Random Achievements

I'm looking at a usual boring Tuesday today. Not much going on; not much to report. It would be nice to get a full nights sleep and not be woken up by a storm at 3am tonight. Jeez.

I've started crying now when Daddy drops me off at daycare and then he leaves. I never used to do that but now I do. I also grab my nose when someone says "stinky", and if you ask me where my nose is, I'll stick my finger right up one nostril. Photos forthcoming.

Hopefully those bits of information will get you through this Tuesday.

The coast is clear,
HAJ

PS - Happy Anniversary to Bridget & Will! Here's to many more!

Time Goes Too Quickly

This weekend was a whirlwind of craziness. Auntie Gina & Uncle Addison drove up from Houston. Drove, I know, I don't envy them. Then on Saturday we had our 10th ANNUAL, yes 10th, bocce ball tourney. That was crazy! I want to send a special thanks out to Frannie and Morgan for taking care of me that day while my parents we inaccessible. Martina and Val ended up with the championship. No one's sure how Martina ended up there, word on the street is she had her fair share of the beers that were served. She's a funny one.

The sad part is Gina & Add got up and left right away yesterday. Time goes too fast. They needed to stay longer or just move back. That would be the easiest for everyone, I'm sure. So, back to the usual grind today. Seems like the whole weekend was just a blink. I hate when that happens.

That takes the cake,
HAJ

Another Big Weekend

Happy Friday! Today we're getting ready for Auntie Gina & Uncle Addison to arrive from Houston! I haven't seen them in a few months, so I'm very excited. In the mean time, Mom's having one of her famous, "Ladies Friday Luncheon." As usual, I expect I'll be taking a longer than usual nap.

Happy birthday to my Grandpa Jack today! Don't go too crazy, but make sure you make Gammy buy you dinner!

More thrust then a nitro powered weed wacker,
HAJ

Fort Henry

My first fort! Daddy and I spent all day making it. I discovered making forts on vacation. I tipped over a lawn chair and sat under it. I put all my stuff in it including my acorns, sippy cup, and sand shovel. I plan on making a lot more forts in the future.

Mom and I have already gone grocery shopping, had her car in the shop to check out the hail damage, and went shopping for the very coveted prizes for the bocce ball tourney this weekend. This afternoon we're cleaning everything and getting ready for another wild weekend. Per usual.
A rolling stone gathers no moss,
HAJ

Month 14 Archives

Dear Hen,

Yesterday you turned 14 months. In the last week or so, you've really lost your baby-ness, and I think you're officially a little boy. On vacation your hair bleached out so you're officially a toe head, along with your father. You are just too cute for me to handle.

You've started dropping your morning nap a little. If you're in a good mood I'll let you stay up. But if you're crabby, you get all the naps, including the 5 o'clock one like yesterday. I can't blame you for being a little crank this week. We're trying to detox you from the last 12 days with your grandparents.

Your new best friend is the stairs. All you want to do climb them. Its heart attack material, I'm telling you. When you're around stairs, you lean to them, like you want them to pick you up. So, I throw you a bone and let you climb them once, but then you want to go again, and again. I think its good eye/hand coordination training, so I support this need of yours. Anything to nurture your baseball career.

Speaking of careers, you saw your first hockey stick and puck this weekend. I promptly took it away from you, and gave you the stearn "no", and replaced it with the baseball bat. The other mother's thought I was nuts, but just trust me on this one. You're showing signs that football might be the ticket. You love to head butt on purpose, and you push back when we're crawling head to head on the floor. You're even learning to growl. My little Warren Sapp.

Firsts that I've seen you do that floor me: wipe your mouth with a napkin, say Mama in the correct context, point at what you want, say ball, know what, where, and who the doggie is, make up your own dance moves that we've named "The Jolly Rancher", stand alone for a few seconds, wave, blow kisses, there's probably more but I can't keep track. Its happening way too fast.

Thank you for the best month yet Boogie, I can't wait to see what you have in store for next month.

Loves, Mama

Best Friend's Birthday

Happy Birthday to my best bud Palmer! He's one today! Welcome to the wonderful world of ONE buddy! I heard you get to have peanut butter for dinner. Just let me tell you, once you have Jiff, you never go back.

I actually went to his party on Sunday. He wasn't a huge fan of his cake either. He got mad at it, and threw in on the floor and made a good mess of everything. He had to take a bath afterwards. All of our friends were there, including Waurie. I just had to share that shot with guys.

Have a great day dude, see you this weekend.
HAJ

Back From Fishin'

We're finally back from living the life of leisure. Lake living is the way to go. I'm tellin' ya. We had such a great time, I want to show you all the pics, but of course, I just have a select few.

We did so much this past week. It was so fun hanging out with my cousins Presley and Cody, and Larry. Larry even learned how to wake board, and say things like "you betcha" like a true Minnesotan. We all played in the sand and Auntie Niki made a sand castle. And don't forget about the horse carriage rides, swimming, campfires, and Daddy even let me drive the boat.

No vacation of ours would be complete without a storm, and boy did it ever. It hailed like crazy and everyone ended up with hail damage on their cars. Mom's got visions of upgrading her car now.

We had a great time, and I will share more pics through the week. I missed you all dearly, and its good to be home.

The power behind the throne,
HAJ

PS - Shout out to Dan in Las Vegas! Happy Birthday, and I hope you're staying cool.