Seattle Bound

The bags are all packed, and I'm busy playing at Nana's and Pop's so Mom and Dad can load up and get the house all set.  In a couple of hours, we'll be on a plane bound for Seattle!  Yeah!!!  We'll be gone for the next two weeks, so I might not be blogging much!

My favorite pasttimes:  Building towers (and knocking them down, of course!), Drumming, Making music with spoons and pots and pans (and wearing beads...I mean, come on, you gotta dress the part!), Chasing after geckos, and Jumping!!!

Tonight, I went back to Nana's and Pop's house so that Mom and Dad could go on a date night.  First, they had to eat their take-out Thai food in the parking lot under tree light, since the food took so long and then they cut it too close to the start of the play.  They ended up just leaving the food in the car, and they went to see the play "Tuesdays with Morrie".  I hear it was sad, yet heartwarming.  It reminded Mom of Grandpa.  After a panel discussion and talking to some friends from the ALS support group, Mom scarfed down the rest of her dinner on the way home.  She was absolutely starving at 10 pm!

Mom got her sub plans in, and she picked up a sweater and pants for me on sale for like $5 at Gymboree.  She'll try to fit in one more morning class of yoga tomorrow.  Dad will drop me off at Nana's.  Then, they'll get everything all set so we can go on our trip.  We leave for Seattle at 1:45 pm Hawai'i time.  We'll be in Seattle at 10:30 pm Friday night.  I hear it's going to be REALLY cold!  But, we're excited for a fun (and hopefully healthy) vacation!

I like to put 2-3 words together when I talk these days.  Today, we were passing houses in the neighborhood, and I asked, "No doggies?"  I kept looking for "more", but I didn't see any.  Mom took me to her school to check out a mini fair the school was having.  I had fun watching the girls dance hula.  They had these cool drum-like things that made really neat sounds.  I found a cool railing in the cafeteria that made lots of noise when you pulled it back and forth with your arms.  Mom would put her foot on the railing so that I couldn't move it.  I would just pick up her foot with my hands and move it.  She would put her arms on it to hold it still. But I would peel her fingers off the railing.  Making noise is fun, Mom!  

I had fun playing "peek boo" behind the curtains when we got home.  I can stay really still for like 5 minutes without making  sound or any sudden movements.  Mommy is always so surprised when she finds me!!!

Today, Nana introduced me to some new drumsticks...they're called paintbrushes, actually.  Since Nana is a painter, she's got lots of them around the house.  They make a really cool noise when you bang them against cookie tins.  I had so much fun that I didn't want to leave with Mom to run errands, so she left me there to continue drumming.  Drumming?  Or Mom?  Hmmmm....Hard call.

I hung out at Nana's and Pop's house again this afternoon.  I had fun looking for the bright green gecko crawling around in the kitchen.  I would drag Mom into the kitchen.  Then, I would grab the net from in between the cabinet and the washing machine.  I would try to catch the gecko, but Mom says my arms are too short.  I had fun putting the net on my head, dancing around the living room to Muppets music, wearing Mardi Gras beads, and drumming with my mixing spoon and pot.  

Dad took me to play at the park, while Mom cleaned, organized, did laundry, and caulked the ceiling.  It was a productive day, and I got a little sunburned from being outdoors (who knew the sun would finally decide to come out?!).  We went to dinner with Nana and Pops.  I love going to Big City Diner because I get to look at the toy chest, I got a balloon, and I loved looking outside and pointing out all the birds and rainbows in the sky.  

We've been having really rainy, nasty weather the past couple of weeks.  This morning was really wet and windy.   After Mom went to yoga, we went to brunch with some of Dad's Swamp Romp team members.  I had fun jumping off the steps and watching kids play in the pool.  

Afterwards, they dropped me off at Nana's and Pop's.  Mom and Dad had a date day.  They finally went to see "Slumdog Millionaire" and had a great time.

Mommy hung out with Aunty Kai after school today and saw the new baby's room.  The baby is not here yet, but she was telling me all about the animal photos in the room.  I hear it's going to be a baby boy.  So much fun!

Daddy's still sick, but I still had fun playing in my bubble bath tonight.

Dad?

Everytime I see Dad, he's lying on the couch or the bed...sleeping.  He's been sleeping at home.  He's been sleeping at Nana's and Popsicle's.  First he had something called laryngitis and Mom said he sounded like a teenage boy going though puberty.  Now, he just coughs all night and looks like a truck ran him over.  He has stayed home from work for 3 or 4 days this week.  So, he must really be sick.  We even leave for the day, play all day, run errands, and come home, and he's still sleeping at Nana's house.  Dad?  Dad?  Where are you?  You're no fun to play hide -and-go-seek with when you don't let me bounce and jump on you when you're under the covers. Hope he gets better soon!  

Before bathtime and dinner, we watched "Signing Time", and I like watching "Alex".  My favorite signs and words to use together are "Milk," "Go," "Stop," "No," and "Yes".  We had fun dancing too.  Mommy and I act goofy and silly.  At least I've got rhythm!  Mom used some signs tonight when I started throwing bubbles out of the bathtub.  "Stop," she said.   I have been having fun playing with bubbles in the bubble bath.  Then, when we're done, I have fun rinsing my toys off and putting them "bat" (which means "back").  I like putting things "bat" when it's time to say "Bye!".  

After the bath, we put on "socks," one of the other words I like to use, and I noticed the "amblance" on them.  She told me it was a fire truck, but I think all those emergency vehicles are "amblances".

We read some books before bedtime.  I like pointing out all the little details in the books, labeling each little thing in the pictures.  I like pointing to things that are the same and things that are different.  

I think Mom's going to go to bed soon after I do tonight because she's going to try and go to 5:30 am yoga like she went the other morning.  She was back before we even left the house!

Our First Target

What did we do today? We drove about 40 minutes out of Honolulu (that's a far distance for us city folk) to the new "Tar-jay". Yup, Hawai'i finally got Target. Two of them! Of course, since it just opened this past week, the whole island was there. Shopping carts were hot commodities. You had to wait about 5-15 minutes just to get one at the front of the store! Daddy took me to other stores while Mommy browsed the crowded aisles. Mommy kept calling Daddy asking if I needed this or that. He told her not to go crazy now...It's just a store. She was good. She bought me a cool cup to keep my snacks in, a bowl, a white board for the house, and a board game for her students at school. My favorite thing I got was the Elmo bubble bath. When Daddy showed me how all these bubbles come out when you add the stuff to the bath, I thought it was a bit strange at first. But, now I just love them! Now, I ask for "bubbles", and I love trying to destroy and catch all the bubbles.

We hit Costco nearby and did some grocery shopping before heading home. It's a good thing they got me my gallon of whole milk (and filled up my sippy cup for the long drive home). On the way to Target, "Glam Ma" (my grandmother in California) called to tell us that she and Grandpa Gary both went to the hospital in ambulances on Friday night. They were both discharged during the weekend. Glam Ma just needed more food, fluids, and rest (especially since she's been hobbling around on a cast and crutches from her foot surgery this month). Grandpa Gary's condition was labeled a seizure, so unfortunately he won't be able to do his job of truck driver deliveries anymore. Guess that just means it's more time at home to help Glam Ma as her foot heals! We're so glad to hear that they're both recovering after their double scare, one wheeled out of the house right after the other, on Friday. We love you guys, and can't wait to see you this month...hobbling and all! (just don't forget to bring Freddie, the dog)

A Baby Shower for Uncle Jason & Aunty Kai

I went with Daddy and Nana and Popsicle to the Farmer's Market on this wet, rainy, and windy day.  The weather has just been nasty here lately.  Mommy had an excellent yoga workout and came back feeling energized.  But, Daddy, on the other hand, came home feeling sick.  He slept all day.  

Mommy thought I would nap too, but nope, I just wanted to play.  So, she took me to Ala Moana to look for some winter clothes for our Seattle trip.  She found fleece jackets and vests for under $8, so it was a successful shopping afternoon.

We came home just in time to drop everything off and head back out again.  This time, we went to Uncle Jason and Aunty Kai's baby shower.  They tell me that I'll have a boy to boss around in a couple of months.  There were other kids there, but I had the most fun playing with the kitten and watching it chase the pen light.  I had so much fun that Mommy just left me in the room with the other kids for over half an hour.  I was so excited that I yelled and laughed.  I had a great time.  I wanted to see the dogs too, but they were in the back somewhere.  That's okay.  I had fun playing with the cats, looking at the fish, and I even got two cars to take home.  We got home past my bedtime, but I fell asleep no problem.  

Mommy, can I get a pen light too?  That was just as much fun for the cats as it was for me...almost as fun as chasing my own shadow!