Music

I wish you could see my latest videos. I love to dance. Whenever I hear a tune, even a jingle on a cell phone I stop what I am doing and dance. Uncle Shawn gave me a percussion set and I love to drum and jingle the bells and make as much noise as I can. I am starting to walk now too. I took my first few steps alone last week. Mom and dad get such a kick out of it. I mostly walk to dad because he seems to be most impressed with it. I am also a good singer. I like to sing along to the radio, sirens, doors creaking or any other weird noises.

The Zoo

I get to go to the zoo a lot. Last week we went to the Santa Barbara Zoo with Uncle Shawn. Then we went around town and to the beach. There were over 12 weddings we saw since it was 7/7/07. I like the monkeys at the LA Zoo because they have some babies and they come over to me. I also like the tiger, but he doesn't like his house so he doesn't move much. Mom loves the orangutans because there is a baby that she says looks just like me. How rude. Dad made me take a picture with all the monkey families to prove it.

Big People Food

Now that I have 2 big bottom teeth, I can eat a lot more yummy food. I love bananas, veggie burgers, graham crackers, kidney beans and applesauce. I am not much of a meat eater. Mom tries and disguises it with other food but I can still taste it and manage to spit out the meat but still eat the other stuff. I think that's why she started the veggie burgers. I also like tofu ice cream sandwiches, but dad says mom is not allowed to give them to me too much, but she sneaks them to me when he's not around.

Zion

One day Uncle Jared was in a race in St George, so we all went there. Uncle Mitch watched us while mom, dad, Uncle Jared and Aunt Rachelle went to the temple and sealed my Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Rebello together. Then we spent some time in the burning hot parking lot of a Walmart when dad's car wouldn't work. I think it is his punishment for mom and dad buying stuff from there. After that, my Uncle Mitch had to go home, so we went back to the cabin and played around. It was a really fun time and I didn't want to go home the next day, so I cried most of the way.

Hot dogs and S'mores

We also had a campfire and cooked hot dogs and S'mores. I can't wait until I can eat S'mores, but I can wait to eat hot dogs. All the cousins got t-shirts that said "Hansen Family Reunion" on them. They were pretty cute, but when I wear mine, people think I am a boy so I use it for jammies now. I was mean to my cousin Caleb and stuck my tongue out at him in this picture because he kept bugging me. It wasn't very nice, but Jacob thinks it's funny.

Family Reunion Fun

When we got to the cabin, we had so much fun. We went on a scavenger hunt all over the road and trail. Uncle Jared brought an ice cream maker and we made ice cream that everyone said was delicious, but I don't know for sure. Then we went to the lake one day and had a picnic. We raced boats in the water and ate watermelon and everyone got a really bad sunburn except me. To cool off, we had a water gun fight.

Salt Lake in June

In June, I got to go to my mom's family reunion. First we went to Salt Lake so my cousin Spencer could get baptized. I got to meet my Uncle Mitch for the first time and my Uncle Jared fed me red jello at the Beehive house. After that, I got to spend a few days at Grandma and Grandpa's house with my other cousin Spencer. We went swimming and got to see his new house in Kaysville. I also got to see my Nebeker cousins and do a whole bunch of shopping. Then we headed to Grandma and Grandpa's cabin.

Vacation to South Dakota

In May, I was able to go on vacation to see all my Brindley cousins. I have never been to South Dakota before. It was so fun to have lots of people to play with. I got to play with the dog too, but he is a little scary when he licks me. I got lots of hugs from my cousin Caleb. He always wanted me to just stay in one place so when I would try to get away, he would sit on me. Luckily I was strong enough to get away most of the time. I got to play with mom's flower that Jacob gave her for Mother's day. I also ate side by side with Caleb so he could give me all the food he didn't want to eat. I also got a pedicure and I got to go swimming.

Books

This is my bookshelf. I have a lot of books for someone who can't read. Whenever my mom and dad let me play in their room, I like to play with my books. I know exactly which ones are mine and the first thing I do is take them all off the shelf. Then I like to sit on top of the pile of books and open and close them. Sometimes if no one is watching me closely, I like to open up scriptures because the pages are so much more fun to turn, but mom doesn't like that and always catches me. Some of my favorite books are "The Foot Book" by Dr Seuss, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle and "The Big Hungry Bear" by Don and Audrey Wood. I also love my soft book that is all about baby animals. My favorite animal to point to is the dog, and I like to here mom and dad make duck sounds because I can do it too, but I love to pet the lamb because it is soo soft.

Summer is here

I love the pool at my house. Almost everyday after lunch, mom and I (and sometimes even dad) go swimming in the pool. At first it was really cold, but now they heat it and it feels so good I don't want to get out. I am learning to kick around in my ladybug floater. When we are inside, I like to sit in it also. Mom and dad think it is funny, so I mostly do it to make them laugh. I have a really dark tan from being in the pool and it makes dad really jealous.