Birthday Parties, Circus, and Play Doh...Oh My!

It has been very busy around my house the last month, I have had no time to share any stories till now! Weekends of late have been full of birthday parties, a circus, play doh, soccer, basketball and more.
My daddy took me to the circus the other day and that was interesting. I wasn't sure what to make of any of it. One thing I did know immediately is that I, like most humans, do not care much for clowns. I lasted for the first half, and then feel asleep with balloon swords in hand on the car ride home.
I finished up soccer a couple of weeks ago. Next up is swimming and possibly golf lessons. I really want to take gymnastics, so my parents are working on that also.
I'm still loving the Play Doh and my mommy and I got crazy with a 'picnic' lunch out of Play Doh the other day. Soda, chips and grapes, as well as hamburger, hot dog and slice of cake. Yum!
I have been to a couple of birthday parties, and I walked on a balance beam for the first time! I also jumped so high on a trampoline...it was great! It was at a very cool place called Positive Energy in Carson. It was awesome! The other birthday was at Gymboree and was also very fun and active with bubbles and little clown named Jimbo!
I even went to work with my mommy for a couple of hours the other day...I had a great time and had fun drawing my mommy pictures and playing with Play Dug and magnets in her cubicle.
As you can see, things are good, and we are looking forward to some warmer weather and Summer!

Are you okay baby girl?

This was the question I asked when I saw my doggy Munchkin on Sunday morning. On Saturday night after I had gone to bed my daddy had to take Munchkin to a vet because she was sick. She had to spend the night and have a minor surgery. She now has a cone around her neck. Apparently to keep her from licking. She loves it...wink, wink! Munch will be fine with a little rest and antibiotics. We are all trying to be extra gentle with our baby Munch! Even Wylie Dog!

So What I'm a Rockstar!

I found my mommy and daddy's Rock Band and Guitar Hero stash...
Just call me Slash!

Budding Artist...

I have quite the creative streak. I love to paint and color. Sometimes I just use a pencil and plain white paper, but many times I use chalk, glue, markers, stamps, crayons, feathers and toothpicks to make art. Everything can become a creation.
I came home the other day and my mommy had hung a lot of my artwork, created at home and school, on the walls of my playroom. I wanted to share some of my creations with everyone.

Two Years???

It seems unfathomable that you have been gone for two years. I'm not even close to the same little boy I was when you passed away, but I know you know that. We know you watch over us and share in our lives even if we don't actually see you doing it.
We see and hear things everyday, in even the smallest way, that remind us of you, and we miss you very much NoNo.

Soccer Week Two

So, It has been pretty quiet around our house lately. Nothing of interest lending its self to a blogging opportunity.

It has been raining this weekend which has been nice since we have had no water in what feels like months.

I'm happy to report that I'm in week two of soccer and I'm having a lot of fun. My first week my Great Grandma Joan came with us to watch the festivities.

My coach is named Bill and he is a very nice and patient man. We are learning soccer basics such as dribbling the ball down the field and trapping the ball. All this is accomplished by fun games like 'Red Light, Green Light'. We also play with things like cones and hoola hoops. All this is part of learning to run around and notice your own space. Unfortunately today I accidentally bonked heads with another little boy, which lead to tears.

At only week two, I'm all ready listening better and doing little kicks instead of the giant kicks from last week.

All the parents look very amused by the activities, and all of us hear lots of giggles and clapping from the cheering section.

My mommy and daddy have taken tons of pictures, but the lighting conditions don't make for very viewable pictures. Here are a few of me trapping the ball and lining up with the other little guys.

Lil' Kicker....

Now that I'm three a whole new world has opened up for me...organized sports. In our area we have lots of places to join up and do things such as gymnastics, swimming, and soccer just to name a few.
Perfect for the cold winter months when going outside for long stretches of time is almost impossible, and I have a ton of energy to burn off.
Today, my mommy and daddy took me to a place called Lil' Kickers where I can play soccer. The season starts next Saturday until late March. I'm officially a 'Hopper' and will be playing with beginners between the ages 3 and 4 every Saturday at 10. The classes focus on foot-eye coordination, dribbling, scoring and balance. It will introduce me to the concept of teamwork and cooperation and involves no actual competitive soccer, but it is great fun to run up and down the indoor field kicking the ball with a bunch of little guys like me. We also played a game called Shark and Red Light, Green Light up and down the field.
I'm pretty jazzed about all this and wanted to take my soccer ball with me into Chili's for lunch. I'm also still wearing my little jersey around the house. At the rate I'm going I might be wearing the shorts to bed.