On the stairs outside of the Red Apple Cafe in Aptos. You love climbing up and down the stairs. It’s okay, you helped me work off the crab eggs benedict!

Splashing in the water fountain after breakfast.

Walking down hallway, you stop at a small piece of tissue on the floor, stoop over, pluck it up. Turning to me with the scrap pinched between your fingers, you look up and exclaim “aaaiighh?” and proceed to the garbage can where you drop it very thoughtfully, almost as if in slow motion.

You wrap your arms around my neck and squeeeeze me so tight and it is the best feeling in the world. When you’re tired, the squeeze is often accompanied by little taps on my back.

When I’m sitting down and you want me to get up to do something with you, and the customary pointing and ‘aaaiggh-ing’ doesn’t work, you’ll put your hand on the side of my bottom and tap it repeatedly until I move!

You’re learning to get dressed. Here, you’ve pulled mommy’s shirt from a laundry basket. (Clean, at least.)

Brittany has been with us now over a year, and as you can see here, she cares so well for you. It’s good to always stop and smell the roses. You’re wearing a little red tutu that’s part of a mini-mouse outfit that Brittany bought you when she went to Disneyworld.

This is alot more difficult than it looks. Don’t try this at home.

It’s hard work but someone’s gotta do it!

“My new pony. I always wanted a pinto. He sings too.”

Today at the park, you started to run off in the opposite direction when mommy was trying to get us heading towards the bike. It was time to saddle up and ride home. You waved. I waved and turned, looking over my shoulder, a step later. You had no hesitation about your direction and went marching along quite happily through the grassy park field. I didn’t let you get too far … soon enough you thought better of your independent hike and turned to come along with me.

Yesterday you were back at Grandma and Grandpa’s for the afternoon. Grandma reported that you took an afternoon nap, and when you woke up you still had a dry diaper. She put you on the potty and you went, so you’re getting very good at ‘holding it’. We’re about to get rid of the diapers, or try at least, and have you in your ‘big girls’. You’re learning how to pull them down on your own.
Nolan came to play today, you hadn’t seen him for over 2 weeks while you were both away. You had a good time and were a little upset when he left.
My favorite things with you these days: watching how you observe, how fast you learn, how you love to mimic me, dad, grandparents, your doll, lambie-pie…! Playing hide and seek… you toddleledoo down the hallway and hide always in the same spot, beside the door, and we come looking for you. You can barely keep quiet and when we turn around to ‘find you’ you squeal.

You love to pick the tomatoes from daddy’s garden. Red ones, yellow ones, green ones. They’re all good. You pick’em off and proudly parade them back to the patio table one at a time, immediately turning back with a mission to get more.

This was taken the day after we got back from Toronto … see the beautiful pink hibiscus in full bloom. Your dad’s got a green thumb.

With dad at Ridge Winery, for a picnic. You loved climbing the stairs and the ramp, and engaging with other kids and adults there. You’re very social.

I had to laugh. I’m driving along and we’re listening to one of your Music Together CD’s. I look in the rearview mirror and there you are, lip-syncing to the music. Nodding and bobbing your head to the tunes. Not making a sound, just moving your mouth as if you were singing. Funny Taite, how you make me smile!

I’m behind on updates and photos… so trying to catch up and also capture some of your day-to-day cuteness.

Your first time wearing a lifejacket.

Trot Trot to Boston with Oma

On Lake Caledon

On Lake Erie