Touchdown!

Since it is the season for football, I finally decided to add a very important word to my vocabulary: touchdown!!! Daddy taught it to me the other day, and I'm pretty good at saying it. Another word that I enjoy saying quite a bit is "yeah." When Mommy asks me a question, I always respond with yeah. She can thank me later for that - especially since I am putting off saying no yet. Yeah is a very useful word. Mommy asks me if I want juice. "Yeah." She asks me if I want more dinner. "Yeah." She asks me if I want a cookie. "Yeah." Do I want to go for a walk. "Yeah." The only think I will not say "yeah" to is getting my diaper changed. That's just no fun no matter how you do it. Oh well.
I've been wearing a new pair of shoes around recently. I find these ones to be easier for walking and I love them so much that I have started running in them. When we take walks now, Mommy lets me out of the wagon a lot more. I really love picking up leaves along the greenway. It takes us forever to get anywhere, but I'm having fun so I don't care.

The other day I rubbed my nose on a screen and it got black - it's hard to tell in this picture though.

Mama!

It's official. I have finally said it! And Mommy is thrilled! One evening I was sitting in the playroom with Daddy and he asked me if I could say it, and I did! It was that simple. I will not say it without being asked, but I will eventually figure out the correlation.
The weather has cooled a bit, which is perfect for our walks and trips to the park. We have discovered that the park next to the pond is fun to visit on the evenings. If we are lucky, sometimes we get to go to the big park and play on the slide. I do enjoy sliding and I am really good at climbing the steps to get onto the playground. I'm still not a fan of swinging, but I put up with is so that sissy can swing.
I'm really starting to get used to my Mommy time as well. We are still taking Cora to school three times a week and when we get home, Mommy takes me for a walk and then we do puzzles, read and play in the playroom. I enjoy my time with her. One particular day, we went for a walk to the pond and we had a photo shoot. I have already gotten my second haircut, and I think I look dashing. On other days when I'm not posing like a strapping young model I like to watch the pair of white ducks that are usually at the pond.

My First REAL Beach Trip

Although we went to the beach almost a year ago to the day, I believe I spent most of the time in the tent, so this was my first real beach experience. And boy did I enjoy myself - after I finally got my nap of course. Sleeping at the beach is not the easiest thing to achieve; there are way too many sounds and sights to miss if you fall asleep. But, after much coaxing in the tent, on towels, Daddy's belly and after doing the backwards inchworm over and over, I finally fell asleep on the beach chair with Mommy. Once I got some rest, I enjoyed exploring the edge of the ocean. The waves are loud! I was timid at first, but after I got used to it I sort of liked chasing the water into the ocean. At one point I saw a lady laying on a towel and decided to go say hello. Just as I was about to climb on her, Mommy grabbed me away. Other onlookers were chuckling at the ordeal, but I don't understand why. I was just being curious.
Cora and I had fun dancing, running, holding hands and playing by the water the rest of the day. When we first got to the beach I tried eating some sand, but thankfully for Mommy and Daddy's sake I didn't find it very tasty, so I decided not to eat any more sand. I had a great day at the beach and can't wait until we can go back again! This was my first time to the Outer Banks and it was really nice!