My First Offical Vacation

We went to Kansas City and stayed in a hotel for two nights! As everyone knows that I love trains well Kansas City is full of train stuff. Every corner that you turn there is a train display. I love watching them go around and around. We visited Union Station and saw real trains on real tracks blowing there whistles. Yes, they scared me when we were so close to them and they blew their whistles but I still enjoyed watching them go by.

At Union Station they have a place called Science City. It had a bunch of science related toys. Everything there was for educational purposes, but felt just like a big playground. When you walk around it feels like you are walking around a miniature city. You walk on mini streets and there are sewer drains and buildings that you go in. I had a lot of fun there and of course there was a mini train display there, too.

We ate at Crown Center Plaza at a restaurant called Fritz. The owner had created a train that goes along the ceiling and delivers your food. Of course, I loved watching it go by. Another restaurant that we ate at was TREX. It had a bunch of dinosaurs that move and make noise.

While we were in Kansas City my mom got a hold of her cousin Jessica and we met her and her boyfriend Aaron for dinner.

The last night that we were there we went swimming in the hotel pool. At first I was a little reserved, I haven't really liked being in swimming pools before but after being in for a little while I really began to love it. I got really upset when we had to get out of the pool.

I can't wait to go on my next vacation!

Playing with my Cousins

Saturday my cousins came up to grandma and grandpa's house for the weekend. We played all day Saturday and then I even spent the night and got to play with them all morning on Sunday. I love playing with them and wish that we lived closer so we could play more. Hopefully we will be able to spend a lot of time together this summer at the lake house.

It was also Grandpa Dave's birthday and Great Grandma Bert's birthday. We were supose to get together for a little party at grandma and grandpa's but the weather wasn't the greatest so only great grandma, great grandpa and Uncle Rick made it for the party. We still had fun.

2009 the new year!

It is now 2009! This year I will turn 2. Though mom and dad think that I am already there because I have the terrible twos. I scream and throw fits when I don't get my way. I hate putting on a coat, getting in the car, sitting in a cart or riding in my stroller. I just want to be free, to be able to run through a store or pick up anything that I want, what is wrong with that? I have been refusing to go to bed at night, too. How long do you think that I will be able to get away with being terrible two?

Here are some pictures from Imagine Eve, mom took me for New Years Eve. I had fun but we had to wait in really long lines so I didn't get to do much. They had fireworks afterward and I really like fireworks.


Gage and I playing with my train and opening Christmas presents from each other.

Santa Rocks!

Santa brought me a train table!!! He is the greatest man alive!!!

So I have been sick all week. Last Sunday night it all started with the flu, I threw up in my bed and then it continued all day Monday. I still didn't feel good for Christmas. I wasn't really my self. I just wanted to be held and I got very overwhelmed with all the people, which I usually love being around a lot of people. I really didn't open very many presents, mom and dad had to open most of them for me. But I loved everything that I got!

New Years Eve is coming up and mom said that she might take me to Imagine Eve. I have never been before but she thinks that I will like it, and I'm sure that I will.

Merry Christmas

Only 4 days until Christmas. I asked Santa to bring me a train. I can't wait until Christmas morning to see if he brought me one.

I helped mom and grandma Connie bake sugar cookies. I was a mess but so was mommy.

A few weeks ago I watched Haley and Hanna at a climbing competition. I really wanted to enter the competition myself. After watching them for awhile I learned how to do it myself.

Santa Scary

Well mom and dad keep taking me by Santa at the mall, but I only want to see him from a far. When I say "Santa scary" I would think that they would get over the whole Santa thing. They keep thinking that I will get over it but little do they know I will not. I really like trains and they have those right by Santa at the mall. I was a little scared the first time I rode the train at the Festival of Trees but I just rode the train at the mall the other night and I loved it. I even got to ring the bell. Can I get one of those for Christmas? Maybe if I do the whole Santa's lap thing I will get one, we will see.

The other day mom thought it would be a good idea to take me outside to play in the snow at grandma and grandpa's house. I hated it! I was so bundled up that I really couldn't move. When grandpa got out a sled being outside was a little bit fun but it didn't last long.

Holiday Time

Thanksgiving came and passed, I really had no clue that it was a holiday. We went to Grandma Penny and Grandpa Don's Wednesday night for the usual taco dinner. I played with my cousins. The next day we went to Grandma Connie and Grandpa Dave's house. It was really busy there. They had a lot of extended family there. The only other little kid was Kenzie my 2nd cousin. I was really worn out after all the running around. The next day mom and Aunt Jen went shopping before I ever got out of bed. I hope they got me some great Christmas presents.

We put up decorations for Christmas. I love all the lights. Our tree has a lot of balls on it that mommy and daddy said I can't play with. I really like them. I also like seeing all the decorations at the stores and mall.