July 21 to 28 - Hanging with the Family

hey, guess what, i have little people cousins? i thought i only had giant old people for cousins. this is haley. she is four years old. we can play the piano together.

haley can play the piano better than me because she has been playing the piano for a very long time.

but, i can still "cut a rug". come on gg, i got a boogie beat going.

gg prefers the classical music. watch out haley. coming through. i have a very high note to play for a moment. did you see how fast haley can move her fingers on the piano? wow.

did you like the girls piano concert? oh no, jared and haley like to tickle me. blake, where are you? help me. save me. why isn't mommy or daddy or uncle kelly or aunt teresa saving me. why?

oh yay, aunt teri and uncle greg to the rescue. whoosh.

no more tickling. i'll tell the baby (in the mirror). daddy, don't you encourage him.

free at last to tickle my own toes.

i can't believe it. california has exersaucers too. . . .

and sesame street and elmo . . . .

and straws. what a wonderful world.

anyway, here are a few more cute photos of me according to the photographers who took them. . .

swimming in Livermore

chewing my duck in hayward

being "the big mouth baby" in dublin being a part of my family.

love

erynn

July 15 - 20 On the Road Again - California-bound

gg has lots of friends on the way to california. we stopped along the way to visit them. first, we went to oregon. they have lots of trees like we do in washington. mommy had to carry me everywhere because daddy's not here. he's already in california. after a "long" day of carseat-ting, i find a little belly crawling to be relaxing. be sure to find an extra soft carpet and blanket in case you get too tired to sit up again. why is everyone looking at me with those teary-eyes? (first time for erynn to rollover and crawl a bit.)

my mommy is so silly and funny, she cracks me up. some silly faces and raspberries makes the miles go by so fast. a stopover in grants pass and i'm good to go again. do you know the sasha the cat? she's cool. i never met a cat before.

on to california to visit cousins once removed (i think that's what they finally settled on after a very long discussion) randall and linea. they live in the middle of a whole lot of almond groves. they have a swimming pool. i like to swim with my mommy. (another first for erynn)

i am going to see my daddy tomorrow. do you think he likes to go swimming? i hope so.

see ya round the pool.

e

Jul 12 - 14 Getting Ready for Another Road Trip

Daddy went to Sacramento for a math competition. So, GG came to Washington to visit me. I was so tired waiting for her, I feel asleep in my highchair. I took GG to our beach. I had a baby picnic and met two sister babies who needed to borrow some toys. They were nice and their mommy talked to my mommy. So, we played together. Then, I had to take GG for a walk. She gets restless. She did not want to go swimming. So we just walked out on the pier into Lake Washington. She wanted to go picture taking.

Time to go home, are you coming ?

Hello, Sean. Yes, we would be happy to have your birthday party here. . . Today. . . Now. . .

I'll go entertain some of the guests. GG, you clean up the house. Mommy start some cooking and help Sean. Go!! Grandma Cathy help me out here. We need to keep everyone busy and excited. Let's show what we can do.

And now, if you would all help me and join me in singing the Happy Birthday song. Ha . . ppy . . .

Blow out the candles, Sean. That's not many candles. How did you get two cakes? Looks very yummy.

Happy Birthday, Sean. Thanks for coming everybody. Time to go home now. Love you. I gotta go to the doctor's so that I can go to California to pick up Daddy. Outta here everyone, please.

Oh, this is so embarrasing. GG's camera caught me at the doctor's office. This is me.

i am 2 ft 6 inches tall. i weigh about 23 pounds. my hat size is 46 centimeters. my soft spot is still soft, so i have more room for brains and dreams and such. i am perfectly plump, not too chubby and certainly not fat. i have a little cheek and shoulder rash which should clear up when i stop teething and hurling so much.

i have flat feet. (all babies do.) i like to stand up next to things. i can support all my weight on one leg. i don't crawl or walk yet.

i like to put everything in my mouth except food. i think water is too slippery. i don't eat anything through me mouth yet. i have a stomach port so that i can be healthy. my port is just above and to the side of my belly button. be careful not to push or pull on my port, that hurts me.

i passed my tests. i am going to california to pick up daddy.

bye.

e