I just couldn't wait. I wanted to buy "cake and brownies and cheerios and milk and a car and a bouncy ball and soap." Mommy said it was just 1 dollar and would probably only buy 1 thing, but I was pretty sure it would buy me a car and a bouncy ball. I ended up having to wait ALL day for Daddy to come home and take me to the grocery store. "I traded my money, and I got a car!" It is a really cool, black, fast racecar. I probably could have bought a bouncy ball, too, because I had a quarter, but we didn't go to the right grocery store. We have to go to the store next to the library. None of the other stores had the bouncy ball machines, and Daddy did take me to 3! Oh well, maybe next time.



Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Jumping In

I LOVE to go swimming. We have a pool in our backyard, and Mommy and Daddy take me swimming in it. My favorite thing to do is to jump in. I like to push Daddy in first, and then jump in after him. I have to wear floaties, though, so that I pop right back up. If I don't have them on, I'll fall down, down, down. But with my floaties on, I can swim all around all by myself. I like to swim like a doggy. Swimming is so much fun!
Note: Daddy really is in the water with me, even though it doesn't look like it!

Sunday, July 18, 2010

10 Week Tuck

Tucker is 10 weeks old today! I can hardly believe it. Time just flies when you are having fun. He is such a cute and sweet boy. And he is so strong! He's a scootcher, and already he is able to maneuver himself into a better TV-viewing position since we don't typically think to position him on the floor at an optimal viewing angle for watching Deadliest Catch. And I thought this was a good opportunity to revisit another 10 week picture. How do you think Tucker compares to Jack? They definitely don't look identical, but I think you can tell they are brothers.

In honor of the event, we took the boys down to another Anniversary Party. Today was the 125th Anniversary of the dedication of Niagara Falls State Park, the country's oldest state park. They had a lot of stuff going on down by The Falls, including food and rides and a free outdoor concert. The Hard Rock Cafe has been putting on a free summer concert series, and tonight featured the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra playing the music of Pink Floyd. We were intrigued, so we packed up the boys and headed out. Music was supposed to start at 6:30, but in true rock and roll fashion, nothing started until after 7, and the BPO didn't take the stage until after 9. We had some time to kill, so Jackson rode a few rides, we got a bite to eat, and we hung out on a patch of grass. The BPO's second set consisted of the entirety of Dark Side Of The Moon, and we were really enjoying it until Jack decided enough was enough and it was time to go. I can hardly blame him. It was after 10:30 and he had been sleeping on his Daddy's shoulder for quite some time. I love my husband, but he doesn't have nearly enough padding to be even remotely considered as a viable alternative to a pillow. So, we left just after Us and Them. So close, yet so far. It was a lot of fun, though. We may be stuck in Niagara Falls, but with a free concert almost every single night of the week all summer long, at least we have something to do.