Playing with Daddy

Edwin came up with this fun game, and as you can see, she loves it!
Edwin inventó este juego, y como pueden ver, le encanta a Tory.


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Trip to the zoo

While we were in Seattle, we were able to visit the zoo! As you can see, Tory had a lot of fun at the petting zoo, and meeting the giraffes up close was exciting, even for Grandpa and Mommy! We were especially impressed by the lions and the beautiful jaguar. Tory did really well for being at the zoo for four hours! She did konk out for about an hour of it, thankfully, but she had a great time!

Mientras estabamos en Seattle, pudimos visitar el zológico! Como pueden ver, Tory disfrutó el área donde pueden tocar a los animales, y conociendo a las girafas de cerca fué emocionante, hasta para Abuelito y Mamá. Fuimos especialmente impresionados por los leones y el bello jaguar. Aunque pasó cuatro horas en el zológico, lo pudo disfrutar mucho Tory, y menos mal que durmió una de esas horas.

SO BIG!!!

Great-Grandma Large (my grandma) began teaching this trick to Tory a few months ago and now, here she is, showing how big she is!! :) My mom says she taught us to do this when we were small, too. :) Enjoy!

La bis-abuela de Tory le empezó a enseñar este truquito hace un par de meses y ahora, aqui está, mostrando lo grande que está ahora!! :) Mi mamá me dice que también nos enseñó esto cuando nosotros eramos chiquitos. :) Disfrúten!


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Lots of love from Grandpa & Grandma

Tory has had so much fun getting to know Grandpa and Grandma again! It took about three days before she felt comfortable enough to even let them look at her, and now she holds out her arms to them to be held. Paul came with them from Seattle and spent Memorial Day weekend with us... there he is goofing off with the camera. :) We visited with some friends, in the next picture, where they had a cute little rocking chair just her size. . . and boy did she love that rabbit! The next series of pictures is us at the Master Gardener's Gardens near the library. We then went to visit Great-Grandpa Stearns in Plymouth and Tory stood alone for the first time for about 5 seconds! Now she loves for you to hold her arms as she wobbles around on her feet all over the place. Next week we're off to Seattle for a week, during which my handsome brother will be graduating with his B.S. in Economics!! Wow, way to go!!

Up to speed

Tory is crawling now! She pulls herself up...claps her hands....giggles...she loves being outdoors...loves bathtime...has been to a friend's first birthday party and we are working on "bye-bye" and "Daddy's home!" :)

Tory ya puede gatear! She puede parar con la ayuda de algo...aplaude....se rie...le encanta estar afuera...le encanta bañarse...ha ido al primer cumpleaños de una amiguita y ya casi dice "adios" y "Ya vino papá"













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Visitors and a Day at the Park

My cousin, Kent, his wife, Missy, and their son, Jackson, came to visit and help my grandparents fix up their house, since they are moving back to this area. Tory had a lot of fun with her cousin, as you can see! :) It was the first time she's had someone on the floor with her, playing. I was surprised to see her quickly scoot over to where he was playing and wanting to play with what he had. But thankfully, he was a good sport and didn't mind. Then, yesterday, Edwin took Tory and I to the park! :) We had a small picnic, then headed for all the fun stuff! She was fascinated with the sandbox, so we had a good bath that night!

Mi primo, Kent, su esposa, Missy y su hijo, Jackson, vinieron a visitar y ayudar a mis abuelitos a arreglar su casa, ya que se van a mudar para esta area. Tory disfruto mucho su tiempo con su primito, como pueden ver! :) Fue la primera vez que ha tenido a alguien con quien jugar en el suelo. Me sorprendi al verla moverse muy rapido por el pisa para alcansar y jugar con lo que el estaba jugando. Pero, menos mal, a el no le molesto. Luego, ayer Edwin nos llevo a Tory y a mi al parque! :) Tuvimos un pequeño picnic y despues fuimos a invetigar todas las cosas divertidas que habian alli. Le facino la caja de arena, asi que le dimos un buen baño esa noche!














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