Cookies!

"I am Mommy's official cookie tester, and I take my job VERY SERIOUSLY."

"Hmmmm...good texture, good sugar...we might have a winner."



"I just have to eat all the other cookies to judge which one is the best!"

The remaining contestants.

Ian's Haircut

From This:

To This:

"It's a little short, Mommy! But a good summer cut."

Visit to LP with Dana and Haley

"I'm with Dana and Haley at the ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"Mommy! There's a lion on that rock!"

"Happy birthday, Uncle Kurt! We miss you!"

"Hi, little birdie! Did you know it's my Uncle Kurt's birthday?"

That bird on the railing by Dana kept dive bombing her."

"HI, BIRDIE!!!! HEY!!! WHY ARE YOU FLYING AWAY???"

Two happy sisters.

"So how old is Uncle Kurt, anyway? Old? Really old?
Old like Mommy??? Noooo! Not THAT old!"

This leaf was bigger than their heads.

One happy day at the zoo.

One toddler, about five minutes from being completely passed out.
We listened to snoring the whole way home.

Happy Birthday, Ian

"All these people are singing Happy Birthday to ME!"

"And I get a cupcake!!!"

"AND ICE CREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"I love birthdays!"

"Again, please!"

Ian's Breakfast at the Ocean

I'm at the beach!! Mommy said she would get breakfast for us. I wonder what she will find.

DOUGHNUTS!!! I love when Mommy is in charge of breakfast!!

I think I got all the chocolate off. You can have the rest.

AHHHHH!!! My hands are dirty!!

How in the world did my hands get so dirty? I have no idea how that happened.

The Day After: Playing With All the Toys

"I'm Grand Marshall Ian!"

"On your marks! Get set..."

"GO!"

"I shall follow in my mommy's footsteps and master the triangle."

"HA! A saxaflute!"

"I wonder if the Civic has an opening for a new saxaflutist?"

"I love my saxaflute"

"Hmmm...T-Rex needs to work on his technique."

"I love music."

Ian's Birthday

"It's MY BIRTHDAY!!!!"

"Mommy, what is that?!"

"I love this bag!!! It's filled with tons of stuff!"

"Thanks, Daddy, for a great birthday!"