Bowling

Grandma and Grandpa de Jong came to visit last week and I got to go bowling for the first time. Check out the cool shoes I got to wear.

I got my own special ball--6 whole pounds. Man, that thing was heavy!

Mommy and Daddy showed me how to walk up to the line at the start of the bowling lane....

and roll the ball between my legs.

It turns out there's a reason you're supposed to stop at that line. If you walk any further, the floor gets really slippery.

I bowled so well for my first time. I knocked down pins every single time I rolled the ball! (Too bad Mommy, Daddy, Gma, and Gpa can't say the same thing.)

Here SHE is!

I got to go to the special doctor's appointment today with Mommy and Daddy to see the baby inside Mommy's tummy. I kept seeing weird fuzzy stuff on a TV screen and they kept calling it the baby. I just wanted to know when the baby was coming out. I'd much rather see it in person than on a TV.

But I guess this is the best we get until Christmas. Even though I told Mommy and Daddy I don't want a baby for Christmas.

She was moving around a ton but really liked to roll into a ball most of the time with her legs over her body and her feet near her head. You can see her leg in the picture below.

This is one of Mommy's favorite pictures. It was one of the first things we saw--her perfect, tiny little feet.

And I don't know why Mommy and Daddy keep saying I'm getting a sister, because as far as I'm concerned, there's a boy in there.

Day Out With Thomas

Last weekend I got to spend Saturday afternoon with Thomas!!! There was so much to see and do. We got to see a model train ride around on a track, and even crash!

I got to play with different Thomas train sets.

I got a tattoo of James.

I had my picture taken with Sir Topham Hatt.

I got my very own engineer cap.

I got to eat blue bubblegum ice cream.

And then we got to ride on Thomas!!!! I had my very own seat next to an open window.

Mommy and Daddy let me take a picture of them. This is the first time they've let me touch the camera on purpose. It was really heavy and hard to hold up.

Our train passed right over Snoqualmie Falls and we got to see this view of the river. Totally cool!

And here I am with my best buddy Thomas.

My favorite part was riding backwards and forwards on Thomas. I hope I get spend the day with him again next summer!

Look, Ma, no shoes!

I have finally decided that being outside is totally fun, and it's even better when you don't wear shoes and get as dirty as possible. Up until a few weeks ago, I needed to be practically bribed to play outside and I refused to go out unless I was wearing shoes. It's only taken me three years to figure out what being a boy is all about.

I asked Daddy if we wanted to help me work in the garden, and he was kind enough to act as supervisor.




I also figured out how to turn the hose on and made another swimming pool in my sandbox. But this time, that wasn't enough.

I decided it would be even more fun to build mud mountains on my pants.

Of course, the downside of getting all muddy is that Mommy and Daddy won't let you back into the house until you've been stripped down in the backyard and hosed off with freezing cold water.


The only other downer is that my Kiss Me shirt is utterly ruined. Oh well, I'm sure it will be joined by more shirts before the summer is over.

Happy Birthday, Cooper!

Yesterday was Cooper's birthday. He would be two now, if he were here with us. It would be fun to have a two-year-old brother who could play cars with me, and play in my sandbox, and jump on my bed. Mommy does those things with me, but she has a short attention span and can only hang out in the sandbox for so long.

We brought balloons and cupcakes that Mommy and I made to Cooper's grave. We also left him some pretty calla lilies--thanks to some friends who let us cut them out of their yard. I even gave Cooper one of my Lightning McQueen cars because I loved the movie Cars when I was two and I thought he would two. Besides, I gave him one of my dirt McQueen's which I had two of.

The cupcakes were so yummy. Definitely my favorite part.

It was such a nice day that we just hung out at the cemetery for a long time.

After a while, the balloons got a little frisky and I had to put them in their place.

We all wish Cooper was here with us now, but we're so thankful to know that we will be able to see him again someday. And we're so thankful that we get to have another baby come to our family--I'm thinking it's a sister, but we won't know for sure until August. By then I'll probably want another brother.

What a wuss!!

So this picture explains why my mom never gets sick when she's pregnant. She a total wuss. This is how my mom spent most of the day yesterday. She had some weird 24-hour flu or something. Actually, I think I gave it to her. This picture was actually taken Monday morning after I spent seven hours throwing up on Sunday night and kept Mommy up until 2 in the morning.


But this is basically what she did when she was sick--laid around, mostly in bed. Luckily I have some really great friends that let me play with them for a bit to give Mommy a break (their mom's are pretty cool too).

A cold or headache now and then are no big deal, but Heavenly Father apparently knows Mommy can't handle more than a day of being sick to her stomach. If she had to endure morning sickness like a lot of pregnant women do, I would probably be an only child.

Merry Christmas!

Okay, so this is last year's picture, but Mommy wanted to get a head start this year on Christmas cards because the holiday season is going to be a bit busy around here:



Nov. 22 - my birthday!!!!

Nov. 25 - Thanksgiving

Dec. 12 - Mommy and Daddy's anniversary

Dec. 19 - baby due

Dec. 25 - Christmas



So, Merry Christmas a bit early!