Boating in Charleston

We decided that we should take a boat trip around the Charleston Harbour. The only thing was it was way to choppy because high tide was coming in. I told Daddy he should go to one of the creeks instead. I really wanted a smoother ride so I could take a nap.

Daddy loves playing the drums on my belly even on the boat.

I saw a dolphin and I am trying to get Momma and Daddy to look too. There were alot of dolphins out on this day. Maybe when I grow up I will get to go swimming with them.

I am the head skipper of this boat even if I am not the driver.

Memorial Day

For Memorial Day I had a few visitors: Grandma and Grandpa, Aunt Jenna and Aunt Michelle all came to Charleston to see me. We had a lot of fun we went to the Spoletto Festival downtown and to Magnolia Gardens. Here a few pictures from their visit.

Grandma and Lamb Chop

My Grandma is the BEST! Every time she comes to visit she makes sure that she tells me hello and gives me all the hugs and kisses before Daddy and Momma. We always have so much fun playing and talking. She gave me the coolest Lamp Chop puppet I have ever seen. It actually talks. Each time I get to play with it I smile because it reminds me of how much fun I had with Grandma.

Long Day

What a long day it was on Monday. Momma and Daddy were up all night with Abbi and her new puppies. While I was at Mrs. Emily's house, they were hoping to get a nap but they had to go to the Vet and take Momma to the liver doctor. Each night after my dinner I like to eat cheerios before my milk. I realized I was just as tired as Momma and Daddy when I was having my milk, even though I got to sleep all night. I didn't even get a chance to finish my milk before I was fast asleep. I could hear Momma laughing when she discovered I had fallen asleep. I was dreaming about playing with my 6 new puppies, so I kept on sleeping.

Swinging Away Mothers Day

Since it was my Momma's first Mother's Day I decided to make it extra special by wearing a dress Momma made for me. She told me when she was dressing me that she really just wanted to enjoy time with me and Daddy and relax since we have been busy getting ready for Abbi to have her puppies. While we were getting everything ready for Abbi I found where my swing has been hiding. I wanted to try it out again, but I was not as impressed with it as I used to be. That is until I discovered I can grab the bar and hold on to make it stop. After a close call of trying to make it flip over Momma told me that I could not swing any more. I then decided that we should go to the park to celebrate the day. I haven't been to the park yet so I was most excited about this adventure. When we got to the park there were so many things to do some of my favorites were swinging and sliding with Daddy. The swing at the park was much more fun than my swing at home because I can go higher and faster.

Now if I can just convince Momma and Daddy that I need to go to the park everyday!

1st Family Vacation to California

I have now officially traveled across country. I took the longest plane ride that anyone my age should be allowed to take from the east coast to the west coast. The plane trip was fun but 5 hours which is too long for me. I simply wanted to crawl around. We all got to go to California because my Daddy had a conference for work. Momma and me had to find something to do when he was in his meetings so we did what girls do best - we shopped. We shopped in La Jolla Village right on the Pacific Ocean. Here is a view from my stroller.

When Daddy was done with his conference we took a trip to San Diego Zoo. Here I am having fun with Momma looking at the turtles and riding on Daddy's shoulders. My Daddy's shoulders were a nice break from being in the stroller.

Since the conference was over we went to Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Corona Del Mar and Long Beach. These are some places where movie stars live. So to get prepared when at night in the hotel I would read magazines in case I got to see someone famous. Those who are famous sure will do anything to get in a magazine.

We got to drive up Hwy 1 also known as Pacific Hwy. It was so much fun. We even got to spend time with my Momma's best friend Val and her Uncle Billy. I call her Auntie Val, she has a niece that is really close to my age, maybe some day me and her niece Rebecca can leave our parents at home and go to California to visit Auntie Val.

The most fun I had was playing in the sand at the beach in Laguna Beach. It was fun to feel the different texture all over my skin.

California was great fun. I am glad that my Daddy had a conference so me and Momma could go on vacation with him.

Cajun Festival

I finally had my first experience with crawfish. We went to the cajun festival in Charleston last month and my Momma and Daddy ate crawfish. I got to play with one since I am too young to eat them. I had fun pulling on them. It is a good thing this one was boiled because he could have pinched me with his pincher's. My Daddy gave me some tastes of the shrimp ettoufee and jambalaya, only of the rice because my palate is not ready for spicy cooking just yet.

Daddy's Hat

I love wearing my Daddy's hat.

Boating Baby

Boating season is officially open at the Hoglund House. I had my very first boat ride this past weekend. My Daddy took me to Morris Island. He was really excited when my Momma put my Clemson bathing suit on from Grandma. He said "That's my girl!" At Morris Island I got to put my feet in the Atlantic Ocean for the very first time! The water was really chilly but I was having fun splashing my feet as I was walking in the water with my Daddy. While we were at Morris Island I learning about drinking. Drinking my bottle, not beer, on the boat is the same as drinking at home except you have to lay under a make shift tent to protect you from the sun. This also applies to taking a nap. Even though we were out on the boat I had to take a nap. I tried my hardest to stay up as long as I could but sometimes I don't always win the fight.

Spring Breakers Come to Charleston

I finally got to meet the some of the Priore family - Aunt Christi Lynn, Anthony, Patrick and Stephen . They decided to spend Spring Break in Charleston with me. I made sure to show them all of my favorite places like the Battery and the Market. I told them how to get to Folly Beach and Magnolia Garden Plantation. I made sure that Stephen got to go to Fort Sumter since he knows everything there is to know about the history of wars. I also advised them to take a trip down the road to Savannah, GA to see where my Papa JJ used to live when he was a little boy.

I practiced some of the tricks that I don't get to do all the time on my Momma and Daddy but I can pull over on everyone else because they don't know my fast moves.

Attacking Anthony

Twirling-A-Curl with Patrick

Playing Peek-a-boo with Stephen Hanging Upside with Aunt Christi Lynn

Isabella as the Easter Bunny

Look out Paris Hilton, Nicole Ritchie, Lindsey Lohan, Demi Moore, Katie Holmes, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Anniston, shall I continue or do you get the picture? Here comes Isabella Hoglund. The paparazzi captures Isabella coming down the stairs of Grandma and Grandpa's house with Easter Bunny ears on. At first she was shy but then she decided it would be best to work with the cameras so she would have good pictures in People and US Weekly. As she sat on the floor with Momma and Daddy, Grandpa Ray and Aunt Michelle screaming her name Isabella worked with each member of the paparazzi to make sure the pictures in this weeks additions of People and US Weekly are in her favor.

The paparazzi was disappointed then my Momma decided it was time for me to go to bed. It was later than I am normally allowed to stay up but since it was a special occasion. I was given special permission to stay up late. However just because I stay up late does not mean I should get up early. Momma says late to be mean late to wake up in the morning not late to bed early to wake up in the morning. I woke up at 4:30AM on Easter morning in hopes of seeing the real Easter Bunny hopping around.


My Momma and Daddy were not to happy with me to hear me playing loudly at 4:30. I wanted them to get up too so I could play with my Easter candy and treats from the Easter bunny. Unfortunately I was not allowed to play with my Easter goodies until after we went to Easter Mass which I slept though. Thank goodness my Momma and Daddy said. They said lots of prayers that I would fall asleep through mass because of my crankiness. After mass I was a new person and I was as happy as can be. I think it is because the priest gave me a special blessing not because of the nap.

The Art of Cookie Eating

I finally got to have some real dessert after dinner that did not consist of what my Momma calls fruit "ice-cream". I have been waiting for my chance to get a cookie after dinner for weeks. Now I like to have one everyday but my Momma and Daddy won't let me. They say it is a special treat. I think it is becuase I have to go straight from the high chair to the bathtub after eating a cookie. Eating a cookie can be tricky especially when you need something to drink but both of your hands are on the cookie. I think the most effective way to solve that problem is to look at my cup and scream. However Momma does not allow that. She just laughs at me. If you drop your cookie in your high chair, that gives you free hands to get your cup. When you drop your cookie and you can't get to it, Momma or Daddy have to get it for you. So Momma would have been better off helping me get my cup instead of laughing at me.
When you have had enough of your cookie it is best to just put it down. This is the best way that I let Momma and Daddy know that I am done. Now it is off to the bathtub.

St. Patrick's Day Visitors

For St. Patricks Day Aunt Michelle and Uncle Justin came to visit me. We got to hang out and play with all of my toys which was alot of fun. Uncle Justin taught me how to do the moon walk, while Aunt Michelle taught me how to make 'gangster' symbols with my hoody.
Aunt Michelle was really having fun when we were playing with my monkey. We had fun but it was too short of a visit. Maybe next time it will be longer.

Mood Swings

A Happy Baby A Mad Pouting Baby
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Happenings at Home

I have been doing alot of new things like sitting up and scooting around the house. I am learning that if I stretch out and use my exersaucer as a 'stool' I can reach things out of my reach like my cell phone.

It is official Bailey is getting used to having me around after 7 months. He is showing interest in me. He gets close enough to me that I can almost reach him but he is never quite close enough for me to get my hands on him. He does let me go for Wiener Dog Rides when he is resting on Daddy's belly and that is alot of fun since he doesn't try to move like Abbi.

Bailey is still not ready for giving me kisses or love as my Momma and Daddy call it but Abbi does. I really like playing with Abbi. She even lets me pull on her ears now. She doesn't like it when I play with her feet but we are working on that.

Restaurant Highchairs

Mr. Paul aka Pablo and Mrs. Leslie came to visit us for my Daddy's birthday. When they were here we went out to eat and I had to sit in a restaurant highchair. This was not an easy task as the highchair was way to big for me. I had to explain to Pablo why it is so hard to sit in this chair. Although it was fun to be able to see everything on the table it was not much fun slipping out of the highchair.

Playing with Grandma and Grandpa

Grandma and Grandpa came to visit me because it had been SOOO long since they last saw me at Christmas. They were surprise at how much I have grown and the new things I have been learning. I had alot of fun playing with my toys that I got for Christmas with them.
I really liked making Grandma laugh when I would stick my tongue out. I know I should not be sticking my tongue out at people. But it is one of my favorite facial expressions.
We also went to Aunt Jenna's soccer game in Savannah. Here I am with Daddy at the game, he made sure that I stayed really warm. I had so many things on I could barely move. Boy am I ready for warm weather.

Happy Mardi Gras

I would like to share with you my Mardi Gras lesson from my Momma. Mardi Gras is connected to the Catholic Church in that it is the 'farewell to flesh' or a period of feasting before the fasting of Lent. The colors of Mardi Gras are purple, green and gold. The purple represent justice, the green stands for faith and the gold signifies power. That is why we get to wear our Mardi Gras outfits today. Momma made me an original Mardi Gras Onesie just to wear for this special day. Daddy is even celebrating by wearing beads. I sure hope someday I get to go to New Orleans to visit all my cousins and go to the Mardi Gras parades with them.