Thursday's milestone

I caught a ball consistently when Daddy tossed it to me. Mama doesn't have video of it to post yet.

On the other hand, I've also been perfecting my two year old temper tantrums. I'm quite good at them now, and will fly into them at the littlest thing.

Bicycle!

This little bike was on sale at KMart. Daddy put it together while I fought about taking a nap. When they gave up and let me at it, I took it for a spin.

This is in the common area between the sets of apartment buildings.


I have a horn on my bike! I like it very much and Mama figures that she will know where I am because it's fairly loud. This is near the playground.


Mama says to turn off the sound on this one because she is talking a lot.


So that is the newest bit of excitement in my life. I really like my bike!

Recycled cycles

We headed out to Recycled cycles to try some little bikes. I keep eyeing (and sometimes attempting to borrow) bikes of neighborhood kids. The owners of the bikes are not terribly understanding of my envy.

Daddy called this my Elton John look.


I tried a couple of little bikes, but all they had available were girls bikes. However, I tried all of the ones set up out. (Yes, they brought my helmet and had me wear it.)

Look at that smile!

However, the parents were not going to buy me a girls bike (or pay that much for a bike) so I had to leave empty handed.

My ears got lowered

Before

After

OK, so I didn't really need a haircut, but the hair in front was starting to grow into my eyes. So while Mama had the clippers out, she trimmed me.

Even through I wouldn't sit still, I didn't scream like I did at Dean's Barber Shop. So I may have non-professional clips for a while.

My froggy playmate

This is the frog that I won at the carnival at the Greely Independence Stampede. Mama finally got the hole in his leg sewn shut, and I really enjoyed hanging out with him today.


He helped me play with my alphabet toy


I danced with him

(Mama says sorry that this one is blurry)


I hopped with my frog

Working out with Uncle Bear

Uncle Bear was here for the 4th of July, and was doing a workout routine. When he was doing yoga side planks, I tried to imitate him.

Unfortunately, the camera is slow and Mama didn't get the picture with my hand up in the air.

My first rodeo

Back at the beginning of the month, we went to the Greeley Independence Stampede Rodeo. Mama says it's a good one because it's small and friendly. She ran into Jan Carlson, a friend from college, there!

I started the day at the petting zoo.







Probably because I'd had a fall on my earlier ride on a carousel, Mama thought I could try one that was smaller. I sat on the dog for a while, and then it started to move...

and I spent the entire ride clinging to Daddy. This may take a little time.


Mama went with me on the train ride. That went OK.


There was a fishing game at the carnival where the prize was guaranteed for everyone who played. So Mama let me play. However, I had no idea how to catch a fish with the magnet on the end of the rod, so Daddy had to help me. After I got one, I wanted to keep the fish instead of the prize.


I won a BIG frog! (Don't be fooled, we offered him a choice of the frog, a monkey or one of several dogs and he chose the frog. This was not Daddy's fault!)


I saw steer wrestling


I saw team roping too


Watching and eating popcorn. I ate a lot of popcorn.


Saddle bronc riding can be exciting



There was a very patriotic drill team


I liked the big bull and cow characters.



Go horse, Go!


Mama said we should include this picture for her friend Jennifer. Hi Jennifer!


The bulls stayed in areas where Mama couldn't get pictures of the action. So here is one who has already lost his rider. Mama was upset because she felt like some of the clowns (whatever they call them these days) didn't protect one of the riders as well as they could, and he ended up getting hurt.