We just got back from a fun trip to Durham and Boston! We left last Wed for Durham, and I had lots of fun with my friends Miles and Tobin. We got to meet Tobin's little brother, Evan, too -- he's pretty cute. The best part of the trip was HALLOWEEN! I got to dress up as Dr. Jones and go hang out in our old neighborhood. I even got a little bit of candy! Then on Sunday we flew up to Boston so Mom could go to a conference. We got to see Andrew and Elizabeth on Sunday night, and Eric and Allison on Monday, and Dad and I had fun exploring the city while Mom worked. I've now been on 51 plane rides.
Mom and I had a great trip to Colorado. It was so fun to see Nana and Avia and Grandpa and Grandma and all of my aunts and uncles and cousins and GGpa and Great Barb and GG and .... I can't keep track of everyone!!
You know, I've heard that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Well, people sure seem to like to imitate me! Check this out:
The Broncos played a really exciting game against the Cowboys while I was home, and I did my best to cheer them on!
I also learned a great new word: "NO!" It's so much fun to say that sometimes I'll just repeat it to myself when we're driving around in the car. It's also really handy for letting people know how I feel about stuff, like food and books.
Well, the last video we posted was taken after Dad and I picked Mom up from her office. In front of her office are some stepping stones, which Dad pointed out to me and let me walk across. When I was done, I said "Bye bye, Stepping Stones!" That made Mom and Dad laugh, so I said it again. And again. Except my mouth hasn't really caught up to my brain, so when I say "Stepping Stones" it sounds like "Dr. Jones." So Dad had me say, "Bye bye, Dr. Jones!" and he and Mom thought that was really funny. The next day I was thinking about how funny that was and I started walking around the house saying, "Dr. Jones!" So mom suggested that we should name the kitty that Nana gave me Dr. Jones. I thought that was a great idea-- I ran over to my little playhouse and got my kitty out and said, "Dr. Jones!"
Mom and I are in Colorado now. Mom is going to a conference and I get to hang out with Nana a lot! It's pretty great. We're up in the mountains (Copper Mountain) and today it snowed! Apparently I saw a lot of snow last year but I don't remember it too well. It was cold! Tomorrow we're going back to Boulder and I'll see my cousins, and then Avia is getting back from a trip to Washington, D.C., on Saturday. It sure is fun to see everyone here! Oh, and Dr. Jones came along, too.
Last night after Dad's soccer game I was playing around and slipped and hit the side of my head really hard. Usually I recover from my frequent little "bonks" pretty quickly, but this one really hurt and I cried a lot. When I calmed down a little bit, Mama asked me, "Where does it hurt?" I pointed to my chest and said tearfully, "Me-me" (="Mazie"). Duh, Mom!
Also, I'm officially smarter than Mom. Avia has a list of 150 words that Mom could say when she was 18 months old. Well, I'm still a few days short of 16 months and my list of words is up to 151!
