VA-CA-TIO! VA-CA-TION!

Mommy and Daddy finally splurged and burned a whole two vacation days to take me to Holiday World! Here’s the lowdown on what really happened.

Make sure to get my hair in this shot Mommy, I want them to see my sixteen months of follicles!

Dinner time at the DeHopes: after you’re done eating it, wear it!

Welcome to Holiday World, the only sign of civilization in the depths of Indiana, for the next 100 miles.

Mommy dressed us up a Big Daddy and Mini Me.

I feel like I’ve been around here before. Like ten times before. In the past 2two minutes.

The splash park is like a giant, cold, bathtub, full of other kids.

Okay Daddy, okay, okay, I’ll call you Daddy The Baptist from now on.

I asked Daddy if there were any rides I could go on by myself. He said not until you’re 16.

It’s a little early for family Christmas pictures, but when in Holiday world…

Why does my hair smell like Santa’s armpit?

This ride will be totally worth it, he said. It’s a short line, he said.

Okay try to act natural and let me do all the talking. Remember our story. You’re my Daddy and we’re vacationing from Louisville.

Normally I prefer my aluminum tubes to have wings, engines, and be headed South towards Tampa.

Don’t you have an art project or something we can put on this table Daddy?

Hey look, Uncle Ed visited and this was the only lousy picture they bothered taking of the poor guy! He said it was the most exciting 2 days of his life lately. Coming from rural Southern California I guess that kinda makes sense.

Yes Mommy the junk room looks great now that you’ve cleaned it all up for Uncle Ed. Now can you please get the hose drug in here so we can fill up this pool?!

Look I discovered big folks shoes! The picture of me falling on my face was strangely lost before I could blog it.

Okay bye guys, I am out of here, see you soon!

Staying Cool In The Summertime

Mmm I like how they glued the corn onto a stick. It’s much more of a challenge this way.

Here we are at the splash park the babysitter recommended. I’m not sure what that says… that the babysitter knows more play activities than Mommy and Daddy?

Somebody drained the water out of this pool!

Daddy is teaching me how to share, by borrowing my hat.

Okay if Daddy has his own hat now, where’s mine?

I am totally going down this slide!

What’s the developmental age for walking up 45-degree inclines?

I helped Momma bake Daddy his favorite banana bread.

I think it needs just a touch more vanilla… here this bottle ought to do it!

Check out my toy stash!

At Huber Farms we picked grapes. Mommy and Daddy kept a lookout while I “tested the merchandise”.

Oh… uh… hello there Mr. Farm Officer…

Oh no here comes the fuzz again, quick Mommy pile in, let’s go!

Hehe finally I found a truck they’ll let me drive.

Daddy come into the light… just as soon as I move out of the way.

Now I can’t read or anything, but I’m pretty sure the sign said “do not ride unattended”.

Mommy doesn’t know that the animal that lives in this barn is standing right inside!

See you guys in month 16, coming soon!

Here are a few videos to take us out…

First Corn Cob

http://www.box.net/shared/fdp6tnu8usy4od6bkkvx

Sliding Into Bye Bye

http://www.box.net/shared/llh3yk915ksiyzhj71ps

The Ma’s Make an Appearance

Uh Pop Pop, you wanna handle this one, please?

I call this tune the “compost bucket blues”, I hope y’all like it.

The warden must have gotten an extra shipment of pimento cheese this week.

Uh guys… I swear some little kid left down here’s got my toe.

Hands off the animals until you’ve paid your fee!

Goodbye Cruel World!

Hmm, flying out of a long dark tunnel, into the bright light, Daddy catching me… I could swear I’ve have this dream before?

Loo Loo Skip To My Loo! Okay sure, it’s more of a “walk vigorously to my loo”. But hey, I’m getting there, okay?

Okay guys just one more slide, I got it!

Right sure that was the last one, no problem.

Okay last one, I promise this time!

Maybe if I blend in with these ducks, they won’t notice me?

Go speed racer turtle, go!

Daddy can we have venison for dinner tonight? Can we Daddy? Please!

We’ve secretly replaced this balloon’s helium gas with baby’s onion rings by-products. Will Daddy notice? He will when it pops inside the car with the AC set to recycle the cabin air!

I don’t like Mommy’s “let’s pretend chocolate ice cream is medicine” game at all.

This is our new favorite hangout, baby run-around gardens.

I think I got some hot fudge stuck to the roof of my mouth!

Look at me I can use a big kid spoon!

The Ma’s may have dressed me up like a broadway star for Independence Day, but I’m not the one sitting on a firecracker that’s about to go off in 3… 2… 1…

The fireworks were hot, but how about these hot mommas! Can you spot the little boy in this picture? I’m pretty sure he’s making a scary face at us. Men!

Hehe I’m a lot bigger now, so I can wrestle the giant stuffed dog at Aunt Nancy’s all on my own!

Has it been another month already? 15? Dang I’m getting too old for this!

I’m a sliding pro now!

Who ever knew that 1.03 G’s could feel so invigorating?

Filling up at Panera after a busy morning at the zoo.

When the feel like temperature is 115 outside, Daddy likes to play “indoor splash park”.