Inside, Outside

First, I would like to say that I am not ever going to look at Lon and repeat those age old words, may your child be just like you. Apparently my very own Mother did that to me. Vehemently. Please note the slightly diabolical look on Lon's face. He is about to show me what he figured out how to do. He had to push the toy over to the couch, then he got up on the toy and started to climb on the couch. He was very very pleased with himself. No more letting him play while I scan the paper. He has figured out how to move things around and use them to climb up on other things. To look out the window, to just see what is up there. I guess one day when I was a kid Mom found me on top of the fridge. This is scary.

Lon wanted to go outside. Sounded like a fine idea! First we went to the backyard. The tummy cam was back in operation. What fun! Lon would crawl over to me and *push* me over and we would roll around on the grass, which made the little guy laugh!

We then went out to play in the front yard. No land mines from the dog. Or bird feathers. I think the neighbors cat got a bird in the back yard. There were little feathers all over the place!

We were out in the front yard when Daddy came home!! Hurray for Daddy !!

Seems like all boys love cars!

After Daddy came home, Lon was tired so he is now napping. It was a long day!

These next pictures are for Grandmother P. My Fushia plant, my first rose of the season, her peonies and the pilfered sitka rose from the airport ferry parking lot in Ketchikan. (I took a cutting of it, rooted it and planted it. It seems to like it here)

Sillyness, just plain sillyness

Our neighbor girl, Miss Sarah, had a birthday. She turned 15. What did she want for her birthday? A *My Little Pony* skirt and a cat shaped purse. I had the patterns, I have patterns for almost everything you can imagine! So I made her a skirt. It has ruffles on the backside. Just like I would make for Miss Ingrid. And her purse. This is a picture of the purse face. I will post a picture of Miss Sarah with her skirt later. The purse has a feather boa for a tail. It really is just silly. But Sarah likes it, and you really should be indulged on your birthday. That's the philosophy that works for me.

Miss Sarah.

Lon is supervising the brushing of the pets. On Sunday, Mark thought it would be a good idea to run the sweeper. So we moved furniture, ran the sweeper. But the sun was shining and the floors looked awful. We got out the steam cleaner. We really cleaned the floors. Then put all the furniture back. I went down stairs to start work on the laundry room. I emptied out the things I could move. I went to get all the icky stuff from behind the washer and dryer. I moved out the washer. Why did I ever get so ambitious? Last year we had a leak in the washer. Well, now there was mold under it. EW. Serious ew. I called Mark, he brought me the bleach. I cleaned out under the washer. Then I went to move the dryer, bad idea. The dryer gave shock. Nasty. My elbow still hurts when I move my fingers. I hope it gets better. Mark tilted the dryer and I got under it with the sweeper. Finally we were DONE. Then we had a thought, perhaps we should brush the pets, since that was what started this whole thing in the first place. Too much pet hair on the floor. I brushed the dog, Mark got to brush the cats.









Rocky is NOT impressed with the whole brushing thing. He thinks that it is just not a fun thing and we should skip it. But where is the fun in that?

Lon got a new pair of Jammies for his upcoming FIRST birthday. He loves them. They are a little bit big, but that is wonderful. Lon is comfy in them and they look so good on him! Hanna Anderson's stuff is so soft! The best part is, it gets softer the more you wash it! How cool is that? Lon of course, loves the new jammies. He is going to save the stars and stripes Jammies to be worn when we are in DC. Thank you, Grandma Phis!!

Lon is eating a dried shitake mushroom. Mark was making Hot and Sour soup. The last time we were at Paldo World we got a huge pillow of dried mushrooms so we could have them on hand. Mark makes the best Hot and Sour Soup. It is yummy and Lon likes it too. I give him the tofu, mushrooms and bamboo shoots out of the soup. He really likes the tofu, and as you can see the mushrooms.

Lon is really getting into this phone thing. He LOVES playing with the phones. My cell phone can be turned to games, so he can not call anyone. It is not random strangers I have a problem with, it is if he accidentally calls 911. That would take up their time needlessly and not be good.

Silly phone.

For Miss Helen!

A long time ago, when we were all in DC (march), Miss Helen was very excited about seeing Curious George. She is all about the monkey. Well, I searched high and low and found some more Curious George fabric. It also takes me forever to make anything anymore! But at long last I have an outfit for Miss Helen! I am going to be mailing it out on Wednesday. I know the post office is open tomorrow, but it will be nuts there! Miss Helen, if you are watching, by Friday you will have a new outfit. I did make it extra short, as Miss Helen is delicate and petite!
Hope you like it! Lon thinks you will look adorable!

Rain Drops Keep Falling on My Head

Memorial Day Weekend was rain rain rain. It was pouring buckets from the sky on Sunday! Lon loved the rain! He wanted to be out in the deluge! He had a great time getting soaked to his skin! He did get a bath later on!















After the rain, it was time for a snack! It is always the right time for Goldfish! I think we should get Lon some stock in Nabisco (animal crackers) and Pepridge Farms (the fish). Those fish are the very best thing ever! He takes after his mother with his love of cheese! He already loves Tillamook Cheddar. Which is, as we all know, the very best kind of cheddar! I can see a trip down to Tillamook in our future. Sometimes I can be rather clairvoyant that way.

Oh Baby!

This week we have Baby moments!

Szechaun Baby



Nehow! Mark, Lon and I went to lunch on Friday at Szechaun Chef. A wonderful Chinese place on the eastside. The wait staff was attentive, service was quick. They all thought it was wonderful that Lon could eat from a chopstick. Lon ate tofu, peas, carrots, chicken and some rice. It is nice to go to lunch with Daddy.






BEACH BABY


This morning we got up and thought that the beach is the place to be! Lon was in his jammies, with baby sweat pants, socks, a shirt and a jacket on over top. I wanted to make sure he was warm enough. It was a minus tide, so off we went to the dog beach. It is an off leash area. Everyone
seems to have the best time!
















Bullwinkle is meeting new friends. This pom's name is winky. He is two. They got along very well.



















Bullwinkle is announcing his presence to everyone. He loves the beach, hates the water. Silly doggy!


Parakeet Baby



Looking for just the right CD. Hmmm. Ah, here is a tasty one! Since my mom is a parrot head, I guess I will be a parakeet. Or a baby parrot head! I like music, alot. I
keep the music on my toys going all day long!




CHOP CHOP BABY

Lunch has now become Chop Chop. I have no idea what else to call it. Lon refuses to eat jarred baby food. So I chopped up some chicken, assorted veggies, grated cheese, fruit, and some cheese tortellini. He will eat that. Along with gold fish, those are the new best thing. He loves the fish! Almost as much as he loves Animal crackers.












Yummy!










Rocky, however, still loves jarred baby food. No, mom, I did not try to feed Lon after the cat ate
out of the jar.





Cell Phone Baby!




Lon loves his cell phone. We got him a toy phone, we can record a message for him. . Very cute. I think maybe I am talking too much on the phone, since Lon really enjoys talking on his. When it rings, he sprint crawls to answer it! oops!

A Party and the All New Tummy Cam!

First we will show some pics of Lon with his fire truck. He really loves it, he can move it around but his legs are just a little short to sit on it quiet yet.









He has so much fun in his toyland. Which was formally called our living room. I love this change! Toys everywhere!








Mark and some guys from his office like to play age of empires, but they really frown on that during office hours. On Saturday the guys came over to play. Chong, Aaron, and Vasu. Aaron brought Victoria, his daughter, Julie his wife came and so did Chong's wife Michele. The guys watched the kids as the computers were booting up.



Lon, the one in constant motion, is showing Victoria his play wall. He shared his toys very well. I was proud of him.
We had a nice cookout on the grill and we were all able to eat outside. That was nice, it felt like summer.






Unlce Vasu and Lon.


We should know by the end of the month when the wedding is going to happen! Keep your fingers crossed! We love Uncle Vasu!









I love this picture. It appears that Lon is tweeking bullwinkle's nose! But there is glass between. Bullwinkle, unfortunately, is still not over his jealousy of the baby. Bullwinkle LOVED Victoria, still loves all the neighbor kids. He is just not happy with the child that actually lives here.




Lon loves Gerber Fruit Puffs. Cherry flavor is the best. I put them out on his tray when I am getting lunch ready. They are also teenager approved, Sarah likes them too. A bonus for the bigger people is a half cup only has 25 calories!

This is the tummy cam. I was laying on the floor, Lon jumped on my tummy and was laughing so I took his picture. Thus, the tummy cam. He thought it was super funny. I could not stop laughing ! He is so cute.

Dibs, a Pomeranian and the fire truck.

My son is stubborn, such a suprise. A shocker really. He did not want to eat his baby food. No more baby food! So I fed him a lunch of grilled chicken, pasta salad, and watermelon. It was warm, so I pulled out the Dibs ice cream nuggets. Well, those were a big hit, yet another shocker. He takes after his Grandma Phis in that respect. At least he had some chicken and fruit.....







I told Mark we would work more in the garage today, and so we did. I was working, Lon was supervising. Out of the corner of my eye I see this orange thing move. I look up and there is a puppy Pomeranian. Cute little thing. I got out a bowl and gave him some water. Lon and I went for a walk to find out where the puppy lived. No luck. He looked only about 6, maybe 8 months old. I am used to bitter old nippy poms, however, this pup was sweet as could be. Wanted me to hold him, wanted to be loved. After the little walk, where I was the only one who actually walked anywhere. The pup was carried, and Lon was in the stroller. We loaded up and went to the vet, perhaps the dog was microchiped. It had clipped nails, nicely groomed, it was not a long shot, but no luck. So we went home and as I was feeding Lon lunch, I saw a lady walking down the street seemingly looking for something. I went out and yep, it was her dog. The dog's name is Trigger. I will keep a look out for Trigger this summer and now that I know where he lives, it will be easy to return him to his home.
This is the fire engine. Cousin Matt sent it to Lon for Christmas. For some unknown reason I was completely unable to put it together at Christmas. So it went into the garage. All the parts in a grocery bag. There is sat for the last few months mocking me. Tonight I brought it up from the garage and had it put together in 20 minutes. It works, the wheels turn. LON LOVES IT. I will have some pictures of him with the fire engine soon. I am so pleased I got it together!