Fireworks for ME!!!!

It was my birthday last week and there were festivities all over the place to celebrate my special day. Uncle Coop, Aunt Kelly & Cousin Archer, my other Aunt Kelley (Mom's cousin), Papi and lots of other people came to celebrate with us. Even Ironstone had a big event to celebrate my birthday!!! They got my birthday wrong though because they called it a "4th of July" celebration instead of a "3rd of July" celebration. Some people in Tito & Tita's neighborhood even had a special party for me - why does everyone think that I was born on the 4th of July?!?!? Oh well, all of the cool fireworks more than made up for their mistakes.

Tito put me and Cous' Archer in the wagon. Archer and I were really excited!

Aunt Kelley, me & Tia Isabel and Tita had lots of fun with sparklers.

This is the awesome fireworks display that some of Tita & Tito's neighbors put on for me. You can see why I can forgive them for getting the date mixed up.

I have to be honest and say that Archer and I were a little freaked out at first with the fireworks but we were reassured that they were safe (except for the ones that Daddy was lighting). Archer loved them - he was running around and having fun. I can't wait till I can run!!!

I fell asleep before it was all over. All of this attention can wear a kid out. Keep it coming though!!!

This is what it looked like when all the fireworks were done. It was great!

BIRTHDAY PARTY TIME!!!!!

All of my friends came to the party. Me and my good Buddy wanted to trade sippy cups.

Good People = Good Party

Lots of Good People = Lots of Good Times

Family is like the cherry on top!

These are my best friends. This was the best picture taken. Because right after...

everyone split.

I wasn't quite sure what Mom was up to when she took my shirt off and stuck me in my highchair. I would have looked much more excited if I knew what was coming.

Well Hello, Pretty Lady!!!

What is this?!?!

Really, I can put this in my mouth??? Here goes...

And there it went! It was soooooo good. I was much more excited on the inside.

I LOVE CUPCAKES!!! (My Aunt Kelly made them!!! - THANK YOU!!!)

How cool is this!!! Cupcakes that look like Daddy and Tito!

Sorry Papi and Uncle Coop, no cupcakes that look like you. But we are sure glad that you are here!

Wheeeeew! I am going to take a quick little nap.

Meanwhile everyone is still having lots of fun and whats that? Do I hear some Karaoke coming on?!?!?!

Tito sang a new song - Imagine. Bravo Tito!!!

Papi sang a song that sounded NOTHING like the original but we love him anyway and appreciate his effort!!! Bravo Papi!!!

We even got a good taste of a little YMCA! BRAVO!!!!

My Cous' Archer is ready to go. He would have had a lot more energy if he had eaten a whole cupcake like I did. WOW, I had energy for days!!!! Looks like Daddy had some cupcakes too.

Maybe he DIDN'T want to leave. Yep, that sounds more like it. It was a great party and I can't wait till the next 3rd of July celebration!!!

I am 1 year old today!!!

WOW! I can't believe it! I am ONE year old!
Time has gone by so fast. Mom is crying saying that she wants me to stop growing & stay little and Dad is saying that everyday is closer to the day that I get to drive trucks with him. But I'm just chillin - building up the nerve to start walking. Well, here are some pictures to see how I have become more and more handsome with each passing month.

Here I am today!
I have grown a lot and I have a lot more growin' to do!
Happy Birthday to me!!!

LOTS of fun stuff!!!

Aunt Shan and Aunt Lavonne visited me last month. Papi Mark was here too!!! We had such a good time. I can't wait to see them again!

We celebrated Daddy's birthday while they were here. Look at the cake Mom made. She got the recipe from Aunt Betsy. Mom should have know better cause she is no Aunt Betsy when it comes to the kitchen. I hope that my birthday cake doesn't look like that.

Aunt Betsy and me. Did you know that these green things that everyone calls limes have a sour center??? Why doesn't anyone tell me these things? I am new here - I didn't know!

Papi Mark is so silly! I just love him!!!

OH!!! I forgot to tell you! We bought a new truck! Now Daddy has 2 BIG trucks. We had a big party and asked Father Alex to come over and ask God to bless all of our trucks.

Here we are in front of our new truck.

Daddy and his boys - Peter (the Peterbilt) and Ken (the Kenworth).

I think that Muffin was feeling a little left out so I tried to make her feel loved. But for some strange reason she runs every time I get close.

Ahhhhh, lunch at Tito and Tita's! Me gusto mucho!!!

I have such a hard life.

We took Tito to play Mini Golf for his birthday. He won, of course!

I am such a happy guy that even my bite marks on Mommy are a happy face!!!

My friend JT came over to play and Mom took us for a walk. This is not a 2-kid kind of stroller but anything is possible when you put your mind to it. Or when you just want to get out of the house.

After the walk I looked back and my buddy was asleep!

Now all of my visitors are gone! I miss them...Come back!!!

It's Frog Jump Time!!!

You guys really missed a lot of fun stuff this year at Frog Jump!
SO MUCH FUN!!!
Here are the highlights of my first year at the fair...

Take a good look at the blur in the upper middle part of the picture. That is the frog that is JUMPING off of Daddy's hand because I just poked it in the head. MY FIRST FROG JUMP!!!

This is Becky. We sponsored her in the Miss Calaveras Pageant. She is a really cute girl but when we heard that she was going to make her dress out of duct tape (yes you heard me right) we were a little concerned. BUT look at it! It was by far the coolest dress in the pageant. YEAH BECKY!!!

The next day we went and visited the animals. I don't know how you feel about bunnies but they creeped me out BIG TIME!

Next were the goats. This one looks like it is eating my foot but like
all of the other goats there it was trying to eat my stroller.

This goat wasn't so interested once the stroller was gone.

This camera friendly goat looks like a character from those old Lord of the Rings movies. Mom and Dad get mad when I say that those are old movies.

Daddy playing a "carni" game.
To Mom's totally obvious delight he picked that picture above his head of the monster truck!!! WoooHoooo!!!

My first balloon!!! I could have played with it forever!
But it suddenly disappeared after a loud pop sound. :(

We bought this brown cow at the livestock auction! YUMMMY!!!
I mean OH, HE'S SO CUTE!

This is Trevor. He raised our new cow.

Tito and I are anxiously awaiting the start of
DESTRUCTION DERBY!!!!
This is the last and best event of fair.

Tito let me wear his hat. I can't wait to get my own.

YEAH!!!! This was so much fun!

These cars are supposed to run into each other!!! Daddy says that the only time that this is okay is here on the last day of fair.
LOOK AT THE FLAMES!!! YEAH!!!!

We look a little sad, don't we?
That's cause fair is over now and you missed it! :(
That's okay, it will be back next year!!!