Back to normal...

One of the best parts of my day is when my Daddy gets home. Over the last few months, while he studied for his test, that was not as early as I'd prefer. Thankfully, he took his test last week and we now get him home earlier! He was such a trooper...he came down with the flu, compliments of my Mommy and I, on Thursday, took his test on Friday, and still managed to play with me that afternoon and take Mom out on a date that night. He's my hero! We're all healthy again and things here are back to normal.
We've been pretty busy around our house. I keep growing leaps and bounds each week. I forgot to tell you guys my stats for my 2 year appointment: I am weighing in at 30 lbs and stand 35.5 inches tall. I started jumping this week. I was kind of doing it before, but one foot or the other always seemed to stay put. Now they're both actually off the ground. I think I've got Mom's vertical, but hopefully I'll get better at it and find that I have Dad's instead. I am learning phrases and sentences now. Today I told Mommy the following: "Daddy is so smart." (Mom replied that he is) "Daddy is so nice." (Mom replied that he is) "Daddy is so beautiful!" (I did this in a high pitched, sing-songy way) Mom laughed and asked who taught me that. I told her Mimi did, and also corrected myself-Mimi is so smart, nice, and beautiful. See, Mimi and I spent the day together on Monday so that Aunt Nessa, Grandma, and Mommy could go Christmas shopping on their annual outing. Deklan went with them. I had all kinds of fun playing with Mimi, playing in the leaves, watching my new Toy Story 3 movie, and doing some shopping of our own. I did get to spend some time with my Grandma and Aunt, too. Aunt Nessa and I threw my Woody doll around, and I showed them how fast I am, too.

I got to see my pal Brayden a couple of times this week. Mom and Dad celebrated their third anniversary, so he came over to play with us and they went for some sushi. I am trying to teach him how to walk and talk and throw and catch. I think he'll get the hang of it all soon enough. Of course, a week wouldn't be complete without some time with my bud Emerson. We hit the park to take advantage of the unusually warm temps while they are still here. We have so much fun together! I also got to see my Aunt B and Uncle E. We had dinner together and then played the rest of the evening. They brought me some super fun jammy jams that look like Woody and Buzz outfits. I tried them on. I make a pretty cute cowboy, don't you think?

It's been a great week here. We got our family pictures back recently, too, so click this link and check out some of our favorite photos. See you soon!