boxes, pigeons, and carseats

I think my days of hiding in the cabinets are over. All of these boxes arrived at our house a week ago...and now the cabinets seem to be full of all kinds of things, and there is no more room for me. Sad. But along with the cabinets being stuffed with more things, my toy box also seems to be a bit fuller than it was, and this is a good thing! And, I keep eyeing the box on the porch that looks like it has a basketball hoop in it that is just my size. I just can't figure out why that wasn't the FIRST box that was unpacked...I mean, what could be more important?

I spent a lot of time in the car seat the last couple of days. Last Thursday we drove and drove and drove. No Thanksgiving turkey for me...not unless you count the herds of them we saw out the car window. (do lots of turkeys all together count as a herd? a gaggle?) But I did get to have all kinds of good Montenegren and Croatian food on our little family vacation. And the scenery was beautiful...at least what I saw of it when I wasn't screaming or sleeping.

I have lots of pictures to post, but tonight I'll just leave you with a few.







And, lest you think that all I did was get carried around, I'll have you know that I also fed kitties, ran around and yelled in a monastary/museum (that sign that said 'silencium' was just for other people), and chased pigeons in a dubrovnik city square while my mommies ate tasty bread and sipped cappucinos.

Hiding....

Most of our stuff from home is somwhere on a boat between Baltimore and Tirana. In the meantime, the cabinets are empty! This is great for me, because check out what I can do...! And don't forget to notice my wild hair--it's all the rage in Albania.

Grandpa Ron

I've always liked the idea of being able to follow in Grandpa Ron's footsteps. And, so I love playing with the toy he gave me--it has brightly colored balls (which I love!) and a hammer to pound them with. What more could I want?

me, soup, and a balloon

So, my mommies made chicken soup from scratch tonight. Just a whole chicken (no, they didn't have to pluck the feathers), some vegetables, a little seasoning, and voila, a couple of hours later, soup! Yum!

And, as usual, I've been playing with my balloon. Here's a little video of me (finally, during the daytime!) so you can see just how much fun I have!

All about ME!!

Some things that I can do:

• Walk (okay, toddle) across a room
• Throw balls across the room really well
• Open drawers and hide things inside
• Whine. A lot. I'm really, really good at this.
  
• Dance when music is playing
• Babble
• Climb up onto the couch if I really want to. Climb down from the couch
  
• Crawl up the stairs
• Push chairs all over the room
• Bring my mommies the shoes I want to wear after they put on my socks
• Reach up to the top of just about anything (somehow this does NOT seem to make my mommies happy)
• Close doors. Endlessly turn on and off light switches.
• Ride my 'corn popper' all over the house
• Hide inside of boxes

Some things I can say (usually repeating them after someone else):

• Ball (I say this all the time)
• Button
• Brella (for umbrella)
• Cheese
• Shoes
• Butter (for butterfly)
• Bathtub
• Hi
• Bye-Bye
• and all kinds of other things that my mommies are just too old to understand
  

Some things I love:

• Balls
• Balloons
• Teething biscuits
• Any kind of food...but especially bananas, peas, cheese, apples, and anything on my mommies' plates
• Riding on my mommmies' backs
• Music
• Swings
• Going outside
  
• Preschool
• People....anywhere...the more, the better

Big Leagues, Here I Come...

Uncle Mitch...I think I'm ready for those baseball lessons now. But is it okay if I always practice with both hands?