So to kick off the month, we celebrated Mommy's birthday by surprising her at work with daddy. I was all fine and dandy with this notion until I walked through the front door. She was so surprised she yelled with glee and gave me a little scare. So the first five minutes I spent screaming my head off for all her co-workers; it was delightful. After getting over myself, I conquered both sides of the office with my cuteness as the co-workers just adored me. It was then on to La Dolce by the shore in Belmar, NJ. As I wasn't having the best day as I was teething and overall just tired from my weekend of halloween festivities, my parental units decided that I should try something new for dinner (bad idea). I could hardly sit still, wouldn't eat my dinner, rather I drank it (milk does a body good). I then proceeded to make the dining experience enjoyable for my parents and those that were in the immediate vicinity of my eating area. The drive home found me asleep within 5 minutes of leaving La Dolce...so much for ice cream afterwards, oops!
Finally the weekend arrived on Friday at 4:45. Mommy worked late making us meet her at the local pizza spot - Krispy Pizza. I love this local establishment and it loves us. For the last three Fridays we have visited this place for a pie and garlic knots. Tonight we spiced it up by trying a different pie and sitting at a different table. If you don't know this, my parents are creatures of habit; this is a habit that should die hard :)
Saturday we were up and at 'em for gymnastics. Now I haven't blogged as to my newest adventure with tumbling. As you may recall I began taking gymnastics on Halloween. I am enrolled as a NJ Kidfit member which allows me the luxury of tumbling in a private room made just for kids like me. Its great fun; we spend a 1/2 hour doing cycles of tumbling which consists of climbing over foam objects, jumping up and off of foam objects, swing from rings like monkeys, climbing in and out of small round circles, and sliding down slides. After a half hour of play, we head out to the main floor for 12 minutes of tortured waiting so I can bounce on the trampoline with the teacher. She thinks that having me hold a hoola hoop is going to entertain me while I watch my classmates one by one bounce up and down. When I finally do get my turn I get a smile so big. The best part is the very end of the class when we all get on and take a ride. We bounce up and down on our butts. Overall the class is great and this week went a bit smoother than last. I was a little more patient but not much. Here are some pictures:
After gymnastics we headed to South Jersey to celebrate Ellen's 2nd birthday. I got to see my Grandma and Grandpa Basner, in addition to Great Grandma Basner, Aunt Joy, Uncle Chad & Ellen. It was a great day and I had so much fun playing with Ellen. We sang her Happy Birthday concluding with Ellen blowing out her candle all by herself. She got a goldfish that looks just like Elmo's fish Dorothy; that was a really neat present! We also found out that Ellen is going to be a big sister in June; another cousin for me! Ellen got some great presents that I enjoyed playing with in addition to trying on one of her dresses. I got her slippers and pajamas that she absolutely loved! The day ended with me and Ellen playing ring around the rosies and pointing to our body parts. The drive home found me fast asleep within two minutes of being buckled up and on our way.
Sunday we spent the day with a new friend, Vivian Mangles (what a cutie). One of mommy's good friends is April, her aunt. So we spent the afternoon at her home playing with all her neat toys. We arrived to pizza and other great eats; unfortunately I was not in the mood to eat - I wanted to play as did Vivian. I love visiting new places that have great toys. The best toy of the day was the gourd that I walked around with banging on everything. Additionally, we finally found another family that loves to watch Sunday Football. Believe it or not those people are hard to find in NJ. We will definitely be inviting them over for a playdate at our house in the near future.
Overall it was a great weekend with fun filled adventures as always.
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