My first jump off the HIGH DIVE!!

Yes, that's right! I jumped off the high dive. I started off with a quick jump off the low diving board. Piece of cake.

The high dive, was a whole different animal. Once I got up to the top I had second thoughts. I got about half way down the board and thought I better sit down and think more about this decision. But then one of the swim coaches helped me stand up and I was ready to go. Once I landed everyone at the pool clapped. Most people couldn't believe that a 4 year old would be brave enough to jump off the high dive. They don't know me.

Here I am swimming to my teacher. I'm getting much better each day.

Two Peas in a Pod

This morning Kitson and I tried to share my blue chair. I was sitting in it, but got up to pick up my penguin. Kitson shot right into my seat, even though she has her own chair. We decided to share. It worked ok, but Kitson was a little cranky about it.

Fisher tells me that when he was my age he loved to play in the cupboard. So I gave it a try. Holly Cow, is it fun! I could spend hours in there. Fisher tells me that I should bang a bunch of pots and pans together, but I prefer to just sit and play with the containers.

My first purse

Grandma got me a my first purse on her last visit. I knew exactly what to do with it.

This is a cutting edge way to wear your purse. All the big models in Paris are doing it.

Who's a good girl???

Guess who is the "Wizard" in the Wizard of Oz?

Me! It was a great opportunity. I really made the most of my performance.

At the end of the show our teacher gave us diplomas for graduating from pre-school.

I'm doing a little singing in this video. If you listen real hard you can hear me.

Mommy made me an awesome costume. The only problem was that the strap on my had broke during the performance. As you can see, I used that as an opportunity to have some fun with my hat.

I lost my first tooth!

I lost my first tooth a few nights back. Daddy was brushing my teeth and I could tell it was getting really loose. But it wasn't until daddy and I were reading in bed that it fell out. The Tooth Fairy came that night and brought me a dollar and a little submarine. What a day!!

Here is a short video of me talking about my tooth!

I got inked!

Yesterday was a GREAT day! Daddy, Kitson, and I went to a festival at daddy's college. They had lots of food, music, and most importantly tattoos! I decided to go with a Spider Man tattoo. I was so excited I had to send Uncle Ben a picture right away.

This was the nice lady who game me my spray tattoo. She was very nice. She kept having to tell me to look forward. I preferred to look right at her...more chance for us to chat!

My tattoo didn't hurt one bit. I don't know what Uncle Ben is complaining about.

Arrgh! I'm a tough guy! Don't mess with me!

We Are Best Buddies

Walking Outside to the Sandbox

As you know, Fisher spends almost all of his time outside playing in the sandbox. Well, today I decided to go for a stroll and play with the kids in the sandbox. Daddy said I could as long as I didn't eat any sand. I only ate a little.

I'm a climber

I have gained quite a bit of confidence lately. I am climbing all over the place. Here is a video of me siting on top of a toy basket. I had to climb on top of my pink chair and from there shimmy on top of the basket. It's something to see. Don't worry I'll be careful.

1st Birthday Party

Can you believe I am one! It all gone so fast. Fisher told me all about birthdays and how much fun there where. Boy, was he right. This is the party we had at Grandma and Grandpa Muck. It was quite a party. Here is the cool present that grandma and grandpa got for me. So much fun.

Look at the GREAT cake that Grandma made for me. Super cool!

Here is a video of everyone singing happy birthday to me. Fisher was really excited about helping me blow out the candle.

A Beautiful Spring Day

Today we got up and were amazed at just how pretty the bush next door looked. Mommy could not pass up the opportunity to get some pictures with us. And can you blame her? How cute are we?

Present from Uncle Ben

For my birthday, my Uncle Ben sent this great snuggly doggy. I give him hugs all the time. He even plays music. He's a lot of fun.

A day playing in the backyard

Octopus macaroni dinner

I thought this was so cool, I had daddy take a picture of me with my octopus hot dog-macaroni dinner.

Did I mention I was from South America?

One afternoon while we were in Florida, mommy, grandma, Kitson and I decided to take the trolley downtown for some ice cream. I got my favorite flavor, superhero ice cream. On the trolley ride home I was feeling good and decided to entertain my fellow trolley riders with a story. I turned to a women sitting near us and told her that I was from South America. She was quite impressed. I also told her I spoke Spanish and proceeded to say a few words in Spanish. Given that my Spanish vocabulary is a little limited I had to improvise a little. Everything I said sounded Spanish, but wouldn't technically qualify as Spanish. Grandma thought it was hilarious and everyone seemed rather entertained. A good time was had by all.

More swimming.

My goodness, did we have fun in the pool. Fisher and I absolutely loved it. Here I am cruising around in my floating crab.

You should have seen how good of a swimmer Fisher is becoming. With those two noodles he was swimming all over the pool.

Look at us go!

Grandpa and Fisher spent a lot of time practicing holding their breath under water. Fisher got so good he could even wave to you under water.

This is my special life preserver. It helps me swim all over the place. I've got lots of energy!

On the beach!

We all had a great time at the beach. Kiston went for so many walks with mommy and daddy on the beach.

I spent all of my time building in the sand. Here you can see two sand chairs that daddy and I constructed. They were super comfortable.

Here I am trying to keep Kitson company, and more importantly, making sure she doesn't eat any sand.

Look at this great castle I built.

Building a castle is hard work. You need to have a good design and then lots and lots of shoveling.

This was an excellent shovel.

Today's pre-lunch conversation.

Mom: Did you wash you hands?

Fisher: Yes.

Mom: Did you use soap?

Fisher: Yes.

Mom: Are you telling the truth?

Fisher: No.

Videos from Florida

Hello everyone! Sorry for our absence recently. Daddy somehow lost the usb connector from our camera. Silly daddy. He also managed to lose both of our phone chargers. We had a great time in Florida. Maybe the best part was all the swimming we did. I also had a lot of fun eating the sand at the beach.

As you can see, just like my brother, I am a fish in the water.