"pane 'ky"

we'll soon be off ... in a plane .. in the sky. we'll try to keep you posted during our trip.....

me & papa organizing cars

FIRE TRUCK & fireman

a couple weeks ago, i visisted stella & severin in roseville and we went to look at all the public service vehicles at the park. there was a garbage truck (sev's favorite,) a fire truck, a tree/powerline repair truck, a crisis-center/homeland security truck and a "peece car" (police car). it was soooo much fun! ---(and ... look at how much stella and i have grown since last august!)

baby

i've been seeing a lot of new little babies lately (yesterday i met brianna & brecken, my 2nd cousins) - today i carried my baby piglet around the house just like people were holding the babies yesterday. i was very gentle.

aaaaaaaahhhhh!

it has been SOOOOO HOT here this weekend! we spent saturday afternoon/evening at the lake with papa's brothers & sister and cousins. this morning it was still really hot, so we all piled into my kiddy pool! (yes - me & mama & papa!) that water sure did cool us all down! it rained really hard this afternoon, and finally the temperature feels better.

S+S+S + crocs

i had such a FUN morning with my buddies severin and stella - thanks for coming over!

WOW! our collective apparel makes a GREAT color & pattern composition! our architect-parents couldn't have planned it to be more coordinated or dynamic!

camping out

we were originally going to go camping saturday night after the wedding, but there wasn't a site to be had! soooo we came home and camped out in the airstream! it was fun, but because it was the first time i'd done such a thing, i had a hard time getting used to the idea that i wasn't going to go back into my room to sleep. i did finally fall asleep next to my mom (maybe by midnight??) -- but you can bet i woke-up EARLY! i was excited for our morning visitors!

wedding - fun

i went to a wedding on saturday. i brought my cars, but had the most fun playing with the other kids in the water fountain. in the beginning i was the littlest one - and then all the big boys left, so i got a chance at the controlls. i didn't want to leave!

me & my shadow - my shadow & me

i found it! my mom wasn't fast enough to catch me touching my shadow's hand ...but there was a moment when it became clear to me that i could make that gray-guy move just like me. mama is not sure if i'll remember this little secret (the next time i come-up to a large concrete wall as the sun goes down)...but at least i got it this time!

BOAT!

there were so many boats that passed under the bridge while we were in duluth, i liked to watch them from grandma&grandpa's living room. this picture is one of two ships that i got to see close-up in the span of about 10 minutes, one evening when we were at the pier. (see G&G in the background?)

cousin sofia marie

i love my new cousin sofia. right now i just call her "fia" because that's all i can make my mouth say.

eventful week

you're all probably wondering what has happened to me -- but i've been spending the week up in duluth (while my mama works in grandpa's office) - i'm getting used to grandma & grandpa salmela's house and have so much fun watching marathons and boats come in&out of the harbor, eating good food, visiting with my buddies, playing with my cousin lussi and even meeting my new cousin, SOFIA MARIE, (lussi's baby sister) who decided she wanted to come early! my mom has been trying to get some pictures off her phone to share, but has been unsuccessful.... hopefully later today it will happen. anyway, i'm having so much fun in duluth!

a GREAT sunday morning!

"kai!"

watering the garden

mama updated my blog - and lost some links...could you please resend them to me?

my latest...

about 2 weeks ago, my mom found me sitting in my stocke-chair, all buckled-in with my bib on, ready to eat. ever since then, she has been trying to catch me in the action of climbing-up and buckling myself in. this is the best documentation she's been able to get.....

swim trunks

i have new swim-trunks because i started my first swimming lessons this morning (in a heated pool!) ... it was so much fun! my mama (who has never been a very good swimmer) thinks that i am a natural...i was comfortable on my belly kicking my legs and reaching with my arms - i even enjoyed putting my face in the water to blow bubbles! i can't wait til the next time i can go swimming!

the cat in the hat

i try to pretend sometimes that i do not know what my parents are saying, but this is proof that i understand what they ask of me....shucks!

peanut butter mouth & bed head