Oscar’s Musings

Hi Friends!

Mommy thinks this picture is just the funniest thing ever.  I can’t really figure it out.  I suppose I have been a bit grouchy lately; I wonder if that has anything to do with it? 

Anyway, I’ve had a pretty busy time these last few weeks.  The sunshine finally came last week, if only for two days.  We had a nice time playing at the beach in sand.  I got to taste my first ice cream cone!  I didn’t really like it actually.  I had my cucumber slices instead.  Silas and I had fun splashing around in the back yard on Monday in the backyard. 

Before that, mommy and I had to run some errands and I was getting pretty sick of being in the car and shopping cart, so she took me to the coolest place… Petco!  We looked at fish and snakes and turtles and birds and these great little mice, and even ferrets!  Mommy didn’t like the ferrets.  Not at all.  Anyway, it was a really fun place to see little animals

Uncle Tom’s birthday was last week, so we went out to dinner with the family to The Keg.  It was fun!  They even brought me crayons and a cup with a straw   But after a few minutes I was sick of being stuck in the high chair so mommy and daddy took turns showing me the cars in the parking lot. 

THEN… the Easter bunny came! What fun!  I got to wear my bunny hat, and have breakfast with Grandma Deane, Uncle Ryan, and Auntie Emily (and Buck!) and then in the afternoon we went over to Grandma and Grandpa’s house for dinner and an Easter egg hunt!  That bunny sure was good to me.  I got TWO Easter baskets in the morning and an egg hunt in the afternoon.  What fun!  Mommy tried to help me taste my chocolate bunny, but chocolate is yucky.  I didn’t like it.  Oh well, mommy says more for her.

Today is a dark and raining Monday.  Where did my sunshine go?  Mommy and I went to the zoo this morning right when it opened because it wasn’t raining just yet and we thought we could visit some of the indoor animals if it rained.  What a great zoo day!  We went to the day and night exhibit (you know, the one with all the snakes!) and we were the ONLY people inside!  Really!  The ONLY ones!  We saw snakes and a lizard (it scared me), and turtles, and a crocodile and all kinds of other things.  And then in the night exhibit we saw everything!  Usually it is crowded and hard to see the animals but today we saw bats stretching their wings, sloths slowly moving along, porcupines, bush babies… all kinds of things!  Anyway, good day at the zoo.  Then we saw the grizzly bears last, and again, no people!  The bears were just lounging so I enjoyed looking at the fish

I suppose that’s it for now.  It is raining really hard.  I’m glad we are warm and dry   But wait!  Grandma Deane bought me the best rain boots!  Maybe I can talk mommy into taking me puddle jumping! 

Hi folks!

Wow, the sun finally arrived yesterday and the temperature is up over 55 degrees.  Thank goodness!  Winter has been awfully long and cold and wet.  I am ready to be done with all these layers!  Anyway, I owe you an update so here it goes. 

Over the last several weeks we’ve been on lots of outings which is always fun.  Mommy and I went to the science center for the first time, which was cool.  I think it will be even better when I am a little bit bigger but we had fun in the tot area making music and building blocks.  We’ve also been to the zoo and the children’s museum a few times which is always fun.  I’ve decided that I really don’t like sitting in my stroller or holding hands with mommy or daddy, so trips to the zoo have become a little tricky.  Why won’t my parents just let me run run run wherever I want to go?  We work it out though.  Oh and have I told you about the scariest noise at the zoo?  As you know there are all kinds of animals making all kinds of screechy and roary noises but the one that scares me the most is the ….cow.  Yup, that darn family farm exhibit; gets me everytime. 

Last weekend I was lucky enough to have a visitor!  Mommy’s friend Kari came to visit from Washington DC .  She was a lot of fun   And she is going to have a baby of her own this June; a little girl!  Even though she will live far away I hope we will be friends

And gosh, even though it has been a long time since I have written I don’t really have all that much to tell you.  I am STILL waiting on those darn eye teeth.  They are making me crazy.  I swear I have been teething for months now with no progress.  It makes me grumpy sometimes. 

I have been working on some new skills I could tell you about.  #1: water fountains.  Love ‘em!  And I’m getting pretty good at drinking from them.  #2: spinning.  Whether it is twirling around in my own kitchen or spinning in the tea cup at the playground, I love getting dizzy.  #3: piggyback.  Now I don’t mean the standard "get on daddy’s back for a piggyback ride."  Oh no.  I like to pick "piggies" my own size.  I climb on baby Drew (11 months) and of course on Silas.  They are much easier to reach and get onto   #4: talking.  Slowly but surely I am getting much better at talking.  My latest word is strawberry!  Just got that one yesterday.

I am looking forward to Easter next weekend.  I’m hoping to score some candy this year!  Or at least a slice of ham   Enjoy the sunshine!