I'm 2!

For my birthday, we invited all of the friends we had met up to that point in Stuttgart. There were kids from ages 2 to 10 there, so Mama and Papa decided to have the party at the bowling alley, so that everyone would have fun.
The theme was the Backyardigans and this is a picture of me checking out the cake. I didn't like it when I tried it though. It was too sweet! I prefer a banana.
They had a nice party room at the bowling alley with enough room for the kids and their parents. We ate pizza for lunch!
I was a little nervous when everyone sang Happy Birthday to me.
But, I liked the part where everyone clapped after the song, and I joined in on that.

Big Girl!

Our temporary house didn't have a crib or toddler bed, so Mama and Papa put a mattress on the floor andI slept like a big girl every night. Mama even bought me this cool princess bedding, which she thought was cheesy, but I loved it! You can also see my friend, Alice, in this picture. We went to Build-a-Bear one of our last days in Rhode Island. I picked her out and picked out a swim suit for her.

Party Time. Not.

In mid-July, we moved into a temporary house at Robinson Barracks. It was pretty dumpy, and Papa had to commute a long ways, but things were looking up when I got invited to a Birthday party the first day I played at the playground by our house.
So, I put on my sunscreen, a cute outfit, and took a nice gift, and...... .....no one talked to me, no one played with me, or talked to Mama and Papa. But, I didn't mind, I made my own fun by putting sand on the slide....
...and picking wild flowers. After 2 hours, still no one to talk to, and no food has been served, so we just left and went to Subway. I like that better anyway.

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.