Vegas Baby!!

I'm going to like this town when I get older...I can tell.  I actually like it quite a lot and I'm not even two.

Came to see my cousin Sarah get married.  For some reason I was not invited to the Bachelorette party and she left me off the party bus on the way to the reception....guess she just hasnt' gotten to know me well enough yet....cause I KNOW how to party!

Like a fish to water

I am amazing!  I am brave and talented....and I am about 2 second away from being my own little swimmer.  I can kick up a storn (oh, and I'm STRONG) too and I don't mind being free from anyone holding me up for a few seconds at a time.  I could do it better and longer if they didn't insist on me wearing this crazy pink life jacket....it impedes my movement and worse, if they let me go for more than a few seconds, this silly jacket floats me right onto my back!  Still....I am a swimmer!

Tilden Park

Summer has finally come to San Francisco.  It's only set to last a few days....so we have to take advantage of it.  Today was really really hot.  The highs were 105.  Wow!! 

So, today we decided to go to Tilden Park to see the animals, ride the merry-go-round and have a picnic.  It was fun...but hot.  We couldn't even play on the playground today because it was so hot that we would get burned! 

I sure do love animals....

And, I sure do love a good merry-go-round! 

Members Night at the Oakland Zoo

I wish every night was members night at the zoo.  We had SO MUCH FUN! And, Akira and I each got a stuffed animal at the gift shop.  I LOVE stuffed animals and I got a lion...and I love to roar like my lion. 

I loved seeing all the animals so excited tonight! We all had so much fun...

Lindsey Wildlife Museum

Today we went to another museum.  I like this one much better than the last one though....and it's really close to our house.  Just a few minutes drive and we were there.  They rescue animals from around the area and help them to get better.  We saw lots of cool animals like owls and snakes and ravens and eagles.  And, they have a play area just for kids so Akira and I could run and play.  This museum was just my style.

The Terrible Twos

Oh my, I have certainly had a fun time of late getting into mischief.  For the many of you out there who have met me and think I'm oh so sweet and quiet and cuddly and cute....I am!  But, I am also a bit shy.  So....you rarely see the 'other' side of me.  I have quite a mind of my own and am independent, tenacious and stubborn.  All of these qualities are very good, when used for good, my Mommy keeps reminding herself. 

However, right now....it is so much more fun to use these qualities for EVIL.  The evil can come in many forms, from throwing tantrums in church, to digging elbow high into the gopher holes, to my latest feat of disgusting amazement today.  When Mommy came in to get me up from my nap, she found my dirty diaper on the ground and me (and my bed and all our surroundings) covered in poop.  Oh....and I'm thorough too!  I made sure to smear that poop EVERYWHERE.  Mommy's favorite place was all through my hair.  It took about 8 washes to get it all out, and we still aren't sure if it all is.  Mommy contemplated cutting off all my hair, but thought we would at least try to salvage it first. 

Oh, how much fun is it to make mischief?  Unfortunately, not as much fun as the consequences.  Everyone is pretty angry with me tonight and there is NO fun to be found, no books to be read and no toys to play with. Ah well....soon all will be forgotten and I'll be on my next evil mission.....how I love these terrible twos (even though I'm not even two yet!)

Playing with Gogo

Today we had a lunch picnic at the park near our house with Uncle Gogo.  He's so much fun and plays games with us and runs with us.

But then, at the end of the picnic, he decided to walk home on a walking safari with Akira.  Note - with Akira, NOT Shei Shei.  I was MAD about that.  I screamed, but to no avail.  Man, why does Akira get to do all the cool stuff?

An all day art-fest

well, today we spent the day at the De Young museum.  Now, I like going places with my family and I love all the attention I get from other people, but the pictures on the wall...hmmm....don't really care too much.

I did this through some of the day!

The best part of the day was after we left the museum.  We stopped at a cafe downtown for a bit of light dinner and there was a very nice older gentleman at the next table.  He laughed and waved at Akira and I and we laughed and waved back.  Then, partway through our meal, he got up and came back with two miniature cupcakes for Aki and I.  Oh my gosh....I loved that!  (I have a huge sweet tooth and love fruit, smoothies, etc, while my brother prefers veggies like squash soup).  What a nice man!  Boy, I'm going to remember this.  Random acts of kindness are good for the soul, and the tummy!