Just Catching Up

Flip-Flops

All summer Lulu has been trying on our shoes, she particularly likes flip-flops. So while at a local store I picked up some kid sized flip-flops and trimmed them to fit her. She wears them for hours, just walking slowly from one room to another. When one show falls off she picks it up and brings it to me to put back on her. She has tried to put them on herself, but that generally turns into frustration and hollering.

Letting The Cat Out

Yes, Lucky me now we have to keep an eye on door locks, she lets herself out too.

A Little Cheese to Go with That Egg

The average breakfast. She's a good eater in the morning, then she goes to Day Care and eats again... well we eat at 6am here, so by 8:30am it's understandable to be hungry when your growing so fast!

She Likes Cars

In addition to stuffed animals, blankets, purses and shoes she also loves to play in the sand and play with cars. I had to make a special trip the the store to buy her a few.

4th Of July with Dad

What can I say but "Awe." She loves the water as much as her Daddy.

Her Outside Chair

No doubt that she thinks all the chairs on the beach or in the living room are hers, but she especially enjoys the ones that are her size.

Ready for Fun Island

"Everyone quit telling me no!"

Things That Don't Belong

Shoe's and balls, and who knows what are often found in my kitchen draws.

Still Loves the Piano

She plays her little piano all the time too, but nothing beats side by side with The Pianist*

Watching Dad on the Tractor

Just so darn cute! So I think she's missing her Daddy as she's blowing kisses and calling his name when I take her outside to see him and let him know lunch is ready. As he starts walking toward with his arms open and smiling she is seemingly moving toward him... but then she walks around him and heads straight for the tractor. What a hoot!

Family PicnicPB&J, sliced fruit and H2O in the front yard.

My Inside Chair

She's hamming it up for the camera. We're watching Baby Einstein she always crawls in that chair when I ask her if she wants to watch her movie. However, she's learned how to scoot the ottoman around the living room to get on anything she wants, and so any chair seems to be hers these days.

Fat Lip

My poor baby girl! This picture was from the Saturday of Midsummer Festival. We were at the Girl Scout volunteer spot (mini-golf course) and she just HAD to have 3 golf balls in her arms (more if I'd of not taken away the bag of balls). In her meandering around the area of my feet she took a spill and with 3 balls she wouldn't let go of she fell and last thing to hit was her little mouth on the asphalt. Right away we got her a popsicle because putting ice on her eye last week was a disaster, she like the popsicle and it reduced the swelling right away. Now less than a week later you can't even see where it was.

Oh but I almost forgot... I got her a magnetic alphabet book, and I caught her going through it yesterday pulling the letters and pictures out of their spots (p.s. Doug & Melissa stuff rocks) and she was singing the alphabet song... well the tune she does when the Baby Einstein alphabet wheel plays. She's so smart!

It's been a busy life for us lately, so not a lot of pictures or things besides the everyday routine. One day out of routine makes us all miserable! Yesterday I did feel a little more like myself, I picked up Lulu from day care, made us dinner and her at the same time, put her to bed, made a chicken salad and baked banana bread, worked in the garden, and painted a plate for the pie eating contest. It felt a little like the good ol' days when I seemed to be more productive.

Picking Wild Daisies

Things are finally calming down, and all I want to do is curl up and snuggle with my special little Lulu!

She's started talking quite a bit, climbing everything and eating with a spoon.