They Did It Again!

Okay, the first time I went along with it because it was something new. Besides, what did I know? I'm a trusting young lad and if mama and dada want me to sit down in a weird chair and look at the TV, hey that's okay with me. But the second time around I knew exactly what they were trying to do. They were going to take my hair again! I was not about to let that happen, however, dada was there to comfort me and he let me sit on his lap while the lady did her thing. I think dada knows he's going to have to sit with me each time I get my haircut from now on.


What do you think? Not a bad job but I do miss my curls. Well the next day it was business as usual around here with lunch out and a day at the playground. For lunch I nibbled on cheese sticks but highlight was one of my favorites - a plain bagel with cream cheese.


Off to the playground. Have I mentioned how much I like the playground? There's so much to do and I'm almost always going to find a ball or a bike to play with. This time around I decided to step it up a notch and play on some of the more advanced equipment. I know it's advanced because dada and mama get up off the bench when I walk over to it. I always know I'm into something good when they stop what they're doing and take notice.


Well, do you know what tomorrow is? The boxes are starting to pile up at our front door. Cards are gathering on the kitchen table and they're all addressed to me. Sure you don't want to guess whose birthday is one wake-up away? Counting down the minutes here in LANDEN'S WORLD!

J is for Jasmine

Jasmine came over last night, along with her mommy and daddy. I really like it when Jasmine's over because mama and dada will let me get away with a lot more. Sometimes Jasmine even stays late and we'll get to play in the bathtub together. Unfortunately, last night was an early night for Jasmine and her parents but we still managed to make a mess of the place. First Jasmine and I had dinner together. Jasmine like's hot dogs too so we each had one.


After dinner we turned on Blue's Clues for a while. Mama bought me my very own handy-dandy notebook, just like Steve! I had my crayons out and everything and I was writing down the clues. Jasmine wanted to run around a bit so we stopped watching and went into my room. Then she found my stickers and that's when the fun really started. Dada let us get into my crib and it was sticker time! We were putting stickers on the pillows, on the crib, and even on each other.


So we were all back on the couch playing and jumping on dada when the bell rang and someone was at the door. It was dinner for the mommies and daddies. More food! Everyone gathered around the big kitchen table and mama even set up a place for me. I got to sit with the big people at the big table. I felt like such a, well, big person.


After dinner was over, Jasmine was playing around with my dada (I don't mind sharing him as long as it's with someone I really like). He kept picking her up and she would sit on his shoulders. This is something dada had tried with me in the past but I never really liked it, until last night. I saw how much fun she was having so I thought I would give it a try. Boy oh boy had I been missing out. Riding around up there was the greatest!



The countdown for the birthday continues. I have this piece of paper that shows all the different choo-choos you can buy. There are so many of them! I'll take this one, this one, this one, and that one. The list is getting longer in LANDEN'S WORLD!

Zee Oh Oh Spells Zoo

Our friends upstairs have a cat in their house. Nana Mary has a dog at her house and so does Tutu. This house I went to the other day with my friend Charlie, they had so many animals! Mama said the animals belong to the zoo. I don't know who zoo is but he sure is lucky.


I saw many different animals but really, the best part, was hanging out with my friend Charlie. We had so much fun together. Charlie lives over in Williamsburg. We don't see each other as much as I'd like to but when we do, we certainly know how to laugh it up. The day after the zoo we went to the Children's Museum.


That person I mentioned the other day is celebrating their birthday very soon. I wonder who it could be? When is the birthday you ask? Dada said something about five and a wake-up. What does that mean? Looking forward to birthday #2 in LANDEN'S WORLD!

Happy Birthday, Noah!

A friend of mine celebrated his third birthday yesterday. His name is Noah and he lives upstairs on the fifth floor. He has a new little sister named Margot. I wonder what it would be like to have a little sister. Hmmm. Anyway, the party was a lot of fun. There was music and it's just like the music class I go to on Wednesdays. We played with shakers,


and scarves.


After the music was over, it was time for the cupcakes!


Noah's mommy and daddy put out all these cupcakes onto the table and we were allowed to decorate them. So that's something I want to talk about - decorating cupcakes. Dada put some colorful little sprinkles on my plate and said I could use them to decorate my cupcake. Why would I want to do that? I mean if you had your choice between one snack and two, wouldn't you choose two? Right, so you see my point. Why not keep the sprinkles on the side and then when you're done eating the cupcake, move onto the sprinkles? It was a pretty easy decision for me.


After we ate our cupcakes (and sprinkles) Noah's daddy brought out the cake. All the mommies and daddies sang to Noah and then he blew out the candle. I felt so lucky to be sitting next to the birthday boy.


Speaking of birthday boys, someone is getting ready to celebrate their second birthday. Dropping subtle hints here in LANDEN'S WORLD!

Splashy, Splashy

Today was my very first day of swim school. They call it school but I really don't know what I learned other than you have to wait a really long time before you can actually get in the pool. Perhaps mama and dada can hold off on getting to the pool so early next time? The class started with some clapping and this lady walking around asking everyone's name. Then once we all said our names it was FINALLY time to get in the pool. Dada let me sit on the edge while he got in, then he turned to me and it was my turn. I was all for getting in the pool but there was this bucket of balls off to the side and I mean c'mon, let's have the best of both worlds here and put the balls into the pool! Dada finally caught on and grabbed me a ball and I was able to handle the rest. We did bubbles, we bounced up and down, we kicked, dada did something weird with his arms (reach and pull, reach and pull?), and we stood on the edge a couple times and jumped in. No, I didn't jump in by myself. Dada caught me. Oh! And there was this one point where dada tried to get me to lay flat on my back. Yeah, not a big fan. Let's try to remember that for next time.


After swimming we took a stroll over to the park. First the pool, then the park. This was shaping up to be a super day! I did my usual stuff at the park - went down the slides, climbed up the stairs, played with toys that weren't mine, tried to get on someone else's scooter. You know how it goes. Now this park that we went to, there's this swing with a huge green wheel that you sit on. It sits off the side and I've always seen it out of the corner of my eye but never bothered to check it out. Well today was the day I thought I'd see what it was all about. Kinda fun, nothing too crazy, had about enough when dada tried to get me to sit on it with him.


Towards the end of the day I got to relax a bit on the couch with mama. Oh and not just relax watching the TV, but I was eating pretzels too! Pretzels! If only I had some hummus. Dada said something about lunch tomorrow with soda. I love soda. Looking forward to soda on Sunday in LANDEN'S WORLD.


p.s. go cubs! (dada made me say it)

Movin' On Up: Part III

I'm starting to notice that I get a really good reaction out of mama and dada when I wear their clothes. Let's see, there was the time I wore dada's shirt. I mean I didn't see what the big deal was but dada was running around trying to find the camera to take a picture. Then there was the day mama let me wear her sunglasses. Now I had always been trying to get to her sunglasses because she puts them in this cool case and I really just wanted to play with the case but when I saw there were sunglasses inside I thought OH, bonus! Well one day I think mama finally gave in and let me try on the sunglasses and wouldn't you know it, just like dada she was running around trying to find the camera.


Okay so we have this closet where we keep all our shoes and coats and one day the closet door was open. I went in, grabbed dada's shoes and thought, I could wear these. Again with the camera here in LANDEN'S WORLD!

Courtyard Cleaning

I like to help out around the house like everyone else. I mean dada works hard to make sure all my pacis are in order and ready for me in my crib while mama works hard to keep pictures of me all over the house. So if they can work hard, I can work hard, which means cleaning up out in the courtyard.


We were having a BBQ the other day and before things got started I expressed an interest using the little pool. Well it had been a few days since anyone in the building last used it so it needed a good cleaning. Dada and I got out the soap, hose, and sponge and went to work. Earning my keep here in LANDEN'S WORLD!