Trains, Planes, Automobiles, Oh, My!

Today my new bedroom carpet arrived! I loved the train, helicopters and cars on it. Now my bedroom really looks cool, and will keep my feet warm too. I have a great place to play in my room now. Thanks mommy and daddy!

Play date with Abbey

Today mommy and daddy took me to Abbey's house for me to play with her. Aunt Amy, Uncle Scott, and Pooper the cat were there too. I also practiced going poopy myself, as I am being potty trained. When we were leaving, Pops and Gams pulled up, and I got to see them. I've been having trouble saying goodbye lately. I was a little better when we left, but when daddy went to teach religion class two weeks ago, I cried for twenty minutes. I don't like changes I guess.

Surprise visit to Pops and Gams!

Mommy wanted to try to set a playdate with my cousin Abbey, and Aunt Amy told mommy that they were going over to see Pops and Gams later that day. So, I got to play with my cousin Abbey, and have fun with Pops and Gams too! I guess I was off the snowman binge, because I cried all the way home "I want Gams...." :(

I want to build a snowman!

Mommy and daddy mentioned that we might get some snow flurries yesterday, so guess what I wanted to do, build a snowman! I tortured mommy and daddy all weekend by saying 'I want to build a snowman'. Sadly, there was no snow to be found within a hundred miles.

Grandma and Grandpa came to visit today!

When I woke up from my nap, Grandma and Grandpa Fosko were here! They brought me a new toy to play with, and played ball and Legos with me. I had lots of fun. I can't wait to see them next month after daddy's birthday!

I hope you're a better librarian than you are a plumber!

Daddy put in a new toilet last February, and this week we found out that he didn't put it in correctly, and now we have to get mold removed from the toilet area and the kitchen underneath. Uncle Corey, maybe you better come supervise daddy whenever he tries his next home repair job. Or maybe he should just stick to teaching CCD and cataloging books! Next Thursday some professional home repair people will remediate the mold, and then fix the ceiling and tile.

Dream Dinners Aug. 24th

Mommy, daddy, and I went to Dream Dinners to pick up our food for the month and we bumped into Anita and her daughter Sydney. At one point I had a tantrum and the only person that I would let hold me was Anita. She actually got me to calm down to relax. Thank you so much Anita!!! Mommy and daddy thank you too!! I had a great time seeing Yihung (the owner of Dream Dinners), Anita, and Sydney. Daddy took a picture of Mommy, Sydney, Anita and I.

City Island’s Riverside Village Park Aug. 23rd

Mommy and daddy were planning to take me to an adventure park in Frederick, MD, but on the way I fell asleep. So that I could get a decent nap, daddy drove to Harrisbug, PA. We went to City Island’s RiverSide Village Park, which overlooks the Susquehanna River and the Harrisburg skyline. While we were there, I got to ride on the carousel and even the train. I had a lot of fun.

Weekend at the Beach Aug 8th-10th

We spent the weekend at the beach with Pops, Gams, Amy, Scott, and Abbey. I had so much fun playing with Abbey. Amy even brought an inflatable pool to put on the deck. Mommy and Amy filled up the pool while Abbey and I were talking a nap, but when we woke up we could not go in the pool because some bad storms happened. We stopped in Annapolis and had a great dinner. I even had hush puppies and I loved them. It was a great weekend.

Reptiles, Bears, and Water, Oh My! 7/26/08

Today we saw a crocodile show. My cousin Reagan actually touched a baby crocodile. I would have no part of that! I was content with the Slushee that Aunt Karen bought my cousin Harrison and I. Bears were are next destination. The drive through the park was fun, and we saw a whole bunch of bears. Then we went to the baby animal part of the park. While my cousins saw some baby animals, I just wanted to run around and then have daddy hold me, but he kept making me run. Mean daddy finally picked me up! Mommy and daddy went on a date together to enjoy our last night in South Dakota. I decided that I did like water after all, and had a ball with Aunt Karen, Uncle Corey, Reagan and Harrison in the water park. Mommy and daddy were so surprised, and glad, that I enjoyed myself in the water. They said they would get me a pool when we got home.

Back to our Vacation in South Dakota: Scary Faces and Friendly Places

We went to Mount Scaremore today. Or at least that's what I thought that mountain with those four huge faces on it should be called! I was afraid of those huge rock faces! Then we went to a town called Bedrock, and had a yabba dabba doo time! Mommy and Daddy will have to explain to me later that the park was called Flintstone Adventure Park. We then drove through Custer State Park, where we saw a bunch of wild animals. I saw bears, and a whole bunch of burros. Mommy even fed one too that came up to the car. We tried to eat at a nice restaurant in downtown Rapid City, but the wait was too long, so we ate at Burger King on the way home.

No Luck!

Mommy tried again to post with pictures and it does not work when using a wireless network. So we will have to wait until we have FIOS. Hopefully it will be soon because we will miss blogging. But at least I get to see my cousins' Reagan, Harrison, and Abbey in their blogs. Hope to post pictures again soon.

We're back at least we hope.

Hi everyone. Mommy is trying to post again with pictures to see if it will work. On Thursday DSL was working again after two months. The technician came in and it started working, but then my home office phone line stopped working. Then Verizon came back today and got the 2nd line to work, but now DSL is not working. So we decided that we are going to cancel DSL and wait for FIOS to become available. Right now we will just use unsecured wireless networks. FIOS should be available in our neighborhood by next week! Keep your fingers crossed!!

Frederickburg

Saturday mommy and daddy said they were taking me to Adventureland Park outside of Frederick. I fell asleep on the way, so they let me sleep, and the next thing I know I woke up in Gettysburg! I was not too amused to be still in the car. We went to City Island park in Harrisburg, where I got to ride on the choo-choo train, walk around this miniature village, and saw the boats on the Susquehanna. Daddy and mommy will post pictures if they can resurrect our camera, which is as dead as a doorknob. I'm looking forward to the beach this weekend. Watch out, Pops and Gams, my latest thing is jumping!

Internet, and now computer problems!

So it's been three weeks since we've posted. We've been having internet access trouble thanks to Verizon Online deleting ours and other's accounts back in the beginning of July. Mommy called daddy at lunchtime to say that his computer is dead. Hopefully daddy can fix it enough to get the pictures and documents off there in case he has to get another computer!

Water Water Everywhere!!

Tonight we arrived at the Fairfield Inn in Rapid City. There is a Water Park connected to the hotel. While riding in the tubee in the lazy river, I clung to Corey for dear life. By the time that we left I wanted to jump in head first.

Yummy Donuts and Meeting Grandma Brown!

Today we spent the day in Gettysburg taking it easy. Aunt Karen introduced us to the local Donut Shop. Corey says they have the best donuts. Mommy, Daddy, and I agree with him. They were delicious. I also got to meet Grandma Brown (Reagan and Harrisons' Grandma. She even gave us lollypops!!! Daddy even went to the courthouse and library in town to do research on the Brown family. I also played with Daisy too. Tomorrow we are off to Rapid City, South Dakota.

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

Today we went to Aberdeen to Wylie Park. They had rides, storybook land, the Wizard of Oz, and a zoo. On the way there, Reagan and I played with a rubber snake. I was afraid of the head, but had no problems playing with the tail. We took a train ride and I saw buffalo and llamas. All three of us conked out on the way back to Gettysburg, which is 1450 miles from Gettysburg, PA.

Parks, Popsicles, and Pools

Today mommy and daddy took me to the park in Gettysburg again. Daddy was a bit tired because he and uncle Corey stayed up until midnight talking politics. Reagan and I had fun playing with her dollhouse, and jumping on Reagan's bed. I even decided to hide mommy's I-Pod, which she found underneath the bed.




We also had popsicles in the pool on the front porch. I didn't like the pool, the water was too cold. I enjoyed more playing with my cousin's Hot Rod and car. We even blew Gymboree bubbles! We also ate some pretend ice cream from a bucket of water. Reagan made the ice cream and then we all had fun eating it. We also enjoyed hanging out together on Reagan's inflatable bed in Harrison's room before we went to bed. Uncle Corey's aunt and uncle came over after I went to bed, and I briefly saw Reagan and Harrison's grandma Brown at lunchtime.

I finally went in the pool and liked it!

Oh yeah, last night we went to Mass down by the river. Reagan, Harrison and I collected some rocks. Everything was OK until I for some reason decided to try to lick one. Now back to today. Uncle Corey and daddy played with us and let us pile on them, and daddy gave us horsey rides. Aunt Karen took us all to the park, and I enjoyed the slides and the bridge. They had a merry-go-round at the park which I didn't like, maybe because it didn't have horses on it.



Uncle Corey stayed home to work on preparing to put new hardwood flooring in his office. He's so talented around the house, my daddy can do some things, like put in a new toilet, but not hardwood floors or new electrical outlets!

I don't like the pool or the sprinkler at daycare, but today, after about 20 minutes, I finally went in the pool in Gettysburg and actually enjoyed it! Mommy says she's going to tell Monica at my daycare that I like the pool now.

I even took a bath tonight with my cousins. Thanks, Aunt Karen! They're putting all of us kids to bed so the mommies and daddies can have an adults-only dinner. Must be so boring with my cousins and me not around!

Westward Ho!

Last night we drove to the Dulles Airport Marriott to start our trip to South Dakota. We got up early this morning and took the shuttle to the airport. I didn't like sitting in my seat with my seatbelt, and cried until we were in the air and daddy got out my DVD player. Then I was happy. We had a long walk through the airport in Minneapolis to our next flight. This time I fell asleep as soon as we were airborne.


When we got to Pierre, Karen, Corey, Reagan and Harrison were there to meet us. First stop was Walmart for groceries. Daddy also bought some shorts because he's taking longer than he had hoped to lose some weight. Then we saw the state capitol, and the senate chambers, where hopefully my uncle Corey will be after the November elections. Then we got ice cream. I promptly spilled mine all over mommy's foot, but Reagan let me share hers. When we got to the house, I had to get used to their two dogs, Sidney and Daisy. I was scared of them at first, but eventually got used to them.

Krazy dress up day at Camp

Today was crazy dress-up day at camp. Here I am with my clothes on backwards. Some of the other kids had Halloween costumes on. I'm too big to fit into last year's Halloween costume.

Anniversary dinner for three

Mommy and daddy's babysitter got stuck working late, so I got to join them for dinner. We went to Potomac Grill, and they had a drink called a Lava Flow, which was their favorite drink when they were on their honeymoon. It wasn't the way it was made in Hawaii, but they seemed to like it anyway.

I gave them an anniversary present too when we got home, I went pee-pee in the toilet for the first time!
Stay tuned for more from our trip to South Dakota!

fun with daddy's friends and kids

I had fun today seeing my dad's friends Ed and Scott, along with their wives Janet and Sharon. Janet made these good potstickers, and had lots of fruit for me to eat, then I ate all the tortilla off of daddy's burrito. Daddy's friends have known each other since kindgergarten. They asked whether Corey was a big R or a big D. I had fun playing with their children too. I even ejoyed playing with Eddie's toys, and he'll be four months old on Friday! Scott's children were playing Pokemon. They must have worn me out, beause I fell asleep on the way home!

Reagan, Harrison, Karen, Corey, no Abbey??!!?

Mommy and daddy have been preparing me for our trip to South Dakota on the 19th, and yesterday I said Reagan and Harrison (and Corey and Karen), then I said 'No Abbey'? I was sad when mommy said that she would be back in Bethesda. But I was happy to see that she made the front page of the paper! See their blogs for the pictures.

Independence Day at the Beach

On Thursday we went to Pop's and Gam's beach house. This was the first time I got to sleep over, and mommy was so excited! My great-aunt Mary Aleese was there, as well as Gam's good friend Claudia. Friday morning daddy took me to the beach, and I had fun playing in the sand. I wasn't too fond of the water, and didn't want to go near it. Daddy tricked me once and put me down in the water, boy was I mad! We went to dinner at Catch 54, which used to be called Shark's Cove. You'll see Jen and Claudia performing balancing acts with spoons. After I went to bed, the adults watched fireworks. Then Mother Nature provided some fireworks of her own, as we had a huge thunderstorm and lots of rain.