Hi Everyone!
I'll write more after my 9 month birthday coming up on Tuesday, but wanted to post a few pictures of my first train trip (overnight) and my first trip to Chicago to visit my "Aunt" Helen.
Mommy wanted Daddy and me to meet Aunt Helen who lives near Chicago. Oma and Opa were going to go too. We decided the cheapest and the most convenient way to travel there was by train. The train allowed Daddy to work all day on Friday because the train did not leave Rochester until 11:00 p.m. It arrived in Chicago at 9:15 a.m. where Oma and Opa met us and picked us up. From the train staition, we traveled to an amazing bakery--The Swedish Bakery in Chicago. Mommy, Daddy, Oma and Opa got lots of yummy looking things to eat. I of course am still too young to eat any. But, Mommy and Daddy liked this place sooo much, I'm pretty sure they will go back some time when I'm a little older.
When we were finished visiting the bakery and the other Swedish stores around the area, we headed west to visit Aunt Helen in Downers Grove (near Wheaton--Mommy's college). We spent a lot of time with Aunt Helen over the next two days. We even had Chicago style pizza--Mommy's favorite (I just watched everyone else eat the pizza).
It was a great and quick trip--we were in Chicago for approximately 36 hours before we were on the train again heading back to Rochester. Mommy and Daddy were very proud at how well I did on the train--I pretty much slept most of the time so it was easy to be good!
The traveling wasn't over as the following weekend we headed east to visit Mimi and PaPa for PaPa's 89th birthday. PaPa makes 89 look very young! I had a great time visiting. We walked down to look at the lake a few times and I had fun crawling around on the grass while Mommy and Daddy were digging a flower bed for Mimi. Of course the birthday celebration was wonderful too!
Well, I've gone on longer than I planned to. I should briefly mention a few new things I'm doing. My spoken vocabulary is growing--I'm now saying mamamamamama, dadadadadadada and babababababa. Sometimes I even mix them up--mamababababa. I'm into everything--I really love to explore. The other day, I figured out how to open up the wood burning stove. Mommy and Daddy were thankful that the stove was not on yet for the season. I can now wave hello and good-bye and can do a pretty good high five as well. I also enjoy riding on the vacuum cleaner when Mommy vacuums--and she vacuums a lot!!
The biggest change since my last entry is that I now have teeth! Two bottom teeth that came in last weekend while I was visiting Mimi and Papa! I'm very glad to have those teeth come in--they were a real pain!
Well, enjoy the pictures--no teeth picture yet. Mommy and Daddy have a tough time getting me to show my teeth, so that will have to come later.
Love to all!
Jamee
Mommy, Daddy, Aunt Helen (90 years young) and me.
Che Che and me at Che Che's work. In February, Che Che and uncle Mike will be having my new little cousin! I can't wait!
On the train!
Mommy and me at Wheaton.
Happy birthday PaPa!
