The ark, fishing, and the ZOOOOO!

My big brother and I did a lot of fun things this week. Mommy and Daddy didn't have to go to work so we just stayed home and had fun. Conner and I didn't go to school, either!

Here I am playing with the elephant in my ark. These big ears are very handy for moving my elephant from one place to another!

They're fun to chew on, too!

I love to take my animals out and put them back in again. I do it over and over!

Here I am trying to play basketball with my Daddy.

Here's my big brother trying to give his moomoo a bottle. Mommy told him she used to give moomoos bottles when she was a little girl, and so he wanted to do it too. His moomoo must not have been thirsty, because Conner got bored pretty quickly.

Later on, it was time for a bath! I LOVE bath time!

Conner even got into my bath with me! It was a party in there, let me tell you!

We also enjoy Skype-ing with our Grammy and Pappy. Conner thinks he's ready to play for Coach K!

I just enjoy waving HI.

This morning, before our big trip, Daddy took Conner fishing at the pond down the street from our house. Conner didn't catch anything (Bet he was too noisy!) but Daddy caught a fish. He said it was a bass.

Daddy said Conner is going to be a good little fisherman some day. Maybe when Grammy and Pappy come to visit Pappy can go fishing too!

Later in the afternoon, Mommy and Daddy took us to THE ZOO!!!!! I had a great time in my stroller looking at everything. I kept sticking my toes out and wiggling them!

Conner went for a pony ride! He looks scared, but he said it was really fun. Mommy and Daddy said I can go when I'm 2.

I did get to go into the special fenced area (I think it was like a big playpen) and see the Wallabies. They hopped all around, and then my big brother started to hop all around too. The door lady thought he was funny.

I was really enjoying myself!

Then Mommy and Conner went to another part of the zoo to ride this tall, tall animal that Daddy called a camel. Mommy held Conner on her lap. I can't go on that until I'm 2, just like the horsie. I can't wait till I'm 2!!!

Conner said she talked to him the whole time, but he didn't pay attention. He just watched the other camels and patted the one he was riding.

I smiled and smiled when they went by! Conner said the camel was very soft and furry.

Here he is trying to climb into the area with the giraffes. Mommy scotched that idea pretty quickly, too.

He wanted to go on ANOTHER horsie ride!!! This time a big boy was on the front horsie and Conner was on the back one. He said he's a very good rider.

He looks like he's having more fun!

Conner also got to drive this choochoo!! Again, I waited in my stroller. It was okay, though- I like to watch the people walk by.

Notice Daddy looking very confident in Conner's driving abilities!

Here I am, waiting for them to get done.

Conner LOVED it!

Choo choo!!!

One of the last things we did was watch these monkeys. Boy, did Conner love them!!! This little one was his favorite. It looks like Conner when he tries to get dressed all by himself!

My choo choo!

Santa Claus brought me a choo choo for Christmas, and since our big tree went away, Mommy and Daddy helped me set it up today. Boy, oh boy, did I love that! I liked putting the cars on the tracks and making them go. I could do it all by myself!

My choo choo has a biiig hill to go up and down, too.

Sometimes it needed my help.

Katie wanted to play, too, but I kept saying, "Noooo, Katie Marie!" and dancing around. Daddy helped keep her away.

And then he played with me while Mommy took pictures!

I did let Katie come watch after a while- as long as she kept her little hands to herself.

She liked watching!

I love my choo choo, and I can't wait to play more tomorrow!

I'm 3!!!!

Yesterday was my birthday, and now I'm 3!!! Mommy and Daddy said I'm such a big boy, and they got me MY VERY FIRST BIKE!!!! It's red, and it has a jingly bell on it, and I have a helmet with a vroom vroom on it that I have to wear every time I ride. It had this big bow on the front too!

Mommy and Daddy let me ride it inside, but they also took me out. I can ride on the sidewalk!

Look at me go!

I concentrate really hard, and I've only fallen one time.

There I am, pedaling away!!

I also had cupcakes with Spiderman spiderwebs all over them, and some had spiders. Daddy put candles in one, and I got to blow them out all by myself, and everyone sang to me! What a GREAT day!!!

Mommy made me froggy lollipos, too, which were really yummy.

Poor Katie Marie. She's just a baby, and was all tired out by the excitement...

But I LOVED it! Happy Birthday to me!

Lots of fishies!

Mommy and Daddy took my big brother and me to see some fishies this week! I know we've been before, but I really don't remember it. Conner did, though, and he was showing me all the cool animals, like these duckies. Here was an alligator- Conner pointed out his loooong fingernails to me!

I liked these otters. They made me smile!

Conner was really interested in everything!

He spent a lot of time talking to this pretty pink birdie.

He thought the sharks were great!

He told me all about them, too!

He also told Mommy about them.

This fishie was bigger than he was!

I wanted to try to swim with them, but Mommy kept me in my stroller.

Conner wanted to swim with the rays...

But Mommy and Daddy wouldn't let him, either.

Mommy did take him to touch some animals, though. She said they were starfish and anemones, and that the water was very, very cold.

Conner was too excited to look at the camera!

I was just happy watching everything.

We could get really close to these fishies!

I had a GREAT time!

And I was really sleepy...