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July
2004 Journal
Happy
Independence Day! And....most important....Happy
Birthday to ME this month! Can you believe that I will
be 3 years old already?
The summer months have already been soo hot. I hope that
we will be doing a lot to stay cool.
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Teri
M's 35th Birthday (Surprise) Party!
July
1, 2004 |
Tonight we went
to The Italian Oven in Mechanicsburg to help Bernie, Alex and Drew
celebrate their Mommy's birthday. We arrived a little late
because of Mommy working and had to be extra sneaky so Teri wouldn't
see us in the parking lot...she was in the car behind us!! We
missed the big shout out of "surprise!" but we didn't miss
out on the fun! I met some nice new friends but mostly had fun
playing with "the guys", as I liked to call them.
These were Alex and Drew's friends...they were what Mommy called
"teenagers". I was having fun playing
"jab" with the balloons and I fell and hit my head on the
very hard floor. I had a HUGE goose egg. Mommy made me
sit with her for a little bit but all I wanted to do was "go
play with the guys". She said I was okay and let me
go...I just have a very nice bruise on my head. So, no
pictures this week for turning 3! Daddy said it was probably
about time my "hard head" met it's match! Oh
well....boys will be boys...no blood...no stitches :)
Anyway...Happy Birthday Teri! We hope your day was great!
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Fun
At The Lake (Mount Gretna)
July
2, 2004 |
I got to stay
home with Daddy today and we went to the "beach".
Well, the lake in Mt. Gretna. I like my "Daddy time"
that I get now. I really missed him when I didn't get to see
him all day...but now, I really miss Mommy sometimes. Anyway,
Daddy & me had a lot of fun playing in the sand. I liked
sitting on the nice chair on the deck. We got to eat some
lunch there too. I had a soft pretzel and a very yummy BLUE
(Daddy said that is the best kind, and he was right!) Slush
Puppy! We went in the water for a little bit but it was soooo
cold! Brrrr! You know it's cold if I don't want to play
in it for very long!
Daddy wore me out because I fell asleep on the way home and took a
nice long nap!
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Geocaching
with Amanda
July
3, 2004 |
We did some
geocaching with Amanda today in Mt. Gretna. This time Daddy
actually let her be the "first to find". It was kind
of funny because she was a lot like Grammy when we took her.
Just pointed it out right away! Yea, Amanda! The first
one was a "Space Invaders" theme, so I took two really
cool aliens from it and left a car. On to the next one, and
Daddy let Amanda use the GPS and direct us this time. She
didn't do so bad at that either...we'll turn her into an addicted Geocacher
yet! We did it to Uncle Mark...he has already passed us in
number of finds and has met some new people, that have become
caching buddies, all thanks to this "sport". Anyway,
once we got to the designated location...I "found" this
one. It was buried in an old rotting log, covered up with some
bark. This cache had a lot of neat things in it but has really
suffered some damage from the elements...and needs some TLC.
We cleaned it up the best we could and trashed out with the stuff
that was soaked and moldy. I got a really cool truck at this
one.
I was pretty much too tired after this trip and it was time for
lunch, so we stopped at The Twin Kiss. I liked it there...the
lady working there was flirting with me and wanted to be my
girlfriend. I think Amanda was jealous...Daddy told her to get
used to it. Proper's are known for attracting women everywhere
they go. Hee-Hee. She wanted to know where I would take
her on our date...I told her "take you for ice
cream!". Everyone thought that was pretty funny.
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Fireworks
in Hershey
July
3, 2004 |
Mommy, Daddy and
me went to Hershey to see the fireworks. I wasn't too sure if
I would be scared of them or not. Daddy was telling me how
loud they would be and not to be scared. We sat up on the big
hill below the old Milton Hershey School, across from the
park. I had fun while it was still light out watching the
roller coasters and other rides. I keep asking to go on the
roller coasters but Mommy says I am too little. We had some
cotton candy and Daddy and me were catching fireflies. I like
holding them...they tickle. Then Daddy got me this cool glow
in the dark stick....I could wear it as a necklace or if you spun it
around, it looked really cool too! Daddy & I played catch with
it too. I had fun being outside in the dark! Finally, it
was time for the fireworks. I laid down on the blanket with
Mommy and we watched them overhead. They sure were loud, I was
a little tense, but I was okay. They were really pretty and I
liked the big ones that looked like circles. It was a fun
night.
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Happy
Fourth Of
July!
July
4, 2004 |
Amanda's Aunt
& Uncle, that live right down the street from us, invited us
down for a picnic. We took the dessert, "dirt" of
course! We had a really nice time. I got to
"drive" my quad runner down there. That was
cool. I finally got to meet Amanda's Grandma &
Poppy! They are always sending me little things and those
yummy infamous cookies she makes! I had fun playing at the
playground, which is right behind their house! We had a nice
time visiting and meeting everyone. It was nice of them to
invite us down. :)
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A
Fun Day in Lititz
July
5, 2004 |
Everyone had
today off because of the holiday, so Mommy, Daddy, Amanda and me
went for a road trip. We did some searching online the night
before for some cheap entertainment, along with places we could go
geocaching. We ended up going to Lititz, PA, which is just a
bit south of here, near Lancaster. Our first stop was the
Sturgis Pretzel Bakery. This is one of the very first pretzel
bakery's in the United States! We got to roll our own pretzels
and learned the story of how it got it's shape. It comes from
how children would cross their arms in front of them while saying
their prayers. The tasty pretzel was their reward for saying
their prayers. We are all now certified pretzel twisters and
even have a certificate to prove it! My favorite part was that
a pretzel was our ticket!! Daddy almost wasn't able to get
in...he ate most of his!
Then we walked down the street to Wilbur Chocolate Factory.
This tour wasn't anything like Hershey's Chocolate World but it
still was a bit interesting and I got a yummy flag shaped chocolate
lollipop out of it!
Then we walked to the park next door. Lititz Springs
Park. There was an old renovated caboose there that we could
go in. I liked that. It was a nice shiny red.
Daddy and me climbed the ladder to sit in the seats that look out
the high windows in the middle. There were two beds in there
and even a potty! The nice man working inside gave me a
lollipop!
Next, we walked into the park. There was a nice big fountain
with canals of water that ran through the park. There were all
kinds of ducks in there...mallards, baby ones and some other ones we
don't know the names of. Anyway, you could get really close to
them. I had a lot of run watching them and telling them to
"1..2...3...JUMP!" into the water. Mommy got us some
food and I fed them for a long time. It was funny to see them
duck under the water to get it and then some of them were fighting
and got us all wet! It was sooo hot outside that we didn't
care. It felt good and refreshing.
Well....since it was soo hot, we skipped the whole geocaching
thing. We did luck into the pretzel factory being a
"virtual cache" though. So, we did get one for the
day.
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I'm
3 Years Old Today!!
July
6, 2004 |
Happy Birthday
to Me! Can you believe that I am 3 years old already? I
can!! I had a very nice day today. Mommy & me went
to FunCare and Daddy came a few minutes later to play with me.
I got to show him off to all of my friends. We played outside
in the sandbox, enjoyed some Mr. Frosty ice cream and played in the
water. I was chasing Ms. Michelle around with a bucket trying
to get her all wet. It was pretty funny. We went inside
for lunch and Daddy helped me and my friends get ready for
lunch. I brought in some pudding for everyone to eat and they
all sang "Happy Birthday" to me. It was fun!
Then Daddy took me out to McDonald's for a milkshake and fries...my
favorite. I took a nice long nap too. Then Mommy got
home and I got to open some presents! A package had arrived
from Grammy & Pap-pap and it was killing me to know what was
inside. So, I was excited when Mommy got home! I got
Thomas the Tank Engine bed sheets and comforter. I can't wait
to use them! Daddy & Mommy got me a Buzz Light-year movie,
Sockem' Boppers ( I am wicked with those), a Spiderman Pez, Elefun
the game, and a big ball for outside! I also got two cards in
the mail. One from Pat Longwell and Aunt Kitty & Uncle
Harold. Mommy is going to help me put that money in the bank,
but I did use some of it to buy a garbage truck car on our trip to
Lititz yesterday! Anyway, Mommy got me a little cake (with
blue on it, just like I asked) and it had the number 3 on it and 3
candles. We had fun singing and I blew out the candles in one
swift breath! YAY! That was fun, so we did it three more
times...for luck!
I had a very nice day! I can't wait for my party on
Saturday...it should be a fun day!
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Happy
3rd Birthday to Me ~ My Party
July
10, 2004 |
We had my
birthday party today at 4 o'clock. A bunch of my friends and
family were able to attend. Let's see...who was there...Daddy
& Mommy, Grandparents Proper & Wiles, Uncle Mark, Aunt
Susan & Uncle Allen, Jen, Todd, Jessica, TJ & Logan, Drew,
Louise, Derrick, Julia & Nolan, Melonie & Ryan, Jen &
Darrin, Teri, Bernie, Alex & Drew, Scott (representing the
Lemmons gang) and Amanda came after work. Whew...I hope I
didn't forget anyone. We had a great time and a great
day...the weather was nice. I got a lot of nice things.
I got money, savings bonds, Thomas stuff (so much it is too hard to
list it all), Spiderman car & towel set, Rescue Hero Billy
Blazes backpack water squirter, Buzz Light-year remote control cars,
Lego's (quite a few sets), books, coloring books, some new
shirts, roller-skates with helmet and elbow/knee pads, a tee
ball set, Barnyard Bingo, Silly Golf and Go Fish games. I know
that I am probably forgetting something...but you get the point that
I got a lot of really nice things. THANK YOU EVERYONE! I
sure do have a lot of people that care about me.
Everyone had a nice time...the "big kids" (ahem, Uncle
Mark, Todd, Daddy, Bernie, Teri, Drew C., Alex and Drew) had a good
time playing Dodge Ball....I wanted to play so badly but I just
couldn't keep up with them...I did enjoy chasing after the balls
though. They sure did have a good time pelting each other with
my balls. Some people played Bocce ball, while other visited,
and we all ate our fill of pizza, chips and ice cream cake!
Did I mention that "Thomas" was on my cake! I bet
you are all surprised about that. The last fun thing we did
was a water balloon fight! That was great! It took
Pap-pap an hour and a half to fill up 100 balloons that took us
about 3 minutes to use! It was funny...everyone kept getting
me...and I loved it!
Most everybody went home around 8ish...but some friends hung around
longer, playing Bocce and visiting. I couldn't wait to get
Grandma inside to set up all of my Thomas stuff! We played
that all night. I stayed up till MIDNIGHT!!! That is the
latest I have ever been up...I probably could have kept going if
Mommy wouldn't have taken me upstairs to lay down! What a fun
day! So far, turning THREE has been great!
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Tornado
2004
July
15, 2004 |
A tornado blew
through Cambelltown today. I was upstairs sleeping and Uncle
Mark and Daddy were downstairs watching a movie when it got really
dark, rainy and windy outside. The tornado went through a
development about 3/4 of a mile from here. Mommy and Daddy had
actually looked at buying a house over here....I'm glad they
didn't. Daddy and Uncle Mark went out the next day to take
some photos of the damage...what a mess! Thankfully only a few
people were hurt, although one of them critically. That was
too close for comfort!
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Swimming
at Lake Pinchot
July
17, 2004 |
Finally! A
nice Saturday without rain! We decided to go to the lake for
swimming and a picnic. Funny, we went to this same place on
the exact same weekend last year! So, it's interesting to go
back and compare experiences. Last time, Mommy & Daddy
really had to coax me into the water and I did have a good time but
was not thrilled. I believe it was one of my first
"happy" times in the water. Anyway, completely
different story this time around....I LOVED IT here
today! You couldn't get me out of the water. I practiced
some more of my "swimming" techniques that I learned in my
lessons.
We had a really nice day there and I hope we can go back again
before the summer ends
** We had a malfunction with the card in the digital camera so we
lost all the pics we took on this trip! Bummer, we know! **
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Cole's
3 Year Check-up
July
19, 2004 |
Daddy took me to
see Dr. Besselman for my 3-year old check-up today. Mommy had
to work all day and couldn't go. That would be the first one
she has ever missed. Anyway, I sure am a growing boy! I
weighed in at 33 pounds and am 37 3/4 inches tall! I grew a
whole inch since last year! Everything looks great. He
told Daddy that my erratic eating habits are very normal. It's
not unlike kids my age to only eat one meal a day...as long as it's something
healthy...no worries. Also, he said to start the whole potty
training thing...I was afraid he was going to tell them that!
We need to find a weekend when we are going to be home to start
that...things should start calming down around here by the middle of
August.
Oh, and I was a great patient today. Apparently, I have
outgrown my fears of the doctor. I cooperated with
EVERYTHING! This was a first for me. Mommy said I even
battled him when I was a baby and didn't know what was going
on! Not sure what I was making a fuss all about...nothing
hurt. Of course, there were no shots this time around. I
even got to help hold the blood pressure gauge...that was a weird
feeling.
Now, I am good until next year, unless of course, I would catch a
cold or something.
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