Summer Days

We've so been enjoying our summer days with morning walks at the park, afternoon craft projects and growing growing!! Lena took her first real steps yesterday and though she hasn't yet realized her freedom, Emmie noticed right away and was a bit worried about the whole thing! This two and a half year old world has been, lets just say....very active.  In one week we had 2 wall colorings, one diaper cream painting on the bed, one rug unraveling and body art.  Emmie has learned how to use her trashcan to climb on top of dressers, turn on lights and take the money out of her bank! We're busy learning shapes and letters, left and right, the C scale on the piano and conducting most music on the radio.  Emmie is loving the tricycle, cooking in the kitchen and being Momma's big helper in everything.  We've just celebrated our seventh anniversary and chose to cook in and stay together instead of going out.  How time does fly by!!

Lena Loo , you are 13 months and you are so busy trying to keep up with big sister. You are still our wee little lady but you are now getting long and you're finally into some size 12 month clothing!  Woo hoo!  We're having a tough time with 1 year molars.  Oh dear.  Hair is finally starting to grow in and it's looking more blond than brown, thicker and curlier than Emmie. Perhaps your hair is like Papa's as a baby?  Your eyes are still blue/green/brown.  Lena, you have an unlimited amount of energy. You do not like to be alone and you do not like to be still. You're not terribly interested in books but we think that is beginning to change.  You like noise and music and movement. You are a talker. You have strings of words and phrases like "Where are you Momma, here you are" and "over there, another one, look, clock, uh oh...." You can be SO SO silly!  You have discovered the toilet paper, cabinet doors and climbing on furniture.  You like to eat just about every food but your favorite is still sausage.  You can eat so much!! As June flies away and July comes it's hard to believe the summer is half over already, but we're savoring every day!