"I Not Working."

When Mommy picked me up from the sitter's, Auntie Susie's, I told her, "Mommy working."  But she told me she wasn't working right now.  That's why she picked me up.  Then I said, "Daddy working.  Nana working.  Pop working."  She told me, yup, they're probably all working.  Finally I said, "I not working."  Mommy just laughed.

I spent the late afternoon at Nana's and Pop's, since Mom and Dad had a meeting to go to.  When I got to their house, Pop was busy weedwacking the yard.  I "helped" him out by reaching into his nice big pile in the big red bucket and throwing it all over the yard.  It was so soft, and it was fun watching bits of grass fly away in the breeze.  But, everyone kept telling me not to do it.  

So, of course I just laughed and did it some more.  I even tried raking it up with Pop's big rake and my little rake.  But, it was so much more fun just grabbing the grass cuttings with your hands and throwing it all over the place.  I was a really big "help".  After all, "I not working."

Happy Mother's Day!

Mommy says she doesn't even remember what she did last Mother's Day because she was still trying to figure out how to be a Mom.  This year, she was ready to have her day.  

Since it was Mommy's Day today, Mommy got to do whatever she wanted.  Of course, that meant starting with yoga first thing in the morning.  Apparently, only about half the people as usual went.  She's one of the crazy people that woke up at 6 am on a Sunday to go sweat it out.  Go figure.

Then, she spent the afternoon with her girlfriends, Linh and Miya.  She went with Linh to the outlet mall in Waikele.  She bought a nice purse for Nana at Nana's favorite purse shop...Coach.  Mommy would never buy one for herself, (and of course this one was on sale!) but since it was Nana's birthday and Mother's Day today, she figured Nana deserved it.  

They grabbed lunch and ate at Miya's, visiting with 3 month old Aika.  Then, the girls went to get their nails done.  Mommy loved it, since she hardly ever spends the whole day out!  

We all got home (after Daddy and I spent the afternoon at Nana's and Pop's) in time to get ready for dinner.  We had a nice dinner at BluWater Grill in Hawai'i Kai.  I loved it because I got to watch the duckies in the water and see all the boats go by.  Nana pointed out a sparrow, but I told her, "No, bulbol."  I kept arguing with her.  I KNOW my birds.  It was fun feeding the ducks after dinner.  

I fell asleep on the car ride home, so I hear I missed out on chocolate birthday cake and present opening.  Geez, I always miss the fun stuff!   No tricky candles this time though...so I guess it's alright.  Happy Mother's Day to all the mommies out there!  (Aunty Michelle and Aunty Kai....any day now, and you'll be mommies soon too!!!)

An (Expensive) Visit To The Beach

We went to the beach today and got to try out my new boogie board.  It's been awhile since I've been to the beach.  I was so sick this winter with colds, and the weather was so rainy, that we hardly ever went to the beach.  Nana bought this board for me after she saw a newspaper article on the product.  It looks like a boogie board, but has a hole for me to sit in it, and then there's a steering wheel for me to hold onto and play with near the leash.  Today was the perfect afternoon to try it out.  Daddy took me out all over Kahala Beach while Mommy chatted with this nice couple in front of the Mandarin Hotel.  I had a blast and was in the ocean for nearly an hour!  It's fun to go on impromptu visits to the beach.  The beach is always close, and it's free fun!  Except for today, our visit cost $35, since Mommy and Daddy found a parking ticket on the car.  Oops!  Well, we all had fun anyway!  

When I got home, I was surprised to see a new bed in my room! It's a blue race car bed!  I had fun climbing up and down on the bed.  Daddy's too scared to let me sleep in it at night though.  He's afraid I'll fall off the bed.  So, for now, it's just a fixture in my room.  But, it was also free, since we got it from Noah, a boy who goes to daycare with me.  He hardly slept in it, but Mommy said that when they went to go get it, he cried, "My car!"  Don't worry, I'll take good care of the car.

I Got Me A New Bike Helmet! (Finally!)

Daddy took me to the bike shop he works at to get a new helmet tonight!  I was so happy that I wore it into the Long's Drugstore, on the car ride home, and even while I ate dinner!  It's nice to wear a bike helmet that actually fits your head!

I am 22 Months Old!

Can you believe that I am almost 2 years old?!  I turned 22 months today. (Mommy, just say "Almost 2" already!)

My latest things:

* Being sick with a fever and nasty head cold after coming back from our busy Spring Break to Seattle.

* Nana had said, "Chase better not start speaking sentences when he's away."  But..I pretty much did.

What I'm Really Into These Days:

* Animals....Mommy will ask me if I want to go to the zoo.  I'll respond by saying, "Animals?"  I get so excited when I hear an animal, see an animal, or touch an animal.  They are the coolest creatures!  I can name all 20 animals on my refrigerator magnets in about thirty seconds.  When we're at the zoo, I get upset if I have to walk a little ways to see another animal.  If we're watching Animal Planet, I get upset if a commercial comes on and takes the animal away.  I just can't get enough of animals these days.

* Drumming:  I absolutely LOVE playing the drums.  I got to play the real drums at cousin Jake's house in Seattle, and Nana's neighbor, Auntie Sue, let me borrow her bongo drums so I have those to play with.  Give me 2 chopsticks when we're eating out at a restaurant, and I'm as happy as can be.  

* "Monies"...I discovered where Daddy puts all his change.  I call it "monies".  Mommy will give me a huge handful of coins from Daddy's stash, and I love putting them one by one into my piggy bank.  When I'm all done, I'll say, "Mommy, more monies please!"

* Riding my Strider bike.  It took months for Mommy and Daddy to get me to wear my helmet.  Now that helmet I got for Christmas is too small for my growing head, but I still want to go bike riding.  So, Daddy's gonna buy me a new helmet, and we'll be ready for real mountain biking (not just riding up and down the hallway in the house).  

What I'm Saying These Days:

* "Mommy eating...Daddy eating...Chase eating...".  Then when Daddy corrected me and said he wasn't eating, but he was watching us eat, I said, "Daddy watching Mommy eating, Chase eating."

* "Mommy!!!" ...I've been waking up in the middle of night screaming for Mommy.  Mommy and Daddy think I've been having nightmares.

* When I need help getting or doing something, I ask, "Mommy, help please."

* "Where are you?" (especially when we're playing hide-and-go-seek)

* "Ernie" and "Bert" and "Abby" and "Elmo" and the rest of the Sesame Street gang.  My Ernie screwdriver from my tool set is my favorite tool right now.

* Singing my ABC's (but I only know certain parts) and counting to 10!

* Flipping some magnets over and saying "Over".  

* Saying "Thank You" after someone gives me something.

* Telling Mommy and Daddy when I dirty my diaper: "Mommy pee pee diaper" or "Mommy poopy diaper"

*While Dad is showering me, I lean over to him and touch his eyebrow and say, "eyebrow".  I open the hood of my little cars and point to it and say "engine".  There's not much that gets by me these days!  Tell me once, and I'll remember it!

Mommy and Daddy are so excited that I'm an early talker because it makes it much easier to know what I want and need.  

Food I'm Into These Days:

* edamame

* oyster crackers

* strawberries

* noodles

* carrots

* apples

* poi (After an impromptu visit to Aunty Sharon and Uncle Frank's house, where they had Hawaiian food for dinner, I've been back to loving my bowls of poi!)

What I'm Looking Forward To:

*Really, really want to ride my Strider push bike...Although, Dad needs to buy me a bigger helmet as my head doesn't fit my first helmet (hint, hint!).

* Daddy getting a new car. That way I can fill it up with all my baby toys! 

* Sleeping overnight for the first time at Nana's and Pop's house...They're ready for me to sleep overnight, and now that I am talking, Mommy thinks it'll be okay too...We'll just see if it happens soon.  

Maybe then, one day, I can sleep overnight with the animals at the zoo!  Wow, wouldn't that be a blast!  Watch this video of me dancing to the loud music at the make up counter in the mall.  I was in my own little world, and all these ladies started dancing with me!

One Crazy Party

Of course, I woke up bright and chipper at 7 am before anyone else was up.  I stood up in the crib and the first thing I said was, "Doggie? Doggie?".   

Tonight we moved over to Aunty Marissa and Uncle Nate's house in Ballard.  We had a party there with some of Mommy's friends.  Little did they know, about 15 kids (from still in the womb through age 4) would be there too.   Quite a different party scene for the married-without-kids hosts.  Not to mention, within the first half an hour, Aunty Christina's son Tyler (we're the same age) fell and hit his head on the heater grille and had to rush to the ER to get 12 stitches on his forehead!  He was okay, but it gave us all a scare.  All the kids loved Aunty Marissa and Uncle Nate's pets, the three chickens in their backyard...Eggy, Henny, and Moe.  Mommy and all the other moms talked baby stuff and the party goers left close to 11 pm.  It was one crazy party!  

The Most Awful Flight...Ever!

Yup, Mommy and Daddy were THAT couple with the screaming baby.  I was NOT a happy camper on the 5 1/2 hour flight from Honolulu to Seattle today.  I wanted to run around and play.  I couldn't nap and move around comfortably.  Plus, I was starting a cold (but Mommy and Daddy didn't know).  So, I screamed inconsolably for about 4 1/2 hours on the airplane.  Even the digi-TV thing Mommy rented was no use.  

We didn't get to Aunty Steph's in West Seattle until about 10:45 pm.  I met Spanks, their dog, and was much happier.  But, we didn't go to sleep until about 1 am.