Wow! Its been a long time! so much has happened since i was able to get on here and tell you guys how ive been doing! Mommy, Daddy and I have gone on long road trips and to the park - im working on potty training right now...

Mommy and daddy brought me to a Huge rock with heads on it.. odd. I wonder what its for? there were a bunch of people there! and we only stayed for a couple of minutes then we went to get some lunch. A couple of days later we went into this hole in the ground in Minnesota and road an underground train for what seemed like forever! It was really scary! There were these people leading us around with lights on their heads and they made me wear this really hard hat. The people showing us around need to learn how to share - everywhere we went in there - everything was "mine".

Grandma and Grandpa Malmstein came down to see me! Ive gotten to see them allot lately! Mommy and Daddy keep talking about how they might be moving down here! That would be way cool! Gama and Gampa spent the day with me last weekend while mommy and daddy went looking at other peoples houses. I got to eat a whole bunch of food that day! We had a great time! And grama and granpa didnt know what time im "supposed" to go to bed - so i got to stay up late!

Oh man! i just realized - you dont even know that im walking yet? Im running with the best of em! Daddy calls me Captain Crazy, i like the ring that has!

Ill try to get on here later and share some pictures and storys of my adventures from this summer! Till then - Bye!

Oh Hello!

I have been so busy lately! With trying to crawl, I always have somewhere to go. But I made some time today to give you all an update. A few weekends ago I got to spend a night with Grandma and Grandpa. They were impressed with all the noise I can make in my exersaucer. And then my Grandpa from Minnesota came down to have dinner with Mommy, Daddy and me! He gave me lots of hugs and said that I have gotten so big. But he didn't share his dinner with me even though I was trying so hard to grab his food. It smelled really good.

Food is getting more and more interesting. Now that I have 8 teeth, Mommy and Daddy are letting me try new things. They even let me eat jello last week. It tasted good, but I think it was more fun to squish through my fingers than to eat. And then I got to play in the bath, because Mommy said the jello made me sticky. Bath time is so fun! Mommy and Daddy pour the water out of cups for me and I try to grab the water, but I can't seem to get a hold of it.

I got to order real food just a couple of nights ago. We went to IHOP for dinner and I got a smiley face pancake for dinner. I only got a couple of bites and then it wasn't going so well so I ate my regular baby food for the rest of my dinner. I started to get pretty bored because there wern't very many people there to look at. But a couple of tables away there were some kids, so I tried to get their attention by yelling and making lots of noise. Mommy and Daddy turned kindof red and kept telling me to "Shhhhhh", but if I was quiet, then how would the other kids know I was there so that we could play later? Sometimes Mommy and Daddy don't make much sense.

My favorite store is Lowes. I like going there because their carts are so fun. They even have a steering wheel so that I can drive!

Well, I have places to go and friends to see! I'll talk to you all later!

Been a long time!

Daddy finally had a couple minutes hanging around so he can now help me update my blog. There has been ALOT going on! Ive been trying new foods, starting to learn new things.. stuff like that. Big news! Dude, Ive got teeth! Like 6 of em! 2 on the bottom and 4 up top.. all up front. Every now and then while mommy and daddy feed me i bite down on the rubber spoon and wont give it back. Its pretty funny stuff. Makes me laugh pretty hard! One day mommy and daddy buckled me into the highchair and gave me... well.. mush. Tasted like banana, but looked and felt like mush. It was in my hair! In my pants!

Mommy, Daddy and Auntie Pat (daycare) have been helping me learn how to sit up on my own! That makes bath time SOO much cooler! I can splash and make a great big mess and mommy and daddy just laugh. Its a good time.

Guys, i am like this far (holding hands as wide apart as i can) from crawling! I can now get up on my knees and hands and rock back and forth... now if i can just figure out how to move forward, ill be in business! Mommy and daddy keep saying stuff like "we need to finish baby proofing"... what does that mean? I'm a baby.. isn't that proof enough? Maybe as i get older this talking thing will make more sense, cause right now, i don't get half the stuff they are saying!

The other day i "nailed" my arm on the side rail of the changing table. I don't know what "nailing" it means, but it hurt REALLY bad! I screamed and cried , like, well.. a baby. Daddy made a "mod - i - fi - cat - ion" to my changing table. Every one finds it funny know cause it looks like it can float. Now there is an idea for another day!

So winter is here, i guess. One day its really nice outside and a couple days later there is white stuff all over the place! Its always bouncing back and forth, never just stays one or the other... just warm - cold - warm - cold - jacket - no jacket - hat - no hat. Speaking of hats.. Mommy likes this hat on me... its crazy huge for my head but also keeps my little ears all cozy and warm when its cold out.

Santa!

Heres the pic of me sitting on this guy named Santas lap. He was really nice and soft spoken! And he even drives a red Chevy Silverado! So hes gotta be cool! But man, he looks scary in this picture! But i look cute dont I? (wink wink)

I found my tongue!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!

Mommy and daddy were sticking their tongue out at me.. so i stuck mine out right back at em!

I got to see SANTA!!!

Mommy and Daddy took me to the Outlet mall to see this guy named Santa. Guess hes pretty popular cause mommy and daddy were talking like we would be there for a couple of hours, but it turns out there were only a couple of other kids there to see him. So, we were only there for about 20 min or so. He had put his workshop up right there in front of the biggest tree i have ever seen! All covered in lights! It was cool! Santa came out of his shop and said hi, invited us in and let me take a picture with him! That beard he had was cool! The ladies inside his shop were really nice! Daddy said he will load my actual Santa picture up for me later. So for now, here are the pictures of seeing Santa.

On a side note, I'm starting to figure out this whole talking thing.. I'm getting "Moma" down pretty good and now I'm working on "dada" - its pretty cool!Every morning when daddy says "good morning!" i lay there and talk to him about my dreams while he changes my diaper. I think he kinda gets what i am trying to say but i don't think fully understands me yet.. oh well. In time...

My Trip To Culvers

Mommy and Daddy took me to a place in Colorado Springs called "Culvers". I cant believe they drug me 1 hour down the road in the truck to get burgers. I'm sure it will not be the last time either. They seem to really like it, but every time we leave they are both moaning and groaning in pain, but somehow have smiles on their faces. I don't get it? Maybe when i get older and i can eat my own Burgers and stuff i will know what the big deal is. I do know this though... that cup is COOL!

You May also notice the cool little chair i am sitting in. Some friends of Mommy and Daddy got it for me before my birthday. Now that i fit in it they have been taking me to a bunch of different food places. so far we have been to "Texas Roadhouse" - That place was crazy! A lot of stuff and people to look at. Kinda loud too, but our waitress was REALLY nice! She said i was cute! They have also taken me to "Noodles and Company" - nothing special... noodles in a bowl. not a lot of people there.. it was quite and nice. i almost fell asleep in my chair. And then you see me above at Culvers. - That place was a little busy. Smelled good though and i snuck a peek at the ice-cream up front. Man! What i wouldn't do to get my hands on some of that! Mmmmmm. Mommy and Daddy are talking about going to "Chillis" for dinner this weekend cause Grandma and Grandpa Malmstein got us a gift certificate for food there. Mommy wants to do lunch's cause its cheaper and then we can go twice, which is cool with me cause that means that i get to go twice!