Hangin' Out in Vancouver (not B.C.) Washington (not D.C)

Well I got the opportunity forced upon me, thank you Army, to go up to Ft Lewis, Washington for a couple weeks. I got to get some really cool training to help me while I am on vacation in the big sandbox.

While up here in Washington, I took the opportunity to go see my cousin and her family who live in Vancouver. My cousin, Stephanie and I have always gotten along really well and we try to stay close. I love to see Stephanie's family and I love Vancouver so it works out really well.
While down in good ole Vancouver, we went out for a nice sunday drive and took in a bunch of beautiful sights along the Columbia River Gorge. There are a lot of tall waterfalls in the area and moss-covered trees...well everything is covered in moss around that area.

My time is now coming to a close here in Washington, I get to go home tomorrow! I have only been gone two weeks but I sure miss my girls! I am really looking forward to seeing my wifey and little Shelby boo. (Although, I have been enjoying getting a full-night's sleep everynight.) It's true, there is no place like home, especially when Melanie and Shelby are there.

A New Game

Today Mom taught me all about a new game. What I want to know is how does that Waldo do it? The game sounds easy, but my head gives me away!

Bath Time

Now that we got rid of that pesky umbilical cord, we get to have baths all the time. Here is Shelby getting ready to get in the bath. I worried that she might not like the bath, but she doesn't mind it at all. She loves to look at all the animals on her bathtub and loves lounging in her bath chair.

This is after the bath, sitting in her towel, and getting dry. It is harder to get dry when she pees all over her towel and on the rug like she did today Ü

Next, we have to get lotioned and then get dressed. When Mom is in charge we usually put on a clean pair of pajamas, when Dad is in charge we have to wear real clothes.

Either way, we love to bath and Shelby smells so good after the lotion!

A Girl After My Own Heart

Shelby has been sleeping a lot today. We both slept well last night and the night before, so I am not sure what is prompting this sleepiness, but she can't seem to stay awake. I even put her in her crib to sleep and she didn't wake up - this is unheard of during the day. I selected "I Am NOT Going To Get Up Today" for storytime, but she couldn't even stay awake long enough for a story this afternoon!

I put her in her "jazzy chair" while I was pumping this morning and she fell fast asleep. I was able to pump, clean the microwave, eat breakfast, excercise for 30 mins (!!!), shower, get dressed, watch House, crochet, and eat lunch before she woke up. I haven't had so much time to myself in a long time, but I am a little worried that I may be having a lot of quality time with Shelby tonight. Hopefully the sleepiness will not wear off until morning Ü

Yankee Girl

I guess it was unavoidable and I don't think we did too much to prevent it, but my little girl is a Yankee fan! I think we got her off on the right foot by exposing Shelby to the world's greatest baseball team while she was still in the womb when we watched the World Series, I think her favorite player then was C.C. Sabathia, maybe because she likes people with chubby cheeks like herself...Anyway, we couldn't wait to get her into her little Yankee t-shirt, even if she is still a little small for it.