Daddy On Caffine

This is why we don't let Daddy have coffee very often. Well, I would let him have it all the time because it is a lot of fun for me but Mommy thinks it's too much work to keep up with all three of us.

Me, Yaya and Clifford

Lately I've really liked reading books about a BIG red puppy named Clifford. I showed one to Yaya and she liked them to so we plopped down on the kid couch in the play room and started reading. Well these are funny stories so we were laughing as we read and Mommy heard us, snuck up and filmed this footage of us giggling.

Cheese

Ok, so everyone seems to think that I was trying to show Yaya how to say things in the book. What really happened is that I saw the camera and was saying "CHEESE!!" because that's what people do when they see cameras. Just thought I'd clear that up. I know how to say "monkey".

RARS!!!!

Everyone knows how much I love rars. Well because of this, Mommy and Daddy were awesome enough to take me to the Land of the Rars exhibit at the Bishop Museum. I got to look at dinosaurs up close and personal. There was a T-Rex, Triceraops, Stegasaurus, Velociraptors and baby dinosaurs all over the place. I got to dig for bones with Daddy and Mommy too. There was even a place where I could run around inside of a volcano!! That was awesome. All in all, this is one awesome place and I hope we get to go back soon.

Bear Hunt 2: Complete

Tonight the battery on the camera made it through the entire bear hunt! I couldn't even contain myself this time around. I just can't wait to go through it!! I love the puppy too, he is my favorite part until we get to the bear, which is of course my favorite part of the whole book. I can't wait to watch this a hundred times!

Bear Hunt

Every night I look forward to going on a bear hunt with Daddy and Yaya! In fact, I won't go to sleep until Daddy reads it to me because I like dreaming of finding a bear each night. Mommy told me that she was dreaming of me finding a bear last night too. I love it when Daddy says we have to go "THROUGH IT!!!!" because then I know that I get to make the book move. I hope you enjoy this story as much as I do.

This is such a good book. I recommend it to anyone like me. Here it is.

Training Yaya

Yaya is getting pretty good at running around the house, but just walking from place to place isn't enough if she wants to be known as my little sister. Nope, she needs to know how to jump, spin and climb with the best of them for that prestigious title. This is why I have taken it upon myself to train her acrobatic skills up. Daddy thought this little exercise was cute and recorded it.



As you can see, she enjoys spinning until she is too dizzy to stand up so we're going to have to work on her focus. She also needs some work on her jump height, but I know her heart is in it so getting air will soon follow.

Pumpkin Painting

I've heard people talk about pumpkin carving but I've never heard talk of pumpkin painting before. This was what Mommy let me do the other day. It was a lot of fun to work my creative juices and make something nice to look at for our front door. I got some on myself too, but not enough and it came off disappointingly easy.

Shopping With Yaya

Lately I've been trying to encourage Yaya's independence. Here I am helping her walk with Daddy and me through the store. Mommy thought it was cute enough to warrant taking a picture and it looks like the girl in the background was less than pleased to be caught in the shot.

Man Purse?!

My Grandma just sent me this awesome bag for carrying my cars, wonkies (Mommy:monkeys) and puppies in. It is pretty cool and I just couldn't wait to show it off to you all when I got home. Mommy always has one and I steal it when I can but now I have my own, but better because it's my size!

Firetruck Driver

I was good in the store so I could ride the fire truck when we left. I climbed in and guess what? Yaya climbed in after me! I didn't want to share the seat but Daddy assured me that I would be driving and she just wanted to ride along. That was true, but when Daddy busted out the camera to snap some shots of me being a heroic firetruck driver, Yaya kept hogging the camera. I was a little bummed but decided to share the pics with you all anyways.

Clean Cake Consumption

I am two and a half now. I used to be into the whole smearing my food all over the place scene but these days I like to keep it clean. I stick to simple utensils like the fork to accomplish this task.







As you can see, the effects are quite remarkable. I ate all the cake I wanted and only a few crumbs around my mouth betray my actions. :)

Castle Cake Scrub Down

When the little ones got dirty enjoying the cake Mommy and Daddy had put together for Yaya, it became clear that a bath was in order. So Mommy ran one while I kept the little ladies in line downstairs. Then I sat in just to supervise and show them the right way to get clean. I mean, I have been at this a bit longer than they have, right?!

Me and Yaya Selling Vegan Hotdogs

We had to go get Daddy's picture taken for his passport and on the way into the store I noticed a hotdog truck with the keys still in it. Daddy said that if I was good while we waited for the pictures that I could take it for a spin. I was good for 45 minutes while we looked around the store at all the things I wanted and couldn't have right now. I didn't throw a single fit because I couldn't wait to take the truck for a drive, try my hand at the old hotdog peddling trade. When we finally made it out to the truck I made a beeline for it so no one else could snatch it before I did and then waited for my partner in, umm... business, to climb in beside me. Then we took off and had a great time cruising around together.

A Rainy Day

I was trying to use the potty the other day and I heard it raining outside so I asked Daddy if I could go look at it when I was done. He conceded and Yaya joined us in her diaper. It was about 80 degrees and 100+% humidity out before any of you start thinking that I should have been wearing more than a diaper. I love rainy days and this was a good chance for Auria to try out her knew walking skills.



Before long, the sound of our fun filled splashing in the rapidly forming puddles lured our friend Harbear outside to join us. She was wearing more than a diaper but that didn't last long once we got inside since her clothes were soaked. So we all made the best of some weather that I keep hearing grown ups complain about. I don't know what their problem is.

Dancing To My Own Rythm

Everyone was hanging out and it seemed as though things were winding down. Instead of just going to bed like everyone wanted me to I decided to show them how to have some fun dancing instead. They got into it pretty quick and started requesting certain performances from past shows. I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did.

A Day At The Jumpy

Dad and I spent a week together when Mommy was away visiting her family. It was AWESOME!! We went to the aquarium, rode our bike to the jumpy twice, went swimming, played at the park, watched cars 15 times, fought roarses and bitares, learned how to poo in the potty and ate lots of pizza and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I'd have to say it was a good time. This video was taken while we were at the jumpy together the week before but it just reminded me of the times Daddy took me out there. As you can see, I didn't want to be video taped in the above video.



This game is the most fun I've ever had for a quarter. It's especially fun when it's someone else's quarter though. All you have to do is hit these rars on the head when they pop out and growl. I love it because they yell 'OWW!' and then pop back into their holes. I played about $8 in quarters with a new friend when Daddy and I went out there.



This is what I like to call a ride. Daddy has a ride in the garage but I can't climb on it, so when I saw this one with no one looking, I couldn't help myself. I guess Daddy was looking because here it is on video, but I didn't see him. I can't wait until I'm old enough to drive my own ride.

Dual Purpose Luggage

Daddy was talking about going away for a pretty long time so Yaya and I decided to slip into his luggage when he wasn't looking. It turns out that suitcases make a pretty good bed if your our size. I heard Mommy saying something about not needing to lug a pack and play along next time we go somewhere.

Battle Wounds

I received these battle wounds, which I think give me a distinguished warrior look really, while Daddy was away. I like to tell people I was hit by a train which always gives them crazy images of a speeding train running me down. I'm going to say that to everyone and when I they ask how I survived I'll just flex my biceps and smile... Yeah, that'll work.