Day 238 - All American Hamster

"How does it do it? It just runs round and round and round! No matter what you do, it keeps on going."

Paige received a pretty interesting toy from Grandpa Roger and Grandma Denise. It is a little mechanical hamster that has little wheels on the bottom of it. When it moves, it pushes the little ball that it is in around in a circle. She loves it. Although she has now figured out how to take the hamster out of the ball. Surprisingly Kaija has not tried to eat it yet.

Day 237 - Baby Got Mac.

"I don't get it, why do you guys stare at this thing?"

Interest in the computer has been growing steadily. Well, either interest in it or disdain for it, since whenever she grabs it she ends up shutting it.

Day 236 - Strawberries and Dragons

"I think I'll just rest my foot here for a bit. Pretty comfortable."

Paige loves this dragon toy. You drop a ball through a hole in the side, it plays music, and then spits the ball out. She also is trying to pull herself up on it quite frequently too.

Day 235 - The emerging tooth.

"Gnaw, Gnaw, Gnaw. Thanks Mr. Lion, that helps."

Full on tooth action has started to occur inside Paige's mouth. It is just a little point, but it is there and going strong. I would imagine it is just a short time before she has a gap-toothed smile to show for all of her hard work. Of course, when that happens you'll be the first to know via the blog! I don't remember if this is the first appearance of Mr. Lion on the blog, but he was acquiredat FAO Schwartz last fall on our trip out to NYC for the Good Housekeeping photo shoot. For some reason she really love chewing on its tail and/or tag. I'm all for it if it keeps her from crying!

Day 234 - I'm just a traveler.

"That was a really long trip. Good thing I had all my things to keep me company, cause it was a B-O-R-I-N-G ride."

Traffic sucks coming home from up north on the weekend. Especially Fourth of July weekend. Every year you accept this fact. Well, until you are stuck in it, then you curse everyone else in the cities who decided it was a good idea to go up north.

Day 233 - Independence Day

"Fireworks do what? Do I have to be awake for that?"

Happy Fourth of July! Paige didn't quite make it to the fireworks. In fact, she slept right through all of the booms and shakes, which is quite surprising given how close we actually were to the launch site. It was a nice display, maybe not quite up to what I've come to expect from an Ely fireworks show, but nice none-the-less.

Day 232 - Shriners and Sirens

"Cool Momma, look at those little cars. Can I have one?"

We went to the Gilbert parade on Friday evening to watch what turned out to be the longest parade in history. I fully expect it to be in the Guinness Book of World Records soon. (It took 2.5 hours...). On a positive note, since it was so long, we were able to spend a long time visiting with some good friends that we had not been able to see for several years. Paige enjoyed the parade for the most part. She loved the Shriners' cars and Motorcycles, but HATED the sirens from the trucks. I don't blame her.