New Links Added

Hi Guys,

I've added a couple of new links to my "links list". My Mom's cousin Mary is pregnant and so I will have another 2nd cousin soon. The blog is http://maryandjimmyers.blogspot.com/. Just to keep it straight...the new baby will be first cousins with my 2nd cousin, Will.

Also, Grandma now has a blog for Phase Three. Her aprons are getting quite popular and I'm very proud of her. The link to her blog is http://www.shopphasethree.blogspot.com/.

Okay, now you have even more stuff to read.....

love,
gus

"Shhhtuttgart"

We arrived in Stuttgart on July 3rd and moved into the Hotel Millenium. Very fancy.
Gab gave me this outfit for an early birthday gift. It's one of the cutest ones I've had (and you all know I've had a lot). Thanks Gab!
This look is called "Baby with jet lag". Not fun, especially in a hotel. I would wake up at 2am and get out of bed and turn on all the lights and start asking for a DVD. Poor Mama and Papa. They aged about 10 years that week.

You could eat off the floor....

While in the beach cottage, I didn't have a high chair, and I wasn't sitting in regular chairs yet, so I ate most of my meals on the floor. As you can see, I had wipes handy to clean up the messes I made.

Stickers Galore!

I love stickers, and I love making sticker collages.
I think I'm actually sweating from stickering so hard!

Papa is smart.....

....and now he has the paper to prove it.

On June 20th, Papa got a Master's Degree in something?!
Grandma and Grandpa came to visit and watch Papa graduate. We were all very proud of him.
Although, as proud as Mama and I were, we stayed home from the ceremony.
For some reason, Mama didn't think I could sit still for 3 hours. ?

Sea-Town, my Hometown

In the first part of June, Mama and I took a trip to Seattle, to see friends and family before we moved to Germany. I was a little hesitant during the trip as we had just moved out of our house to the beach house, Papa wasn't with us, and a lot of people wanted to touch me, talk to me, etc. But, I did have some fun moments.....

.....like when I went the the Seattle Children's Museum with Uncle BeeBee (Billy).
I was very serious while we tried everything out. When it's time to work, I get down to business!
After the Museum, we went on a couple of rides at the Fun Forest. They acted like it was for me, but I think we went just so BeeBee and Mama could reminisce about trips with Great Grandma Trude and Safety Patrol Day (can you say uncool?).

Zoolong, Farewell.....

While we lived in Newport, I made many trips to the Roger Williams Zoo. On May 31st, we took our last trip there before the big move. I, as always, bought a conservation sticker for a dollar. A year ago, Mama had to pick one out for me, but now I make my own decisions. I went with the butterfly that day.
I loved seeing the giraffes and elephants, but I also loved running across this deck over and over again.
We went inside a butterfly exhibit, where you could get up close and personal with them. One even landed on Mama's head! It was too humid in there, so Papa and I didn't last long.....
.....but Mama stayed behind and got some cool shots.

Just Beachy

In May, we moved from our "house" in Newport, to a beach cottage in Middletown (right next to Newport).

The best part about sort of being on vacation.....
.....eating Cheerios right out of the box, on the couch, while watching the news with Papa!

One More Time!

Whenever I want to see something one more time, this is how I ask, with my finger up against the side of my head. I have been known to use this technique to ask to see a TV show again, to ask for a second banana, and to ask someone to stub their toe again (because it was so funny the first time).

4 Eyes

Grandma came to visit us one last time in Newport in May and I tried on her glasses. Why does everything look upside down? More importantly, why am I wearing a pajama top with a skirt?