A look into our world

Yesterday Daddy, Mommy and I loaded up and went to our outdoor mall to eat some dinner and look at the fountains. Have I told you how much I love fountains? I think it's all part of my love for water. Anyways, we went and got our dinner (I had pizza and Mommy and Daddy shared chinese) and ate in the nice, cool food court. Then we walked around outside and made a stop at the fountains. When we got there, a little baby was splashing her little feet in the water, so Mom and Dad knew that they were going to have to let me do it too :) Dad and I took off our shoes, and stuck our feet right in!

Dad had to remind me a few times to just do "little splashes" since there were some other people around.
I was a little bit sad to leave the fountains, but we had a great time while we were there! And there's a lot of summertime left, so I think we'll be going to the fountains again...

On Tuesday afternoon after my nap, Mommy and I went outside to swim in my pool and lay in the sun. It's always a favorite! When Dad got home from work he came out to swim with me, and he taught me how to blow bubbles in the water!
Look, I'm doing it!
Good job, Oliver :)
My Daddy sure is fun!

This first picture is mainly for M'laine - she bought me these flip-flops a few months ago, but I haven't really particularly enjoyed the feeling of the shoe between my toes. So, I haven't been wearing them. But the other day I let Mommy know that I'd like to try them on again, and I did great! So I think I'm over the flip-flop hump.
Today after my nap we loaded up and went over to Uncle Scott and Aunt Sherri's house to play in their pool. We had lots of fun in the sun! I had fun splashing and jumping to Daddy from the edge.

I also had fun watching the big girls, Payton, Holland, and Holland's friend Emily, swimming and splashing big in the deep end.
I was sitting nicely on the edge right in front of Daddy so he could snap my picture, and just as he took it, I decided to scoot myself off the edge into the pool! Yep, I went under and came up a little stunned. Everyone cheered for me and said good job, so it was all good. Have I mentioned that I love the water?!?
Thanks for letting us come play in your pool, Holland and Payton!! And Uncle Scott said maybe we can ride his "tractor" (riding lawn mower) next time I come over... oh what fun that will be! Swimming and tractors all in one day... could life get any better?

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We got the cd with all Grandma Lou's pictures in the mail yesterday, so we've uploaded them into another album and posted the link above. There are lots of neat pictures of some beautiful Seattle scenery at Kerry Park, our family, more fun at Pike Place Market, the Ballard Locks, Auntie Julia's Ivy Cutting Ceremony, Graduation, and more of our awesome house at Whidbey Island. What a GREAT trip!!

Here's my bubble lawn mower that Mommy and Daddy got me for my birthday, and I LOVE it! I ask to play with it all the time, and like making and chasing the bubbles and pusing my mower all across the yard. Another of my favorites is to watch Dad mow our lawn with his big mower.

And here are a few pictures of Mommy's pretty hydrangeas. We planted them about 3 or 4 years ago, and they had lots and lots of beautiful blue blooms on them. Well, the next 2 years they did not bloom at all. Then this year, they are getting some pretty and big pink blooms on them! Hydrangeas are one of Mommy's favorites, so she's really enjoying them.

I think I mentioned it a few weeks ago, but I really like trying on Mommy and Daddy's clothes these days. Shirts, jackets, socks - you name it. Here I am in Dad's socks, havin' fun!