After Macie's 2nd Birthday Grandma Judy flew out to Arizona to spend some time with us.
We spent MOST of that time swimming like fish in the pool, and Macie learned to hold her breath and dunk under the water.
Since the beginning of Summer my swimming abilities have skyrocketed, and I no longer require help from anyone, in ANY way. Check me out as I jump of the diving board and go down the slide:
It was fun spending time with Grandma at the house, and Macie finally sat still long enough for Grandma to do beauty shop on her hair- Macie looked like such a grown up with her new do:
Grandma was only able to stay for a few days, and when she left Mom informed us that due to a sewing deadline, we would be housebound for a while. It was NO fun being stuck at home, and both of us did a LOT of pouting when coloring and playing in the yard became dull and boring.
I have to say, I know how to pout and pitch a fit, but Macie deserves an Oscar for some of her recent performances. Here she is giving Mom the "hairy eyeball" upon Mom saying NO to one of Macie's absurd and demanding requests:
Some afternoons Mom would let us paint outside, and from time to time we would nicely create works of art at our stations.
Most of the time we used each other as a canvas- it is MUCH more fun that way!
On day, while looking at Macie reading a leap book across the room, Mom decided that she was no longer a toddler- in fact, overnight, she had become a big girl and apparently that meant that it was time to learn to use the potty.
Macie was pretty excited, but I knew that it meant MORE time housebound. It went as good as one could hope for. There were good and bad days, but Macie really had a fun time. I was lucky to be included in the "treat" portion of potty training and enjoyed that immensely. Here is a sequence of Mace as she sits down to pee and afterwards runs to show it to Mom and receive her treat.
Staying at home didn't end up being so bad, both Macie and I came up with fun, new games to play. A lot of times we played games with one another. Here I am decorating her with tattoos(stickers):
She really liked her new look!
I came up with this sweet outfit one night and told Mom I was on my way to a costume party!
I came up with this sweet outfit one night and told Mom I was on my way to a costume party!
Potty training Macie was going well, Most of the time she walked around the yard naked and went inside when she needed to use the potty.
After a few weeks Macie was well on her way to being a potty trained big girl...too bad she had also developed a big girl attitude...
During our time at home, Dad purchased and brought home a new member of our family: It's name is Les Paul, and apparently he is quite a "big deal" around town...
I really enjoyed our new addition, and Dad's rock out music sounded AWESOME coming out of the amps. The whole family is really having a good time rocking out together!
Aunt Hayley also brought home a new addition to our family; only this one required a LOT more work. His name is Eddie Axl Fluffy Van Halen, but goes by Eddie Van Halen for short. He was so tiny, and only 6 weeks old!
Ironically, he is great with Macie and I, and could care less that we pull, pick, and poke at him constantly...
Mom says we lucked out, because Eddie Van Halen has been the perfect pet- it's almost like he was custom made for our family- he has even managed to charm Dad whom is NOT a cat person...
Mom finds him in the oddest of places, and is not looking forward to the day when he starts messin' with her sewing stuff...
With Macie almost completely potty trained, it was time to re-join society. Dad took Macie and I to Kids Fest to give Mom and her newly broken limb time to rest, but before we left she insisted upon dressing us up in some new outfits she made for us and taking pictures:
We met our friend Bella at the event, and the three of us had a blast!
We went from booth to booth, eating snacks, playing with toys, and modeling new gear:
One of our favorite things was the petting zoo:
After a full day at Kids Fest Mom took me to a birthday party where I got to climb a rock wall and play until I was too exhausted to move...
All four of us passed out and got a full night's rest. In the morning we dressed up in more "Mom" outfits and went back for another full day at Kids Fest.
Although we had been there the day before, we still found some new and exciting things to do and see.
After stuffing our face full of Kids Fest Food, Macie spent tons of time coloring with friends(not many activities keep her sedentary for that long).
I loved sitting in the race car, and all of us took turns posing...
Half way through our photo shoot Macie started to breakdown...
I guess she wanted it all to herself...
When she finally got her way, she was too tired from all her crying and screaming to enjoy it...
We all enjoyed our first weekend "back" in the real world and hear that there is tons more fun in store for us in the very near future...hopefully mom's dexterity will improve so that the next post wont take another 10 years...
