HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

So yesterday (Tuesday) was my birthday. I am two years old now. Boy, that went by quickly!

Daddy says I don't walk any more - instead I RUN everywhere. Mommy says that I'm a super great talker - believe me, I know words that they don't even think I know!

Little Einsteins have taught me that birthdays consist of three important things - cake, presents, and most important - balloons.

Here are some pictures from my birthday.

This is my birthday cake - I helped make it. As usual I quite enjoyed licking the bowl (I did save some batter for daddy though). This is me eating my birthday cake - and ice cream. Yum!
Birthday balloons . . . the very best part of my day!
My friend Easton came over to celebrate and play with me. We had so much fun! Also in the picture is my super fun new slide and climbing "thing". I could spend hours and hours of each day playing on this.
Here we are sliding down . . . .
Here we are swinging . . . . Opening presents . . . . Thanks everyone!

Grandpa and Grandma L gave me a horsey and a barn. More hours of fun! Just a side-note: the horse went to bed with me last night. At least he was a quiet sleeper!

And finally, proof positive that the balloons really were the best part of my birthday . . . . here I am playing with them the day after. Balloons really are the "gift" that keeps on giving!

Fun and Games!

I love summer - warm days, lots of sunshine and fun things to do! Here are some pictures of the fun things I have been up to the last week . . . .

Playing with the family.

Swimming in the backyard.

Painting with Daddy.

Practicing the piano - can you say Mozart?

And spending time with baby Sam.

Flowers for my Favorite Gal

Mommy of course!

Happy Father's Day!

Samuel and I have the best Daddy ever! He plays with us and teaches us lots of fun things! We LOVE him!

And because I missed posting something about Mother's Day, here is a picture of me and my Mom. We were playing Bubbles the other afternoon. Talk about fun!

Today we went up to Uncle Nolan's cabin. It was so much fun - I cried when we had to leave. I played in the Moose's water trough. I got so wet they had to throw my clothes in the dryer. And that was before dinner.

Then we went hiking. They all had to move pretty fast to keep up with me! Even baby Sam went along for his first hike. He slept nearly the whole way - not me.

I found a cool log and took a quick break - while everyone caught up.

Here are the Longhurst men - three generations. Happy Father's Day to all the men in my life!

This is a me and Samuel - I'm sure getting the hang of this Big Brother thing.

Of course, here is the obligatory weekly portrait of Sam so everyone can see how much he is growing. Mommy says he's not our little baby anymore!

And finally, here is a great picture of the family - even Copper.

Animal Noises?

So I have been working hard the last few months, practicing new things... like animal noises. Ever wonder what certain animals sound like? Well play this video and I will share my great knowledge with you!

And now - not related to animals at all (or at least I don't think so) . . . . Here are some recent pictures of Samuel with our Grandparents.

Grandpa and Grandma L.

Grandpa and Grandma G.

And lastly, I couldn't resist adding this picture of me and my daddy. We found a "snake" in the yard while we were working and scared mommy with it. I can't believe she could hold the camera steady enough to take this picture!

Learning Something New . . .

Boy is it fun to learn new things! This week I have learned lots of new things.

Example #1 - I learned how to take pictures with the digital camera all by myself. This is my first picture - I like to call it "My Foot". I think it is pretty self-explanatory!


Example #2 - I learned how to strip wallpaper this week. Ok - so my first job was hauling the "downed" wallpaper to the trashcan.


But then daddy decided to trust me with actually doing the real work. Ripping stuff up - - - hum, more like "work" that is really just having fun!

Example #3 - More yard work. Does the yard work ever end? So this is really just a cute picture of me supervising daddy doing the yard work. But I did get in and help.

And this last picture of me is just too darn cute (as mommy would say) to not post. These are my fun new puppy slippers that Grandpa and Grandma G gave me. They are here visiting - I'm teaching them all my fun games and how to play with my toys.



And finally, mommy makes me post at least one new picture of Samuel every week. So here is the picture for this week. Sam is getting big and doing well!