Katie!

I said "mommy" a few times when I was about 8 months old, but I haven't said it since. However, today, I broadened my vocabulary, yet again, and said "Katie" many times. You see, Katie is a girl in my class. I wonder if she is my girlfriend...

Training for the shot put

There's no doubt I'm going to be an athlete. The question is -- which sport. Papa and Mommy are big football fans, and they both want me to play soccer one day (they keep saying it will burn off all my energy, whatever that means). But now that I've started to run a little bit, I'm thinking track and field may be my area.

When most folks think of track and field, it's the track part that is top of mind. Sprints, relays and hurdles get all the glory. But what about shot put? You know, the sport where those big ol' dudes throw that metal ball as far as they can. The coolest part about the shot put is when those big guys untwist and throw that ball, they let out a big ol' yell (as if it's going to make the ball go farther). Well, I gave it a try ...

Hudson W. Pate

Somebody likes to eat

Not much has been going on lately, so I've tried to take some time away from the computer. You all know how it goes.

Really, I don't have anything new to report. I went to see Grammy, Memaw Pate and Memaw and Paw for a short weekend a while back and had a good time. Well ... for the most part. Sorry for keeping you up so late that one night, Grammy. My belly was hurting when I woke up and I was not in a good mood. But after some Tylenol, we all figured it was good exercise to run around the island in Grammy's kitchen until about 1 a.m. I'm sure Grammy thought the same thing the next morning when she got up for work.

Otherwise, it's been quiet on the home front. I've figured out how to eat with a spoon ... kind of (see video above). Had an ear infection and got over it ... only to get a second ear infection a week later. Yuck. And Mommy and I have practiced making mean faces, while Papa and I have practiced eating ice cream! Mmmmm.