Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum!
I smell the Blood of Giant William!
Hi Folks! It's been too long since the last time we have conversed. Well, let me just tell you that life has been just remarkable. I have grown so much. I am now in the 95th percentile in both height (38 inches... Dada thinks they may have mismeasured me because me being over 3 feet tall seems a little much, but I think Dada is wrong because I am that tall and awesome) and weight (34 lbs... which cannot and will not be disputed... just try and lift me. I dare you!). I am so big and huge that I like to throw my weight around and destroy anything that I can destroy, especially blocks and this thing called a train set... or as I call it: Demolition Set. Cousin Ron likes to refer to me as Willizilla... which must be some totally awesome creature.
I am also learning so many new and cool things. It's ridiculous. I am at a point now where I can repeat almost anything that Mama or Dada say. I can even say complicated words like "medicine" and "doctor." I love to sing songs and listen to music. I love my harmonica and flute that Grandma Nancy gave me. They're awesomely noisy. My favorite things to sing are the "Itsy Bitsy Spider," "Ba Ba Black Sheep," "ABC Song," and "Wheels on the Bus." My Aunt Jo even got me my own toy bus! I love these songs so much! Just the other day, I started sing "ABC" and I got all the way to "E." How awesome am I, really? I mean, I don't want to brag, but, okay, I am going to brag. I am THE SMARTEST TODDLER EVER.
I also love my animals and cars. Whenever I see a spider, shark, or a bus I always have to point them out. Mama taught me that Sharks go "Da-duh, da-duh," and I put my hand on top of my head to imitate a fin (okay, my "fin" goes more to the side of my head, instead of the top, but I'm sure there are some cool sharks who wear their fins on the side of their head, you know?). I love to see snakes, lions, and tigers because they make the coolest sounds ever.
Speaking of cool things, did you know that I get to spend my Monday's at Papa and Grandma Nancy's? Whenever I go to Grandma's house, I have one mission and one mission only: To Wake Papa Up. Papa is Retired from Teaching, which Dad is totally jealous of but yet lightyears away. And Papa seems to want to spend his retirement years sleeping. If someone even mentions Papa, I start to make snoring sounds because I think Papa is always sleeping when I don't see him. Papa, don't your realize that I'm coming over, and you have to get up early so we can play cars?! Which I love doing! I like to take the cars and go "Room room! Beep beep!" and drive the cars over everything, including Papa. In addition to Papa, the other cool things at Grandma's house is their dog Bridey and Grandma herself! I get to hang out with Grandma Nancy and we watch the "spider" and "bus" videos on Papa's computer. Over and over and OVER again, and she loooooves doing that. Grandma also reads books with me and takes me outside.
"Outside" is my new thing now, too. Now that it has gotten warmer out, I love to go outside all the time. Whenever someone even thinks about saying outside, I immediately say "outside" in hopes of being taken out there. Dada and I have gone on adventures in our Neighborhood, Which is Outside. It was great fun! We first walked around our Fence in the Back Yard, but we had to be careful of the Dog Poop Bombs that Dada swears he picks up all the time, but somehow these Dog Poop Bombs appear everywhere and anywhere. They are gross. Anyway, we like to go to the fence and put our hands on it like we are in jail. Dada will say, "Help me! Get me out of here!" And I will say the exact same thing! I am so gosh darn smart, it's crazy. Dada doesn't like to brag at all about my smartness, but SOMEONE has to declare that I'm a flippin' genius.
Anyway, back to the outside, which is my new thang now, Dada and I went on a spectacular journey like they did in the Lord of the Rings. Our adventure was called There and Back Again: Up and Down our Neighborhood. So get this, I hold Dada's hand and we walk allll the way to the top of the hill in our Neighborhood, and then we walk allllll the way back down to our house. We waved to so many people, it was awesome! I also kept asking Dada "what's that" over and over and over again, because I am such a curious little bugger. I want to know everything!
You know, my family loves the Outside so much that we walked this thing called a 5K in downtown Cincinnati. Here's a great picture of me and Mama!
The other cool and happening thing that's going on with my life is that we have Skype! Skype is such a cool invention. I get to see my Mimi and Papi even though they live all the way over in this land called "Peoria, Illinois." This gives me a chance to release my Inner Id with Papi and we say "Blahhhhh" together while holding out our tongues. Tons of fun! Skype also lets me see Aunt Katie and Cousin Ron; and I even get to see Grandma Nancy on days that are not Mondays! It's amazing, this technology thing!
Below are some videos of me saying my name, playing the harmonica, and saying "Blaaahhh" with Papi!
Hope all is well with everyone!
