Grandpa Steve in the House!

Hi everyone!

Yes, I got another haircut, and no, I didn't like it any better than the first time. I screamed and screamed and did everything I could to get out of the chair. They think I'm just going to sit there when some woman comes at me with scissors?!?

Let me tell you what I have to say about that:

But the good news is Grandpa Steve was in town this weekend! Here are Daddy and Grandpa playing with my toys.

It looked like fun, so I joined them. Daddy taught me how to use the lightsaber...

And I picked it up pretty quickly!

And here's the best picture we took of me and Grandpa. Have I mentioned I don't like sitting still?

One of my favorite things to do right now is to play my Wii video games. I like to shake the remotes around and watch the character on the screen move. I'm pretty good at table tennis and swordfighting.

I showed Grandpa how to play.

And he chased me around the house

I had a lot of fun with Grandpa! In fact, I slept in until 8:30 on Sunday after running around with him all day!

I would love to play with all my other friends- if you want to come visit, let me know. I'll ask my mommy!

Karen and Dan's Visit

Hi everyone!

This weekend, Karen and Dan came to visit from Virginia. Karen and Mommy have been friends since Kindergarten. That's a really long time.

Here's Dan and Karen and me.

Here I am flying with Dan.

While they were here, I showed them the Georgia Aquarium. This time, I actually realized there were fish there!

I'm not so fond of sitting still, so even though this huge tank was really interesting, Daddy had to carry me out of here. 

Here we are at one of the touch pools. I didn't touch any sting rays, but I watched them swimming.

We had a great time with Karen and Dan! I'm glad they came to visit!

Talk to you soon!

Quinn

Bath Time!

My First Wall Masterpiece

Hi everyone!

I've been super busy playing with all of my toys that I got for Christmas.  Some of my favorites are my new crayons. They came with a coloring book that Mommy keeps pushing in front of me, but I prefer a bigger canvas. The other day, Mommy was on the phone with Daddy and I saw my chance!  I used the wall in the hallway for my masterpiece. Mommy wasn't too happy. But I helped her clean it up, so I think she forgave me.

In this picture you can really see how busy I've been- there's the artwork on the wall, but there's also the spaghetti sauce from lunch by my mouth, the pear juice on my shirt, and the band-aid on my forehead (from when I fell off the truck in the background into the window sill).

I've got to take a nap, talk to you soon!
Quinn

Happy New Year!

Happy 2010!!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Last week, Grandma Pam came to visit. I helped her make Christmas cookies.

While Grandma was here, we celebrated an early Christmas. Here's our pretty tree. All the fancy ornaments are at the top, you'll notice. I thought that was a bit unfair.

And here's what Santa brought me! A cool kitchen and a cash register. I'm glad he had no hard feelings about our meeting at the mall.

Here's me on "Christmas morning" discovering my new toys

Grandma and Grandpa gave me a train set! With a remote control!

And here's the train all set up in my room. Calvin likes to sit on my dresser and watch the train go around.

Here's another toy I loved- a barn from Great-Grandma Maggie.

Daddy and I had colds and didn't feel so well. We had to take a break from all the excitement.

After our Christmas in Atlanta, we drove up to Virginia to visit with Grandpa George and celebrate Christmas on the 25th.

On Christmas Eve, Grandpa George read me "The Night Before Christmas" like he used to do for Mommy when she was little. The first few lines were very nice, but when I heard "Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse," it reminded me that I should be up and stirring, so I ran around while he read the rest.

That night Santa came again! He brought a cool trailer for Mommy or Daddy's bike so I can go with them on bike rides. I also got tons of cool stuff from everyone else. Here I am in my Christmas pajamas having a good time.

I opened my presents and helped hand out the presents to everyone else.

While I was at Grandpa George's house, I had a lot of important jobs to do.

I had to move the ornaments around so they looked better-

I had to check all of the doors to make sure they were operating properly. And Grandpa George sure has a lot of doors!

I had to feed his dog, Winnie. Here I am mixing up some food and water for her:

And here I am sharing my peas with her:

Uncle Brian brought over his Wii games, so I spent a lot of time teaching everyone how to play. Here I'm showing Uncle Brian how to drum. I'm not sure why, but everyone kept insisting I use the drumstick only on the drum set. I had a ton of things I wanted to hit with the drumstick. But whatever...

Here I am showing Mommy how to "drive" on a different game.

We're back in Atlanta now, relaxing after our long drive. Thank you to everyone for all of the cool toys and gifts! Merry Christmas again!
Love,
Quinn

Dear Santa,

Dear Santa,
I would like to apologize for the recent incident at the mall. Attached is a picture of our meeting in case you don't remember which lovely angel I was. Mommy assures me you are a very nice man. However, I was in desperate need of a nap and not really up for a chat. Maybe we can get together next year.
Sincerely,
Quinn Park

P.S. I hope this won't affect my status on your list...