We were late, but we travelled to Whitney Point to play with some more friends today.  Let's see....who was there....  Alex, Michelina, Nicole and her baby sister Caroline, Kaitlyn and Donovan, and little Andrew...  he can walk now!! I got to play with Michelina's toy kitchen.  That was really fun.  I ate some muffins and drank some juice.  Mommy and I have some great friends that allow us to come over to their houses and play with their stuff.  We'll have to have our own playdate sometime soon!!

Happy Birthday to Great Grandpa Jacobs!!!

Happy Birthday to Grandpa John!!!

After getting up and playing for awhile, we got dressed and went to visit Great Grandpa Jacobs.  Everyone had just finished with lunch so there were alot of people walking around.  I wowed EVERYONE!!  I even got a new toy teddy from a really nice lady.  I was forced to get a kiss but it was ok because I like the teddy.  Mommy said he has to have a bath before I can really playwith it.  Who knows how long that bear sat on her window ledge.  She was just sitting on her bed and I ran into her room to check it all out. 

After a giant fit because I couldn't hold the bowl of goldfish crackers we got our jackets on and went to the mall.  Had to exchange some clothes that were too small for me and then we went to lunch.  I didn't touch any of it.  I was too busy playing.  My favorite game was to get a piece of ice in my mouth and then spit it out into the glass.  I missed a lot but it was fun. 

We played some more and then Gaka got home from work and I hung out with him for a little while and then we had to leave. 

Boo, I hate leaving Buffalo.  Mimi has a lot of cool toys to play with.  Don't tell anyone though, but I took the Mickey Mouse weeble.  I really had a fun few days in Buffalo and look forward to going back!!

Being bottle free wasn't nearly has hard as one would expect it to be.  Mommy just decided that it was time to ditch the bottles.  I only had one at nap time and one at bedtime, but it was still a bottle and I'm 19 months old!!  Last Wednesday when we went out shopping, Mommy bought some new cups that have lids and straws on them.  They are so cool.  I have been lucky enough to have a Mommy that says I can use it anytime I want to.  I have a cup at dinner, usually without the lid for practice and I get to have one or two or three throughout the day.  They aren't just for bedtimes.  Seems lately that I really don't want milk before bedtime though.  They offer it and I tend to just play around.  We brush my teeth and then I go to bed.  What's a Mommy to do with used bottles???

Mommy told me last night that we had to get up early so we could be in Newark Valley by 9:30am!!!  So, I kept my part of the bargain and was awake at 7am.  Mommy brought me into her bed and put on Sesame Street and she laid around for an hour.  I wouldn't let her sleep though.  We got up and got Vicky out and had some cereal for breakfast to hold me over and hung out for  a little bit.  Then we got dressed and next thing you know it we are running late.  We didn't get there until 10am.  I got in a bit of nap on the way out there though. It was really nice. 

I got to see Braedon again, and a bunch of my friends were there... Morgan and Mathieu (they hosted it), Nicholas, Aiden and me.  It was a lot of fun.  I got to see their puppies this time around too.  We ate some muffins and had some juice in a box.  That was really cool.  I've never had one of those before. 

We didn't get any pictures this time around though.  Mommy couldn't find the camera before we left.  We found it on the floor after we got home. 

It was a fun playdate.  I got to play with markers and chalk and baby dolls and blocks and balls and a magna doodle.  That was fun.  I walked around and said HI to all the mommies too.  I'm such  a ham.

What's next mom???

Daddy woke me up this morning so we could go to Grandma Patty's for breakfast again.  The occassion??  Cousin Johnnie's birthday is Tuesday so took him presents and had cupcakes for breakfast desert.  I ate eggs, cheesy hashbrowns and a croissent.  Yummy!!

By the time we got home it was time to take a nap.  Then, Daddy woke me up AGAIN!!  Why???  We had a date at Melissa and Lee's house for BBQ and football.  I got to play with my friends Braedon who is 2 already and Patrick is almost 2.  We played really good together and kept swapping sippy cups.  The mommies were all cool with it unless we get sick.  We ate chips and dip and played.  The Daddies were outside in the "Man cave" watching football and drinking beer.  Then we had BBQ pork chops, baked beans, deviled eggs and yummy brownies. There were no leftover brownies.  Surprise!!

Us kids started getting really tired so the Mommies cleaned up all the toys, you should have seen the mess we made and we watched Sesame Street.  Then everyone realized how late it was and it was way past time for bedtime routine so we left.  Mommy and Daddy talked about how much fun they had the whole way home and hope we get to do it all over again sometime really soon.  Be sure to check out the pictures to see how much fun we had!

Mommy put a name on two pieces of paper and folded them up tight and put them into a bowl.  I had to pick a piece of paper.  On one piece was the baby boy name we have picked out and on the other piece was the baby girl name we have picked out.  I picked out a name and that's my pick for the new baby.  I picked out the baby boy!  Wouldn't it be nice to have a little brother??  For those that don't know, if the baby is a boy we'll name him Cooper Andrew.  If the baby is a girl, we'll name her Zea Pearl. 

We met up with Cara and her two kids Moriba and Sam today and then Cookie showed up with Michelina.  We got to swing together and kick the ball. I chased Moriba around the big kids playground, that was fun. We didn't get to do any slides though because they were all wet!!  It didn't rain last night, but it got cold and foggy so everything had puddles in it.  It was fun though.  I did not like the fact that Mommy made me try on a snowsuit. I kicked and screamed and pitched a huge fit!  It fit though and Mommy bought it so we can play outside in the snow this year.  The boots didn't fit though.  Mommy said we'll go try on brand new ones in a few weeks.   After we tried to leave the park, I got in the driver's side and decided to drive.  I tried putting on the seat belt, played with the buttons on the radio and tried shifting the car.  Mommy said I'm too little to do all that, so I pretended.  I pitched another huge fit when Mommy tried to put me in my carseat so we could go. 

We went down the hill to Bed, Bath and Beyond and did some shopping there.  Used a gift card from the wedding and Mommy is really excited about the space bags she got.  She'll be able to pack up my old clothes better and make more room.  We also got a new shower head.  Mommy is excited, Daddy is sad.  He likes the hard shower, Mommy said it hurts too much to take a shower!! 

We even went to Target and ran into Cookie and Michelina there too.  What fun.  I got two new pairs of pants for winter, a new sippy cup, some new mealtime cups with straws and new socks!  Mommy is all proud of the fact that she hardly spent any money but got alot of stuff!  Way to go Mommy!!!

We have plans for tomorrow too.  Just don't know what they are yet.  The grown-ups haven't decided what to do with us kids yet.  They just know they want to get together!

I slept in this morning!!  Didn't get up until after 10am.  After I got up and had breakfast, we got dressed and ran down and did some laundry.  I got to play with Alyssa for a little bit before she had to go have lunch and nap.  Since I was up so late, Mommy and I just hung out and played.  I watched an Elmo video that Cousin Jake sent me and then I was cranky so I took a nap.  After nap, Daddy was home.  We hung out together and played outside and fun with Jenna while Daddy made chicken on the grill.  Had dinner, bath, bottle and bed!!  Mommy is so proud of me for going to bed 2 nights in a row without a fight!

OH wait...I forgot the best part....Grandpa John and Grandma Lois came over to visit.  They wanted to see our new place so they stopped in for a short time.  I showed Grandma my outside toys and a few of my friends.  I showed Grandpa my plethora of toys.  Vicky liked that they visited too.  That was a fun surprise!!