CHEESE!!!!

Mommy forgot to add this to the pumpkin patch post. She said "Michael! Look at Mommy!" and I looked at her and said "CHEESE!" - I'm such a ham! HAM!

The Pumpkin Patch...a muddy experience...

My preschool took a field trip to the pumpkin patch today. Mommy and Abby came too. It was very rainy and muddy but we had lots of fun.
They had this water pump thingy and you could pump it and water would come out and go down a little trugh. They put little toy duckies in there too and we raced them by who could pump the fastest.
Abby really liked the big sandbox of corn. Lamby liked it too.
I liked to climb to the top of the haystack - I'm the KING!
I found a perfect pumpkin for Abby.
"Here you go Abby"
Now THIS is a pumpkin!
Abby liked to balance Lamby on the pumpkin stem.
Abby doesn't like to be muddy and she cried when Lamby fell in the mud but I told her it was OK and she gotted over it.

Everyone got baths when we got home - it was lots n lots of fun though!

Quiet Mornings...

In the morning I like to sit in the big bean bag and drink my baba and hold Lamb and Puppy...Life is good...

Chillin' with Daddy...

Just a girl...Her Dad...and an ipod

...oh...and a flashlight.

Silly Michael!

I think it is very funny to put the oven mits on my feet and walk around.

Fun with Cousin Katie!

On September 29th cousin Katie came over to play with us. She just turned 8 years old. She is lots of fun to play with.
Ahhhhhhhh - Cute Cousins! - time for me to get them!

Here I Come!
Make room for me!

Katie knows A LOT about little sisters so I let her do my hair! She did a great job!!! Mommy says that Katie was my age when Mommy and Daddy got married...wow! That was a LONG time ago.

Talking to Nana!

End of Summer Fun - Goodbye Uncle John!

Okay - so this is very very very late! Uncle John left at the beginning of September!!!! But here are some very cute pictures Aunt Fessy took at Uncle John's going away party. We all went to Uncle Douglas (the fireman) and Aunt Kathy's house.

I like to go down the slide! Mommy's cousin Jennifer is super cool and made sure that I had lots n lots of fun!!!
I'm a dinosaur!!! *RRROOOAAARRR* Look at THIS COOL TOY!!! I had lots of fun playing with Joe and mommy's cousin John (different than Uncle John).

"Hey Sawa...wanna go for a ride!"

Uncle Douglas has a motorcycle. He letted us get on and pretend to drive around! How cool is THAT!!!

Mommy and Daddy got to see Penny and we didn't *grrrrrr*

So while Mommy and Daddy were at Notre Dame they got to see Penny. Why do THEY GET TO HAVE ALL THE FUN!!!!

Mommy and Daddy Crash Chi-town!

Mommy and Daddy, Aunt Kelly and Uncle Ray went to Chicago and South Bend on September 15-17. They went to watch Notre Dame vs Michigan and got to see the Bears vs Detroit. The above picture was the view from their hotel room in Chicago.
The Golden Dome at Notre Dame - Daddy takes really good pictures.
Daddy and Mommy before the game (before it all went horribly wrong!).

They sat in the South endzone with all the Michigan fans. It wasn't the most fun section to sit in...Mommy says she knows more Michigan cheers than she cared to know - furious brain scrubbing ensued.

This is Soldier Field in Chicago. This is where Daddy's favorite NFL team, the Chicago Bears, play. Abby and I can now sing the "Bear Down Song." Mommy says if she can get us to do it on tape she'll put it on the blog.

The fearsome foursome had really nice seats for the Bears game. It was nice to cheer for the winning team this time!

Mommy and Daddy had a really good time just the two of them. If you were wondering what we did while Mommy and Daddy where gone...well...we had a big party at Dama and Papa's house. Our 5 cousins and us had sleep over - 7 kids under the age of 12 was big fun for Dama and Papa!!

WE MISS DADDY!!!

Daddy left very early this morning for a bidness trip. He is in Chicago for a couple of days. He left before I was even awake. When Mommy got me up this morning I RAN down the hallways going "Dada? Dada?" and he wasn't in the living room. So I RAN back down the hallway into he and mommy's bathroom saying "Dada? Dada?" and he wasn't there either. So I stomped back down the hallway...very upset that I couldn't find my dada. Mommy says he will be home very soom but I don't like it when my favorite person in the world is gone. So mommy took some pictures of me to post on the blog so dada won't forget what I look like.

I love you Daddy and I miss you lots! Come home soon!

Three Words

THE HAIR STAYS

I fell asleep late in the game and when Mommy tried to move me to my bed I rallied and would NOT go to sleep until I had watched the end of the game. Daddy was fun - he would throw me up in the air when Notre Dame scored or made a great play!

COME ON IRISH!!!

Rubbing my head for luck!

GO IRISH!!!

Hey if you play football for the Irish and are Polish and your last name begins with a Z you are COOL in my book. This morning Mommy gave me a haircut to match my favorite Fighting Irish player (ok - maybe it is Mommy's favorite player) Zibby!

GO IRISH - BEAT SPARTANS!

(mommy says: zibby is "graoooowl")

Giraffe by Michael

I know I promised you a lion (and it IS coming). Here is a giraffe.

Michael's FIRST Day of School!!!

Once upon a time there was a little baby named Michael. He was a good little baby and his parents thought he would always be little and never ever leave them... (Michael - 1 week old)

But everyday the little baby grew and grew and then grew some more. And one day his parents realized it was the first day of school and their little baby was 3 years old!

(Michael - 3 years old)

And so the little baby was now a little boy and going to his first day of preschool. He will go Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 - 11:30am. He was very excited to be going to school. He put his backpack away and washed his hands and didn't give his mommy a second look. His little sister (who is still little and not ready to go to school) did not like it one bit that her big brother got to stay and color and paint and sing songs. So when mommy and little sister snuck out they went to Shari's and had breakfast - just the two of them and they had fun too!

Okay - enough of mommy's silly story (that made her eyes all wet - she is SO silly). Did you hear that today I went to SCHOOL!!!! It is the same school that mommy went to too when she was my size (different teachers though!). My teachers name is Mrs. Denise. I like her a lot. When I got to school she showed me where to put my backpack and then told me that when I get to school I'm supposed to wash my hands. I went right away and washed my hands. The teacher asked my mommy if I had gone to preschool before because I followed directions so well! (mommy says she is very proud of me). Then I went and started working on puzzles. Mommy and Abby hung around a few minutes and Mommy finally realized that I was fine and didn't need her there. So she and Abby left. Mommy had to hold Abby because she wanted to get down and play too - she was very wiggly for mommy. Mommy looked a little sad as she left but she knew that I was okay and going to have a great time. She came back and got me a few hours later and I showed her my art project and I gave my teacher a great big hug before I left. I was pretty tired when I got home and immediately went and buried myself in the couch for 30 min. I needed to unwind!! Then I popped up and started playing with my toys and telling mommy all about my school!

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL PICTURES

I tried to get Abby to stand and take a picture with me but she didn't want to.

Abby was a little mad that I got to wear the backpack.

Wow! School makes me tired...need to reload!