July 25, 2012

Alyson's Exciting Events of the Day:

• I woke up at a little after 8:00 this morning and ate breakfast with Daddy while watching Curious George.  We also worked out with the Wii fit.  Daddy was using the Wii fit balance board and I was using the scale next to him to stand on.  He said I was too cute!
• After Mommy woke up, I tried to be a bum and eat some of her cereal but she didn't share much since I had already had breakfast. 
• Mommy and I spent some time playing with a bag of pencils.  I kept dumping them and sorting them and moving them around the room.  I also asked Mommy for paper to draw on so Mommy explained something about the pencils needing to be sharpened but I found paper and tried to draw on them anyway.
• Mommy gave me a few Teddy Grahams to eat to tide me over until lunch.  I sat next to Mommy and put the cookies between my toes and then brought them to my mouth with my feet.  Mommy says I've been watching too much Curious George!
• After a lunch of grilled cheese and peaches, I went upstairs to take a nap.  After a couple of minutes Mommy and Daddy heard me yelling for them and I sounded closer than normal.  That was because I was at the top of the steps.  I had climbed out of the crib and was wanting help down the stairs.  When Mommy came upstairs and saw me, I smiled so big and waved at her like I was so proud of myself.  Mommy just shook her head and look like she was laughing but concerned at the same time.  She put me back in bed and sat with me until I was tired enough to fall asleep.
• After nap, I played a little more, then ate dinner and got dressed for swim lessons.  Today at swim class, we practiced blowing bubbles in the water, kicking, moving our arms, and even practiced climbing out of the pool and jumping back in.  I did great!  Daddy says it's scary how advanced I am at swimming and climbing.  The only issue Mommy and Daddy had was that when I climbed out I wanted to go to the other pool, so Daddy had to go back and forth between pools. I got so cold that my lips were turning a little blue so Mommy and Daddy bundled me up in a towel and stood in the sun with me after I went down the frog slide a few times.
• When we got home, Daddy turned on the sprinkler in the back yard and let me run around for a while.  I had so much fun.  I moved the stool around to keep it in the water and even tried moving the sprinkler a couple of times, but it kept spraying me right in the face, so I asked Daddy to help move it.
• After sprinkler time, Daddy bundled me up in the towel again and after changing into dry clothes, we had a snack which included a plum.  It was delicious!  I was supposed to share with Daddy, but I ate over 3/4 of it and only had a bite or two left for Daddy.  We also shared some pudding too.
• For bedtime, Mommy and Daddy put a part of the fence that used to be in the living room at the door of my bedroom in case I climbed out of the crib again.  Within one minute, I was already around it and in the hallway.  Mommy says we will have to sleep with the upstairs gate closed tonight just in case until we can find another solution.

July 24, 2012

Alyson's Exciting Events of the Day:

• I woke up a little after 7:00 this morning.  Back to a normal sleep schedule now that we are back home.  Daddy got up with me and we had breakfast (cocoa krispies cereal and milk) so Mommy could sleep in a little.
• After Mommy got up, I had another breakfast with her, cinnamon toast (YUM!).
• We had a lazy day at home playing with my toys and Mommy's ipad, until nap time.
• After my nap, Mommy, Daddy, and I went to Petsmart and Best Buy.  I loved looking at the kitty cats and other animals.  I also loved picking up movies and video games off the shelf and carrying them to Mommy and Daddy to show them.
• After dinner and a little rest we headed to swim class again.  I did great with kicking and paddling my arms in the water.  Mommy and Daddy were so proud!
• Once we got home from swimming, we changed our clothes and went for a walk then came home and played in the yard.  I played on my swing set and with the ball.  I also explored the yard, even finding a hole in the fence to look through.  Mommy said I was being a nosy neighbor.  We found a cool insect in the back yard.  Mommy says it looks like a small brown praying mantis, but I just called it "grasshopper."  Daddy caught it and held it so I could see it, then Mommy put it on a stick for me to hold and watch it.  It then climbed from the stick up Mommy's arm, around her back, up her neck and onto her hair before Daddy took it off and released it.  I was sad that the "grasshopper" went bye-bye, but Mommy and Daddy said it had to go home to go to sleep since it was ni-night time.
• After we came inside we watched an episode of Curious George before going to bed.  

July 23, 2012

Alyson's Exciting Events of the Day:

• I slept until a little after 8:00 this morning.   After everyone else woke up, Grandma, Grandpa, Mommy, and Daddy and I went to breakfast.  We walked the streets of Oakland near the hotel and found a cute little restaurant with yummy pancakes for breakfast.  Mommy thinks I'm going to turn into a pancake with as many as I have eaten this weekend.
• After breakfast, we walked back to the  hotel.  Daddy and I hid and tried to scare Mommy, Grandma, and Grandpa, but they saw us and weren't scared.
• After we packed up our things and loaded the car, I said goodbye to Grandma and Grandpa.  I'm going to miss them!  Then, we went back to the golf course to say goodbye to Mr. Dan.  Most of the golf carts were gone, but I still found one to sit in.  I also played on the putting green, even after it started to rain.  Mommy and Daddy had to keep bringing me onto the porch out of the rain.  Mommy also had to keep me from a puddle since I wanted to stomp in it over and over again.
• I fell asleep a few miles from the golf course and slept until we were only about a half an hour from home. 
• Once we got home, we ate yummy pizza for dinner. 
• I went to my first swimming lesson today.  We learned how to blow bubbles in the water, played with a ball, practiced kicking our legs and moving our arms in the water, and we also sang songs.  It was so much fun!  The only thing I wasn't happy about was the "bubble" that they put on my back part of the way through class.  They nice lady told Mommy and Daddy that I didn't have to wear it if I didn't want to so they took it off.  At the end of class, we got to go down the frog slide since we did such a great job!  It was so good to see my friend Gabriel there too.  I can't wait to go back tomorrow.
• After class, Mommy and Daddy took me to get an ice cream cone to celebrate how well I had done.  They told me I did great!

July 22, 2012

Alyson's Exciting Events of the Day:

• I slept until close to 9:00 for Grandma and Grandpa then went for breakfast.
• We went back to the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix again today.  Mommy and Daddy were there before us so I was happy to see them there. 
• I got to ride around in the golf cart with Mommy and Daddy and also with Grandma and Grandpa. 
• I made new friends, looked at the beautiful cars, watched the loud race cars (so loud I covered my ears like I saw on an episode of Syd the Science Kid), and even got to try a funnel cake and eat a little ice cream.
• It was an exhausting day, so tiring that I fell asleep in the cart on Grandma. I  slept for about an hour while Grandma held me. 
• After waking up, I rode the carts more (Daddy even let me drive), helped Mommy and Daddy with their volunteer job for the Grand Prix and played.  I especially enjoyed playing in the water puddle I found in front of the clubhouse.