This past weekend I spent several days helping Dad outside in our garage. There was a lot of work to do out there. After cleaning it out, we had to go get wood & screws. Then the real work started. Dad has built a workbench, storage & shelves in the back of our garage. He did most of the hard stuff. I just handed him things when he needed them. By Sunday evening we were both exhausted. It's a rare moment for me to actually lay down and relax with someone, but Dad & I were exhausted!

Welcome To T-Ball

This Saturday I started playing on an indoor t-ball league. We play on Saturday mornings for 6 weeks. It's a lot of fun! I'm on the Red Team (hint, the red shirt) and I'm #2! (I had no real explanation for choosing that number.)
For the first two innings we hit the ball off of the stand. The last two innings they pitch the ball to us and we hit it. Everyone bats every inning & there really aren't any outs. It is more of an instructional league to show us how to play and learn the rules as we go along. At my first game this morning I did really well. The first lesson I learned about playing baseball today was that when you hit the ball you run to first base (apparently not third). See this is more of a "learning" league & parents help and are on the field. As you can see Dad explaining to me where to run next.
One of the neat things is that my old neighbor & friend, Jake, is playing on my team. So I get to see him every Saturday ~ which is great!
Everyone should come watch me play (and by play I mean mess around on the field). Watching 4 year olds try organized sports is always enjoyable!

1 year, 1 month, & 15 days later.....all 4 shutters are secured to the front of our house (thanks to several tubes of Liquid Nails). This has been the longest, most drawn-out project my parents have done yet. (Possibly because of Mom's nagging.) That includes when the genius's decided 3 months into my life to rip apart our entire first floor, leaving us to sleep in the basement for over a month!

Labor Day weekend really was "Labor" for Dad. He managed to put the other 2 1/2 shutters up, dig & bury pipe in the backyard from the house to the garage for electrical wires, and put the final finish on my dresser drawers. On top of his recent house duties of laundry, dishes, etc...while Mom's ankle has healed. All that & he still managed to get in a round of golf and be a great Daddy & husband. Mommy & I are very lucky.

Feeling Under The Weather

I look pretty pitiful huh?

The weather could not have been more beautiful for a 3-day weekend, but as luck would have it I woke up Saturday morning with a stuffy head and fever. Mom & I stayed home all day and watched Toy Story 3 times!! (She loves it & she knows it.) I'm pretty high maintenance when I'm sick. I needed my CARS pillow off my bed, my Buzz Lightyear blanket, my giraffe and my Buzz Lightyear cup with orange juice. Dad & Dude played golf - they couldn't resist due to the cooler weather. I felt better by the evening, but on Sunday I traded the congestion and fever for some cold sores on my face. Only this was more of a rash or something? It wasn't just around my lip, but on my chin, nose and cheek! Mom was putting some sort of "ointment" gooey stuff on me every two seconds all day long.

We still went up to visit Grandma & Grandpa Vote at New Harmony State Park where they were camping with friends. I took all my tractors and played in the dirt - what I do best outside! The friends they were camping with had a labrador that gave birth to 10 puppies that weekend @ the campground!!! So I got to see them and pet them. In my own words, "They are so cute!" But not cute enough for Mom to say I can have one. Not yet anyways....I'm working on her. I think I already have Dad on this one.

On Monday we worked outside almost all day. Dad dug a trench to bury some pipe from the house to the garage in our backyard - so you know what that meant - DIRT! Mom pulled weeds and cleaned windows. By that evening it was Mom & Dad who were congested.

Stubborn Socks

It was bound to happen sooner or later..... Most 4 year olds assert their independence (or stubbornness in my case) regarding clothing choices at some point. Mine occurred this morning while getting ready for school.

Last month Mom bought me a pair of dinosaur socks while on a trip for work in Chicago. Today, I decided to wear them. They kind of matched, but that wasn't the problem. After getting myself dressed I walked into the bathroom to show Mom and Dad my new socks only to be greeted by an outburst of laughter. I didn't know the socks were funny? You can only guess why they laughed. The issue was that I insisted on keeping them pulled up all day. I'm sure my teachers thought it was a bit odd to wear knee-highs during 90 degree weather! The socks were still riding high when I left school and remained on all day. Mom was worried I'd be obsessed with this pair and it would be a fight to get them off me that night, but I gladly took them off. This was after all the first pair of socks that weren't white Hanes! I think for Christmas I'll ask for more like this. Who knew socks could be this fun?

First Day of Pre-K

Today was my first day of Pre-K. Although it was rainy outside, my day was great! Dad took me and he had to track me down to tell me good-bye. I love all the new toys and activities. We had a bible story and I learned that God created all the animals (including dinosaurs!). I shared with Mom & Dad that:

"On the 7th day Jesus rested because he didn't want to get up."

I'm sure I'll learn a lot more as the school year goes on. So stayed tuned.....

Wise Words From A 4 Year Old

*All heard within a half-hour tonight:

"Don't look at me when you're talking."

"I'm not much dirty."

"Mom, how many times can you hurt your ankle?"