I Choo Choo Choose You

I did Valentine's cards for the first time this year with my cousins. It was so much fun to be with Ava, Catherine, and Alexander as we cut out the cards and drew all over them. And not only was it fun times with my cousins, my Nana Joan was there to play along with us. On one of the first few nights there, we all took a little breather and chowed down on my mama's favorite - Subway.


One day while we were out there we took a trip to Adventure Plex. OH, MY, GOODNESS! Can we please put one of these in my room? I promise I will never complain again. There were slides, and balls, and ropes, and ladders, and kids, and fun, and FUN! I definitely wish we could have stayed longer.


After our trip to Adventure Plex, we walked down to the boardwalk of Manhattan Beach. Hey we have a Manhattan too! I like your beach better. Ava and I played all along the boardwalk and looked out across the ocean. I think I saw Tutu's house!


Our last day visiting we went to something called Skirball. I wasn't quite sure what to expect with a funny sounding name like that but mama sure was excited. I think Skirball is her new favorite word. Well once we arrived, the only thing I wasn't quite sure about was if I'd let us leave at the end of the day. We had the best time! It was kind of like that museum back home that lets you touch and play with all sorts of different things. Remember? I went there when I turned two. Ava and I really had a great time.


As always, we had a great time visiting our family aaaaaaaaaaaaall the way over there. Isn't it their turn to visit us? Tune in to the same bat URL at the same bat time to learn more about LANDEN'S WORLD!

Off to See My Cousins, My Most Wonderful Cousins Of All

I'm back up in the skies tonight, making my way over to see Ava, Catherine, and Alexander. I was lucky enough to get a seat for free so I guess that means no miles for me. Well, it's better than sitting on dada's lap the whole flight. See you all on the west side. Kicking back with the DVD player in LANDEN'S WORLD!

Thank You

I don't often write to people but I thought I'd switch it up a little and say a big THANK YOU to my Uncle Thomas and Aunt Becky. Back on my birthday they sent me this super cool painting and coloring set and it was probably the only thing I wanted to play with that day but mama and dada quickly swept it away and hid it in the closet. They do this thing where one day I'll see a toy, then a couple weeks later it will be gone, and then a couple weeks later it will return. I like it because after a while I forget that I even had the toy and then when they bring it back out it's like Christmas all over again! HOWEVER, I did not forget about this painting set and had I only known which closet it was in I would have opened it up myself. Well anyway, they finally brought it out and we put it together. Wow! I'm having so much fun with it. I use the markers and the paints to draw choo-choos, flowers, stars, and just about anything else I can think of. So, thank you very much. I think this is one toy that mama and dada won't be hiding again from me anytime soon. oh, oh, OH! I almost forgot. My Uncle Thomas is supposed to be coming home next week from the desert where he's protecting the land I live on (this is what my dada told me). Now there's something special that went away and everyone will be happy to have back. Working on my first masterpiece here in LANDEN'S WORLD!

Who's the Boss?

Jasmine came over the other night and we played together all night long. First it started with all this amazing food that my mama and dada and her mama and dada put together on the table. We had chips, pizza, little wings, cake, and cookies. There was something on tv the whole night that everyone kept watching but Jasmine and I were able to keep busy on my new bed watching movies.


At one point, our parents called us into the room and there was all this singing and clapping because there was something new on tv. It was music! Jasmine and I danced all around. Now I don't really know who it was on the tv but Jasmine's mama called him the boss. Funny, I thought my mama was boss.


Oh Jasmine, champs like us, baby we were born to run in LANDEN'S WORLD!

Christmas at Nana Mary's

We drove down to Nana Mary's for Christmas. I sure do like taking road trips because that means stopping at restaurants we don't have around here. Plus, mama and dada do everything they can to keep me happy in the car so that means as many Starbursts as I want! Don't mind if I do. Once we got there I was so happy to see my nana, Uncle David, and Aunt Becky. I was bummed Uncle Thomas wasn't there but dada told me he's off in the desert protecting the land I live on. Thanks, Uncle Tom! While you're not here, I'll be sure to keep Aunt Becky company.


I had a great time playing with Nana Mary and all the toys she keeps for me at her home. We even took some time to visit her where she works, and of course that means more toys! I took some time out of my busy schedule during the visitation to work the phones.


One day we went over to the beach. We didn't go swimming like last time but we still walked up to the water and touched the sand. Uncle David pointed out some good tips on what it takes to be a Giambalvo - mainly he coached me on laying out at the beach in warmer weather.


It was a great trip and I wish we could have stayed longer but we had more family coming to visit us back in Brooklyn so we had to rush back after mama's birthday. Hoping to stay longer next time in LANDEN'S WORLD!

I Came, I Saw, I Built a Snowman

We had snow the other day. For some reason, when it snows, all the normal rules go out the window and I can pretty much do whatever I want. It was great!


No rolling around in the dirt? Forget about it - I was rolling around all over the snow and dada showed me how to make snow angels. Well dada made one and then I ran through it. No throwing balls at other people? Forget about it! Dada and I were throwing snowballs at each other. I think he even tried to throw a couple at mama.


Then I helped dada build the snowman. Dada rolled the little snowball into a bigger snowball into a really big snowball into a huge snowball and that became our snowman. I helped him make the snowman nice and round.


I know there's a song about a snowman but we didn't exactly follow it because we used rocks for his eyes and nose and a stick for his mouth. If you ask me, I think our snowman looked a little scary. At least he was my height.


I had a good time playing in the snow. My little sister came outside too but she stayed all bundled up so I didn't get to play with her. Next time.


Waiting for the next snowfall so I can build another snowman here in LANDEN'S WORLD!

Dada, We're Gonna Have Company!

Lately it seems as if there's always somebody new sleeping in my living room; sometimes there's more than one person. For the record, since early October Nana Mary was here, then Nana Joan, followed by Auntie Joan and baby Connor, Uncle Randall and Aunt Christine, and now Tutu Kathleen and Uncle David. It's a constant stream of people and they are ALL HERE TO SEE ME! Well, maybe they're also here to see my new baby sister but hey, a boy can dream! Tutu Kathleen and David arrived and boom we were off to see the neighborhood. One of our first stops was the bookstore so I could show Tutu one of my hot spots for book reading.


Saturday rolled around and despite having visitors I still stuck to my regularly scheduled activities. That included swimming class, however, this time I switched things up and had Uncle David take me into the pool. Let's be honest here - even with dada I'm a little fussy when it comes to swimming class. So, I wasn't promising Uncle David an easy half hour. It took me a while but I eventually came around and we had a good time.


After a long day of activities, there's nothing I like more than some couch time. Uncle David felt the same way so we curled up next to each other to catch a couple Pingu videos.


Oh! Let's not forget one of my favorite activities - tumbling! Tutu came with for my tumbling class. Rolling around and around in LANDEN'S WORLD!