So when grandpa and grandma came a few weeks ago grandpa put in the sprinkler pipes so that the yard can officially go on auto pilot. A minor glitch in the system had dad out there for a bit to fix it. I subsequently found the sprinkler. WHOA! What a trip this was. I had a blast. Mom was not thrilled with the ensuing soaking but hey, summer is made for these things I would presume.
Fanny is now on the job full time. She certainly keeps me busy. This was one of what is sure to be a lot of day outings. This one was to the park. Just wanted to show you how happy I was to be in my car.
Granddaddy and Grandbecky were heading out tomorrow so the fam got it together for a BBQ at our house. The weather was super fantastic so we all ate and hung out on the back patio. I really loved these pipes mom and dad kept around for me to play with. Also, mom got sidewalk chalk so dad and I had a pretty good time with that too. BBQ was a huge success and everyone had a good time.
[album: http://www.cooperhampton.com/wp-content/plugins/dm-albums/dm-albums.php?currdir=/wp-content/cooperAlbums/shelleyBBQ/]The Baltimore aquarium really is a cool place. Dad is a little sick of it seeing as it never changes really. However it was time to get me out there. I really liked the bubbles man. They were sweet. At any rate, we made it through. Grandpa Shelley and crew were there to help out. Cousin Sam, and well, you get the point. Everyone went. Dad just got the new iPhone so he was playing with the video feature. He realized there was no real video of me cruising around yet so folks, here it is.
[album: http://www.cooperhampton.com/wp-content/plugins/dm-albums/dm-albums.php?currdir=/wp-content/cooperAlbums/aquarium09/]I happened to be outside one day when dad was mowing the lawn getting ready for grandpa Shelley to come up when the noise of the lawn mower got a bit much for me. Dad took me down a notch by carrying me all over the yard while he mowed. Somehow just chilling with dad the noise a lot less confusing. Pugsly and Wednesday were a bit confused by the noise too but dad couldn’t carry all of us!
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As you can see from the post a few days ago the birthday yielded a few presents. This one needed to be taken out for a spin. Served two purposes actually. One, mom and dad wanted to check out the pool scene. There was a LOT of folks cruising around down there actually. Quite a surprise indeed. Two was the spinning of the new ride. Dude, this thing has a cup holder and a seat belt. Cup holder for my sweet water bottle, seat belt to keep me seated as I am not a huge fan of sitting still these days. Sweet ride for sure. If we get the pool thing rolling too perhaps this new ride will get me a few introductions to the ladies.
Uncle Ryan and aunt Rhonda made the super drive up from NC to check me out for my birthday. While it was a bit much to do too much the other night, and they have to leave tomorrow, we did manage to have a great day. Last day for grandparents and cool outing. We went to a wine tasting for Maryland wines. I mostly sat in the stroller in the shade but everyone else had a good time. It was HOT as you know what out there so it was a bit uncomfortable for me after a while. Turns out Maryland has quite a few wineries to be seen. If it wasn’t so darn hot it may have been a bit different but man it was warm out. Got a few bottles of wine as souvenirs and mom and dad gave grandparents a wine necklace (wine holder around the neck. Pretty funny stuff actually). After the festival we went home and had a killer BBQ. It was quite a day.
[album: http://www.cooperhampton.com/wp-content/plugins/dm-albums/dm-albums.php?currdir=/wp-content/cooperAlbums/wineFestival/]Well it was bound to happen sooner or later, I finally turned one. And quite a day it was. We had grandparents from California, cousins and aunt/uncle from around here. It was sweet. Lemon cake and presents to rip open. Didn’t care much for the presents but the paper and boxes were the bee’s knees. (Just kidding those who got me presents, I eventually played with them the day after). Got a cool car thinger, an interactive horsey thing that talks to the TV, and a guitar thingamabob that also speaks Spanish. (Which was good for dad because he forgot how to say duck in Spanish. It is pato by the way). All good stuff. Can’t believe it has been a year already. My quest for world domination is that much closer.
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