Updates from August 2010 until January 2011

A lot has happened lately. We went to the beach and I loved it. Swimming, playing in the sand were just part of what we did on our September beach trip. We also went to the Cape May zoo, Ocean City boardwalk and Lucy the Elephant in Margate, NJ!

The rest of September and October were fun! We spent a lot of it with Lulu and Gramps and Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop, because Daddy was away in China, and other parts of Asia for 3 and 1/2 weeks. He left on the 14th of September and didn't return until Oct. 8th. It was a loooooong time and I missed him A LOT! So, did Mommy and Ella. Yet, he was home for Halloween this year and he went Trick or Treating with us. It was Ella first time going and she did okay. She went to 4 houses. I went to 12 though! A few days before that we had a Halloween party here at my house. My buddies came. I was Daphne from Scooby - Doo and Ella was a kitty cat.

November we had Great Uncle Blair's 60th birthday party and Gigi's 93rd birthday party at Lulu's house. We also had Thanksgiving here at our house with Lulu and Gramps.

December as always was very busy!! I turned 4 and had a birthday party at a bouncy house called Jump On It! All my best friends came (Alyssa, Alayna, Josie, Jack, Robbie). It was sooo fun. Then came CHRISTMAS!!!! I loved it this year. We celebrate with Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop here at home on Christmas Eve. Then had Santa and Mom/Dad presents here at home Christmas morning. Then we had a loooong, fun Christmas Day at Lulu and Gramps'. I got to see my Aunt Amanda on Christmas and for almost 4 other days. She spent two nights!!!

January has been busy with play-dates and friend and family birthday parties. Great-Grandmom Tuttle just celebrated her 94th year!

Beach!!!!!

I am sooo excited to be going to the beach soon : ) My Mommy and Daddy and Ella will alllll be going with me and we will be staying for a whole week. YAY! I want to build sandcastles and play in the ocean. And go swimming in the ocean. And when I am in the ocean I might see a whale and then go under the water. We will be staying at a beach house. My mommy tells me it is pretty big. We have to bring our own sheets and towels. I will also bring toys to play with. This is going to my third time at the beach and Ella's first. I will try to teach Ella how to build sandcastles too. There is a zoo near-by the beach and we will go see the animals. My favorite is the elephant.

A Poem that My Mommy Wrote for Me When I Was a Month Old

The "Baby" Blanket (to Rylee written on January 15, 2007)

Beauty, innocence, happiness, joy

all wrapped in the blanket of you.

You drape your limbs across my body,

Wrapping me in the warmth of your love.

Curling your finger around mine

And looking into my eyes,

You bring the silkiness of trust

Into my life.

Softly I caress your back

To let you know of my faith

In Miracles,

In Life,

In YOU.

A few of my favorite things by Rylee

My favorite color is.....red.
My favorite shape is ....a circle.
My favorite movie is ....Robots.
My favorite person is ...Alyssa.
My favorite TV show is...Little Einstein's.
My favorite book is......Bumposaurus.
My favorite toy is ......Spike Jr.
My favorite place to go is .....Aunt Heather's house.

Robots by Rylee

Robots are designed to walk and / or talk in a way like people. They can have fingers. They can wheel around like Wall-E. Unlike cars that we drive, robots do things on their own. Not all robots resemble people. They have jobs or "directives" as Eve-A calls it in the movie Wall-E.

Gravity is what I learned about today by Rylee

Today I learned about gravity. I said to my Mommy and Daddy, "Gravity makes my poop go in the potty." My mommy laughed and so did my daddy. If we were on the moon, our jumps would be bigger, because there is less gravity. I did some experiments to test gravity. When I put a piece of paper on the part of my Daddy's arm that points down the paper dropped down. When I put a piece of paper on my Daddy's flat part of his leg it stayed on his leg. I had a fun time testing gravity and learning about it.

Donkeys have big ears

A donkey is grey. Today I found a donkey, that is what I wanted to look up on the internet. They make funny sounds. They say "heeee hawww". Donkeys are different than horses because their ears are bigger. That is what I learned today!