And then there was fire!

Mom and Dad took me to a Japanese restaurant where a man wearing a puffy hat cooked in front of us. I almost had a heart attack. "Don't panic," I said to myself. I'm okay now, thanks for asking. Phew.

Maestro! Maestro!

Okay, first, sorry for the lack of postings. We will try and make up for it with a few posts here so scroll down to see them.

Second, we have been busy. While Mom has been on an airplane almost every week for work for the last month, I've been working on my first Concerto. I can't quite get the melody for the string section in the second movement...I'm still working it out. Here is a sneak peak at the first movement. (Try to ignore my Dad's singing. His knowledge of music is so rudimentary that I tried to distract him with Old MacDonald....)

The Zoo, Reprised

A few weekends ago, it was all of a sudden 60 degrees, so we went to see the animals at the zoo! It started off cold...

In case your're wondering, I did also just get a new stroller. (Yes, it's my third stroller. Mom says this with a sigh. This is the only one I've liked to sit in. So I'm a little picky...)

It eventually warmed up! I pointed out all the animals along this wall. Dad says it was a long wall...

I loved the jellyfish and the monkeys the best!

See you next time, jellyfish!

Happy 2nd Birthday!

In case you hadn't heard, I turned the big two this past Wednesday! It was a Ratatouille birthday week for me - we had a Ratouille birthday party at school and then Mom and Dad both sang Happy Birthday to me at home. At first, I was a little embarassed at all the attention, but then I realized, "Hey, it's not every day that you get all this attention!" Or is it?

Oh, gosh, remember what I looked like last year? What a baby! Click here for the link to Mom and Dad singing to me last year.

Playing the Wii Fit

So, Mom doesn't want you to think that all I do is play video games...but, really, the Wii is just out of this world fun! Here I am playing the Wii Fit! I even have my own platform!

Happy new year and my first trip to the slopes!

It's New Year's Day and Mom and Dad took me to hit the slopes at Liberty Mountain! Mom's been waiting a long time for this...remember this post?

Well, we really went so I could ride the Kiddie Tube for 2-4 year olds (shhh, we didn't tell them that I'm not really 2 for 2 weeks!) The picture above is the big kids tube, the Kiddie Tube is about 1/5 the size.

It was my first time in snow pants and the first time I let me Mom put my mittens on!




Check out my first lift ticket!


Ok, so I only went down the tube slide once...screaming my head off the whole time. But I had fun tromping around in the snow and running around the lodge!

Only 2 more years til I can get ski lessons, Mom says!

A Backyardigan's Birthday Bash!

The day after Christmas I went into the dining room and this is what I saw!!



It was a Backyardigans Birthday Bash just for me!


Oh, gosh! The pizza!


The cake (I had 2 pieces and then a 3rd one later)!

The scary person dressed as Tyrone! (Uncle Fred).

Thanks Grandma, Grandpa Don, Grandpa K.C., Uncle Fred, Mom, and Dad for a great party!

Leave some gumdrops for me!

Here I am decorating my first gingerbread home. Mom is just glad I have no idea that gumdrops are edible...

Next I decorated cookies with Grandma Z. I shook-shook-shook and pat-pat-patted the sprinkles!

Sugar Plum fairies dance in my head...

Christmas is coming! Christmas is coming! Christmas is coming!

Puppet Master

So, you may often see me running around with these animal puppets in my hands...

What you don't know is that Mom starting out by making me a small handfull...

But then I kept asking for more and more...



And, well, now our home is kinda a zoo.

I never knew Mom and Dad were such good surgeons, either, because sometimes their googly eyes fall off and we have to glue them back on at the animal hospital.

And Bingo is my name-O!

I went Trick or Treating!

At first, I just waited for kids to come to the house.

But then, I decided I wanted to go out, too! I'm big enough to trick or treat, I told Mom and Dad! Please?


So, Dad took me out and we went around the block. Here is my first house! After that, I held my pumpkin bucket all by myself and wouldn't let go!

Then we came home and I checked out my haul! This year, I'm more interested in counting my candy than I am in shaking them, like I was last year. (Also, remember Baby Shark Reagan?)

Phew! That was fun!!

Halloween Party and Parade

Happy Halloween, everyone! Today, I was Cheerleader Reagan!


I was so excited to see Mom and Dad show up at school!

First we had a party, I waited patiently for my snack. I shared my cheese puffs with Dad and my Oreos with Mom.

Then we had our parade.

I had a hard time understanding the concept of the parade...I just wanted to be with Mom and Dad. But it was fun to see all my old teachers from the Infant Room as well as all the other kids dressed up!

I'm a maniac, maniac on the dancefloor!

I'm dancing like I've never danced before!

Megan's Birthday Party

I attended my first official birthday party (other than my own 1st birthday) last weekend. My schoolmate, Megan, had a party at the Little Gym. It was so much fun! We played on all kinds of equipment and did activities with the moon bounce, a parachute, and balls.

Here I am with Megan, the birthday girl:


Here I am playing with the blocks and tunnels:

Gosh! All that gymnastics made me hungry! I had one and a half slices of pizza afterwards. Mom says, "little bites, Reagan, little bites!"

The Super Slide!

Oh, gosh, I am so behind in my postings of my weekend adventures! I will try and catch you all up in the next few posts, so check back often.

Let's start with today! Today we went to Cox Farms and Dad and I went down so many super-duper slides! See how brave I am!

Media Relations 101

When the press comes calling with those tough questions (disguised behind a nice voice a-la-Soledad-O'Brian), here is how to deal with it. Failing investment banks and Sarah Palin, pay attention.

You can simply ignore the question, then subtly change your actions as if you had planned it that way to begin with, as demonstrated here:

Or you just walk away. Walk away.

A Room of My Own

Dad: Isn't her bedroom a "room of her own?"

Mom: Um, whatever. Can you put this furniture together now?

Introducing...my brand new playroom! It took a lot of furniture rearranging (it felt like we were moving!) But it was all worth it! Take a look!


Here is my playtable and cushions for seating. The table has three different sets of legs so that the table will grow with me over time. Shown here - "toddler table." Next will be "elementary school table (we'll add some chairs) and then "high school table" (it'll be normal desk height.) Can the roll of craft paper stay all the way through high school, Mom?

Here is my reading corner. Say "hi" to Milo the Monkey!

Here is my toy bin, it's easy for me to get out and put away all of my stuff!

Here is my art wall. it's decorated with a tree mural and has clips to hang up all of my artwork from school! Oh, and check out my tent! Cool, huh? That's where I go to relax and get away from it all. I lounge on the fluffy pillows.


Finally, here is my growth chart!


Thanks, Mom and Dad! What a wonderful place to hang out! Come on over and play!

Tool Time Girl

Sometimes I help Dad with the power tools! Here we are putting together some shelves for my new play room (the subject of my next posting).

Yeah! High five!

Flutter-flies!

We went to the Smithsonian's Butterfly Habitat and saw lots of flutterflies! (I don't know why they call it a Butterfly home when it's filled with flutterflies...)

Splish Splash!

It's hot outside! Good thing Dad let's me play in the water!





Oh, I love the water! But, no dirt. Dirt is bad. Oh, gosh! There's dirt on my hand! Dad, get it off of me! Is it still there? No? Phew. Ok.