Thomas the Train

Wow! September has been a really good month for me. Pianos, music classes, toys, visits from lots of neat people. And then this - Grandma and Grandpa sent me a Thomas the Train tent in the mail!!! I immediately got my "Little Engine that Could" book and sat by the tent in hopes that Mommy would come read to me. I kept trying to hug Thomas and kept making these happy noises. Mommy had to change my diaper and clothes by Thomas as I didn't want to leave his side. And then I tried to take him with us in the car - Mommy took a picture of me and Thomas from the door to the garage. She finally convinced me that Thomas the tent would not fit - I had to settle for a smaller Thomas toy. And Mommy tells me that Grandma and Grandpa have another Thomas the Train tent at their house so when we come to visit I won't have to worry about trying to bring it along!

More Cars!

I am such a lucky boy. Last week Les and Anabelle came to visit and they brought me presents. Since they heard that I was going to music classes they bought me a neat toy that plays songs and I can control what musical instruments are playing. That was pretty cool. But after they left I realized that they had brought me something else - a police car! A car that makes noises and can actually speed off when you push a button!!! Mommy had a hard time wrestling the car away from me to get it out of that packaging. In fact it was so well packaged that we had to take it next door to our neighbor to finally free the car. I then played with this wonderful car for an hour straight in our neighbor's driveway. Not sure how my neighbors feel about being subjected to sirens and the "Cops Theme Song" over and over again but I think it's the greatest thing ever!

PS Mommy was a bit out of it this day. She forgot to take a picture of me with Les and Anabelle! Oh well, hopefully next time.

Musical Month

September has been a music filled month for me. First of all, Daddy and I bought a "gently" used piano at a piano store that was going out of business. Mommy was still a little sad to see the old piano go, but she got over it pretty quickly once she sat down and realized how much fun it is to have a piano that actually plays. I love to bash on the keys everyday.

I also started Music Together classes this month. Mommy was muttering something about needing her head examined for schlepping me to Monterey and paying all this money for this program on the way to our first class - but once we got there she realized that it was most definitely worth it. Teacher Mary makes me laugh so hard that the other moms look at me with bemusement. We sing. We dance. We play with different musical instruments. And then to top it all off when class is over Mommy lets me play with the dumptrucks in the playground at the church where the class is held. I wish we had class more often than once a week. But the class also comes with 2 cds of music - one to keep in the house and one for the car so we can keep on singing all week long. A music book is also included with the class - so now we can play our new songs on the "new" piano too! Life is good :)

Not Enough Hours in the Day

So I've been waiting for Mommy to get around to posting some pictures from all our adventures in August. But she says there just isn't enough time to get everything done around here (especially since I like to spend lots and lots of time playing outside). So she has decided to just post the link to the Kodak site where you can view as many pics as you like. And if you really have nothing to fill all your hours you can peruse all the photos from 2006 (but seeing as how Mommy and Daddy like to take lots and lots of pictures that might take awhile!). To see the pictures click here.

"Foodie" in the Making

So recently Mommy and Daddy have been keeping me busy by taking me to food festivals. First there was the Jewish Food Festival in Carmel Valley. We got to ride a bus from the parking lot to the festival - I really was excited about that. We sampled the salmon, latkes, blintzes, knishes, kugel, and egg cream sodas - mmmmmmmm! Not only was there good food but I also made an art project. To top it all off Mommy and Daddy bought me a picture of a train that was taken at Elkhorn Slough near our house. I like to carry it around and show it to anyone who comes by! If you haven't been by in awhile why don't you stop by soon so I can share it with you too?

Then Labor Day Weekend there was the Greek Food Festival. There we had gyros, spanikopita, and baklava. I think Mommy and Daddy enjoyed the food a little bit more than me - what I really liked was the Greek dancing. I really wanted to get up on the stage and join all the dancing but Mommy never lets me have any real fun! After that sweet baklava Mommy and Daddy went to Plumes in downtown Monterey for some coffee. I enjoyed watching the cars drive by as they sipped their coffee. I faithfully pointed to each car and yelled "CarCar" as each one passed by. Then we wandered around the historic buildings of Monterey - what a great way to spend a beautiful Monday afternoon.

So I was a bit surprised when Mommy and Daddy didn't take me to the Italian Food Festival last weekend. They muttered something about going out to a nice dinner for their anniversary without me! Oh well, there's always next year I suppose (and the Artichoke Festival, and the Garlic Festival, and the Calamari Festival........)