Two turtles in the back yard

Howdy, friends!

It's been really nice outside lately, and I love playing in the back yard. Here's me with my new friend "Tur-TUH" - don't we look like each other? As you might be able to see, I'm actually crawling around more these days - I was army-crawling so well that mom and dad thought I'd skip the hands-and-knees phase, but that's what I'm doing now.

We've started to go swimming at the outside pool at the rec center almost every afternoon. I like the water, and it's fun to see the other people. No matter how many toys mom brings, I always want someone else's ball - it's a little embarrassing...


Yesterday we went hiking at Roxborough again, and I saw deer and a couple of foxes. They looked like cats to me, so I called "ca, ca, ca"after it, but they weren't friendly.

My vocabulary has gotten even larger since last time - it's a mixture of signs and sounds, but they're consistent. This evening, I grabbed dad's hands and said "Go, go", but I knew we couldn't go out without shoes and a hat, so I said "shuus" until I got those, then slapped my head to get a hat. THEN we went outside to play with balls (bah! bah!) and look at birds (buh! with the sign for bird).

Let's see - I have another tooth (seven now) - it's further back than the others and much bigger. I seem to have skipped a few teeth in the front, but I'm sure they'll pop up sooner or later.

Oh, and I just started stacking my stacking rings, but I expect that the audience cheers when I get it right. Before, I would just throw the rings around.

There's probably more, but that will have to wait until next time.

Love, D.