22 Months!!!! - Spring is Officially Here!

Hi Everyone - Happy Spring!  We have been so happy to know that we have really been able to enjoy the weather this winter.  Spring is officially here, so Mommy put away all of my winter boots and coats.  She was saying that it was a good thing because her belly is getting to big big to wear her coat.

In the month of March, we have been going on lots of walks and playing outside.  I love helping Daddy and taking Derby for walks.  Daddy lets me hold Derby's leash and walk her around the block.  Derby is very gentle and does a good job with going slow.

We also celebrated Daddy's birthday!  Mommy and Daddy were so amazed that I can sing the WHOLE SONG!  We wore birthday hats, gave Daddy fun presents to enjoy the outdoors and had cupcakes!  I don't really like sweets, so mommy got me a tiny carrot cake cupcake and that was pretty good.

In terms of what I'm into these days...I still love music, singing and dancing.  I really love singing Ring around the Rosy, Wheels on the Bus and Hokey Pokey.  Riding my bike and truck is really fun too!  I LOVE HELICOPTERS!  My friend Cooper let me borrow this t-shirt and I love it! Mommy helps me find helly-lee-locters up in the sky!  If we're lucky, we'll find one!!! 

 

That's about it!  We'll talk to you you soon!

Love,
Clive

21 Months! The left-handed, exploring, (no I can do it all myself) toddler!

Hi Everyone!  Happy 21 Months to me, Clive!

It was a really nice month of February here in New England.  It has NEVER been this warm and I just lucked out because I was able to do a lot of playing outside.

This month, I still keep reminding Mommy and Daddy that I can do things all by myself.  As a result, I got my first "Owie" that required a band-aid.

I love painting at school and I'm really getting good at not licking the paint.  Sometimes, I still can't help it, but I'm much better!  Mommy and Daddy have also noticed that I've been favoring my left hand.  We'll have to see if it sticks!

We also celebrated Nonnie's birthday.  Nonnie and Steve came over and made them a delicious breakfast.  We also sang Happy Birthday, too!  I love singing Happy Birthday, especially for my Nonnie!

We also celebrated Valentine's Day.  Mommy and I wore our red.  I love my Mommy!  We made cake pops for each of our friends and teachers at school.  They were yummy!


 

Lately, I have been enjoying crawling through my tunnel, wearing hats and just being silly!  I still love running laps around the staircase with Daddy and playing peek-a-boo.

I still love singing Wheels on the Bus and one of my new favorites is singing Ring a Round the Rosie!  My friends at school will hold hands and sing with me!

That's it for now...talk to you all soon!!!

Love,
Clive

CA BOUND!!!

Hi Everyone!

We went on an AIRPLANE!  We went to visit Mommy's family (my family too, of course!) that lives in CA.  We had so much fun.  It was nice to play outside in the nice weather, eat at Mommy's favorite places and spend time with family.  I can't wait to tell you all about it! 

I really liked riding on the airplane.  Daddy strapped my car seat to his luggage and pushed me through the airport!!  That was really fun!  We were able to explore the airport, have a snack and watch all of the people walking by.  Once we got on the plane, seeing the airplane wings were the best part.  I was so excited to be on the plane, that I couldn't sleep.  I had a very hard time trying to settle down, so we just had to the best we could and know that there was an END to the trip!  Somehow, someway, we survived!  The best part was that we were able to make a pit stop at In-N-Out burger in CA and try it out.  Those burgers are yummy!!!!

We stayed with Auntie Callie and Uncle Larry.  They have a dog Marley, who is a bulldog.  He is so cool!  They were so nice to let us stay with them and were wonderful hosts.

I was sooooo soooo soooo very tired and slept a ton the next day.  So the next day, I was ready to go and explore CA!!!  Our first stop was Fisherman's Wharf.  It's still one of the best places to see lots of Sea Lions.  Since it was early in the morning, we were able to get a good view of the Sea Lions.  They barked liked doggies!  Auntie Callie came with us too!  We had so much fun together.  It was almost 70 degrees, so we got really enjoy time outside!

Picking flowers for Mommy (yes she was all teary)

The next day, we took an adventure to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.  Mommy always tells me stories about how she worked there when she was little and it is still one of her favorite places on earth.  We were able to see her friend Ken who told us all about the latest and greatest happenings at the aquarium.  I loved going up and down the stairs, playing in the kid's area and looking into the MILLION GALLON TANK!  There were giant green sea turtles, so cool!

On our way home, we stopped at one of the best pizza places in the world, Gianni's!  Mommy's favorite is their Jalapeno and Mushroom.  I only ate the mushrooms and she was right, this pizza is DELICIOUS!!!

 

The main reason we went to visit California, was to see Uncle Larry and Auntie Callie.  They are having a baby girl in March and I finally get to have my FIRST cousin!  I can't wait to meet her.  So we threw Callie and Larry a party to celebrate the new baby coming.  We had so much fun and I was able to meet Callie's friends and lots of family friends too!  The favorite part of the day was everyone decorated onesies for Baby Deguzman.  Everyone was able to put their own personal touch and when my cousin arrives, she has lots of new homemade outfits to wear!  Callie and Larry were so happy to have the party and we were glad to celebrate a new family member!

One special trip we always make is to visit Mommy's Grandma.  My great grandmother, Teruko.  She was very special to Mommy and she misses her a lot.  So we went to visit her and make sure she knew that we were there and to share some fun memories of her.  It was also fun to tell her about a new baby coming to join our family.  She would be so happy!

We had so much fun spending quality time with Uncle Larry and Callie.  We were able to be silly and enjoy just hanging out.  Uncle Larry and Callie's favorite silly moment was when I streaked through the house before a bath.  They love being silly!

(One of my Mommy's favorite pictures from this trip)

I also was able to spend some time with my Nana.  She has so many fun things at her house.  She has TWO dogs, Yuki and Frosty.  I was able to play with them.  Nana also helped me to feed Sam, her turtle!  He was so cool and he likes to eat flowers.  She also had a rocking horse that Mommy used to ride when she was little.  It was nice spending time with my Nana and I hope we can visit with her again soon.

That was SUCH a fun trip.  The plane ride home wasn't any easier, but we MADE IT!  We were all so happy to see our dog Derby and sleep in our own beds!

Until our next adventure....

Love,
Clive