Aquarium

Had a really cool day today. Daddy took me to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. It was sooooooo much fun. I got to see jellyfish and a turtle and fish and well lots of neat stuff. I saw the Bat rays fed up close. So close they splashed water all over daddy. I saw some big sharks and some little sharks too. Daddy wouldn't let me pet the stingrays because he says I'm not gentle enough yet. Whatever! I bite his arm really hard one time and he thinks I'm going to pull a stingray's tail. He is right though. Those tails looked so grabbable. Maybe when I'm older. I like watching the seals and sea lions zoom by. I think my swimming abilities are not quite as good as theirs but I'm getting close. I was very impressed with the clown fish. They made me giggle. I can't wait until I can go SCUBA diving with Mommy and Daddy. Since I enjoyed myself so much, Daddy got us a membership so we can go back all the time. Yeaaaaaaah!
I'm looking froward to getting on a plane this Sat and heading up to Portland to see my peeps. Megan, James, Harrison and Owen I hope you are ready for me cause I'm gonna bring it.

My fun weekend

It's a heat wave!
We went for a long walk to the Hawaiian festival and the park on Saturday. I got a pretty new aloha dress.
I went swimming in the ocean with mommy & daddy after church on the beach on Sunday.
I was scared of the waves at first, but then I saw some nudie doody kids swimming near by and I decided to show off my swimming skills. I ate a lot of sand! It was a great weekend.

Getting Into Mischief

I'm ready for vacation!

Mommy has been prepping me for my big Portland vacation in a few weeks. She left me with my best buddy, Finn & his daddy yesterday while the mommies went shopping in Bev Hills.
I was the perfect house guest. Finn was napping when I got there, but I didn't mind. I entertained myself with his toys. When he woke up, we happily chased each other around the room, screeching and fighting over toys. Then I went down for my nap, just on time, like a good girl. No problem. I had my doggie there to cuddle with, so I was fine. Later, we danced to music & had a snack. Finn showed me how to get into lot's of trouble, crawling up onto the couch, around the barriers and down the hall so we could play in his room. His daddy got it all on video so mommy could get a good laugh.
Finn spent some time at our house last week and he was not as happy. He was scared of me and missed his mommy, so he cried and they had to come back for him. I think he likes it better when I visit his domain. I'm easy, I like to play anywhere. I'm a tough chick. As soon as I got home, I decided to show mommy what I'd learned. I crawled up the stairs on my own for the 1st time. Watch out world, here I come!
I'm quite the social butterfly lately. I've been on play dates at the park and house parties all week! It's been exhausting, but so much fun!

Happy 4th of July!

June Slideshow

As you can see, Kana is learning to "cruise" now... hitting her head on every piece of furniture she can find as she pulls herself to a stand. She also likes to scoot into the corner of the crib and bang her head, waking herself up in the night.
She's enjoying the summer, with weekly play dates and trips to the park. ;o)
Tooth #7 is trying to break through.
We can't believe she's 10 months old this week!

Crawling

I am a girl in motion and I can't get enough. I love to crawl. Looooove it. the freedom is incredible. I don't have to roll any more and I can see where I am going. I seem to be getting into more trouble these days though. Suddenly things are off limits. Hey, I don't mean to break or destroy things. Hah hah hah! I can't believe I said that with a straight face. I love to rip and tear and knock things over. It is soooooooo much fun. I can entertain myself with a magazine for hours and the confetti I make is so beautiful but mommy and daddy won't let me eat it. I just love the way the paper feels in my mouth. Don't get the idea that I'm an unenlightened cretin who doesn't appreciate good literature. I stare in awe at the pages when Daddy reads "Oh the Wonderful Sounds Mr. Brown can Do" or "Olivia" or "Snuggle Puppy." Literary classics. I am almost 10 months old and I think I'm going on 4. I am a sophisticated toddler not a little baby anymore.

Feeding Time at the Zoo

Peekaboo

I'm back

It is amazing how busy a nine month old can be. I've just been going nonstop. I got to spend the Memorial weekend in Newport Beach with Papa and Gramma. As you can see, I spent some time in the swimming pool there. We went in the "Quiet Pool" and I was on my best behavior so I kept my screeching to a minimum. We ended up in there because I didn't want to hang out with all the big kids. When Papa and Gramma stopped by to see me on their way home I was so excited that I scooted across the room on my back to see both of them. I scooted about 10 feet over to Gramma, turned 90 degrees to my left and scooted about 4 feet over to Papa. Everyone was laughing at me but in a good way.

This past Saturday Mommy was at a group exercise seminar so it was a daddy/daughter day. We did all those exciting things that dads and daughters do; eat, go to Costco, nap, take Kiwi for a walk and .... Oh did I mention napping? We both had a good time and mommy got to have a day of working out. My Nana and great grandma Gloria are in town right now so it's a full house but the cool thing is I have my room all to myself. The guest bed was moved into daddy's den. So much room! I hope the move is permanent but I know daddy doesn't.

I love this crawling stuff. I have improved tremendously since mommy posted the video of me last week. I'm like The Flash crawling across the floor. With this added mobility, I have become the terror everyone expected. Nothing is safe from my wrath. If it's paper, I'll tear it or eat it or both. If it is anything and I mean anything else I will taste it. I enjoy testing my new teeth so I bite too. Ask mommy to see her bruises where I have tested my mastication abilities. I hope everyone is having a great start to their week.