Friday, July 31, 2009

18 Months





First tricycle, from the Anchor Center charity event.


Monday mornings are rough.



Chilly morning camping.


Chilling in the hammock


The 17-month-old lumberjack has his first smore!


Eating about half of the watermelon brought for the whole group!



Camping with my church friends...all 18 of them and their 14 parents!


Independence Pass, on the way to meet 1-day-old Jack Haynie in Aspen.


4th of July in Banner Elk, NC.


Where'd everyone go?


Elk Park, NC waterfall.



Hiking's tough - quiet ride home.



Loveland Pass.


Hiking Loveland Pass @ 16 months.


Just another day at the park.



15 months, with my best friend, Molly:)


Dining al fresco at Grandma's.


Clearly not a care in the world:)


18 Months and I am into:

Saying and waving goodbye to anyone, everyone, and everything. I like blowing kisses, too (sounds and all!).

Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh....all the time, and always the right context.
Hugs, hugs, hugs, and more hugs!!!

I discovered my belly button on the tarmac in Rapid City, South Dakota and have enjoyed an intense obsession with it ever since. (I'm still not sure why I was in SD, but M&D were extremely thankful for my discovery, which entertained me the unexpected 4 hours on the plane.)

I know my body parts and am pleased to pieces to give you a "high-five" after I have correctly demonstrated to you where they all are.

When Mommy holds me (only with her right arm, of course), I immediately grin & bend back, asking to be "swung" like a monkey upside down. What could possibly be more fun?!?

Molly still rocks my world, especially when she kisses me - we even kiss through the screen door! Daisy still naps - all the time.

My cousins absolutely crack me up!!!

The "Tonga Dance" is my favorite move when I'm excited. I stomp, stomp, stomp my right foot, do two squats, then twirl a few circles:)-

The trumpet introduction on CBS' "Sunday Morning" makes me go wild! Thank goodness for Tivo so I can hear it over and over again:)
The sofas are fun to climb, slides (head first) are super, and the ottoman is the best thing I've found to propel myself off of. I carefully use my hands at home, but at school when I land staight on my head, I get"time-out" so that I don't break my neck!

Vocabulary:
Bye, Bye
Uh-oh
Football
Water
Duck
Woof woof (what does a dog say?)
Tractor
Daisy
Dog
Ma-ma (finally!)
Da-da
Baby
Nay-nay (Nate, best friend at school)
Cracker
Truck
Yellow
Lego
Grover