I am eating mostly big people food now. There are lots of things I like: strawberries, blueberries, watermelon, grapes (Mommy peels the skin), apples, pears, peaches, chicken, pork, sweet potatoes, asparagus, green beans, toast, crackers, cheerios, cheese (!), pasta and sauce, yogurt and other things I can't think of right now. I am a big fruit fan as you can tell. Mommy sometimes shares some ice cream with me - I like that too. Grandma always lets me try her baked goods - have to say I am a big fan. They all keep trying to get me to eat mashed potatoes - not a fan - sweet potatoes are way better. It is also fun to throw some food over the side and watch Dakota eat it. She even licks my hands - makes me giggle!
Grandma came to visit next. Mommy and Daddy stained the deck so Grandma entertained me. Uncle Greg came over for dinner too. I had to show off at how I climb the steps! Uncle Greg was impressed. He played peek-a-boo with me at dinner. That is such a fun game!
Later in the week on Thursday Mommy and I went to Grandma's. I met more of my relatives. Grandma's sister (according to Mommy this is my Great Aunt) and some of her family came to Iowa from Texas. I met some of my second cousins. Sam and Kayla were there too and they all played with me outside. I took a liking to Jaylyn. I wanted her to know it so I hugged her several times in a row! Everyone seemed to think it was cute. Hopefully Jaylyn didn't mind...
Something really unusual happened while we were at Grandma's. Mommy disappeared. I don't know what happened to her. Grandma didn't seem worried. I was worried that evening. Friday Grandma still wasn't worried so I decided to just have fun with Grandma. I was eating dinner that evening and in walked Daddy AND Mommy. They looked really happy to see me. I kept my eye on them, but Jaylyn was back so I played with her some too. I hugged her again. Eventually Mommy and Daddy and I got in the truck. The next time I woke up I was in my crib. Home again! (Note from Mom: Chris and I each road a day of Ragbrai and camped out in Ottumwa. Given that neither us of really trained, we were impressed with ourselves!)