Talking back

Today Daddy admonished me, "Stop whining!" To which I replied, "I want Daddy say, 'Keep whining!'"

Chickadee-dee-dee

The other day, Mommy helped me make a bird mobile featuring a chickadee. She started to sing the chickadee song that Great-Aunt Betsy taught me when she came to visit, but I indignantly cried, "No Mommy sing! Only Betsy sing that song!"

Everyone's a critic

Today as Mommy got into the car, I declared, "I want Daddy to drive!" Mommy asked me why, and I retorted, "Mommy is a bad driver!"

Blueberry picking

Luckily Grandma's blueberry bushes recovered during my weeklong absence, so there were plenty of blueberries for me to pick today. I'm careful to pick only the big ones, which I call the "Daddy blueberries," and leave the little "baby blueberries" alone. I expect I'll be eating the latter the next time I stop by Grandma's house.

Pool boy

Today Daddy and I took a relaxing dip in the pool at Grandma's house. Mostly I just wanted to work on my tan, but I did engage in some minor horseplay with the Daddy Monster.

Dirt devil

One thing I love about our new house is all the clumps of dirt I get to pulverize.

Greetings, earthlings!

We're finally in our new town, and life has been good. Yesterday they let me loose in Ikea to pick out a big boy bed, and I ran around gleefully hiding under the covers. I like my new school so much that when Daddy tried to pick me up yesterday during an important art project, I hissed, "Don't bother me!" Life is good so far, and I will try to get those lazy bums to take some pictures of me soon.