Singing a Song as I go along!

Get Up, Stand Up!

In the famous words of Bob Marley,
I can now "Get Up, Stand Up, Stand up for my rights!"


Ever since I started crawling, one of my favorite things to do is play on the step. Although my
parentals were a bit afraid at first, I mastered this in no time. I love to sit on this step and bounce my legs up and down, tapping my feet on the ground.

If it were not for this stoop I'm not sure I would have begun walking like a pro.Mommy and daddy spent several nights sitting on the floor coaching me with toys to get me to get up from a sitting position and walk on over. Each night they would move a little further away; each night I would make it a little further, praised every time I reached them!

Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls!

Today I met up with my friend, Josh Platko, to go to Splash Gardens in Dorbrook Park. As a refresher for you all, Josh and I became reacquainted at the Redbank Kaboom Fireworks last weekend. Our parents were talking and they shared a little secret about this awesome place called Splash Gardens that is FREE!

We started the morning with breakfast at a nearby Perkins where Josh discovered a love for raisins (I shared mine with him) and blueberries. Or should I say, he likes to wear blueberries. His white shirt was covered! We then headed to this water park that I kept hearing about all week. As my Great Uncle Roger advises, I applied massive amounts of sunscreen and headed on in. There it stood with all it's glory - fountains and water tables and buckets - oh my! They have an area for little ones just like me and big guys I aspire to be. Although Josh and I took swimming lessons together, he's a couple of months older than I am and much more familiar with the water than me. He loves to stick his mouth over the water fountain and I just laughed at him. Plus, Josh is walking all over the place so he lead us over to the big kids area where we played with the water table. Being the nice kid Josh is he filled me in on a little tip - stay away from the waterfalls! On the big kids side of the park there is a feature where big buckets fill up with water and get so heavy they tip over. If you are not paying attention, us little guys can get washed away. Josh has experience with this as he got caught in a tsunami a few weeks ago. I believe the saying goes, "live and learn, and pass it on." Josh is proving to be a good friend and vital asset at water parks.

We ended the day on the lawn taking in the beautiful Sunday afternoon. Both Josh and I were exhausted to only head home and sleep for several hours. I can't wait until next weekend to play at Spray Gardens with Josh!

Boom Boom Pow!

I'm not too fond of loud noises, such as power saws and blenders, but I do like fireworks! My first 4th of July was spent gazing into the sky. My first set of fireworks were right down the street. I was awoken by loud bangs and booms. Startling me, I began crying. But the minute I stepped out the front door, I was amazed by the beautiful colors in the sky. Although tired, I stayed awake for the entire show.

On July 3rd, we headed to Long Branch for some beach bathing but were rained out within two hours. However, the day was not a complete wash-out. We headed to Red Bank for the big Kaboom fireworks on the Navesink River. We sat up on the hill next to a little boy that was just about my age. I headed over right away to catch up on old times. We were playing away and before you know it our parents realized that we knew each other. You see, Joshua and I were in the same swim class. The night ended up be so much fun that me and Joshua stayed awake until the fireworks started going off; then we were both fast asleep. It was a great night.

On the 4th, we headed to Casey and Scott's pool for some swimming and ice cream, followed by a BBQ. I was not in the best of moods as I was pretty sick with a cough and cold. But overall, the weekend was great and I love fireworks!

No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn!

In classic fashion I did the exact opposite, I slept the whole way to Brooklyn, NY. That was a good thing though because I wanted to be awake to see the Brooklyn Bridge and eat dinner with John Bone. John Bone is the guy that bought me the awesome red Chico stroller that I stroll around looking for women in. In fact, Mr. Bone took me to see the Brooklyn Bridge and all its glory. There at the pier is an area that is especially marked for lady lookers, i.e. see my pictures of Brooklyn. But I must say, the Brooklyn Bridge is quite the marvel of creations. Maybe someday I will actually walk across it, but first I must be able to walk!

After my nice walk down to the Bridge and around Brooklyn, we ate dinner at a Chip Shop where I was charged $2.00 for a banana! This was truly my first taste of how expensive NYC is. Needless to say, it was a darn good banana for the money. I hooted and hollared in typical fashion and ate every last bite!

Everyone's Doing it!

Well I decided to switch blogs because everyone I know is on this site and it seems much easier than Shutterfly...we'll see. However, one note, you can not order pictures from this site, so when new pictures are available we will send a link to the album on Shutterfly.

In the meantime, we will continue to blog on Shutterfly as well as Blogger. Depending on how this goes, I may switch back to Shutterfly.

Can I get ah ah ah ah ah!

As my mommy is a lawyer that deals specifically in products liability and warning labels, I hear all the time about being careful. Well as we have all read the warning labels regarding choking hazards, I will have you know that labels do not come on the menu at Chiles for the bottomless tortilla chips. Recently, we went to eat dinner at Chiles. As many of you know, my daddy is a HUGE fan of chips and salsa. Secretly he pines away for me to be an addict as well. So without thinking, he breaks off a sizable piece of a tortilla chip for me, sucks on the corners to make sure they are not "too sharp" and proceeds to offer me up something new. As my mother sits by advising him that the piece offering is much too large, too late, its in my mouth.

I start gumming away with my mommy watching very carefully. Next thing you know, my lips are turning the color of water. My mommy springs in to action pounding on my back. Now pause here a moment, have you ever had two people pound on your back like you are a punching bag? Note, I have attempted to swallow something hard, can't breathe and for some reason they're pounding on my back. Proceeding on, my father says, flip him upside down. I'm looking at him with big eyes wondering why are we going to play flip me upside game, hello I have a chip stuck in my throat, not really the time for games! Side bar, I'm also strapped into my highchair so that was not an option. Next thing you know, I have my mommy's finger in my mouth, down my throat, and i'm gagging like a cat with a hairball! Well that did it, the chip flipped sideways allowing me to scream like a newborn baby taking his first breath. I continued to howl for a few minutes as my mommy's body acted like a roller coaster ride shaking continuously from the adrenaline rush. Good times!

After all was said and done, all the staff at Chiles came by for a visit. I entertained them with my breathing abilities as well as clapping for them. It's gonna take a lot more than a tortilla chip to keep me down. Until next time...Staying Alive, Staying Alive, ah ah ah ah ah, Staying Alive, Staying Alive!