our july so far...

well, july is already half over and i'm exact 1.5 years old today! we celebrated my half birthday by going to the dentist this morning, where i cried and cried while the dentist removed built-up plaque from my teeth. there are no pictures of this event, as mom was too busy holding me down while i cried and cried, just as i do every time she brushes my teeth at home, which is why the plaque was built-up in the first place... good times... after that, we went to the children's museum again, so i quickly forgot the morning tragedy and moved on with the rest of my day...

in other news, here's what's been going on lately...

this is me with a rock in my mouth. i was playing outside at a restaurant and stuck this in my mouth while i patiently waited for mom to see me and then observe whatever reaction she would have. as usual, she reached for the camera first (apparently she thought i looked funny) and then breezily took the rock out of my mouth and went back to her tacos. not nearly as exciting as i was hoping for, but i still like to check every once in a while just to see what might happen...

it continues to be approximately 2,735 degrees F here every day (that's with the heat index). here's a picture in front of a fountain i played in for a little while last weekend to cool off...


and here i am trying to lift daddy's golf clubs! usually i'm pretty strong, but unfortunately i was no match for these, no matter how hard i tried...

random picture of me laughing with food in my mouth...

getting ready to go down the slide in the play room at church!

getting a little work done on the computer...

i keep learning new words to say and am doing really well with "apple" and "oatmeal" and i think i can say "alligator" and "ice cream" really well, but they both come out sounding like "abba." but i'm babbling and talking all the time, so that's fun... i love eating ice, blueberries, and smoothies, and drinking the water while i'm in the bath tub (even though i know i'm not supposed to!)... i have been eating hot dogs now (although they are turkey hot dogs) and like dipping them in ketchup all by myself... i absolutely must have mommy's full and undivided attention at all times... i love walking to the mailbox and pointing out all the bugs along the way, and things are just going really well! we're actually getting ready for another trip to indiana later this week - this time for mommy's high school reunion! i'll report back on that next week when we return. and here are some more random pictures to close... bye!