Bye Bye Birdie

The attic has one less tenant. I would like to tell you that I took care of him all on my own, but that would not be fair to baldy. It turns out that one little birdie worked his way down into the walls and found his way all the way to the basement. My guy person caught him in a bucket and let him free in the back yard. That is when I picked up on the trail. Once again, my excellent hunting instincts kicked in and I took care of business. Terrified, flightless, baby birds don't have a chance when I am around.

There are currently no chirps coming from the attic. It's possible that all the residents are gone now. I guess we'll find out tonight.

What a Trip!

I'm home from my week long stay with my cousins. I had a great time relaxing. I even got to lay out in the yard while my cousins' people planted flowers. In the past, I haven't been trusted to stay in the yard, but I've learned the boundaries and now stay put.

I hear my people had a lot of fun on their trip to Gulf Shores, AL. Judging from the pictures, they spent all of their time on the beach. Lily had been talking a big game about swimming in the ocean. My people thought she'd end up being scared of it, but it sounds like she had zero fear. Sounds like it was a great trip! You can click on the picture below to see the entire album.

Gulf Shores Trip May 16, 2009 - May 23, 2009

On an unrelated note, we have birds stuck in our attic again. I wonder if we'll have another situation like this?

Happy Mother's Day

Playing Outside

The other day after dinner, we went outside to play in the yard. While we were out there, I got a big hug from my littlest person. You can tell I'm enjoying it.

She also played catch with Baldy and had a blast doing it!

Earlier that day, my tall girl person was going through things to donate to charity. She came across an extra infant bath tub. She plans to set it out with the other stuff, but I'm not sure Lily will let her. She seems to think it's her own personal lounge chair.

You can click on the picture below to see the entire album.

Playing Outside 5-6-09

Vacation Time

In about two weeks my people (and Bailey Dog's people) will be in Gulf Shores staying in this condo...
...enjoying this view.

I will be spending the week with my cousins Nome and Hawkeye (Sadie Mae, too!).

I'm looking forward to it because I'll have my own wingback chair to sit in and there won't be any small people trying to ride me like a horse.

Giddy-Up

So, the other day I was standing at the back door watching over my domain when the little one came over and started petting me. All of a sudden she got super excited and ran away. She came back with her step stool from the bathroom, plopped it down next to me and said "I ride Norm." Hmm, this can't be good. She proceeded to stand on her step stool and try to hike her leg over my back. Fortunately a) I was in a good mood and b) she wasn't able to actually climb onto my back, so I didn't even flinch. I just waited for my big girl person to laugh and say, "Baby, we don't ride Norm like a horse." She hopped off her stool and left me alone. She did try again a little bit later though, this time with a burp cloth over my back like a saddle (I'm not sure if she knew that's what she was doing or if she just happened to throw a burp cloth over my back...a burp cloth she dug out of a drawer from her old room). Sadly, my tall girl person wasn't able to capture any of this on camera.

Easter Weekend 2009

My little person had a busy weekend and got to spend lots of time with all the grandparents. Friday night she spent the night with Grandma and Grandpa Stewart. They did some shopping and played at the park. Then on Saturday my people met all the grandparents at Webster Groves Baptist Church for an Easter egg hunt. Lily got to do some arts and crafts and then collect eggs and candy. The weather was so nice that all the kids played on the playground afterwards. After church and a nap on Sunday, everyone went to Grandma and Grandpa Wagner's for dinner. Lily got to hunt for some more eggs at their house and got a few presents. She thought she was hot stuff in the Easter jewelry Grandma Polly put in her basket. The set came with clip on earrings and everything. She also loved the shoes that came with one of the outfits Grandma Gail got her. She had to put them on as soon as she saw them. She is definitely a shoe girl. As usual, you can click on the picture below to see the whole photo album.

Easter Weekend 2009