Summer Fun!

Mom and I went back to the zoo since I fell asleep last time and didn't get to see everything. We met Becky and Garrett there. I got to see the aquatics, primates, and cats this time. I did fall asleep in the rainforest, but I woke up to get my picture taken in front of the waterfall.

This was the coolest thing EVER! I got to hold a piece of lettuce and Gracie the Giraffe came by and ate it out of my hand! She had a long tongue and almost licked my hand!

Garrett and I hang out a lot together! But soon we will be back to school.

So we gotta hang out while we can! We were playing with cool puzzles here. Some of them made sounds when you put the pieces in.

Here is me with my cousin Dominic. He came to visit me from Michigan and we went to a splash park. I like this place a lot.

Grandma H. came too and hung out with me while mom and dad were working for the weekend.

Grandpa H. also came to the splash park. He took some good pictures of us all and I stopped to pose with him for this one.


Oh no, what happened? Where did the sprinklers go?

There they are! Quick, take the picture so I can go run!

You want to play too mom?

Here I am on Curran and Cindy's 4-wheeler. We took a ride in the field and it was very relaxing.

I also went to a wedding. Here I am with the groom, Dylan. Aren't we cute?

I liked walking down the path and stopping to smell all the flowers hanging nearby.

What a beautiful day it was for a wedding.

Hugs and Kisses
~JPO

Learning so much!

I'd like to give a shout out to Grandpa Opatrny! It was recently his birthday and the family got together to celebrate. Here's how I celebrated:

I sang "Happy Birthday" to Grandpa right before he blew out the candles.

I fed my cousin Alex some Goldfish.

I fed Uncle Eddie Goldfish.

I fed my cousin Justin Goldfish.

Then I stabbed my fork into Uncle Eddie's foot.

And last, I played with a giant spider.

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I have been learning many new things lately.
Words that I say: Grandma, Grandpa, bubbles, water, hot, uh-oh, mom, dad, birthday, and I growl for lion.
Words that I sign: Milk, water, more... starting to do "thank you" and "all done"
We learned the signs for "lion" "prowl" and "jungle" during story time at the library.

Check out some of the other things I've been learning:

I take swim lessons at the Mentor Civic Center Pool. I got to go under the water this week. We jump off the side of the pool, sing the Hokey Pokey, Pop Goes the Weasel, and Motor Boat, take duck mat rides, and throw ping pong balls and swim to them!

I learned how to make pizza! I got to help spread the sauce and put on pepperoni.

I learned how to play ladder ball. I can throw it about 6 inches.

My buddy Garrett and I swim, dry off, then eat lunch in the pool area every day.

I am learning the alphabet using the blocks from my alphabet train.


I learned that I am not yet a size 7 1/2.

I am learning how to help mommy sweep the floor. I also like to do laundry.

Here I took a break from learning so much and went to the park to play.

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I've been super happy being home with my mom.

TTFN!