Happy Birthday, Nana!

This weekend was fun! Saturday, Mommy, Daddy, and I went to Artkore so Mommy could get my name on her ankle! She said she would only get a tattoo if it was of something that meant a lot to her. Well... as if its a big surprise... I mean A LOT TO HER! :D Here is her awesome design!

After the tattoo, we walked around the Sweetcorn Festival, where I got a couple of goodies! I got one of those nesting dolls figurines... but they had the Beatles guys on them! And the really really little one inside is a guitar! They are so neat, but Mommy says I have to be MUCH older to play with them.... for now they are just a decoration in my room. I also got a groovy tie-dyed onesie! I can't wait to wear it tomorrow!

Saturday was also Nana's birthday! (Happy Birthday, Nana! I love you!) So we went to Logan's to celebrate! I enjoyed the rolls and mashed potatoes! I was getting tired after dinner, and sometimes when I am tired I find simple things really funny! Here is a video my Mommy is going to look at often...

Cutest baby contestant!

Grandma Hinshaw told Mommy about a cutest baby contest that the radio station, Magic 100.7, is having, so I had to endure, yet ANOTHER, photo shoot from Mommy! :(

Here are just some of the "good" ones...







After doing these.... Mommy thought she should have done them from the chest up! Needless to say, I was not happy about being pulled from my favorite show, Your Baby Can Read, only to put on my shirt again and hear, "Give Mama a smile!" all over again!

She decided to cheer me up by taking the pictures outside... it helped! I love watching the trees sway in the breeze! :D



My "thinking" look.




Mommy said this picture of me looks like Daddy! I guess he made this little smirk when he was little too!


Mommy liked this one because of the way I have my left big toe curled up (like it always is) and the toes on my right foot curled in.


This is the one Mommy submitted. What do you think...? Can I win the cutest baby contest?!

Mommy couldn't find information on when people will get the chance to start voting, but as soon as we find out I will let you know!

Good night!

Fun at the fair!

I am feeling better today! My fever broke around 5 pm last night, so I got to go to the fair! I was so excited to get out of the house and see all the people walking around! When we got there and parked we had to walk up to the entrance to pay. We were walking in front of this young couple and their two little kids. When we got up to pay, the couple that was in front of us turned and handed Mommy and Daddy two tickets. They didn't know that their kids were free, so we got in free too!

We started by seeing the pigs. They didn't do much. They snorted... that's about it. Then we walked over to the sheep. They "baaaed" at me, which made me cry! I don't like them much! We took a look in the interstate center. There we got to see some chicks and piglets! They were much cuter! (One chick was sleeping on his side with his feet stretched out and his eyes rolled back... He was really tired!! Right?!?)

We worked our way over to the food court after that. Daddy bought a pork burger from the 4H building and I sat with him while Mommy ran over to get a hot dog and nachos from a concession stand. She came back saying the guy checkin' out must have liked her because he only charged her $2 when it should have cost $6!

When they finished eating, we found a play for kids. It was funny while the squirrel ran around acting silly to start the show, but when the Grandpa guy came out, I didn't like him! He had a big goofy head... he was scary looking. So, after a little bit longer of watching him, Mommy and Daddy decided I was done, so we walked over toward the rides. That was fun to watch the rides go 'round and 'round! We stopped in front of one that played some cool music so me and mama could dance together! I love dancing with my Mommy!

We made our way around to the games. Mommy let me stop at the ducky game where I got to pick 3 ducks out of the water to win a prize! I won a teddy bear!! He is brown, cuddly, and so cute! Daddy named him Barry, and me and Mommy loved the name! When we finally got home it was around 8:45 pm. I was so tired. Mommy laid me on the floor to get my pjs on. She brought out Barry and was holding him over me saying "Barry, Barry, Barry!" It was the funniest thing I have ever seen! Daddy got video of me cracking up laughing!

I had so much fun at the fair! Mommy said I will have even more fun next year, because I will be able to ride the carousel and maybe a pony!

First, first, sadly, not first, first!

I had a couple of firsts today worth mentioning...

I went forward in the walker! Before this morning, I was only able to get the walker moving by going backward, but now... I can take off down the hallway to watch the kids play in the toy room! If only the toy room wasn't carpeted, I would be able to go in there and run some stuff over!! I think I'm going to have even more fun at Nana's now!

Also, today, while Mommy was doing the dishes, she sat me down on the living room floor to play with my toys. After awhile of playing with my kitchen set, I decided I wanted to roll around so, for the first time, I got to my belly from sitting... all by myself! Yes, it may not seem like much to most people, but to me and Mommy, this was a big step! She was upset that she didn't get to see the process I took, because when she looked over to check on me I was already on my tummy. (Maybe next time Mama!)

Unfortunately, I am going through a fever right now.... something I can't say I've never had to do before. I don't feel ill, so I think it must be that I'm getting more teeth. Mommy is doing her best to make me feel comfortable... as she always does! :)

I'm hoping the fever passes quickly, because Mommy and Daddy had planned to take me to my first FAIR! Mommy told me all about the McLean County Fair and it sounds like so much fun! Any place where I can watch tons of crazy people walking around is completely my idea of FUN!

...some pretty cool people!!

This blog will consist of some pretty cool people!

On Saturday, Mommy and Daddy's good friend, Lance, got married! Their wedding was beautiful, and he has himself one B-E-A-UTIFUL bride, Michelle! On rehearsal night, Mommy took this picture of me with some of the groomsmen! Aren't we studly?! :)


This is my friend, Owen! He is 5 months older than me, but as you can see, we look very close in size! We like to play together, and although Owen likes to have things his way most of the time, he shares some of his favorite toys with me! He is a sweet friend! I can't wait to run and play with him really soon (I hope!)!


These are by far the coolest people in the world! I LOVE my Mama and Dada soooo MUCH! :D


I also think my Grandpa is pretty awesome. He wears these really neat chains around his neck that I just can't stop looking at! Love you Grandpa! (And don't worry about the bike, it's not as important as you being here to watch me grow!)