Scuba Diving

Going for a swim!

Picasso, Eat Your Heart Out

Happy Monday! Here's a new fun thing that I keep meaning to tell you guys about. I love to "paint" in the shower. Daddy puts a bit of shaving cream on the shower door and I have a few tools that I use as brushes, and I paint away. I could do this all day long, or at least until the hot water runs out.

Speaking of showers, here's the latest photo of the new shower in Mom and Dad's bathroom. The shower area, bench area, and new built in shelving area was framed in last week. Mom is so happy and excited! I'm a bit concerned there won't be a place for me to paint, but hopefully they think of me and my budding talents.

There are many ears in the cornfield,
HAJ

PS - My cousins, LC, Presley, and Cody arrived today....baton down the hatches!

I'm Blue For Red Butts

Rub a dub dub, I was takin' a tub, cuz my butt is red and we're soakin' it dead! Ha! I know you all wanted to read about my red butt first thing on Sunday morning, but hey, its true and sometimes the truth hurts. Unfortunately it hurts me more than you. The good thing is, bathing with my papa is one of the great joys in my life. Kinda like how Mom's new microwave is one of her great joys.

Finer than frogs hair, split three ways,
HAJ

April Showers

I wish I could explain to you how much I love to take showers. Its my favorite thing of the day. I love the water, the music playing, man, its just a great way to start the day. I mean, well, OK - here's how it all plays out:

Mom and I hang out on their bed and watch TV and play. In the mean time, Dad goes into the bathroom and cranks the radio and turns on the water. I'm instantly excited - doin' the hand jive, all of it. Then Dad yells the predetermined "secret code word." For instance, today was going to be Freaky Friday, but Dad didn't like that one, so we all decided on Curtain Rod. Others include Chuckles, Tangle Town, and Lady Luck. Figuring out the code word is half the fun.

Anyway, when we hear that its go time, Mom grabs me and we run into the bathroom and she hands me off to Daddy who's ready and waiting to scrub me up! We play under the shower head, we sit on the floor, its just so fun and I don't know why. Then Dad yells the code secret word and Mom grabs me and dries me off and we get dressed and go down stairs for breakfast. How great is that?

Fools rush in,
HAJ

PS - Yesterday someone thought I was a girl at the grocery store. 'Nuff said.

Rubber Ducky, You're the One

I hope you guys enjoyed the videos over the weekend. It was such a great time and I just had to share. I thought I'd give you a few more shots of the bath yesterday. We always have the most fun in that tub! I love this action shot of the water. I bet if there was an award for splashing I would get it. And then Mom gets the award for fastest clean up after.

My parents, especially my mom, are very happy that I love the water! I think maybe Michael Phelps better watch out....I'm comin', I'm comin'. I practiced floating on my back. And getting water on my face. But mostly I played with my ducky!

My newest trick, which will make G-ma E so happy, is that now I LOVE to roll from my back to my tummy and back again. I do it all day and giggle. AND - yesterday I scooched over to the stereo thingy, and got into some wires and some DVDs. Yes, I'm totally starting to "get into things" and Mom and Dad are going to have to start "putting things away." Here we go!!

Ace in the hole,

HAJ

Rub a Dub Dub

Happy Sunday! Today Daddy and I took a bath and had a blast! We also went shopping for new car seats for me - I'm getting too big for my current one. Its still raining, but tomorrow looks better.....its not healthy for people to go without sun for this long. I feel vitamin D deprived. That's a quick recap of today's events. Now we're just hanging out, recharging the old battery before another week,

Know thyself,

HAJ

My Brush With Celebrity

I keep telling Mom, "I'm too big for the kitchen sink! Just too big!" But she doesn't listen. She says it hurts her back and knees too much to bend over the regular tub. She's going to keep this dream alive as long as she can. Well, at least until Dad gets her a new kitchen, but that's whole other blog.

Today has been VERY exciting already! Mom went and stuck her big nosey noserson in her brother's business, and wrote the Pioneer Press the whole story about his and Chris' engagement. They called right back and said they thought the story of the two love birds was great and said they'd publish it. Well - we wake up this morning to this! On the front page of the paper! Above the fold! Things are crazy here! People are even talking about it on the message boards they have for the Winter Carnival. Then - by some strange twist of fate, they also published the actual story that Mom wrote here. What a fun day! Mom didn't mean for this to be their 15 minutes of fame, but enjoy it while you can guys!

Cakes and ale for all,
HAJ