Swinging Monkey

I am now able to swing like a monkey!


I tried to learn some new tricks from the older girls, but it didn't work so well. Just a question of more time....

Rump Bump Slide

Because the rock wall is the bigger rock wall for the big kids, the slide is a big kid slide. Yup, the rock walls come steeper and higher with toeholds farther apart, and the slide is faster and has a bigger jump at the end. Now that I am getting more independent, I go down these slides by myself unless the jump is really big. This slide gave me a significant rump bump. I wasn't sure if I liked it or not, but I did get kind of into it for a bit. My mama suggested maybe I would like to play somewhere else, and I took her up on it. I only have so much rump after all...

I Jumped!

I'm not just saying I jumped this time. I really did jump! It wasn't a jump off the ground, but I did jump with both feet at the same time and land on both. At first I was on the stairs and suddenly got excitedly jumpy. My mama led me to the bottom stair (closed the gate to reveal just the one stair) and said I could jump. I jumped with both feet right away! I also fell on my bum, but it just goes to show you how I really jumped because when I fell back on my bumbum I didn't hit my back on the stairs I had a great time. I later practiced heartily jumping off a box. I have been wanting to jump. I love to jump. Life is good....and there's more jumping to look forward to!

Exploring the Castle

Sandbox Turned Kitchen

I was playing in the sandbox with a couple of new friends. Then my friend from the neighborhood showed up with her new baby brother. We all played together. Eventually we were all cooking in a kitchen. Raisin cookies, banana cookies, and more came out of our efforts. Plates were filled and transported multiple times. It was a production, and we were all involved.

Rain Adventure

Today it was hot and muggy when we went to the farmers' market. It rained and stopped twice. Then rained again. Mama and I were inside kind of ready to move on from eating and dancing about to daddy's music. Mama asked me if I wanted to go outside in the rain. I said yes. She opened the door for me, and I stepped out. The first drips on my head had me saying, "Oh no!" I was excited though, and my mama told me I would get wet in the rain. It was actually a lot of fun. I walked to the sidewalk and back. Got nice and wet and intrigued by the stream of water rushing by the curb. I wanted more.



My mama turned off the camera and came with me on a walk down the sidewalk a bit and back. We stopped and looked at some spiky flowers, looked for bugs ("no, no bugs!"), and marveled at the water rushing again. I found a leaf, and said so, and my mama said I should throw it in the rushing water and see what happened. So I did. It rushed away so fast! I did that with a few more leaves. Some got stuck and a few flowed past bumpily. We started back (me reluctantly, my mama tempting me with a bunny hunt). After a bit, we stopped because mama heard a bird. I heard it too and signed so (my mama having just reminded me of the signs). I turned around and there was the bird on the branch. I stood mesmerized listening to it's chirping song. Then I moved to get closer, climbing up on the mound where the tree grew. The bird's song turned more intense; my mama said the bird was scared now because I was too close. ("scared?") We left and continued on only to find treasure! Acorns! I grabbed as many in each hand as I could and held them carefully all the way home.

In fact, I was entirely upset that my mama took them from me while she gave me a warm bath and got me dressed in warm clothes. I have the acorns again now, though, to enjoy playing with. "I see a cah-corn (popcorn)" What an adventure!

More Adventures in Playland

Adventures in Playland

Play Time with Jonah and Leela

Smoothie Pop

My mama likes popsicles. I do, too. We make smoothies almost every day. She put some leftover smoothie in popsicle forms and froze them to try our own popsicles. Smoothie Pop!

EC Update

Some people practice EC because they want their children to be out of diapers early. My mama has held no such expectation. We are pretty low-key about things. With the heat I am often out of diapers. I was going pretty well for a little bit when my daddy went away for a while and things were changing a lot. I have grown a lot, too, and can do a lot more things. I definitely have accidents regularly. There are other times, though, when I am fairly independent. I tell my parents I need to potty or sit on the potty myself, do my business and then take the potty to the bathroom, dump it out and flush. My parents do have to rinse the potty and me, but I can do a lot. Sometimes, though, I don't feel like doing anything....so I don't. : )

Little Took and the Rainstorm

Dancy Pantsy with Babies

Carseat Ramblings

Sadly, the little song I sang vigorously after the end of this video was cut off by my mama.

Crashed Out

Sometimes I don't feel like lying down, even when I'm sleepy. In these cases, mama and daddy just lie down while I run about. Sometimes I need to get a baby to put to sleep. After playing around for a while, baby and I crashed out on the bed.

First Bike Ride with Daddy

Daddy got me a trailer so I can go biking with him. He got me a helmet and everything. I happily got strapped in and ate my banana. I did not like the helmet at all, though. I was tired already, but the helmet kept falling down and annoying me. Daddy took off down the road, but he came back soon after. I was crying and upset about my helmet. Still, he is excited to get a new helmet and try again.

More Cooking Fun

I helped my mama make halloumi rice salad. I scooped rice into the bowl. I chopped cucumbers, and I added the cut cukes and tomatoes to the bowl. I ate a bunch, too. I am really getting good with and interested in the chopping. Unfortunately, mama forgot to take pictures of all the other work I did...

Fancy Dress Up

Culinary Skills Continue

Cutting Up