I woke up really, really early today — before 5:00 am! Surprisingly, both Mom & Dad got up with me and we all went downstairs together. I was expecting to have some kind of family outing, but apparently Mom was up because she had allergies and Dad was up because he can’t go back to sleep once he gets up.
Dad and I made our trip to Dominick’s even earlier than usual. Since the store was so empty, Dad let me roam outside of the cart for about two-thirds of the trip. We had a big debacle – he handed me a bad of chopped pecans to amuse myself. Apparently I don’t realize how strong I am, because I tore the bag open and sent pecans flying all over the floor up and down the aisle! Dad hurried out of the aisle, but there was evidence of pecans all over my seat in the cart!
We got home in time for breakfast, which I devoured. Mom still wasn’t feeling well, so she went downstairs (escaping the allergens upstairs!) to take a nap. Dad and I played, but I was a bit fussier than usual. I went to sleep at 9:15 and slept for a really, really long time — until about 11:45. As soon as I got up, Mom and Dad whisked me into the car and we took off for brunch at the Old Oak Tap with Mom’s and Dad’s friends Chris and Monica.
We ate, but I got restless and Mom and Dad had to take turns chasing me around the restaurant. Mom, Monica, and I left early and went to a park (the Commercial Club Playground). Dad finally picked us up and we headed home to see Mom’s and Dad’s friend named…Chris! I showed him a bunch of my new tricks (I hadn’t seen him since his super bowl party). After a while, Dad and Chris left for a walk and I hung out with Mom.
Mom gave me my snack earlier than usual, which I ate really well. We played for a while but I was pooped, so I got in bed around 3:00 — about half an hour earlier than usual. I didn’t sleep that long (about an hour) and when I got up, Mom had an awesome adventure planned for us!
We got in the stoller and headed toward the park, like we usually do. But instead of stopping, we kept right on going and made a left at the Starbucks, which we almost never do. A couple blocks later, we were at the library! Mom and I hung out in the children’s area, where there was a whole wall of board books. A couple of the other kids came up to me and told me how cute I was — that was nice!
I picked random books off the shelf and Mom read them to me! Then the coolest thing happened — we took four books home with us! I couldn’t even believe it! I can’t wait to go back and get more. We ran a few errands on the way home (the bank, Blockbuster) and when we got home Dad was there waiting for us.
I played with Mom until dinner time, which I devoured all of. Then I played with Dad until bath time. He started doing this thing where he “eats my face” and I laugh really really hard. It’s kind of like a really big, wet, slobbery, ticklish kiss! Dad took me up for my bath and then Mom took over for the real work — cutting my finger nails and reading me my bedtime book. What an awesome day!
A year ago Mom and Dad made my first photo album!
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