POTTY TIME!!!

It is official- as long as I don't jinx it with this post- Natalie has been in big girl pants for almost a week! I think we can officially say "potty trained"! YES!

One more cute thing....

Natalie was eating pizza for lunch, she scraped up some sauce on her plate with her fork and held it to me. Usually this means she wants to share. So I said, "you want me to eat it?". She said, "No Mommy! Don't eat the fork! That's kinda dangerous!" Funny.

My 2nd Haircut

I got my haircut for the 2nd time. I did much better than my first haircut. I sat in the tall chair and everything. The lady put this pretty ribbon in my hair. I loved it! I also got a ring as a prize.


Striking a pose for the camera after my haircut.

Here are a few of my cutest things that I do lately:
when I get dressed and I'm ready to go, I say, "I'm ready to rock!"
I like to tell mommy that she is my best friend.
My shyness has all but gone away. I tend to say hi to everybody I see, wherever I go.
I can read "Fifteen Animals" by Sandra Boynton from cover to cover.
I can read the first 5 pages of "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.
I like calling things "beautiful" and "gorgeous" and "gross".

A weekend in Ghent

This weekend, Mommy and I went to Ghent. On Saturday, we visited my great uncle Joe. He gave me an ice cream bar. I really like Uncle Joe!



We went to lunch with Grandma Nuytten and Great Grandma 'Nita! It was yummy and fun to see "Grandma Nita" again.

We went and fed the fish in the pond at the Verkinderen house in Ghent. Mommy tells me that they guy that lives here made her rolle-bolles when she was little.

Here I am having fun at the park in Ghent. Grandpa took me there twice!

I see you!

Grandma and I had a tea party on the porch. I thought this was very special.

Grandma and Grandpa helped me make this stepping stone for their garden. Isn't it pretty?

Cuddling with Grandma in the hammock.

Grandpa spent a lot of time pushing me on the swing this weekend!

Happy 4th of July!

Since Swim School, I've gotten pretty brave in the water.


Papa is swinging me around in the water!



Swimming at the sand bar. (where I got my first leech! but papa pulled it off quick!)




A 4th of July princess!

Fabulous Fourth!

My first time driving the boat!


Look! Daddy isn't even watching where I'm driving him!



The Worthman's got me this cool tackle box, it had a fishing vest, a fishing pole, a net, and some fishies to catch! Thanks Worthmans!




Daddy and I on the pontoon.

I passed!

Swim school is over, for now. I passed Littles 1! Next time, I'll be in "Littles 2". Mommy and Daddy were very proud of me, and took me out to pizza after I was done.

Look at me swim like a fish!