Welcome home, Daddy!

I am so excited Daddy's back! He came home Sunday night with fun presents for me and Mommy. He got me a little bee teether, which I really like and have been chewing on a lot. Mom likes it because it was made in Germany, not China, and is made of wood instead of plastic. He also brought back a little wooden doggy pull toy, which I will have loads of fun with when I can walk. Mom likes that one because it's really cute. Daddy brought Mommy one of her favorite things in life, a box of chocolate.

To celebrate Daddy's homecoming, he took the day off today. Mommy and I are so happy we got to spend some time with him. After Mom put him to work pulling jungle weeds out of our front yard this morning, I convinced him that we should escape to the pool this afternoon. Mom packed our towels and a great lunch (but she forgot the camera, which is why we have these pictures I drew), I ate some zucchini and we head out. Once we got to the JCAA, we had a little picnic in the shade. Since I already had my lunch, I had to stare at Mom's sandwich to tell her she should share with me. She finally felt bad for me, so she made me a little cheese sandwich too! I've never had bread before, much less a sandwich, and it was really exciting. Dad said there's more where that came from, the wide world of sandwiches awaits me.

After lunch, Mom ignored Dad when he said we had to wait a half hour to get in the pool, and we took a swim. The water was cold, but that didn't stop Mom from swimming around underwater and we all had fun sitting on the steps. Over the weekend, inspired by my friend Ellie and her mom who is always well prepared, Mom got me some pool toys, so I had a good time chewing on those in the water as well.

We had a good time relaxing with Dad today, and I'm glad he took the day off to spend with us.