Merry Merry!

And a Happy Birthday to Marna!

In honor of this merry day (or two), I thought I would show you all the holiday cards that my parents deliberated over for hours and hours before finally deciding on the last one here: "Naughty or Nice?" You have to admit, it was a difficult decision. And surprisingly so--especially after last year's photo shoot resulted in more than 150 unusable photos of me. (Mom decided to go with an old one she'd taken of me during tummy time). Maybe her hopes and dreams of my building my college fund from my earnings as an International baby model are not as squashed as she once thought. Good news, huh?

So here they are! Enjoy! And Merry Christmas!!!

18 Months...A Post By Poki's Mom

One minute old...



One day old...



One week old...



18 months old...



I can't believe my little bubba is already a year and a half old. I can remember watching the time crawl during his first 6 months, but really feeling like it was flying. I had no idea. The cliches are true...It seems like yesterday that he was born, but I can barely remember my life without him.

Scarlett's mom's post for Scarlett's 18 month birthday inspired me to list some fo the things Poki is doing these days.

I've lost track of how many words he says, but I know it's more than 150, believe it or not. He knows all his body parts, pretty much every animal and the noise it makes, and the names of the people he loves...and the trucks he loves. Some of my favorite words or phrases that he says are Love you, ketchup, jammies, back hoe, dump truck, laundry, and Okey Dokey! Poki's favorite things in life are his friends and family, trucks, milk, every fruit in existence, every book in existence (and saying "the end" when he's finished reading), the news, singing and dancing (usually at the same time), Meri (his lamb)and his blanket. He's gotten really good at eating with a fork, going up and down stairs, and uses his potty almost every day. Poki has recently started going into "time out" and will even put himself in time out when he knows he is doing something wrong. We're working on colors now and whenever I point out something orange, he squeals in delight and tries to eat it. (I told you the kid likes his fruit). He loves to wash his hands and brush his teeth. He also thinks it's very funny to smell his feet and exclaim "P.U.!"...maybe because I crack up every time. When he goes to bed at night, he yells "love you!" to us even after we leave the room.

I wish I could let you all into our life for a day so you can see just how much he changes from day to day. This blog is the best I can do, but it couldn't possibly paint an accurate picture. There is just to much to show and tell. I'm blown away every single day.

I love you, Poki. Happy half birthday!

Playdate With Will and Ruby

Friday, I went to Kid City with my friends, Will and Ruby. We had so much fun! Kid City is a great museum that I go to pretty often, and I never get tired of it--especially when I'm with my friends. Here are some pictures of our fun day. Believe it or not, we did more than peek out of things, despite what these pictures might indicate.

Will



Ruby



Me









Even though Kid City has rooms and rooms filled with fun exhibits, we had the most fun with the shoe cubbies...well at least Ruby and I did. Poor Will. I eventually gave him a turn, don't worry.



When it was time to leave, I sadly said goodbye to Will and Ruby. Then as Mom was walking me to the car, I said in a pitiful little voice: "friends." Mom thought she heard wrong so she asked: "Who, Carson? Who are friends?" And I said "Ruby...Will...Scarlett...News..." Yeah, I like to watch the news with Daddy. Anyway, I have such good friends and I totally know it!

Catching Up...

So sorry for disappearing this last week. My mom (also my secretary) has been very busy with end-of-the-semester stuff. Anyway, we are going to try to catch up soon--in the meantime, here are some videos my parents took today.

First, here is a video of me showing you how much I love trucks. My dad and I have pretty much memorized my giant truck book.



And here is a video of me performing one of my favorite songs (with a little help from a special back-up dancer).