Friday, December 23, 2011

La Casita Verde's new artist in residence!

They told me she loved making this watercolor art piece with a pinecone so much that she cried when they told her "all done" ! She didn't want to stop!!!!

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Founders keepers!

She found someone's bag of candy collected from the lion pinata!

She's picking out all the starburst in bright colorrs. No to pale pink (watermelon)

Monkey's likes and dislikes

As I sit in the car waiting for Laurel to wake up from her nap, so we can arrive to Owen's b-day party. I will write up a bit about Miss Laurel's very defined likes and dislikes.

She likes mismatched socks (specially one aqua and one magenta). But you all knew that.

Dislikes to have her pjs off and clothes put on in the mornings. No matter if she chose them.

Likes to make a lot of lather on her hands in the tub ... Doesn't use it much elsewhere though!

Dislikes to have her sleeves rolled up to wash her hands. Can't wait to put them back down, often getting them wet anyways!

Likes to tell Negro to get "down". And to stop it "top-it".

Dislikes to have dirty hands from food. But doesn't like it if you then try to wipe food of her face.

Likes to wipe her blue-penguin Pablo's tush every morning on my night table. Guess I better set him a changing station there.

Dislikes to have her nails trimmed or filed. But she knows she's being silly so her squirms and screams easily turn into laughter. Still not an easy job. So it doesn't happen as often as it should.

Likes to wave bye-bye to the views of downtown when we come home (there is a nice spot overlook on the corner just before we get home) "Bye bye down" she says.

Dislikes the feeling in her hands of some textures on food. But if you give her a fork she will eat them easier, if she didn't touch them first.

Likes to say "No" to almost any question you ask, just to buy herself time to think about it!

Dislikes to have her ears cleaned.. Not sure how long its been!

Likes to suck the berry flavored kid's toothpaste... Doesn't do much else with the brush... Its a work in progress!

Likes to fake wipe herself and throw tissue paper in the toilet to join in the action. Then we wave good bye to the stuff as we flush.

And finally likes to shake her bootie and raised her hands to any music no matter if we are at a store or if its from a movie.


She's up!

... And we are now over 1.5 hour late to the bday ;) at least she will be rested!

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

I'm 19th months today! + 17 to 19 MONTH LETTER!


Last night we sat in the couch. You in between us. Elf (the movie) playing. You were completely engaged in it (for the first 30 min...) And we shared a strawberry ice cream. It was magic! 

You are now in charge of your look and you can make some awesome combinations! It’s a lot of fun, although getting dress usually means a meltdown, even if you’re about to wear what you chose… it’s like you would much rather stay naked… which provably is the case…  Your favorite thing to do is put on 2 different socks, a magenta and an aqua, is the favorite combo.  And the color purple seems to be of your liking. You are even saying ‘puhrple’...  Oh man! if we could avoid the pink all the time phase from kicking in!


Your still a great eater and now your becoming a “care taker” as well. You have adopted a stuff animal penguin form the Backyardigan’s character named Pablo.  You like to put Pablo to feed him and have him nap (on his belly of course) then you cover him with a cloth (as if it was a blanket) over and over again… usually saying ‘top-it’ as in “Stop it” (which got us a bit worried as to what’s going on a at day care).  You do the same thing with uncle Justin’s old Kooza doll and a few other stuffed animals, like of Scooby Doo.

Still in love with the 10 Little Kittens and Mi Casa books. But now your crazy about text, A "Apple" you say with great certainty and very appropriately... but the is B - D - N - O - L ... all random to any letter.  Your counting until 6 in English... not yet in Spanish.


Thank you for being so much fun and cuteness little monkey!!!

Friday, December 9, 2011

Little driver

How she loves to "drive" with the blinkers on and off. And on!

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Booo

Is her word for books. And she loves them all!

Thanks grandma Lynn and Judy!

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Twinkle toes!

We tried out a 2-3 year old dance class today.

Some crying. Lots of clinging. But then she had fun!

By choice!

Loves to clean!!!!
Crossing fingers this will last forever!