MY GRANDPARENTS

SHE HUGS HER COTTAGE CHEESE

NIGH-NIGHT, SHOW

SLIDE

PING PONG

BYE BYE, GIGA

We called my mom from the road, and this is what a phone conversation looks like from the other end...

MAMA

The soundtrack of my life:

FROG

This is how she says the word "frog." Which is funny. For now...

THESE ARE THE PEOPLE IN MY FAMILY

GOOD GIRL

She is now strong enough to climb into the chairs, and then she wants to stand up, shout at herself to sit down, and then say pronounce herself a "good girl." Lordy loo. I was trying to catch this process on video, but she's also unsteady still and lost her balance trying to watch the dog. I want her to practice getting in and out of chairs, but man, it's nervewracking to see her plunge from the chair and grab her at the last second before her head crushes into the ceramic tile.

And yet she climbs right back up afterwards, hits the chair for making her fall, and calls herself a good girl for sitting...what a hoot she is!

FORWARD

She finally figured out how to propel herself forward instead of just backwards!

HI BUG!

I don't know if you can see the bug in the video, but an ant wandered into her sidewalk chalk area...

SCREAM GAME

IN THE GARDEN

Helping water the flowers:

And watering herself as well!

LEARNING HER LETTERS

OWL

MINISTRY OF SILLY WALKS

Granted, it was a downward incline, but she sure has started walking goofy lately. Dragging her toes and swerving.

AT THE PLAYGROUND

GIGA & DWIDWA

This is how she says Gramma and Grampa, heh.

GREAT-GREAT-GRANDFATHER'S BANKS

Playing with her great-great-grandfather's piggy banks. These things weigh a ton but are great fun to play with!

UNCLE'S DOGGY

ANIMAL FLASHCARDS

Practicing our animal video flashcards in the car...

AIR MATTRESS

Playing on the air mattress on our last night in her first home...

LAST NIGHT WITH THE OC

Our favorite things to do with them: kiss...

...and talk about animals!

TACO

Um, when did she learn the word "taco"? I swear, new words crop up so quickly these days...

PHRASES

I tried to catch some of her two-word phrases. I caught "Mama clean":

I also caught "Move, Charlie!"

And "yogurt all gone, cheese all gone":

FIRST TUNA FISH

I expected a yuck face, not a happy dance.

VAIN PANTS

MY FAMILY

She's getting better at identifying her family. Except for her grandfathers. She needs to spend more time with them!

SIT DOWN

She yells at herself to sit down, but she listens to herself about as well as she listens to us.

DAIRY QUEEN

Sharing Daddy's birthday ice cream...
(Sorry the dishwasher was running.)

TOOTHBRUSH

At least she doesn't just suck the toothpaste out anymore, but she kinda needs to learn to move the brush instead of her head. She also needs to stay in the bathroom instead of wandering around the house brushing.