My cousin is here!!

My cousin Tyce Soren Stromme was born today (August 31) at 10:01 a.m. He was 7 lbs 11 oz (Only 1 oz less than I was!) and 19 3/4" long (exactly the same as me!)

Here's my auntie Chandra & Jordan with their new baby!

I even got to hold him! I think Jordan was little nervous at first... But I was very nice to Tyce!

Here's Tyce through the nursery window! Isn't he cute?!

Mommy and baby Tyce

Mommy thought we needed a picture together too! So I humored her!

And then I let grandma take one of us!

Here is Tyce laying in the bassinet.

I was chilling on auntie's bed with her.

And here is me & Tyce again. I got to hold him one last time before we left the hospital tonight! I told mommy on the ride home "I just love him" :) He's pretty special to us! I love you Tyce and can't wait til you're old enough to play trucks with me!

Zoo fun!

Mommy & I went to Bismarck on Saturday last weekend. She went out with friends and I got to stay with Nana & auntie Maddy and have a sleep over. We went over to Mandan Saturday & got to eat hot dogs and jump on the big blow up castles. It was so much fun! Then on Sunday me, mommy, Nana & Maddy went to the zoo. I had a lot of fun & even got to ride the train!

Here's a picture of me hanging out by the bear cages.

This bear was swimming. See, you can barely see his head sticking out of the water!

I told mommy to take this picture!

And here's standing by the tiger cage. They didn't come very close but I still enjoyed looking at them!

Wow! Long time, no blog!!

Well, mommy says she's very sorry for slacking on blogging... She doesn't have an excuse!! :(
These first 2 pictures are from one day in June. Mommy told me to get my shoes for daycare & this is what I picked out. What?! Snow boots aren't acceptable in June?? I threw a fit so mommy let me wear them anyway. Of course she sent different shoes with me though.

See, pretty stylish, huh?? :)

These 2 pictures are of me relaxing while camping over the 4th of July. And sadly, they are the only 2 mommy took. She promises to do better next time!

I think Uncle Ryan's chair was the perfect fit!

Well, the 4th of July was farely successful... Daddy & uncle went & bought some fireworks

for me. I wasn't too impressed & liked them better from inside the patio door- so that's where me & mommy sat & watched. Maybe next year I'll like them a little better. They were too loud for me! Here is my army man from the parachute!

Since it was so hot on the 4th I got to play in my pool. It was a lot of fun!

Uncle even shared his ice cream with me to help me cool off! It was yummy!

Note from mommy: This is from July 8th when it rained so hard. The ditch was full of water & it was running through all 3 culverts in front of our house- which rarely happens.

Not the best pic- but the culverts are right behind the tree in the picture.... You can see how fast the water's rushing.

We had auntie Chandra's baby shower on the 17th. He she is with mommy & auntie Jena. I can't wait to meet my cousin! Although, I don't know how well I'm going to like sharing my grandpa Emter with him.... that might take some getting used to!!

Here we are with mommy's friend Kelsi & her little boy Evan! I was nice & shared my tractors with him!

And just a few of me being silly the other night!

Well, hope you all have a nice weekend! Mommy promises not to wait so long before blogging next time!

And Branden- if you read this- mommy thinks you should start a blog too so we can see your pictures!!! Hope you're having fun in Alaska!

Airport fly-in

Mommy & I went to the fly-in at the airport today with Auntie Jena. It was so fun to see all the airplanes! This big helicopter was just starting to take off when we got there so I got to see that. It was really cool- but I did get a little scared when it really took off! It was very noisy!

Here's me & my auntie!

And me & mommy!

It was very windy! And bright without my sunglasses on!!

Me & mommy got to sit in a helicopter too! I wouldn't sit by myself though- it was a little scary! But we had a fun time watching all the airplanes fly in & out of the airport!!

Swimming!!!!

I had such a fun weekend! I got to spend most of the weekend out at the lake with grandma & grandpa Emter cuz they were camping! And I got to go on my first boat ride of the summer. Uncle Ryan took me on his boat yesterday morning for a little bit. I didn't last very long before I was bored- but it sure was fun!! I even got to fish a little bit!

I also got to finally try out the pool that auntie Chandra & Jordan bought me for my birthday. I had a blast!

It's even got a slide on it!

I decided it would be fun to ride my dump truck around my pool!

Me & mommy during supper!

We grilled for supper & got to eat outside. What a fun day!

After my bath daddy let me dress myself.... all mommy could do was laugh.... I thought I looked pretty darn good!!

Who doesn't like cowboy boots paired with a winter hat?!

I just wanted to say good luck to my cousin Branden! He moved to Alaska so I won't get to see hime for a long time!!! I hope you're having fun Branden! :)