July 4th

We had a nice Forth of July. We went to LA and had breakfast with Aunt Tanya, Uncle Pat and Uncle Henry and then in the evening we went to Ella's for an exciting celebration. We went swiming, made homemade ice-cream and then something went terribly wrong...LOUD BANGS. I was so scared, mom and I stayed in the house and we played with Ella's nice princess toys; while daddy went outside and played with the big kids.

These are some pictures of Ella sharing her ice-cream with me. Yum!

Sharing

Pre-picture: "Violet, share with Owen"...

We had a fun celebration at Ella and Owen's house. Ella's always been like a big sister to me, so here's a picture of me helping out her baby bother. We had fun eating Cheerios together, since he can't quite get them in his mouth, I helped him.

This Little Piggy

Our moms took Mikayla and I to the zoo to see the little piggies, but there were only big, fat ones.












Here Mikayla's telling me that "it's fake".


We all enjoyed seeing the goats, sheep and monkeys too.

Little Puppy

Nana got a new little puppy and so she came by for a visit today so we could meet. I liked "dog" a lot (he doesn't have a name yet).

Our first meeting.

The cute little one(s).

Pheonix Sun

Hot! Hot! Hot! was all I could say last week on our mini vacation to Pheonix. I also said "pool" a lot, as it was the coolest place to be. Here are some pictures of me swimming with Nana and Pops. I loved snacking on grapes by the pool with Pops, I borrowed his hat.

Nana and I had fun playing at the kids park in the mall. Nana was allowing in because she was celebrating her 25th birthday. (Maybe that's backwards)

Electric Slide

I had so much fun going on the slide with Pops, when he got tired I kept going all by myself. Here's a picture of static in my hair.

Nice Family Photos

Squirming in my seat.

I've got my dancing shoes on.

Laughs with Lola.
Eyes.

Most important man in my life.

Happy Father's Day

Today we got to celebrate Daddy and Opa. The whole family was there eating like carnivores. After daddy ate all you can eat Brazilian BBQ, he shared his cake with me.

Lola and Opa were happy to see me in my pretty Filipino dress. Auntie Shannan also came to celebrate with us, since Pops is out of town.

Aunt Tanya, took some "professional" photographs on her nice, new camera. We'll be sharing those shortly.

The "Out Back"

Last night we camped out in Lola and Opa's backyard. Next month we are going to Yosemite and mom thought we should do a trial run. I've informed my parents that they won't be getting much sleep on our upcoming camping trip. Lola even tried out the tent (for a few minutes).


Here's a picture of me telling daddy about all the noises I heard last night. Daddy is a little tired.

This morning after breakfast we went for a family swim. We had so much fun!

A Day with Friends

I had so much fun at my friend Ella's house. We went swimming in her nice, warm pool. I wore my special "Body Glove" suit to help keep me afloat, mom loves to put me in it, just so she can laugh and watch me wobble around.


After swimming, Ella and I ate lunch and played with all of her big girl toys.
This is a happy picture of me before I tipped over in the chair.







Here's Aunt Becky and baby Owen. Isn't he cute?

My Little Red Wagon

Nana and Pops got a wagon for me. It's so nice and roomy for baby and me... and my aqua, books, crackers, toys and pillow. I just relaxed while mom and Nana pulled me all the way to Starbucks and back, it was a two mile walk for them and so we all really enjoyed the Starbucks break.
Here's a picture of me stuffing my face with the carrot loaf. Thanks Nana, I love my wagon!